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Live the Dream
YOU'VE WORKED HARD and sacrificed, been through
the bad and the good times, gotten a few breaks. You're proud of your
family and what you have been able to achieve. Now it's time to take your
reward, to savor the best that life has to offer.
And where better to do this than magnificent Marin? Few places on the
planet have been as favored by the gods as has the peninsula called Marin
County. Beautiful Marin homes. Plenty of sunshine and just the right
amount of rainfall. Warm days turning to cool evenings. Fresh ocean
breezes to scrub the air and push our sailboats across the Bay. Mountains
to climb, tide pools to explore, beaches, bays, meadows in profusion.
Fact is, nearly ninety percent of Marin is open space, most of it
available for the recreation of its inhabitants.
You'll also find top-notch private and public schools. Excellent
transportation and shopping. Restaurants that rival the best in the City.
But what truly sets Marin apart, what makes us unique, is our people.
People like you who have achieved much in life, who aren't hesitant to
have standards. People who care about each other and the environment.
People with the courage to live their dreams.
Perhaps deep-down you've always really wanted to live here but, for
lots of perfectly good reasons, you've put the notion aside, settled for
something else. Or, maybe you already live here, and your home doesn't
really suit you anymore: it's time for a step up. You've been looking
through the ads and cruising the Sunday open houses. We understand, and
we can help.
Marin County Real Estate
Marin
real estate prices in 2003 continued to slow from
their breakneck pace of 1998-2000. The average home price
rose 4.3% to $927,609 while the median home price rose
4.3% to $735,0000. (See table below for details.)
To keep informed about the Marin County real estate
market, see the monthly Newsletter and
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Marin County |
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(Single Family Homes) |
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Prices |
Other |
Percent Change |
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Average |
Median |
Sold |
DOM |
SP/LP |
Average |
Median |
Sold |
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1995 |
$424,464 |
$352,000 |
1,938 |
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1996 |
$451,210 |
$372,495 |
2,366 |
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6.3% |
5.8% |
22.1% |
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1997 |
$482,795 |
$395,000 |
2,883 |
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7.0% |
6.0% |
21.9% |
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1998 |
$543,443 |
$430,000 |
2,869 |
41 |
97.9% |
12.6% |
8.9% |
-0.5% |
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1999 |
$667,643 |
$510,000 |
3,041 |
37 |
98.9% |
22.9% |
18.6% |
6.0% |
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2000 |
$816,364 |
$615,000 |
2,701 |
32 |
101.8% |
22.3% |
20.6% |
-11.2% |
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2001 |
$853,558 |
$650,000 |
2,106 |
56 |
97.3% |
4.6% |
5.7% |
-22.0% |
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2002 |
$889,011 |
$705,000 |
2,620 |
60 |
97.7% |
4.2% |
8.5% |
24.4% |
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2003 |
$926,946 |
$732,000 |
2,731 |
64 |
97.6% |
4.3% |
3.8% |
4.2% |
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2004 |
$1,062,756 |
$849,000 |
2,837 |
55 |
99.5% |
14.7% |
16.0% |
3.9% |
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2005 |
$1,228,610 |
$959,000 |
2,590 |
56 |
99.6% |
15.6% |
13.0% |
-8.7% |
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