Archives: October, 2006

Bob Ravasio — October 27, 2006, 6:07 pm

This House Will Be Going, Going, Gone!

As noted yesterday, Marin County real estate is very much in a Buyer’s Market. The key to finding a great deal is finding someone who needs to sell.
Here’s someone who does. The seller is going to start lowering the price on this house by $1000 a day, until it sells, beginning this Sunday!
This […]

Bob Ravasio — October 26, 2006, 9:06 pm

Market Update: Buyer, Buyer, Pants on Fire?

Wow, that’s a convoluted pun. But it feels like that is what’s happening out there.
First the numbers:
Total Homes on Market:               1,372
Marin, Percent in Contract:              21%
Under $1MM, Percent in Contract:    24%
$1-$2 MM, Percent in Contract:       19%
$2-$3 MM, Percent in Contract:       18%
Remember, it’s a Buyers Market when Percent in Contract […]

Bob Ravasio — October 25, 2006, 12:55 am

It’s About Time: Rents Are Rising

It’s official. After really not moving for five years, rents are rising in Marin County, and quickly.
Why? Over time, rents and real estate prices typically move in tandem. As prices go up, rents follow. We’ve had five years of price appreciation, a time in which average sale price nearly doubled. Rents did not move. […]

Bob Ravasio — October 18, 2006, 2:20 am

Only In Marin: Transcendental Meditation Club Creates Parent Outrage

Only in Marin….would the creation of a transcendental meditation club cause parents to storm the stage in protest.
At Terra Linda High School, the idea of the new club is causing anything but feelings of peace and understanding. And that’s what makes it an “Only In Marin” moment. You’d expect parents in Marin, one of […]

Bob Ravasio — October 17, 2006, 3:51 pm

How To Sell Your Home In A Buyers Market

Just because we’re in a Buyer’s Market, doesn’t mean you can’t sell your home, or that you’re going to have to make huge financial sacrifices to do so. On the other hand, you can’t add 10% to the price of the last home that sold down the street, put a sign up, and then […]