Fabulous Eichler with open Atrium. Serene cul-de-sac location near shopping, schools, parks, open space, and transportation (including Golden Gate Transit to San Francisco). Four Bedrooms, Two Baths, separate dining area, large family room with floor to ceiling windows.
As the adjacent neighboring home at the back of the property sits at a lower elevation, it feels [...]

Stunning Views — Best of Complex (The Anchorage). This is an immaculate Sausalito space with a wonderful Kitchen and views of Richardson Bay. Top floor, end-unit. Loads of extra parking for guests. The complex is nicely maintained (and newly painted) with a pool and pool house. Close to the best Sausalito has to offer: restaurants, [...]

While many bankers, lawyers, and executives received annual bonuses this year, many others did not. It can be expected that the resulting impact on the luxury market will be felt. Last month I noted a sluggish high end for Marin County real estate and nothing much has changed. In fact, sales and escrows slowed further. [...]

Marin County, California real estate has slowed. While largely a function of the season (Winter is generally slow), macro-economic considerations, and more stringent borrowing guidelines, I feel that the primary source of the current slowdown relates to a perception by home buyers that "now" is not a good time to buy. Nonetheless, interest rates [...]

Entering the new year, there is optimism that the Mill Valley, California real estate market will gather traction following the slowdown of late 2008. I suspect that the "undercover buyers" who have been sitting on the sidelines waiting for the "right time" to buy will make their move as new inventory hits the market and old inventory prices [...]

As I noted last month, San Rafael’s home sales figures remained remarkably consistent throughout the year. Until November 2008, that is. And although 28% of San Rafael listings priced under $800,000 are in escrow (still a buyer’s market), the remaining price bands are suffering further at the hand of the financial crisis. For example, [...]

 With just 150 active listings (there were 172 homes for sale last month), Novato, California is experiencing far lower inventory levels than we have become accustomed to over the past several years. This low inventory is giving rise to some unexpected numerical results. For example, because Novato sales figures are up from last month (we had 35 sales in [...]