Archives: January, 2007

Bob Ravasio — January 8, 2007, 5:36 pm

Days On Market: Stale Fish or Red Herring?

One of the ways I can tell how educated a buyer is about home buying is by the questions they ask. One I get a lot at open houses is ” How many days has this been on market?”
Is it a valid measure of anything? Carol Lloyd, in the Chronicle’s “Surreal Estate” column, has […]

Bob Ravasio — , 5:00 pm

Market Report: Ask The Experts, Not Me!

I write a market report on Marin County real estate every two weeks, and review the market data every single week to see what’s going on. But what do the experts think?
Great article in the San Francisco Chronicle last week, and they talked to four experts, all economists. The answers? Not surprisingly, all were […]

Bob Ravasio — January 2, 2007, 6:34 pm

One More Factor That Keeps Marin Real Estate Pricing Stable: MALT

One of the great things about Marin County, and living here, is the incredible appreciation people have for the land, and the way it has been preserved with park land and farms. It’s also one the factors that keep prices high, because that land will not be used for housing. There’s a new story […]

Bob Ravasio — , 3:14 am

Only In Marin: I Predict A Happy New Year

Somedays it’s tough to figure out what to write about. Other days it lands in your lap.
On an absolutely spectacular New Year’s Day in Marin County, 65 degrees and sunny, I started the New Year off with a bike ride over Mt. Tamalpais early this morning. Admittedly off the topic of real estate, but […]