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2010
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This Month’s Issue:
Marin
Real Estate Market Update - How Is The Marin Real Estate Market
Performing?
2009
Marin Real Estate Annual Report
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MARIN
REAL ESTATE MARKET UPDATE JANUARY 2010- HOW IS THE MARIN REAL ESTATE
MARKET PERFORMING?
|
January
2010 Closed Sales
Single
Family Residences
|
|
|
Days
on Market
|
List
Price
|
Selling
Price
|
|
Average
|
108
|
$1,168,000
|
$1,077,000
|
|
Median
|
84
|
$690,000
|
$665,000
|
|
January
2010 Closed Sales
Condos
|
|
|
Days
on Market
|
List
Price
|
Selling
Price
|
|
Average
|
164
|
$419,000
|
$406,000
|
|
Median
|
104
|
$364,450
|
$360,000
|
The
Marin County, CA Single Family Homes Report this week looked at 692
homes on the market. The median price this week is $1,226,810. These
homes have been on the market for an average of 157 days. The Condo
Report looked at 243 condos on the market. The median condo price
this week is $420,781. These condos have been on the market for an
average of 169 days
Sales
of single-family, re-sale homes in Marin rose 37.7% year-over-year in
January. This is the fourth month in a row home sales have been up
year-over-year. The median price for single-family, re-sale homes
dropped 18.6% from December. Year-over-year, the median price was
down 13.1%. The average price was up 5.9% from December and up 23.1%
from last January. The average price isn’t necessarily
accurate, as there were two large sales in Ross: one for $8,000,000
and the other for $14,000,000.
Buyers
are out there looking for homes. I’m been hearing a lot lately
that there is a lack of inventory. The real bargains, if there is
such a thing, are being snatched up. Where are the bargains that the
newspapers keep alluding to? Keep in mind that if a home is
bank-owned and is priced under market value, the home often gets
multiple offers with the price point being bid up to or near market
value. Marin continues to be a sought after market and place to
live. I’ve had out of the county buyers come to town, thinking
that they can finally find that “deal” in Marin.
Unfortunately, home prices in Marin County still are considerably
higher then they are in other parts of the bay area and even more so
when compared to other parts of California and the Nation.
The
decline in the median price is not reflective of the general trend of
the market. The median price has been fluctuating monthly depending
on the amount of distressed properties that have sold during the
month. Distressed properties being bank owned and short sales (where
sellers do not have enough equity in the property to pay off the
mortgage upon sale and bank needs to negotiate the mortgage payoff).
Below
you will find a break down by city and price range of how many homes
are in contract compared to how many homes are listed.
Analysis
by Price Range:
Surprise, surprise, the overall Marin is in a “Balanced
Market” category, but this is due to the current lack of
inventory due to the winter months, which makes the overall stats a
bit misleading. There are a lot of buyers out there, especially for
homes priced under $1,000,000 and there is extreme competition for
homes priced under $749,000.
Analysis
by City:
The most surprising town again this month is Kentfield, with 41%
(even up from last month’s 38%) of the available homes in
contract, Kentfield has entered into a Sellers market category.
After months of listings languishing for sale, many of them went into
contract late in the year, additionally, many homes were taken off
the market for the winter, so the stats may be a bit misleading due
to the lack of inventory. Not surprisingly, Novato is also a “Strong
Sellers” and San Rafael is a “Balanced” market, but
San Anselmo and Fairfax are also a “Strong Sellers”
market . In Novato 51% of the available homes are in contract, 50%
in San Anselmo and 53% in Fairfax.
If
you are looking to sell your home, know that it MUST be well-priced
and show in pristine condition! That’s where a good Sellers
agent comes in, you need advice to help you get the house ready as
well as stage/prepare it for showing. Let me know if I can help you
devise a strategy to sell your home.
|
MARIN
HOME (CONDO + SFR) SALES STATISTICS - BY CITY AS OF 2/17/10 |
|
City |
Total |
Active |
Number
in Contract*** |
Percent
in Contract* |
Type
of Market*
(See
Key) |
|
Belvedere |
25 |
22 |
3 |
12% |
Strong
Buyers |
|
Corte
Madera |
35 |
24 |
11 |
31% |
Balanced |
|
Fairfax |
17 |
8 |
9 |
53% |
Strong
Sellers |
|
Greenbrae |
29 |
21 |
8 |
28% |
Buyers |
|
Kentfield |
22 |
13 |
9 |
41% |
Sellers |
|
Larkspur |
26 |
18 |
8 |
31% |
Balanced |
|
Mill
Valley |
118 |
84 |
34 |
29% |
Buyers |
|
Novato |
291 |
143 |
148 |
51% |
Strong
Sellers |
|
Ross |
20 |
15 |
5 |
25% |
Buyers |
|
San
Anselmo |
56 |
28 |
28 |
50% |
Strong
Sellers |
|
San
Rafael |
249 |
162 |
87 |
35% |
Balanced |
|
Sausalito |
56 |
47 |
9 |
16% |
Strong
Buyers |
|
Tiburon |
82 |
66 |
16 |
20% |
Strong
Buyers |
|
Others |
72 |
61 |
11 |
15% |
Strong
Buyers |
|
Total
Marin 1/14/10 |
1098 |
712 |
386 |
35.15% |
Balanced |
|
Total
Marin 1/14/09 |
717 |
477 |
240 |
33.47% |
Balanced |
|
Total
Marin 12/17/09 |
1090 |
676 |
414 |
37.98% |
Sellers |
|
Total
Marin 10/14/09 |
1529 |
1038 |
491 |
32.11% |
Balanced |
|
Total
Marin 8/19/09 |
1533 |
1070 |
463 |
30.2% |
Buyers |
|
Total
Marin 7/23/09 |
1533 |
1097 |
436 |
28.44% |
Buyers |
|
MARIN
HOME SALES STATISTICS - BY PRICE RANGE AS OF 2/17/10 |
|
Price |
Total |
Active |
Number
in Contract*** |
Percent
in Contract* |
Type
of Market*
(See
Key) |
|
$100,000-$499,999 |
283 |
130 |
153 |
54% |
Strong
Sellers |
|
$500,000-$749,999 |
260 |
140 |
120 |
46% |
Strong
Sellers |
|
$750,000-$999,999 |
200 |
141 |
59 |
30% |
Buyers |
|
$1,000,000-$1,499,999 |
149 |
119 |
30 |
20% |
Strong
Buyers |
|
$1,500,000-$1,999,999 |
67 |
59 |
8 |
12% |
Strong
Buyers |
|
$2,000,000-$2,499,999 |
42 |
35 |
7 |
17% |
Strong
Buyers |
|
$2,500,000-$2,999,999 |
24 |
20 |
4 |
17% |
Strong
Buyers |
|
$3,000,000-$3,999,999 |
28 |
25 |
3 |
11% |
Strong
Buyers |
|
Over
$4,000,000 |
45 |
43 |
2 |
4% |
Extreme
Buyers |
|
Total
|
1098 |
712 |
386 |
35% |
Balanced |
|
*Key
to
market type: |
|
0%
- 10% of Homes in Escrow: Extreme Buyers |
36%
- 45% of Homes in Escrow: Sellers |
|
11%
- 20% of Homes in Escrow: Strong Buyers |
46%
- 55% of Homes in Escrow: Strong Sellers |
|
21%
- 30% of Homes in Escrow: Buyers |
56%
- 100% of Homes in Escrow: Extreme Sellers |
|
31%
- 35% of Homes in Escrow: Balanced Market |
**Based
on information from Bay Area Real Estate Information Services,
Inc. (BAREIS). Information has not been verified, is not
guaranteed, and is subject to change and is based on one period of
time.”
***Includes
all: Sale Pending & Contingent properties
The
real estate market is very hard to generalize. It is a market made up
of many micro markets. For complete information on a particular
neighborhood or for an evaluation of your home's worth, call me. If
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2009
MARIN REAL ESTATE ANNUAL REPORT
SINGLE
FAMILY HOMES: After falling for four years in a row, sales of
single-family homes rose 5.3% in 2009. County home sales started the
year weak, but ended the year with sales up, year-over-year four out
of the last five months.
The
median price for single-family, re-sale homes fell 18% for the year.
This is only the third time since we've been keeping track, 1995,
that the median price has been down for the year.
The
Days on Market (DOM) or time it took to sell a home was at record
high in 2009. It took, on average, 107 days from when a home was
listed to when it went into contract.
CONDOS:
The sale of condos was down 5.1%. The median price was down for the
second time this decade, falling 18.5%. The average price dropped
20.3%. Days on market for condos was also at a record high last
year: 113 days.
|
2009
Marin County Real Estate:
SINGLE
FAMILY HOMES
|
|
|
Prices
|
Other
|
Percent
Change
|
|
Average
|
Median
|
Sold
|
DOM
|
SP/LP
|
Average
|
Median
|
Sold
|
|
1995
|
$424,464
|
$352,000
|
1,938
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1996
|
$451,210
|
$372,495
|
2,366
|
|
|
6.3%
|
5.8%
|
22.1%
|
|
1997
|
$482,795
|
$395,000
|
2,883
|
|
|
7.0%
|
6.0%
|
21.9%
|
|
1998
|
$543,443
|
$430,000
|
2,869
|
41
|
97.9%
|
12.6%
|
8.9%
|
-0.5%
|
|
1999
|
$667,643
|
$510,000
|
3,041
|
37
|
98.9%
|
22.9%
|
18.6%
|
6.0%
|
|
2000
|
$816,364
|
$615,000
|
2,701
|
32
|
101.8%
|
22.3%
|
20.6%
|
-11.2%
|
|
2001
|
$853,558
|
$650,000
|
2,106
|
56
|
97.3%
|
4.6%
|
5.7%
|
-22.0%
|
|
2002
|
$889,011
|
$705,000
|
2,620
|
60
|
97.7%
|
4.2%
|
8.5%
|
24.4%
|
|
2003
|
$926,946
|
$732,000
|
2,731
|
64
|
97.6%
|
4.3%
|
3.8%
|
4.2%
|
|
2004
|
$1,062,756
|
$849,000
|
2,837
|
55
|
99.5%
|
14.7%
|
16.0%
|
3.9%
|
|
2005
|
$1,228,610
|
$959,000
|
2,590
|
56
|
99.6%
|
15.6%
|
13.0%
|
-8.7%
|
|
2006
|
$1,231,156
|
$955,000
|
2,159
|
73
|
98.1%
|
0.2%
|
-0.4%
|
-16.6%
|
|
2007
|
$1,372,240
|
$1,035,000
|
1,975
|
81
|
97.8%
|
11.5%
|
8.4%
|
-8.5%
|
|
2008
|
$1,270,524
|
$938,500
|
1,556
|
92
|
95.9%
|
-7.4%
|
-9.3%
|
-21.2%
|
|
2009
|
$1,000,719
|
$769,500
|
1,638
|
107
|
95.0%
|
-21.2%
|
-18.0%
|
5.3%
|
|
2009
Marin County Real Estate:
CONDOS
& TOWN HOMES
|
|
|
Prices
|
Other
|
Percent
Change
|
|
Average
|
Median
|
Sold
|
DOM
|
SP/LP
|
Average
|
Median
|
Sold
|
|
1998
|
$246,120
|
$219,000
|
604
|
39
|
99.1%
|
|
|
|
|
1999
|
$274,809
|
$247,000
|
617
|
25
|
100.8%
|
11.7%
|
12.8%
|
2.2%
|
|
2000
|
$338,191
|
$295,000
|
567
|
24
|
102.4%
|
23.1%
|
19.4%
|
-8.1%
|
|
2001
|
$395,749
|
$360,000
|
579
|
47
|
99.3%
|
17.0%
|
22.0%
|
2.1%
|
|
2002
|
$439,357
|
$399,000
|
814
|
54
|
99.6%
|
11.0%
|
10.8%
|
40.6%
|
|
2003
|
$475,783
|
$429,000
|
876
|
52
|
99.0%
|
8.3%
|
7.5%
|
7.6%
|
|
2004
|
$521,822
|
$490,000
|
939
|
45
|
101.9%
|
9.7%
|
14.2%
|
7.2%
|
|
2005
|
$584,911
|
$540,000
|
819
|
43
|
102.0%
|
12.1%
|
10.2%
|
-12.8%
|
|
2006
|
$601,762
|
$548,250
|
626
|
79
|
99.0%
|
2.9%
|
1.5%
|
-23.6%
|
|
2007
|
$643,148
|
$570,000
|
497
|
83
|
98.3%
|
6.9%
|
4.0%
|
-20.6%
|
|
2008
|
$475,625
|
$405,000
|
506
|
106
|
97.1%
|
-26.0%
|
-28.9%
|
1.8%
|
|
2009
|
$378,949
|
$330,000
|
480
|
113
|
96.7%
|
-20.3%
|
-18.5%
|
-5.1%
|
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the same as in May overall. The number in pre-foreclosure did
decrease. If you’d like to see the bank owned homes on a map,
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FORECLOSURES/BANK
OWNED AND AUCTION PROPERTIES
|
Type |
Number
as of 2/17/10 |
|
Pre-foreclosure |
504 |
|
Auction
Sale |
460 |
|
Bank
Owned |
357 |
|
TOTAL |
1321 |
I
can provide you a list of all of the current properties in any of the
above types anywhere in Marin.
I’ve
been tracking the Foreclosure data since April of 2009. The overall
chart above shows a slow and steady rise in the number of Bank owned,
Notice of Default (pre-foreclosure) and Auction sale properties. .
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you would like to see the public Bank Owned properties in Marin, here
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have access to all of these homes!! If you would like me to pull a
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“We
appreciated your support in guiding us through the steps we needed to
take to get our home ready to sell so that we could get the best
return on it. You gave us excellent advice and helped us stay on
schedule. We were amazed to have multiple offers on our home within
2 weeks of listing it, especially because the majority of houseboats
are on the market more than a few months. Plus, houseboats rarely
sell at or above asking price, as ours did. We definitely feel that
the website you built, the marketing you did, and the choices that
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again were beyond what we could have expected! It was a truly
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interests, as opposed to just looking to close a deal. You gave us
wonderful, thoughtful and educated information and advice, and this
helped prevent us from buying the wrong home just because we felt
rushed by our timeline. You also introduced us to the best vendors,
from inspectors to mortgage services, and this created ease in a
process that could otherwise be so difficult.
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this largely to your involvement. That you took the time not just to
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for us, based on where we are at in our lives and the items we had
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