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March 23, 2008

Let's See First Hand How the Market is Doing...

Here’s a question for you...
What does every kid in San Francisco get for their 5th birthday?
Answer..
A new address in Marin...

It’s a familiar refrain...
“Hello Realtor... My son/daughter will be going into kindergarten next year, and after reviewing the price of private school, it seems to make more sense to use to put the money in a home in a better school district.”

This conversation happens every day in the city, in countless ways, in numerous coffee shop. Every time I walked into a coffee shops in the Marina there is always a group of moms sitting around at table, each pushing their baby stroller back and fourth absentmindedly.... And in this group of Marina Mommies one of them is usually breaking the news to her friends that she’ll be moving the family to Marin...

So I thought it might be interesting to see how well the moving-to-Marin-housing market is doing... I picked three homes coming on the market Monday...

So here are the candidates

Tiburon - $2.900,000 - 4,000 sq. Ft, swimming pool and a perfect view that stretches from one end of San Francisco to beyond the Golden Gate
Mill Valley - $2.900,000 - A near flawless home. Wooded setting and an interior so perfectly crafted it’s been the setting for Pottery Barn catalogs.
Mill Valley - $1,700,000 - Nestled in Mill Valley’s favorite neighborhood, Sycamore Park... Nice yard, wonderful master suite and walking distance to town.

So let’s conduct a test on this blog. Let’s track these three homes and see how quickly they sell. After all, the moving-to-Marin market is hot and supposedly the market for homes above $1.5 million is hot.

Stay tuned for daily updates.

Posted by Jeff Brooks on March 23, 2008 10:34 PM | Permalink

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