As with my previous post about the town of Sonoma, June’s numbers have not been completely reported yet (as the month is not yet over) but I have time to do this right now so now is when it is getting posted.  This will get updated when I again have the time.

You will see that average sales price is down slightly this year from last year.  This number does take into account all the distress sales.  The number of homes being sold is far less than half of last year, which has been decreasing every year since the top of the market in 2004.

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Now, it’s only June 29 so this month’s numbers are not complete, but I have time to do this right now and probably won’t later, so it’s getting posted today. 

As you will see in the charts below, the average sales price for 2008 (so far) is up from last year and years before.  And this includes all the short sales, REOs, etc.  The volume, on the other hand, is less than half of last year’s total volume.  Again, the numbers for June have not yet all been reported, and I will update when they are.

For more information about this area visit my website or contact me directly.

Yesterday I went to the San Anselmo Art and Wine Festival (which, by the way, is happening today also).  I have been to this festival many times in the past.  This year there were plenty of vendors, including spectacular photography available for sale, but not very many people seemed to be buying.  Sign of the times, eh?

If you are looking for something fun to do, and perhaps pick up a new sun dress and some nice art or baubles for your home or garden, you may want to head to San Anselmo Avenue today.

One of the many things that make living in the San Francisco Bay Area so great is all of the fun things to do and July 2008 is no exception.  Check out the choices below (and this is only a sampling — which is updated as I find more fun things to do!)

 

July 1 – “Bay-Friendly Gardening Basics” and “Gardening From The Ground Up” at the Marin Art and Garden Center in Ross

 

July 2 – 6 – Marin County Fair in San Rafael

 

July 3 – 6 – Napa County Fair in Calistoga

 

July 4 – On the 4^th of July there are all sorts of things around the San Francisco Bay Area, including a bunch o’ stuff in Sonoma County

 

July 5 & 6 – Fillmore Jazz Festival in San Francisco

 

July 5 & 6 – The 41^st Annual Scottish Games and Celtic Festival in Salinas

 

July 8 – “Planting for Pollenators” and “Gardening to Manage Pests Naturally” at the Marin Art and Garden Center in Ross

 

July 8 – Jazz at the Farmer’s Market on the Sonoma Plaza

 

July 9 – 12 The Crucible’s 8^th Annual Fire Arts Festival in Oakland (that’s right it says FIRE not FINE)  Should be interesting!

 

July 11 – Sausalito’s Jazz and Blues By the Bay

 

July 11 – Tiburon’s Friday Nights on Main Street

 

July 12 – 8^th Annual “Fermenting Change” ~ Marin County Microbreweries Battling Breast Cancer

 

July 12 – Reggae Dance Party at Studio 333 in Sausalito

 

July 12 – 14 – Full Moon Horseback Ride on Sugarloaf Ridge in Sonoma Valley

 

July 15 – Jazz at the Farmer’s Market on the Sonoma Plaza

 

July 18 – It’s a FULL MOON Tonight!  The Full Buck Moon!  Check it out from the Point Bonita Lighthouse in the GGNRA, or amongst the redwoods in Muir Woods or aboard a yacht on the San Francisco Bay.

 

July 18 – Sausalito’s Jazz and Blues By the Bay

 

July 18 – Tiburon’s Friday Nights on Main Street

 

July 18 – 20 – 11^th Annual Race Nights on Cannery Row in Monterey

 

July 19 – Learn about San Rafael’s History on this Walking Tour of Marin County’s Seat

 

July 19 & 20 – American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in Novato

 

July 20 – Carneros Half Marathon from Napa to Sonoma

 

July 22 – Jazz at the Farmer’s Market on the Sonoma Plaza

 

July 22 – August 3 – The 22^nd Annual Wine Country Film Festival

 

July 23 – 27 – Festival of Sails and Tall Ships in San Francisco

 

July 25 – Sausalito’s Jazz and Blues By the Bay

 

July 25 – Tiburon’s Friday Nights on Main Street

 

July 25 – 28 – Gilroy’s 30^th Annual Garlic Festival

 

July 26 & 27 – American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in San Rafael

 

July 27 – San Francisco’s North Beach Jazz Festival

 

July 29 – Jazz at the Farmer’s Market on the Sonoma Plaza

 

 

 

For more information about this great area visit my website!

There are several open houses this Sunday, June 22, two in particular that I recommend:

89 Spindrift Passage in Corte Madera

118 Baltimore Avenue in Larkspur

To see more, check out the online Open House Guide.

To see everything that is for sale, check out our local MLS.

To learn more about this area visit my website, or contact me directly!

 

Beautifully upgraded 3 bedroom, 2 full bath single story home with lush landscaping in both the front and back yards.

Kitchen features include:
- stainless appliances (4 burner gas stove/oven, microwave, dishwasher and side by side refigerator)
- granite slab counters and island
- hardwood floors
- dual paned windows and glass doors leading to flagstone terrace and lawn.

Throughout the home there is crown moulding, wood floors.

Open and airy floorplan includes a wood burning fireplace in the living and a separate bedroom wing.

Located within an award winning school district, and near gourmet Paradise Market, Corte Madera Town Center, Farmer’s Market, and the upscale Village at Corte Madera Shoping Center.

Near the end of a cul-de-sac with a private pathway leading to San Clemente Park and Lycée Français La Pérouse.  For more photos and information:  89 Spindrift Passage, Corte Madera, CA

As you will see in the charts below the average sales price is holding steady in Marvelous Marin County, located at the opposite end of the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco in Beautiful Northern California.  The deals to be had in this neck of the woods are in the Northernmost part of the County (furthest from San Francisco) in the town of Novato.  The closer you get to San Francisco the harder it will be to get sellers to part with their properties — unless you want to pay their price. 

For more information about this area visit my website or contact me directly.

As you will see in the chart below sales prices for homes in the beautiful town of Sonoma vary widely from month to month.  However, and I am pleased to report, that interest (and closed sales) are picking up.  Could we have seen the bottom of the market?  Only time (and future charts) will tell.

For more information about this area visit my website or contact me directly.

The table below shows the sales activity for Marin County and Southern Sonoma County for the month of May 2008, sorted alphabetically by the name of the City.
City	# of homes sold	Average Days on Market	Average ORIGINAL Asking Price	Average FINAL Selling Price	# Sold AT Original Asking Price	# Sold OVER Original Asking Price	% of Available Listings in Escrow
Corte Madera	11	60	$1,411,636	$1,354.864	1	3	24%
Fairfax	6	75	$864,333	$814,417	-	1	14%
Greenbrae	5	45	$1,155,150	$1,161,000	1	2	19%
Kentfield	4	18	$2,947,500	$2,932,500	-	1	31%
Larkspur	6	62	$1,631,483	$1,541,667	-	-	13%
Mill Valley	30	79	$1,724,177	$1,588,567	2	7	25%
Novato	34	105	$798,264	$715,276	4	-	25%
Ross	5	25	$4,006,000	$4,003,000	-	2	19%
San Anselmo	10	47	$1,628,100	$1,565,350	1	3	20%
San Rafael	52	66	$839,542	$798,318	11	8	22%
Sausalito	12	81	$1,379,250	$1,298,167	-	1	20%
Tiburon	14	59	$1,534,714	$1,500,199	1	3	10%
Marin County	200	76	NA	$1,287,204	NA	NA	21%
Petaluma	34	106	$665,711	$608,176	2	5	33%
Sonoma	36	120	$965,322	$890,716	2	5	15%