Archives: 'Corte Madera'

Bob Ravasio — August 1, 2007, 3:43 pm

Even In A Buyer’s Market, It’s Not Always Just The Price!

As noted recently, Marin County real estate is following the national trend and is very much a Buyer’s Market right now.
It’s easy to assume that price is the most important factor when buying a home, at least as far as the Seller is concerned. It’s also easy to assume that multiple offers don’t happen.
Wrong […]

Bob Ravasio — January 29, 2007, 10:58 pm

Public Hearing Tonight To Review Corte Madera Rec Center Plans

Tonight at 6:30 pm is the Public Hearing for the proposed plans for the Corte Madera Recreation Center, and will be at the Rec Center.
If you’re interested in the future of Corte Madera as a town, or even just interested in your property values, then you need to attend this meeting.
The Rec Center is […]

Bob Ravasio — January 24, 2007, 6:10 pm

Will An FAR Affect Corte Madera Property Values?

The Corte Madera Planning Commission met last night for a Study Session on evaluating a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) standard for residential development.
The Planning Department Staff provided an excellent overview of the situation, including definitions (”FAR” means gross floor area of all structures on a site divided by the net area of the land) […]

Bob Ravasio — January 13, 2007, 7:24 pm

Corte Madera Evaluating FAR: Why You Need To Care About This

I wrote a few months back about the need for an FAR law in Corte Madera. FAR stands for floor area ratio, and is the ratio of floor area of a residence to the lot size. So if the FAR is 40 %, and the lot size is 7000 feet, the largest allowable home […]