Kevin's Marin County Real Estate Blog

2010's Potentially Bumpy Road to Recovery in Marin There's reason to be both optimistic and guarded about the 2010 real estate market. On the one hand,  after more than a year of bad news for home prices, we finally are starting to see some steadiness in several Marin market segments.  However, e...

I happened to be perusing my Facebook page this rainy afternoon and I came across two separate posts from two different friends. The first declared, "Home Prices Up For Sixth Month in a Row."  NPR was the source cited on that, presumably from the S&P/Case-Schiller report that was released early t...

Twenty seven Marin County schools have been recognized for high academic achievement by California's business community. The California Business for Education Excellence Foundation, or CBEE, named the schools to their "2009 Honor Roll."  This Honor Roll includes 1,304 California public elementary...

FIRST OPEN HOUSE -  SUNDAY 11/1 from 1-4 p.m.  6 Silver Maple Place in Novato -- $1,049,000 Lots of photos at www.6SilverMaplePlace.com I have a new listing in Pointe Marin, in southern Novato. It's a regular sale, so no long waiting for bank responses, plus it's in excellent condition. Built in ...

Wow, it's a neighborhood! Check out the new homes at Olive Court and learn about a special opportunity for the homeowners' association... www.OliveCourtHomes.com Kevin McGinnis Frank Howard Allen Realtors (415) 725-1911

Pre-sales are underway!  This is the last week to take advantage of the low introductory prices (starting at $799,000) on the last 6 homes being built - the ones you can customize now! Nowhere else in Marin can you buy a brand new home, semi-customized, for less than $900,000. Check out these new...

Marin County Foreclosures List - Single Family Homes For Sale "Your complete source for Marin foreclosure listings."   September 21, 2009 Please click this link to view ALL bank-owned (REO) properties currently on the MLS. These are "active" status and listed as available for purchase. MARIN COUN...

Novato Foreclosures List - Single Family Homes For Sale "Your complete source for Marin foreclosure listings."   September 21, 2009 Please click this link to view ALL bank-owned (REO) properties currently on the MLS. These are "active" status and listed as available for purchase. NOVATO FORECLOSU...

Marin County Short Sale List - Single Family Homes For Sale "Your complete source for Marin short sale listings."   September 21, 2009 What is a short sale? It's where the sellers owe more on their mortgage than the house is now worth, so they must ask the bank to accept less when they sell. Thes...

Novato Short Sale List - Single Family Homes For Sale "Your complete source for Marin short sale listings."   September 21, 2009 What is a short sale? It's where the sellers owe more on their mortgage than the house is now worth, so they must ask the bank to accept less when they sell. These are ...