Kentfield, CA

As of February 8, 2012 19% of available listings in Kentfield are in escrow.

For the month of January 2012 3 homes sold in Kentfield for an average final selling price of $3,716,667.

The average original asking price of these homes was $4,448,333.

The range of final selling prices was from a low of $2,100,000 to a high of $5,150,000.

All 3 of these homes sold for less than their original asking prices.

It took these homes an average of 147 days to sell.

To see everything that is currently available for sale through our MLS click here.

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Home sellers swear by them and real estate agents have a love-hate relationship with them.

Open houses are those typically weekend soirees during which a seller leaves his home in the hands of his real estate agent who holds it wide open for the world to traipse through. Although it’s a familiar procedure, it’s also the subject of an ongoing debate -- do open houses sell homes, or are they a waste of time? Let’s take a look at some of the pros and cons.

Over 90% of folks in the market to buy a home say they plan to attend open houses as a part of the purchasing process, according to a survey conducted for Trulia.com. A similar study, performed for the National Association of Realtors, finds that only 45% of potential buyers plan to use open houses in their home search. So, although we now have the statistics, unfortunately they conflict by 100%.

Luckily, that bottom line figure doesn’t matter greatly to sellers with a property for sale this winter. Regardless of which figure is closer to reality, either one represents a significant amount of exposure for any Marin home on the market. The more eyes that see a house for sale, the better the chances that it sells quickly.

Open houses are intended to bring potential buyers to doors. What happens once that target audience enters the door -- whether they wind up among the 1%-2% of buyers who actually purchase an open house home or not -- depends on several factors:

• Price. Proper pricing of the home has a major effect on how quickly it sells. Properly priced, open house attendees may even experience a sense of competition with other buyers that would not have otherwise been the case.
• The house. Even multiple open houses and a massive marketing campaign won’t sell a shabby house, especially one that’s overpriced.
• Your agent. Your real estate agent’s experience weighs heavily on the outcome of an open house as well. Converting a Marin looky-loo into a Marin buyer takes a pro!

While new marketing gimmicks appear frequently, sometimes it’s the tried-and-true paths that wind up leading straight to the destination. The effectiveness of the open house will always be hotly debated, but as one tool in the hands of an experienced agent, it just might be one of the surest ways to get the job done.

As of January 9, 2012 15% of available listings in Kentfield are in escrow.

For the month of December 2011 4 homes sold in Kentfield for an average final selling price of $1,368,750.

The average original asking price of these homes was $1,464,750.

The range of final selling prices was from a low of $570,000 to a high of $1,910,000.

Of the 4 homes that sold 1 sold over the original asking price and the other 3 sold for less than their original asking prices.

It took these homes an average of 59 days to sell.

To see everything that is currently available for sale through our MLS click here.

To learn more about this area feel free to contact me directly.

Kentfield Bike Path by Kelley Eling, Marin County Realtor

As of December 9, 2011 25% of available listings in Kentfield are in escrow.

For the month of November 2011 60 homes (only 1 of which was a distress sale) sold for an average final selling price of $1,849,728.

The average original asking price of these homes was $1,959,833.

The range of final selling prices was from a low of $350,000 to a high of $3,975,000.

Of the 6 homes that sold 1 sold at its original asking price, 1 sold over its original asking price and all others sold for less than their original asking prices.

It took these homes an average of 134 days to sell.

To see everything that is currently available for sale through our MLS click here.

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Kentfield Bike Path by Kelley Eling, Marin County Realtor

As of November 8, 2011 only 10% of available listings in Kentfield are in escrow.

For the month of October 2011 4 homes sold in Kentfield for an average final selling price of $1,651,250.

The average original asking price of these homes was $1,668,500.

The range of final selling prices was from a low of $1,055,000 to a high of $2,600,000.

Of the 4 homes that sold, 2 sold over their original asking prices and 2 sold for less than their original asking prices.

It took these homes an average of 23 days to sell.

To see everything that is currently for sale in our neck of the woods click here.

To learn more about this area in general, search more around this blog, visit my website or feel free to contact me directly.