Archives: January, 2010

Bob Ravasio — January 27, 2010, 10:38 am

First Time Home Buyers Seminar: Beat the Deadline For the First Time Homebuyers Tax Credit

We are hosting a seminar for first time home buyers in Marin County on February 4  at our Greenbrae office. If you are thinking of buying your first home in Marin County, this may be the best 90 minutes you spend all year.
Our team hosted four of these seminars last year, and we are […]

Bob Ravasio — January 17, 2010, 6:11 pm

Year End Market Report : Marin County Real Estate

Year end data is in, and we wanted to quickly review the ups and downs of the year. Because while it was challenging, and in some ways the worst of times, it was also rewarding, bodes well for the future, and was in many ways the best of times!
Here’s the news you’ll be seeing on […]

Bob Ravasio — January 8, 2010, 4:38 pm

Marin County Short Sales: Why Banks Are So Slow To Approve Them

Unlike so many agents out there, we have embraced short sales as a way to buy and sell real estate.  Yes, they take too long, the outcome is uncertain, and they drive everyone involved nuts. Nonetheless, short sales offer some real positives:
1. Buyers usually get a great deal.
2. Sellers get out from under a […]