A Smooth Sea Never Made a Skilled Sailor TIC (Tenants in Common) ownership is a rare sight in Marin, especially when it comes to standalone homes rather than apartment buildings, and even more so in the form of a duplex. Compared to condos, TICs come with a heavier load of shared financial responsibility and collective … Continue reading Just Sold! 211 W End Ave #1 & #2 | San Rafael | $605,000 & $388,952
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From 7% to 3.96%, The Power of Extra Mortgage Payments: Lowering Your Effective Interest Rate
Real estate sales hit a three-decade low last year, making 2024 the slowest market in a generation. I’m proud NOT to be bucketed in the 71% of agents who did not make a single sale. High interest rates and low inventory are a recipe for slow sales; only ~4M homes were sold nationally (for context … Continue reading From 7% to 3.96%, The Power of Extra Mortgage Payments: Lowering Your Effective Interest Rate
Just Sold! 4 Oakhurst Rd | San Rafael | $1,705,000
End-of-the-year holidays are less than ideal to have a home listed. Coupled with high interest rates and some heavy rains most end-of-year buyers become window shoppers and focus on family while sellers try to weather the seasonal storm. 4 Oakhurst is a huge (by Marin standards) 3-level home with a detached adu (3.6k+ total square … Continue reading Just Sold! 4 Oakhurst Rd | San Rafael | $1,705,000
Just Sold! 6760 Giovanetti Rd | Forestville | $850,000
The beauty of working with like-minded clients is that you are often introduced to an entire world you didn’t know existed, but one could easily see yourself being a part of. The beast of real estate is that you miss 100% of the shots (in this case an overseas phone call) you don’t take. I … Continue reading Just Sold! 6760 Giovanetti Rd | Forestville | $850,000
How to Hack the Current 7%+ Interest Rate
How to Hack the Current 7%+ Interest Rate
Time travel back to sub 3% interest rates with an Assumable Mortgage
Price Per Sq Foot, Popcorn Ceilings and Pools
At 28 square miles, Novato is the largest and most northern town in Marin. A quick zoom on Google earth reveals an idyllic benefit of the landscape; large flat lots featuring single level ranch style homes many complete with 2 car garages, front and back yards and most importantly pools, plenty of them! Another added … Continue reading Price Per Sq Foot, Popcorn Ceilings and Pools
“It’s always better to buy real estate and wait than to wait and buy real estate.”
Being a real estate agent is akin to being a fitness, finance, political anything, etc guru thanks to social media. You can, without much resistance, say whatever, however, you want in order to portray yourself or your agenda in a certain light, shout out to Top Producers in their bio and nod to Mr. Musk … Continue reading “It’s always better to buy real estate and wait than to wait and buy real estate.”
Floating Homes: The SF Housing Trend That Never Got Its Due
Don’t call them houseboats; the marine properties you see dotting the docks in Bay Area locales like Sausalito and Mission Creek aren’t boats at all, they’re floating homes. And while many are among the most idyllic and beautiful Bay Area properties, they remain something of an oddity, the sort of thing only a very particular … Continue reading Floating Homes: The SF Housing Trend That Never Got Its Due
How I Closed Two Homes in Marin Last Month and Why It Matters
Marin and San Francisco real estate are similar beasts, except for one glaring caveat: amazing vs mediocre public schools. Single Family homes in both area’s sell for relatively similar amounts with similar buyer profiles. Given their close proximity and interdependence on each other, both area’s are on the radar of prospective buyers with a major … Continue reading How I Closed Two Homes in Marin Last Month and Why It Matters
2458 Great Highway | Outer Sunset | Off Market Opportunity!
by Bryce Adams Turn Key 2 bed, 1 bath Condo on the Great Highway and Taraval. Both the living and dining room feature snippet views of Ocean Beach and the recently remodeled kitchen and bathroom feature quartz countertops and glass backsplashes. Hardwood and bamboo flooring throughout. A serene, low maintenance backyard is complemented with a … Continue reading 2458 Great Highway | Outer Sunset | Off Market Opportunity!
Radically Candid Real Estate Predictions – Perspective is Everything
by Bryce Adams If I knew where things were headed, I most likely wouldn’t be sitting on my computer blogging about what the market is or isn’t going to do, or maybe I would be, relishing the moment. That being said—everyone loves to speculate, but, there is significant data and factors that have framed my … Continue reading Radically Candid Real Estate Predictions – Perspective is Everything
Bear Flag Revolt, Valley of the Moon and more… – Sonoma Takeaways
I recently had the pleasure of reacquainting myself with one of Northern California’s oldest towns, and one I had lost touch with over the years. Sonoma is only a short drive from where I grew up in Marin and one of my earliest elementary school memories was taking a field trip to see the historic … Continue reading Bear Flag Revolt, Valley of the Moon and more… – Sonoma Takeaways