Q 3 Report for Marin, Alameda and Contra Costa 2008 vs 2009

 Want to know what’s going on in today’s market? Check out the Q3 report for Marin, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties ~ single family homes.  Read more

Marin County Housing Stats…

Marin is an interesting market. There is 8 1/2 months worth of  of inventory on the market right now. A slight decline over the last two months but still a significant amount of inventory for buyers to choose from.  The average days on market is 95 which has been consistent since February 2008.  The median price for a home in Marin County fell between $675K and $780K for the last 5 months. Read more

Housing stats for Marin County 11/07/09 to 1/09/09…

Marin county as a whole looks good but there is ALOT of inventory. You can buy property at a 45-50+% discount depending on location. In Novato condo shortsales are rampant with an average sales price of $269K (vs $515K a year ago!)  San Rafael comes in at $230K (peaking at $636K in the first quarter of 2007). Mill Valley is of course still doing well holding at $968K.

Marin county as a whole has 11.6 months of inventory!! Holy cow. If you are looking for a place in Marin county but aren’t finding the right one you are not in the game and what are you waiting for? Read more

Housing stats for Contra Costa County 11/07/09 to 1/09/09…

The scene in Contra Costa is varied. If you go over to the LaMorinda area you’ll find the average price for a single family home ranges from $693K in Lafayette, $950 in Orinda and $1.5M in Moraga (a 31.8% increase!! The economy and housing market has NOT affected this area!)

Contra Costa has 5.3 months of inventory which is inline with a more equal market (a normal market falls between 3-4 months of inventory). Read more

Housing stats for Mill Valley 11/07/08 to 1/09/09…

Mill Valley with its beautiful Mt. Tam surroundings, cute shops, the Depot’s square and vibrant neighborhoods still continues to do well in comparison within Marin County as a whole. As we know interest rates are still at an all time low and you can certainly buy up in Mill Valley. The average home price is 986K vs $1.5M a year and a half ago. If you can afford it its a good time to get in Mill Valley.

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Housing stats for Alameda County 11/07 to 1/09…

Down and dirty here’s the scenario. Interest rates are still low and you can buy property at a 45-50% discount (depending on location):

We have approx 5.5 months of inventory in Alameda County and the average price for a home is $379K which is a HUGE difference from the average price of $728K in late 2007. The average time it takes to sell a home today is 2 months with only 18-19% of the homes selling. Read more

East Bay…Data and stats

Curious what’s going on in the market?  I went and pulled Trendgraphix on the following areas to gt a general overview re what the market has been doing from 7/07 to 9/08: 

Alameda County

Alameda County has 4,439 homes for sale. 855 are pending and 758 sold. Read more

Zip codes…where property is selling the fastest

Altos Research, which tracks real estate data all over the country, identified these ZIP codes in which homes for sale spent the fewest days on the market.

In cases where communities of relatively fast-selling real estate were clustered, the best ZIP Code in the area was chosen. Read more