Martinez, CA

The February 2009 median home price in Martinez CA was $376,950 for single family detached homes*. There were 17 home sales of single family detached homes in Martinez CA, the highest priced home sold for $1,000,000 the lowest price home sold for $191,000. The average selling price of detached single family homes for February 2009 in Martinez California was $384,164. Your Martinez California real estate market update was written March 9th, 2008. These homes were on the market an average of 47 days. See below for information on single family homes sold on the low and high end:

Home sales activity is UP in Martinez CA. There are currently 60 single family detached homes pending sale in Martinez CA (or under contingency contract). The list price of these homes ranges from $130,000 to $699,900 and the median home price for single family homes pending sale in Martinez CA is $324,950.

The February 2009 median home price in Martinez CA was $242,500 for attached homes including condos and townhomes. There were 6 attached units sold, the highest priced unit sold for $365,000 and the lowest price unit sold for $200,000. The average selling price of attached homes for February 2009 in Martinez California was $260,833. See below for information on attached homes sold on the low and high end:

Click here to receive monthly Martinez CA real estate market updates

Click here to request a current list of homes for sale in Martinez

Home Sales volume and home sales activity is UP in Martinez CA! There are currently 18 attached homes pending sale in Martinez CA (or under contingency contract). The listing prices of these homes ranges from $309,000 to $309,000 and the median home price for attached homes pending sale in Martinez CA is $249,500.

As of March 9th, 2008 there are currently 159 properties on the market in Martinez CA. 124 of these are single family homes with a median list price of $437,000 for single family homes in Martinez CA. 35 of these are attached homes with a median list price of $205,000.

Recent archives of Martinez CA Real Estate Market Updates and Homes for Sale in Martinez CA include:

January 2009 Martinez CA real estate market snapshot and homes for sale in Martinez CA, written February 10^th, 2009

December 2008 Martinez CA real estate market snapshot and homes for sale in Martinez CA, written January 6^th, 2009

November 2008 Martinez CA real estate market snapshot and homes for sale in Martinez CA, written December 13^th, 2008

Buying or selling a home in Martinez CA or Martinez CA real estate, contact me as I am a skilled agent, offering extensive knowledge and strong negotiation skills who is truly focused on "Getting You Where You Need to Be!"

Contact Vickie Nagy REALTOR®, ABR, CRS, GRI e-PRO, SRES (925) 407-7987 or click to e-mail Vickie Nagy

Please contact Vickie Nagy for all of your real estate needs in Martinez, Orinda, Moraga, Lafayette, Alamo, Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton, Walnut Creek and Concord. Search the MLS - Keller Williams Realty

Visit Martinez CA real estate for median home prices, local information & featured listings.

* Based on information from the Contra Costa Association of REALTOR'S® MLS (for the monthly period from the first through the last day of the month). Display of MLS data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by the MLS.

The January 2009 median home price in Martinez CA was $376,950 for single family detached homes*. There were 28 home sales of single family detached homes in Martinez CA, the highest priced home sold for $837,500 the lowest price home sold for $108,000. The average selling price of detached single family homes for January 2009 in Martinez California was $377,800. Your Martinez California real estate market update was written February 10th, 2008. These homes were on the market an average of 45 days. See below for information on single family homes sold on the low and high end:

Home sales activity is UP in Martinez CA. There are currently 61 single family detached homes pending sale in Martinez CA (or under contingency contract). The list price of these homes ranges from $130,000 to $999,900 and the median home price for single family homes pending sale in Martinez CA is $349,000.

The January 2009 median home price in Martinez CA was $319,900 for attached homes including condos and townhomes. There were 5 attached units sold, the highest priced unit sold for $385,000 and the lowest price unit sold for $285,000 ( a 3 bedroom, 2 and a half-bath townhome with a reported 1,394 square feet of living space). The average selling price of attached homes for January 2009 in Martinez California was $324,180. See below for information on attached homes sold on the low and high end:

Click here to receive monthly Martinez CA real estate market updates

Click here to request a current list of homes for sale in Martinez

Home Sales volume and home sales activity is UP in Martinez CA! There are currently 12 attached homes pending sale in Martinez CA (or under contingency contract). The listing prices of these homes ranges from $214,900 to $345,000 and the median home price for attached homes pending sale in Martinez CA is $254,450.

As of February 10th, 2008 there are currently 171 properties on the market in Martinez CA. 127 of these are single family homes with a median list price of $388,450 for single family homes in Martinez CA. 44 of these are attached homes with a median list price of $244,450.

Recent archives of Martinez CA Real Estate Market Updates and Homes for Sale in Martinez CA include:

December 2008 Martinez CA real estate market snapshot and homes for sale in Martinez CA, written January 6^th, 2009

November 2008 Martinez CA real estate market snapshot and homes for sale in Martinez CA, written December 13^th, 2008

Buying or selling a home in Martinez CA or Martinez CA real estate, contact me as I am a skilled agent, offering extensive knowledge and strong negotiation skills who is truly focused on "Getting You Where You Need to Be!"

Contact Vickie Nagy REALTOR®, ABR, CRS, GRI e-PRO, SRES (925) 407-7987 or click to e-mail Vickie Nagy

Please contact Vickie Nagy for all of your real estate needs in Martinez, Orinda, Moraga, Lafayette, Alamo, Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton, Walnut Creek and Concord. Search the MLS - Keller Williams Realty

Visit Martinez CA real estate for median home prices, local information & featured listings.

* Based on information from the Contra Costa Association of REALTOR'S® MLS (for the monthly period from the first through the last day of the month). Display of MLS data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by the MLS.

YouTube has been a constant source of entertainment for me. So why haven't I tapped this resource before to promote my listings? Easy. I'm chicken!

I am so intimidated by the professional quality videos I've seen. And just can't imagine how I can possibly rate a glimpse if I posted a poorly created video that is a lot like shake, rattle and roll.

Then bingo! I found out that I can create a video using the same still pictures I took when I created by Visual Tour. http://www.VisualTour.com

So I tried it. Although not perfect, here's my first YouTube listing post.



Thanks for the Visual Tour folks who told me how to do it.

With the introduction of VisualTour Studio 6, they enabled the ability to upload a VisualTour to an existing account on YouTube, and ZIPVO. Once the VisualTour is created and ready to be published, here are the the steps to upload it to the video sharing sites .

But first, make sure you create your YouTube account.

1. Create the VisualTour as you would normally.
2. Click on the "Create Video" button on Tour Tasks menu on the left hand side.
3. Choose the option for "Video Sharing Websites", then click "Next."
4. You should see a preview image of the video, you want to click on "Next" on this screen.
5. You will want to check the boxes to the left of the sites you wish to link to. Please note when you click in the box for the site you will need to enter in the username & password you have created for that particular website (ie. YouTube). You can also choose to create an account at that point.
6. Click Next to begin to send the tour to the site(s).
7. Once the video has been uploaded the History box will be displayed, and you will see the hyperlink(s) to your new upload.
8. Copy and paste the links if needed, and click on Finish.

• This is unreal. At a time when most agents are hungry for clients, buyers, especially, this huffy buyer's agent won't bother with a listing if the buyer's agency commission is "only" 2%?

"I DON'T DO 2%"

HERE'S THE PROPERTY For a visual tour, click here

This agent calls about my newest listing and asks: "Is this right? You're offering ONLY 2% commission to the buyer's agent?"

I responded that we cut the price drastically to attract the biggest pool of buyers, and to make it more affordable than where it was originally priced. Yes, the commission is also 2%. The seller is passing the savings to the buyer.

She sniffs --- and I can see her, with her nose in the air ---"Well...it may work for my buyer, but it won't work for me. I don't show any property if the commission is less than 2.5%"

I enourage her to show the property to her buyer, and if the buyer likes it enough to write an offer, she can submit a separate document requesting a higher commission from the seller. But at least, the buyer can decide whether the property will meet his/her needs.

She demurs and says she may think about it, and insists I tell my Seller that most agents will NOT show this property unless he raises the sales commission.

I think to myself... what a word-that-rhymes-with-witch!

QUESTION: Doesn't this imply that she is putting her interest first, instead of her client? Where is her sense of responsibility to her client?

DO THE MATH

I just re-listed a property. The huge price reduction from where this property was listed means this is going to be a loss leader. To cut his costs, the seller pleaded to pay a smaller commission than he normally does. Still....this is listed at $599,000 which is a tremendous value for a new home in this neighborhood, especially with all the wonderful architectural details and amenities.

$599K X 2% = $12K less broker's 10% split = $10,800 before taxes.

• or less broker's 20% = $9,600
• or less broker's 25% = $9,000
• or less broker's 30% = $8,400
• or less broker's 40% = $7,200

My God! Is this really something to sniff at?

The December 2008 median home price in Martinez CA was $374,450 for single family detached homes*. There were 22 home sales of single family detached homes in Martinez CA, the highest priced home sold for $602,500 the lowest price home sold for $111,000. The average selling price of detached single family homes for December 2008 in Martinez California was $338,525. Your Martinez California real estate market update was written January 5th, 2008. These homes were on the market an average of 42 days. See below for information on single family homes sold on the low and high end:

Home sales activity is UP in Martinez CA. There are currently 55 single family detached homes pending sale in Martinez CA (or under contingency contract). The list price of these homes ranges from $106,900 to $874,965 and the median home price for single family homes pending sale in Martinez CA is $399,000.

The December 2008 median home price in Martinez CA was $215,000 for attached homes including condos and townhomes. There were 7 attached units sold, the highest priced unit sold for $315,000 and the lowest price unit sold for $169,000 (a 2 bedroom, 1 bath 994 sq ft condo). The average selling price of attached homes for December 2008 in Martinez California was $223,428. See below for information on attached homes sold on the low and high end:

Click here to receive monthly Martinez CA real estate market updates

Click here to request a current list of homes for sale in Martinez

Home Sales volume and home sales activity is UP in Martinez CA! There are currently 15 attached homes pending sale in Martinez CA (or under contingency contract). The listing prices of these homes ranges from $210,000 to $399,000 and the median home price for attached homes pending sale in Martinez CA is $275,000.

As of January 5th, 2008 there are currently 161 properties on the market in Martinez CA. 128 of these are single family homes with a median list price of $419,000 for single family homes in Martinez CA. 33 of these are attached homes with a median list price of $269,000.

Recent archives of Martinez CA Real Estate Market Updates and Homes for Sale in Martinez CA include:

November 2008 Martinez CA real estate market snapshot and homes for sale in Martinez CA, written December 13^th, 2008

Buying or selling a home in Martinez CA or Martinez CA real estate, contact me as I am a skilled agent, offering extensive knowledge and strong negotiation skills who is truly focused on "Getting You Where You Need to Be!"

Contact Vickie Nagy REALTOR®, ABR, CRS, GRI e-PRO, SRES (925) 407-7987 or click to e-mail Vickie Nagy

Please contact Vickie Nagy for all of your real estate needs in Martinez, Orinda, Moraga, Lafayette, Alamo, Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton, Walnut Creek and Concord. Search the MLS - Empire Realty Associates

Visit Martinez CA real estate for median home prices, local information & featured listings.

* Based on information from the Contra Costa Association of REALTOR'S® MLS (for the monthly period from the first through the last day of the month). Display of MLS data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by the MLS.