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August 24, 2021
Compass Marin Sales Meeting
Of Bay Area Counties, Marin County saw the highest percentage increase in 2021 over its previous peak sales. In the first 6 months of 2021, almost $3.5 billion in home sales were reported to MLS in Marin County, 65% above the previous peak in 2018.
August 10, 2021
Marin County Real Estate Report - August 2021
In the first 6 months of 202, almost $3.5 billion in home sales were reported to MLS in Marin County, 65% above the previous speak in 2018.
June 7, 2021
Marin County Real Estate Report - June 2021
Median house sales prices have seen an astonishing increase since the pandemic struck.
May 28, 2021
Demand Drives the Market
NOT TRUE that supply is low because many people are not selling their homes due to Covid fear. Sales are expected to be up 9% this year – the highest level in years. Sales cannot be up if fewer people are selling. Some people may be waiting to sell due to Covid.
May 11, 2021
Bay Area Population Change & Migration
Per the CA Dept. of Finance, state population dropped in calendar-year 2020 (by 182,000),the first decline since its founding in 1850.
May 10, 2021
Marin County Real Estate Report - May 2021
House and condo median sales prices have hit new highs since the pandemic struck, with houses, in particular, seeing a dramatic spike up.
April 24, 2021
The Marin County Luxury Home Market - The Spring 2021 Report
The luxury home market is sensitive to economic conditions, such as the stock market, which peaked in 2015, 2018, early 2020, and early 2021. And, of course, the pandemic was a huge factor in the market, starting in spring 2020.
April 8, 2021
Marin County Real Estate Report - April 2021
Q1 is typically a slow quarter, its sales and sales prices mostly reflecting activity during the midwinter holiday “doldrums,” as the market gradually wakes up in the new year. But there was little in the way of doldrums this winter and the first quarter quickly accelerated into a very competitive, high demand/low supply market.
March 8, 2021
Marin County March 2021 Real Estate Report
At the beginning of the new year, it is not unusual for buyers (demand) to jump back in much sooner than sellers (supply),a dynamic which commonly accelerates as spring gets underway. When demand surges while listings lag behind, buyers must increasingly compete, often heatedly, for appealing homes. This imbalance in supply and demand adds considerable pressure to the market, with overbidding and price increases becoming common. This has occurred with a vengeance in early 2021.