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The Caledonia Street Spring Faire will be held on Sunday, May 30, 2010 in Sausalito, CA. This popular one day event is a combination of the Sausalito Nursery School's SPRING FAIRE and the long time City of Sausalito's Caledonia Street Fair.  The new and improved Caledonia Street  Spring Faire is ...
04/13/2010
I roll down the back side of a steep 30 minute climb, the blue shimmering waters of Lake Tahoe in the horizon, the granite rocks in front of me approaching faster and faster as I pick up speed.  The first thing that comes to mind as my consciousness recovers from the numbing climb, "Keep Tahoe Bl...
04/08/2010
Hey, we have a normal real estate market.  Final closing numbers for Marin County real estate sales in December and 4th quarter 2009 show a very stable and consistent market.  Volume is where it should be and prices held steady for the most part. Now, for those who expect an immediate financial r...
01/20/2010
Next time you're sitting around the office playing that famous real estate game, "Name The Best Place to Live", consider this incredible San Francisco view property.  Known as Wolfback Ridge in Marin County, this property is uniquely positioned atop a peaked ridge with views of San Francisco, the...
11/24/2009
A love this post from a  Bay Area mortgage lender, Janet Guilbault.  More than any question I get from new contacts is, 'how do I beat the system?'.  As a mortgage person in the current wild and wacky real estate market, I sometimes get clients who want to buy and bail. So what's a buy and bail?...
11/17/2009
Average home prices for all of Marin County were down slightly in October 2009, from the previous month.  October average was $883,000 on 225 units and an average price/sf of $417, for all of Marin County, both single family residences and condominiums.   The average price was down 5.5% from the ...
11/14/2009
The Tiburon Loop a Dup is my favorite weekend ride that doesn't involve a mountain.  You know those mornings when you really don't feel like riding, maybe it is too cold, you're a little hung over, or your favorite socks are in the laundry.  On those mornings, Loop a Dup is perfect.  At 1 hour, 4...
10/24/2009
Reporting just median or average home sales is a disservice to the reader because those numbers don't provide the information the reader is seeking.   People want to know the AVERAGE VALUE of properties, not the average price.  The entire purpose of all these real estate statistics is to let the ...
10/24/2009
This past weekend I had the rare privilege of attending a tribute to a retired German language teacher.  My Mother-in-law, BS, is a retired San Francisco high school language and art teacher.  A talented artist and fluent in German due to her family upbringing, her passion for these two subjects ...
10/22/2009
My mid-month trend report for October, 2009 is a little alarming to theory that we have bottomed out on pricing.  Using Bareis MLS stats as my source, Oct 1-15 shows the entire sales volume of Marin County Real Estate for both Single Family Residences and Condominiums at 93 sold units.  This is o...
10/20/2009
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Marin County is a special place to live, work and play. Our public schools are among the highest state rankings, our air is cleaner than other Bay Area counties and our many micro-climates offer residents unique options. The Golden Gate bridge symbolizes how close we are to one of the greatest US metropolitan cities, while the Marin Headlands and Mt Tamalpais remind us how far from the City we truly are. MarinPerspective.com is a compilation of real estate and lifestyle information useful to current and future residents of Marin County.