The Golden Gate Bridge is seen in the view from a 15,000-square-foot custom built home on Belvedere Island in Marin County, California, U.S., in Dec. 2012. The builder couldn’t find a buyer for the brand-new waterfront mansion he listed in January for $45 million. He hoped one will turn up at an auction, where the starting bid was $25 million. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Blanca Torres
Reporter- San Francisco Business Times

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Home prices across the country show signs of stabilizing — except in the Bay Area where we continued to see big price spikes. Why do we always have to play the role of outlier?

Signs of stabilization depend on increases in median home price, numbers of new listings and the average number of days for-sale homes stay on the market.

In the Bay Area, our inventory of new listings increased by only 3 percent to 8,006 homes in July 2013 compared with the same month last year, while our median home price soared by 40 percent to $610,000 in July, up from $436,000 the prior year, according to Emeryville-based ZipRealty.

At the same time, nationally, inventory levels grew by an average of 12 percent and median home prices beefed up by 15.8 percent — a lot more moderate than our 40 percent hike.

Van Davis, ZipRealty’s president of brokerage operations, called the growth in the U.S. real estate market, “one of moderation with underlying strength.”

“The increase in listings coupled with moderating price growth and sales volumes provide significant evidence that the real estate market is beginning to become more balanced,” Davis said.

More inventory on the market keeps prices from ballooning, but clearly that isn’t happening in the Bay Area.

In fact, our total inventory of available homes dropped by 21 percent to 8,275 in July 2013, compared with 10,466 in July 2012.

Places where new listings are climbing at impressive rates include Denver with 34 percent growth, Portland, Ore. with 24 percent, Orange County with 22 percent and Seattle and San Diego both with 21 percent.

“Several metros on the West Coast, which have had the greatest supply imbalances, are now seeing the biggest increases in listings,” Davis said. Did you notice San Francisco is a glaring omission on that list?

Blanca Torres covers East Bay real estate for the San Francisco Business Times.

Article source: http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/real-estate/2013/08/housing-market-stabilizing-everywhere.html

Novato, CA (PRWEB) July 11, 2012

SheSpree.com, a new daily deal website set to launch this fall, is based in Marin County, California. Its mission is to provide incredible deals from local women-owned businesses. The site has an inherent cause in it by supporting female entrepreneurship, but it also champions local commerce by keeping its revenue within the Bay Area itself. Residents of the greater San Francisco region maintain a widespread, community feel regardless of where they live. Home to about 7 million people, the Bay Area has many folks living in one county, but working in another. The city itself, for example, is home to about 800,000 people, but another 200,000 commuters make their way there each weekday for work. For this reason, SheSpree.com has embraced the entire Bay Area as its local niche, while chartering women merchants from Marin County as the stars of its initial launch.

With all the focus on failing city and township economies in the media these days, there is a growing concern among many that spending should be consciously funneled into local commerce. So it stands to reason that a daily deal website, offering local discounts, is a wise, as well as convenient, choice. SheSpree.com will offer women great deals on everything they need to help manage their personal lives, families, homes, and businesses. Having the merchants be local (especially for service-based products) adds value, saves time, and helps to develop repeat customer bases within the community. And because of the large population of commuters in the greater Bay Area, residents from the entire region can reap the rewards as well.

Owner Paula Richer comments, “SheSpree.com aims to provide smart deals for women all over the Bay Area yet focuses on our women entrepreneurs, one area at a time. We’re starting with Marin County, a creative, diverse community, where you’ll find a lot of unique artisans and small businesses. I want to showcase their talent and ingenuity by featuring their offerings on site. It’s very heartwarming and very exciting!”

SheSpree.com is set to launch this fall. For additional information email shespreeme(at)gmail(dot)com. To sign up as a subscriber visit http://www.SheSpree.com.

For the original version on PRWeb visit: http://www.prweb.com/releases/prwebdailydealwebsite/women-ownedbusinesses/prweb9687985.htm

Article source: http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/SheSpree-com-Offers-San-Francisco-Daily-Deals-3698028.php

Marin County, CA (PRWEB) May 03, 2012

Marin Modern Real Estate, a full service residential real estate brokerage firm and “top 10″ real estate brokerage in Marin County, announced the opening of a new, modern real estate office to better serve the needs of their clients and agents throughout Marin County.

Established more than 5 years ago as a boutique Bay Area real estate firm specializing in modern, architectural homes, Marin Modern Real Estate has become one of the fastest-growing residential real estate firms in Marin County. The firm’s approach, which involves selectively recruiting and hiring highly knowledgeable, tech-savvy and full-time, client-focused real estate agents and providing them as well as their clients with meaningful tools and technology to help make them successful in today’s market, has helped the company achieve significant double-digit growth in both sales and transaction volume every year since the firm’s inception. While still recognized as a leading authority for modern and mid-century modern homes, the firm has successfully expanded outside of its niche and assists clients with diverse architectural preferences and budgets.

“I’m extremely proud of what we’ve accomplished over the last 5 years,” commented Renee Adelmann, Owner Realtor of Marin Modern Real Estate. “Despite the challenges faced by others in our industry, our growth has been purely organic and has not come as a result of an acquisition, dramatic headcount expansion, or even by opportunistically riding the foreclosure and short sale wave. Instead we’ve hired great agents, provided them with technology and tools that actually matter and help them succeed, and worked as a cohesive team to succeed and grow in a market that has been so difficult for many others.”

To accommodate the needs of their expanding agent client base, the company has opened a new office at 2144 Fourth Street in San Rafael. Commenting on the new office, Renee Adelmann stated, “Our new office space is a strong reflection of our high-tech, high-touch brand. We designed the space to have a comfortable, brick timber loft feel to it; however, we also respected the need of our agents and clients to have relaxed, private meeting space. I believe we succeeded in achieving both objectives while also infusing the office with a lot of technology and eco-friendly design principles.”

In addition to opening a new office, the company announced the addition of REALTORS Fredrick “Fred” Anlyan and Helen Luttemo to their team. REALTOR and Broker Associate Fred Anlyan joins Marin Modern Real Estate from Coldwell Banker, where he spent more than 10 years assisting buyer and seller clients with their real estate needs in Marin County. REALTOR Helen Luttemo, a licensed agent since 2003, joins Marin Modern Real Estate from Frank Howard Allen.

About Marin Modern Real Estate

Marin Modern Real Estate is an innovative, technology-enabled, and high-touch residential real estate brokerage firm serving the needs of homebuyers and sellers throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

Founded by one of the Bay Area’s top-producing real estate agents, the company provides unmatched professional representation to real estate clients throughout Marin County (Marin Modern Real Estate), San Francisco (San Francisco Modern Real Estate), as well as Alameda Contra Costa Counties (East Bay Modern Real Estate).

To learn more visit us online at Marin Modern Real Estate, San Francisco Modern Real Estate, and East Bay Modern Real Estate.

For the original version on PRWeb visit: www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/5/prweb9466516.htm

Article source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/05/03/prweb9466516.DTL

Marin County real estate brokerage establishes new office, which combines technology, efficiency, and green design principles. Company announces expansion of their sales team in Marin County, California.

Marin County, CA (PRWEB) May 03, 2012

Marin Modern Real Estate, a full service residential real estate brokerage firm and “top 10” real estate brokerage in Marin County, announced the opening of a new, modern real estate office to better serve the needs of their clients and agents throughout Marin County.

Established more than 5 years ago as a boutique Bay Area real estate firm specializing in modern, architectural homes, Marin Modern Real Estate has become one of the fastest-growing residential real estate firms in Marin County. The firm’s approach, which involves selectively recruiting and hiring highly knowledgeable, tech-savvy and full-time, client-focused real estate agents and providing them as well as their clients with meaningful tools and technology to help make them successful in today’s market, has helped the company achieve significant double-digit growth in both sales and transaction volume every year since the firm’s inception. While still recognized as a leading authority for modern and mid-century modern homes, the firm has successfully expanded outside of its niche and assists clients with diverse architectural preferences and budgets.

“I’m extremely proud of what we’ve accomplished over the last 5 years,” commented Renee Adelmann, Owner Realtor of Marin Modern Real Estate. “Despite the challenges faced by others in our industry, our growth has been purely organic and has not come as a result of an acquisition, dramatic headcount expansion, or even by opportunistically riding the foreclosure and short sale wave. Instead we’ve hired great agents, provided them with technology and tools that actually matter and help them succeed, and worked as a cohesive team to succeed and grow in a market that has been so difficult for many others.”

To accommodate the needs of their expanding agent client base, the company has opened a new office at 2144 Fourth Street in San Rafael. Commenting on the new office, Renee Adelmann stated, “Our new office space is a strong reflection of our high-tech, high-touch brand. We designed the space to have a comfortable, brick timber loft feel to it; however, we also respected the need of our agents and clients to have relaxed, private meeting space. I believe we succeeded in achieving both objectives while also infusing the office with a lot of technology and eco-friendly design principles.”

In addition to opening a new office, the company announced the addition of REALTORS Fredrick “Fred” Anlyan and Helen Luttemo to their team. REALTOR and Broker Associate Fred Anlyan joins Marin Modern Real Estate from Coldwell Banker, where he spent more than 10 years assisting buyer and seller clients with their real estate needs in Marin County. REALTOR Helen Luttemo, a licensed agent since 2003, joins Marin Modern Real Estate from Frank Howard Allen.

About Marin Modern Real Estate

Marin Modern Real Estate is an innovative, technology-enabled, and high-touch residential real estate brokerage firm serving the needs of homebuyers and sellers throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

Founded by one of the Bay Area’s top-producing real estate agents, the company provides unmatched professional representation to real estate clients throughout Marin County (Marin Modern Real Estate), San Francisco (San Francisco Modern Real Estate), as well as Alameda Contra Costa Counties (East Bay Modern Real Estate).

To learn more visit us online at Marin Modern Real Estate, San Francisco Modern Real Estate, and East Bay Modern Real Estate.

For the original version on PRWeb visit: http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/5/prweb9466516.htm

Article source: http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2012/05/03/marin-modern-real-estate-opens-new-agent-client-centric-office-expands-sales-team