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Kelley Eling (Marin & So. Sonoma Real Estate)

Fairfax, CA Real Estate Market Conditions Update ~ October 2009

As of November 6, 2009 an encouraging 38% of available listings in Fairfax are in escrow.

For the month of October 2009 only 7 homes sold in Fairfax, for an average final selling price of $708,857. (Only 1 of these was a distress sale.)

The average original asking price of these homes was $760,429.

The range of final selling prices was from a low of $504,000 to a high of $1,100,000.

Of the 7 homes that sold, 1 sold at the original asking price, 2 sold over the original asking price and the other 4 sold for less.

It took these homes an average of 80 days to sell.

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

To learn more about this area, visit my website or feel free to contact me directly.

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Corte Madera, CA Real Estate Market Conditions Update ~ October 2009

As of November 6, 2009 an encouraging 37% of available listings in Corte Madera are in escrow.

For the month of October 2009 only 8 homes sold in Corte Madera for an average final selling price of $702,413. Two of these homes were distress sales.

The average original asking price of these homes was $756,613.

The range of final selling prices was from a low of $408,000 to a high of $1,250,000.

Of the 8 homes that sold, 1 sold at the original asking price and all others sold for less.

It took these homes an average of 114 days to sell.

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

To learn more about this area, visit my website or feel free to contact me directly.

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Sonoma, CA Real Estate Market Conditions Update ~ October 2009

As of November 6, 2009 an encouraging 40% of available listings in the beautiful wine country town of Sonoma are in escrow.

For the month of October 2009 33 homes sold for an average final selling price of $465,276.

The average original asking price of these homes was $523,709.

The range of final selling prices was from a low of $176,000 to a high of $1,200,000.

Of the 33 homes that sold 1 sold at the original asking price and 10 sold over their original asking price. All other sold for less.

14 of the 33 homes were distress sales.

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.

To learn more about this area, visit my website or feel free to contact me directly.

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Petaluma, CA Real Estate Market Conditions Update ~ October 2009

As of November 6, 2009 an encouraging 42% of available listings in Petaluma are in escrow.

For the month of October 2009 6o homes sold in Petaluma for an average final selling price of $439,140.

The average original asking price of these homes was $481,687.

The range of final selling prices was from a low of $165,000 to a high of $935,000.

Of the 60 homes that sold, 2 sold at their original asking price and 18 sold for more than their original asking price. 26 of these 60 homes were distress sales.

It took these homes an average of 114 days to sell.

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

To learn more about this area, visit my website or feel free to contact me directly.

Petaluma River House Cafe

Directional Open House Signs Are Being Banned in Marin County. Dust off your maps or get your GPS!

Many of the cities and towns in Marin County have ordinances regarding directional open houses signs--that have just recently begun being enforced. With budget shortfalls everyone is looking for ways to generate revenue and the police are out in force picking up open house signs so they can collect the fines from agents wanting them back.

So when you're out there looking for a Sunday (or otherwise) open house, do not rely on directional signs to get there as many will only have signs at the property.

The Marin Association of Realtors provides a matrix that shows which cities and towns allow what. You will see that most, if not all, only allow one.

So, if you are looking for open houses in Marin County you may want to dust off your Thomas Guide and your maps, or spring for a GPS if you don't already have one. You cannot rely on directional real estate open house signs in Marin County anymore.

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