Belvedere Market update 12-08 to 2-10…

Belvedere is an incredibly affluent town in Marin County.  Belvedere is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Sausalito. Situated on the Tiburon Peninsula at the southeastern base of Ring Mountain, between Richardson Bay and the Town of Tiburon.  Belvedere consists of two “islands” and the lagoon (Belvedere Lagoon) sits between tiburon and Belvedere.  Read more

Alameda County Statistics 3/08 to 3/09…

Want to know what’s going on in Alameda County? It’s on FIRE!! Multiple offers are common place. Cash buyers are everywhere and FHA buyers are having a hard time. It’s as if we are back in 2005/2006. If you are looking at property under $400K you better run to that property and put in a bid.

Offers without contingencies are back. Offering 30, 40, 50K over asking is not unusual. Appraisals are a pain in the ass. Not the appraiser but the system itself. Getting an appraiser that is familiar with a local area is a crap shoot, a roll of the dice. Today you need to move fast, be creative and have an agressive offer price with sweet terms. Read more