Bay
Area Real Estate Sales.com Newsletter
May 2008
IN THIS ISSUE:
Marin Home Sales Statistics
More Detailed Analysis of The April
Marin Market
Forecasters See Weak Economy Even
If Housing, Credit Improve
2007 Cost Vs Value Remodeling Report Now Available
What Did Your Neighbors'
House Sell For?
Search the Marin Multiple
Listing Service for A New Home
Fast Facts
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MARIN HOME SALES
STATISTICS
By Liz
McCarthy
The overall Marin Market is again in "Buyers Market"
category for the 4th straight month in a row. Kentfield, interestingly is in a "Balanced"
Market as my most recent stat analysis as of Mary 21, 2008. For more details on the April market, see the
story below:
More Detailed Analysis of The April Marin Market Be sure to check out the individual cities and price ranges
of homes you may be interested in buying/selling in the chart below. Homes priced over $3M are in an "Extreme" or
"Strong Buyers Market" category.
There is a lot of great information contained in this
month's newsletter. I hope you find it
informative.
If you would like to see all of the recent home sales (by
address) in Marin my Real Estate company (Vision Real Estate) publishes these
here: http://westbayre.com/frame_main.htm
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MARIN HOME (CONDO + SFR) SALES STATISTICS - BY CITY AS OF 5/21/08
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City
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Total
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Active
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Number in Contract***
|
Percent in Contract*
|
Type of Market*
(See Key)
|
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Belvedere
|
21
|
18
|
3
|
14%
|
Strong Buyers
|
|
Corte
Madera
|
46
|
33
|
13
|
28%
|
Buyers
|
|
Fairfax
|
41
|
33
|
8
|
20%
|
Strong Buyers
|
|
Greenbrae
|
28
|
23
|
5
|
18%
|
Strong Buyers
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Kentfield
|
36
|
25
|
11
|
31%
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Balanced
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Larkspur
|
35
|
28
|
7
|
20%
|
Strong Buyers
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Mill Valley
|
175
|
131
|
44
|
25%
|
Buyers
|
|
Novato
|
451
|
352
|
99
|
22%
|
Buyers
|
|
Ross
|
19
|
14
|
5
|
26%
|
Buyers
|
|
San
Anselmo
|
85
|
67
|
15
|
18%
|
Strong Buyers
|
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San Rafael
|
407
|
315
|
92
|
23%
|
Buyers
|
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Sausalito
|
65
|
51
|
14
|
22%
|
Buyers
|
|
Tiburon
|
89
|
74
|
15
|
17%
|
Strong Buyers
|
|
Others
|
87
|
62
|
25
|
29%
|
Buyers
|
|
Total Marin 5/21//08
|
1582
|
1226
|
356
|
22.50%
|
Buyers
|
|
Total Marin 4/15/08
|
1375
|
1085
|
290
|
21.09%
|
Buyers
|
|
Total Marin 3/16/08
|
1157
|
913
|
244
|
21.09%
|
Buyers
|
|
Total Marin 2/18/08
|
949
|
742
|
207
|
21.81%
|
Buyers
|
|
Total Marin 1/17/08
|
802
|
674
|
128
|
15.96%
|
Strong Buyers
|
|
Total Marin 12/18/07
|
932
|
757
|
175
|
18.78%
|
Strong Buyers
|
|
Total Marin 11/17/07
|
1,146
|
904
|
242
|
21.12%
|
Buyers
|
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MARIN HOME SALES STATISTICS - BY PRICE RANGE AS
OF 5/21/08
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|
Price
|
Total
|
Active
|
Number in Contract***
|
Percent in Contract*
|
Type of Market*
(See Key)
|
|
$100,000-$499,999
|
311
|
220
|
91
|
29%
|
Buyers
|
|
$500,000-$749,999
|
344
|
266
|
78
|
23%
|
Buyers
|
|
$750,000-$999,999
|
294
|
242
|
52
|
18%
|
Strong Buyers
|
|
$1,000,000-$1,499,999
|
274
|
215
|
59
|
22%
|
Buyers
|
|
$1,500,000-$1,999,999
|
138
|
103
|
35
|
25%
|
Buyers
|
|
$2,000,000-$2,499,999
|
72
|
53
|
19
|
26%
|
Buyers
|
|
$2,500,000-$2,999,999
|
51
|
40
|
11
|
22%
|
Buyers
|
|
$3,000,000-$3,999,999
|
41
|
37
|
4
|
10%
|
Extreme Buyers
|
|
Over $4,000,000
|
57
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