Homebuyers Equally Rely on the Internet and Real Estate Professionals

• Ninety-three percent of all homebuyers and 99 percent of millennials used websites during their search.
• Photos and detailed property information are the most useful online resources for home shoppers.
• Nearly 90 percent of homebuyers of all ages employed the services of a real estate professional.

More than nine in 10 homebuyers employed the Internet at some point in their search process, and a near equal amount counted on the expertise of a skilled real estate professional to seal the deal. Read full article @elizabethGkilgore




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Compass: California November Jobs Report

Wage Growth Is Outpacing Home Price Growth in Major Bay Area Job Centers

• Marin County is the nation’s second-least affordable housing market, with the average household needing to spend more than 120 percent of its annual wages to purchase the median-priced home.

Marin County is America’s second-least affordable housing market, with 124.1 percent of the average income needed to purchase the median-priced home. Elsewhere across the Bay Area, the amount of income a buyer would spend on a home ranges from 92 percent in San Francisco County to 56 percent in Solano County. Los Angeles County homebuyers would fork over 73 percent of their annual wages to afford the median-priced home. Read full analysis @elizabethGkilgore




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Marin haulers offer holiday waste disposal guidelines

Today’s the day to take it all in: a decorated Christmas tree surrounded by family, friends, presents and some all-around good cheer.


But there will eventually come a time to take it all down and throw it away.


Local waste haulers are ready to haul away several tons of Christmas trees and other trash, but residents will be responsible for ensuring they’re disposed of properly. Having these considerations in mind can prevent a whole batch of recyclables or compostable items from being tossed in the landfill. Read full article @elizabethGkilgore



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The Ultimate Guide to Healthy(ish) Eats in San Francisco

San Francisco is a true foodie heaven. We are lucky to have access to the freshest ingredients pretty much year-round, and farmers come from all over the Bay Area to showcase their beautiful produce at our farmers markets.


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U.S. Housing Starts Grew in November

U.S. housing starts rose in November, reflecting a large climb in apartment building that masked weakness in single-family home construction.


Housing starts increased 3.2% in November from the prior month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.256 million. Read full article @elizabethGkilgore




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Survey: Very Few Millennial Renters Plan to Buy Homes in 2019

Yet another poll has confirmed that millennials are very keen on homeownership, but only a small percentage of them plan to enter the real estate market in the coming year.

• Nearly 90 percent of millennial renters expect to buy a home in the future, but just 4 percent plan to do so within the next year.
• Amassing a down payment is millennials’ biggest barrier to homeownership, and almost half of them have not saved any money for that purpose.
• About 80 percent of millennials in the San Francisco metropolitan area will need more than 20 years to accrue a down payment at the current rate of savings.

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Californians Are Still Placing the Nation’s Largest Down Payments

GOLDEN STATE HOMEBUYERS SHELL OUT SIX FIGURES ON A DOWN PAYMENT
American homebuyers placed the largest down payments in nearly 15 years in the third quarter, with those in major California metropolitan areas shelling out anywhere from five to 14 times the national average.


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Bay Area Housing Inventory Again Posted a Solid Increase in November

Inventory jumped by 27 percent year over year in November, with homes priced below $1 million up by 27 percent, homes priced between $1 million and $2 million up by 39 percent, and homes priced above $2 million up by 9 percent.


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November 2018 Bay Area Home Sales Report

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Compass’ November 2018 Real Estate Update

MARIN COUNTY

The median sales price in Marin County was $1,150,444 in November, an annual decline of 8.6 percent. There were nearly 500 single-family homes on the market, up by 19.6 percent on a yearly basis.

Click the image to the right to see these and other Marin County market statistics for November.

Defining Marin County: Our real estate markets in Marin County include the cities of Belvedere, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Larkspur, Mill Valley, Novato, Ross, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Sausalito, and Tiburon. Sales data in the adjoining chart includes single-family homes in these communities.

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Housing Markets: One Year After the Wine Country Wildfires

According to Compass Bay Area transaction data, 15 percent of all buyers after the disaster purchased a home because they lost their previous one in the wildfires, with the median purchase price at $625,000. 


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Bay Area City Ranks as America’s Best for “Wallet Fitness”

• Alameda County’s Fremont has been named America’s most financially fit city in 2018.
• San Francisco and San Jose also count among the nation’s top five wallet-smart cities.
• Maintaining an excellent credit score, avoiding unnecessary expenses, and saving money are a few common-sense approaches to keeping one’s finances in good health.

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Most California Renters Want to Own a Home

• Eighty percent of California renters aspire to homeownership.
• A lack of money and insufficient knowledge of the home-financing process may be preventing more renters from making the jump to ownership.
• California accounts for six of the nation’s 10 most expensive rental markets as of December, led by San Francisco at No. 1.

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Controversial Battle over more Homes near Transit

Another round in controversial battle over more homes near transit. Sen. Scott Wiener's bill could add 'millions of apartments, condominiums' throughout the state.


The new bill lowers height requirements a little so the tallest buildings near rail stations would be five stories, not eight. For housing near bus routes, cities can keep existing height restrictions in place but can’t limit density. That means cities can’t reject a story-two apartment building if the land is zoned for single-family homes, Wiener said.


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Bay Area Claims 3 of the Nation’s 5 Wealthiest Counties

MARIN, SAN MATEO, AND SANTA CLARA COUNTY HOUSEHOLDS EARN MORE THAN $150,000 PER YEAR


Marin County stands as the third-wealthiest in the U.S. behind Teton County, Wyoming and New York, New York, with the average tax return reporting an annual income of $169,528.


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