Kevin's Marin County Real Estate Blog

Novato, CA real estate/housing market update Total Novato homes sold in November 2010: 20 (Single-family homes. This is down from 27 sales in October. This is also down from 38 sales in the same period last year.) Based on November's sales, here's a snapshot of the average single-family home sale...

San Rafael, CA real estate/housing market update Total San Rafael homes sold in October 2010: 33 (Single-family homes. This is up from 29 sales in September.) Based on October's sales, here's a snapshot of the average single-family home sale in San Rafael: Price: $651,427 Size: 1,833 sq ft Price ...

Novato, CA real estate/housing market update Total Novato homes sold in October 2010: 27 (Single-family homes. This is down from 33 sales in September.) One of those sales was our listing at 14 Balboa Court in Hamilton's Bayside neighborhood, pictured here. We got the home into escrow in 8 days a...

For years we've credited part of our home selling success to our use of quality, wide-angle photos in the marketing of your home. Now, there's research to back it up. A new study by Redfin took a data sample of more than 100,000 listings that were listed for sale during 2009. They evaluated the s...

San Rafael Schools Show Gains in State Test Scores - 2010 Growth API Just Released Sept. 14, 2010 -- The California Department of Education just released the much-anticipated 2010 Growth Academic Performance Index (API) results. Many San Rafael parents have awaited these test results to see how m...

Novato Schools Post Big Gains in 2010 State Test Scores Sept. 14, 2010 -- The California Department of Education just released the much-anticipated 2010 Growth Academic Performance Index (API) results. Many Novato parents have eagerly awaited these test results to see how much their neighborhood ...

Homes in southern Novato - Hamilton, Pointe Marin:  The first half of 2010 saw a resurgence of sales activity in southern Novato's 94949 zip code. Sales of single family homes jumped 68% over the same period in 2009, from 34 to 57 sales. From April through June of this year (2nd Quarter), souther...

Home for sale in Hamilton, Novato! We just listed 14 Balboa Ct. today in Hamilton's desirable Bayside neighborhood. Well priced at $619,000. This is a sought-after "regular" sale, so you can move in quickly! 14 Balboa Ct. is a Plan 4 Hamilton Bayside home in a prime cul-de-sac location. The home ...

There are two big pieces of news to report today from Olive Court in Novato.. First, the developer has just announced BIG price reductions and limited-time offers on #23 and #27 Olive Court. Each home is now just $799,000 and both are completed, landscaped and ready for move-in. Second, a brand n...

At our weekly sales meeting this morning (August 5), our in-house mortgage broker, Andy Shine of Terra Mortgage Banking, told us all about the fabulous rates she is seeing.  Can you believe 4.25% on a 30-year fixed loan up to $729,750??  Andy has been in the mortgage business for more than 20 yea...