Monthly Archives: August 2011

July Pending Home Sales Slip Nationwide and Statewide: Marin County Bucks the Trend

After 3 straight months of gains, the Pending Home Sales Index slipped 1 percent in July.

Larkspur, CA – Weekly Real Estate Market Update as of August 29, 2011

Below is a recap of the activity in the Larkspur, CA Real Estate Market for the past seven days.  Click on the individual listing links to see each listing’s complete feature details and pictures. Click on the link to see all the 33 currently active Larkspur, CA listings with complete feature details and pictures.  Call me…

How To Weatherize Your Marin County Home With Caulk

Whether you live in a single-family home, a multi-family property, or a condominium, your home has windows and, through those windows, air escapes. Learn how to weatherize your home.

Selling your Marin County Home in a Buyer’s Market

  I know many people in Marin County who have thought about selling their home but have not due to the decline in market values over the last few years.   Provided you are not upside down on your home and don’t owe more on your mortgage than your home is currently worth, you may want to…

Homeownership: Why wait?

The chart below is from today’s Post from the KCM Blog.  I love it!  It is such a compelling argument for buying when the time is right for you and when you find the perfect home!  Trying to time the market and wait for prices to go down further does not seem to be paying off. …

Buying Marin County real estate? Don’t make that big deposit or transfer!

What You Need to Know If You’re Buying a Marin County Home.   You’ve probably heard the saying, “When you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”  That is especially true when it comes to buying a home today.  Underwriters are following strict guidelines–and that means even things like bank deposits and transfers are under…

Mortgage Rates Don’t Move With The Fed Funds Rate

Mortgage rates and the Fed Funds Rate are two different interest rates; completely disconnected. Here’s a chart that proves it.

What Perks Does Your Favorite Credit Card Offer?

Credit cards of all types do what they can to improve consumer loyalty. Offering free perks is just one way in which they try.

The economy: a case of self-fulfilling prophecy

Doom and Gloom on the News For the past couple of weeks, all we’ve heard is how bad the economy is. As reported in the KCM Blog today, consumer confidence, as measured by the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Survey, has fallen to a number not seen in thirty years. This panic has actually had a negative…

Marin County Real Estate Market Update – July 2011

  The market is attaining more stability: Marin County home sales were down to 215 in July, 24% compared to June.    Sales of single family homes, as seen in the chart, went down 21% to 173 from June.  Let’s remember that we had a late spring.  Normally, activity picks up in March, April and May and then…