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Bad Year for Marin Condo Sales

Year to date 2009 has been terrible year for condo sales in Southern Marin. As compared to 2005-2008, the pace of unit sale is off 70% the average of those years, and the average selling price per square foot is down close to almost 20% from its peak of 626$/sqft in 2007.

Tiburon condo sales are being hit the hardest with the price per square foot off 25% from its peak, and prices are off 41%.

Southern Marin

Units

Units ∆

Price

Price ∆

$/sqft

$/sqft ∆

2005

137

746,219

584

2006

100

-27%

863,056

16%

611

5%

2007

103

3%

858,300

-1%

626

2%

2008

69

-33%

826,064

-4%

594

-5%

2009

37

-46%

685,095

-17.1%

516

-13%

Tiburon

Units

Units ∆

Price

Price ∆

$/sqft

$/sqft ∆

2005

30

964,533

662

2006

31

3%

1,106,199

15%

712

8%

2007

31

0%

1,196,774

8%

721

1%

2008

23

-26%

973,283

-19%

656

-9%

2009

6

-74%

709,333

-27%

540

-18%

Mill Valley

Units

Units ∆

Price

Price ∆

$/sqft

$/sqft ∆

2005

56

721,277

572

2006

46

-18%

861,998

20%

597

4%

2007

37

-20%

764,270

-11%

589

-1%

2008

24

-35%

804,771

5%

569

-3%

2009

13

-46%

696,154

-13%

522

-8%

Sausalito

Units

Units ∆

Price

Price ∆

$/sqft

$/sqft ∆

2005

51

645,186

558

2006

33

-35%

709,803

10%

566

1%

2007

35

6%

657,924

-7%

580

2%

2008

22

-37%

695,382

6%

550

-5%

2009

18

-18%

669,028

-4%

502

-9%

From Peak to Trough

Units ∆

Price ∆

$/sqft ∆

Southern Marin

-73%

-21%

-18%

Tiburon

-81%

-41%

-25%

Mill Valley

-77%

-6%

-13%

Sausalito

-65%

-6%

-13%

Now is a good time to buy a condo anywhere in Marin as the prices are discounted to such an extent that the normal premium for the Marin location & school system is virtually gone. Call me for more details on this. Dave DuPont 415-867-6611

Posted Saturday Sep 05