Thorne Home Blog | Marin County, CA

  28 Octavia St, San Rafael We had our busiest year yet! We are so proud and thankful to have been a part of 28 sales, and nearly $34 million in sales volume.  We are all living through global, economic, and environmental shifts, not to mention our own personal soul journeys and all the challenges that come with growth and expansion. And personally, we are just so thankful for the support we get every day from family, friends, clients, and other real estate professionals.  Truly, this year in particular, we helped SO many kind, open-hearted and special clients move to and from Marin County, and it's years like these that make our job feel fun. Cheers to every buyer, seller, agent, mortgage broker, and title officer we worked with this past year! It was a smooth ride!  If you're in the market or if you're just interested in checking out our 2025 sales, scroll through the below. We sold a wide range of homes in multiple areas of Marin, so chances are we can help you to...

  In Q1 in Marin County, the number of sales is up 22% compared to 2024. 314 properties were sold and the average days on market was 50. Average sale price ranged from $1.278 million in Fairfax all the way up to $6.817 million in Belvedere. In the highest and lowest price points in Belvedere and Fairfax, properties stayed on the market longest at an average of 71 and 66 days. Lowest average days on market were 9 days in Kentfield and 10 days in Larkspur.  If you're searching for a home in Marin or if you want to know what your home is worth, reach out directly. We would love to help! 415.559.5280 naomi@thornehometeam.com katherine@thornehometeam.com thornehometeam.com

124 Surrey Ln, San Rafael CA The very first question we get when we meet with a homeowner who wants to sell their home - what do I need to fix or remodel for resale? As real estate agents, we like to meet with sellers at their home to walk through the property and discuss specifically which repairs to prioritize. But it also helps to have a more general idea of what's going to give you the most bang for your buck. You might be surprised which items are at the top of the list! A recent report by the National Association of Realtors® shows which projects offered the highest returns. The Remodeling Impact Report estimates the following cost recovery at resale: 1. New Steel Front Door: 100% 2. Closet Renovation: 83% 3. New Fiberglass Front Door: 80% 4. New Vinyl Windows: 74% 5. New Wood Windows: 71% 6. Basement Conversion to Living Space: 71% 7. Attic Converstion to Living Space: 67% 8. Full Kitchen Renovation: 60% 9. Minor Kitchen Updates: 60% 10. Bathroom Addition: 56% 11. New Primar...

2022 was a dramatic year in real estate. The market yielded all time highs and multiple-offer chaos in the Summer sending some sales soaring up to $1mil over the asking price. This was followed by rising mortgage interest rates, which quickly slowed the market and gave way to a calm Winter break.  Through it all, we guided our buyers on how to navigate multiple offer situations with dozens of offers, and how to purchase with decreased buying power due to higher rates. On one San Anselmo sale, our buyers prevailed with 11 offers. And for our sellers, we tailored our project management style to each seller's needs, from off-market sales for minimal seller stress to full market-prep with home renovation, landscaping, and staging. We are so thankful to everyone we worked with this past year, clients and amazing service professionals!  If you're in the market or if you're just interested in checking out our 2022 sales, scroll through the below. We sell a wide range of homes in a...

When do new homes hit the market? This is a question we get all the time. We also get a whole lot of speculation about holidays and special events and their relationship to people's readiness to list their homes for sale. So we wanted to share some stats to really get to the bottom of this equation. Search thornehometeam.com In Marin County, the general rule of thumb is that the most new homes are listed for sale during the Spring and Summer months and this is because of weather patterns and  kids being out of school, making it easier to make family moving transitions during this time. So let's take a look at the numbers. The graph below shows the number of homes for sale and new listings per month from the past 5 years in Marin County. Pay particular attention to the blue line for number of new listings. You'll notice since 2015 the new listings hit a low each December, hovering a bit below the 100 mark. Then they ramp up around March and April, with a peak above 350, then...