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Expert analysis of the Marin real estate market from a seasoned Marin Realtor. Helpful information about selling your Marin home, including home staging and property preparation advice.
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From yesterday's Chronicle, these are national numbers.  Here in Marin, so far this year, total home sales (units) are up more than 40% vs. year-to-date last year.  Here's the Chron: Sales of previously occupied homes are expected to have risen by 5.2 percent in April as government incentives pro...
05/25/2010
OPEN Saturday & Sunday 1-4 pm May 22 & 23, 2010 Olive Court is a brand new community of nine eco-friendly homes in Novato, just 25 miles north of San Francisco in lovely Marin County. Most homes back to open space! http://OliveCourtHomes.com Two more homes sold this month! Two floorplans are stil...
05/21/2010
The long-awaited reopening of Hamilton Pool is almost here! The city announced today that the fully renovated pool will open Saturday, May 29th. It will be open through Labor Day, and possibly beyond the typical summer season. Here is the schedule for Memorial Day weekend (May 29th-May 31st): Pub...
05/20/2010
May 20, 2010 -- Northbay Biz has just published the results of its annual Readers' Poll and for the eighth year in a row,  Frank Howard Allen was voted the Best Real Estate Company in the North Bay. Readers of this premier business magazine also voted Frank Howard Allen as the "Best Company to do...
05/20/2010
What You Get For the Money in Marin County - $1,000,000 The first three properties listed here are recent sales. "Sold" homes are the most reliable indicators of what $1 million buys (versus relying on the asking prices of unsold homes, which can be overpriced). If you'd like to see a sampling of...
05/19/2010
Are you embarrassed by your home? Did you run out of energy, funds or ideas on a project? Does your house have peeling paint? Is it painted in neon yellow? Or is completely dull? Is the landscape overgrown or dead? Is the driveway cracked? Can you see your house numbers from the street? Has your ...
05/18/2010
Tamalpais High School's Re-Opening Celebration is fast approaching! The long-anticipated event takes place on Saturday, May 22, 2010. The whole community is invited to enjoy the end result of many years of modernization of the 100-year-old Tam campus.  (See below for the campus map). Tours, food,...
05/18/2010
May 2010 -- Mill Valley public schools chalked up another year of high marks on the state's Academic Performance Index, or API. All five elementary schools and one middle school ranked among the top 10 percent statewide this year, the same number as last year. All of these schools belong to the M...
05/17/2010
May 2010 -- Novato schools have something new to be proud of -- almost across the board improvements in their state test scores. California just released its annual spring report that shows how schools measure up against the state's Academic Performance Index, or API.  All Novato Elementary schoo...
05/17/2010
May 13, 2010-- California has just released its annual school rankings for 2009. Every school in California is ranked according to the state's Academic Performance Index, or API. The scores are based on tests students took in spring 2009. The rankings are meant to help educators determine which s...
05/14/2010
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