Archives: 'Buying A Home in Marin?'

I  recently attended a luncheon where the guest speaker was Ken Rosen, an economist and the Chair for the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. He is a vey well known local economist, and was giving his predictions for the economy for 2012, as well […]

Is now the time to buy?
According to the Wall Street Journal, it…may be! In a recent article, they review the five main drivers of the housing market and how they look for the future. While national in scope, the article has implications for Marin as well.
According to Moody’s Analytics, the ratio of home prices […]

Mid Year Market Report
We’re at the halfway point for the year, and the market is still….stable. Stable transactions, slight declines in pricing, with every town a little different, but in general, there is not a lot of change on a year-to-year basis.
Percent in contract remains steady, at 32%. Inventory is down from last year […]

Market Report April 2011
The sun finally came out last week. We were beginning to think March Madness was what was haunting our Sunday open houses, as it rained, sometimes torrentially, for every single Sunday in March.
Buyers typically don’t like it when it rains. Moving in and out of houses, taking off and putting on […]

We’re hosting a Home Buyers Workshop in our Larkspur Office on Wednesday, March 30, at 7 pm. Are you buying your first home? Or just buying your first home in Marin? Either way this may be the most valuable 75 minutes you spend this year. Bill Shine, principal of William Shine Company, will […]