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- Housing Market News
- Green Resources
- Local Resources
- Relocation
- First Time Home Buyers
- Articles
- Items of Value
- Links
Housing Market News
- California Association of Realtors® Beyond the Headlines:
- August 26, 2010 (.pdf)
View past issues in our CAR Beyond the Headlines archives.
Green Resources
- Keep Chemicals Out of Water and More Money in Your Pocket
Measure Your Carbon Footprint- Going Green Newsletter
Local Resources
- Search for Open Homes in Marin County
- Helpful local resources - Marin County (.pdf)
- Helpful local resources - Sonoma County (.pdf)
- Local government agency websites:
- Bolinas-Stinson School Board
- Central Marin Sanitation Agency
- Corte Madera (all)
- Dixie School Board
- Fairfax Town Council
- Fairfax Planning Commission
- Kentfield School Board
- Lagunitas School Board
- Larkspur City Council
- Larkspur Planning Commission
- Larkspur School Board
- Las Gallinas Sanitation District
- Marin County Board of Education
- Marin County Board of Supervisors
- Marin County Planning Commission
- Mill Valley Agendas (all)
- Mill Valley School Board
- Novato Agendas (all)
- Novato Sanitary District
- Novato Unified School Board
- Ross Town Council
- Ross School Board
- Ross Valley Sanitary District
- Ross Valley School Board
- San Anselmo Agendas (all)
- San Rafael Agendas (all)
- San Rafael Planning Commission
- San Rafael School Board
- Sausalito Agendas (all)
- Sausalito-Marin City School Board
- Shoreline Unified School Board
- Tamalpais Union High School Board
- Tiburon Town Council
- Tiburon Planning Commission
See other city links under Buying a Home
Relocation
- Moving Checklist (.pdf)
First Time Home Buyers
There are many resources available for First-Time Home Buyers. Follow the link below to view some of the financing options applicable to the Bay Area
- Homebuyer Tax Credit Information (.pdf)
- Finance Programs for First Time Home Buyers (.pdf)
- $8,000 Home Buyer Tax Credit at a Glance
Articles
- Ask Yourself: Rent or Buy? (.pdf)
By Paula Hess
California Real Estate, June/July 2010 - AT HOME: Perfection has no place in a happy home (.pdf)
By Marni Jameson
Marin Independent Journal, June 4, 2010 - Fed's Rosengren sees mortgage rate rise in spring (.pdf)
By Kristina Cooke
Reuters, January 9, 2010 - New $6,500 Federal Tax Credit (.pdf)
By Kenneth R. Harney
latimes.com, November 30, 2009 - Existing-Home Sales Jump 10.1% (.pdf)
By Jeff Bater
WSJ.com, November 24, 2009 - Buying a Home in Time to Get Credit (.pdf)
By Amy Hoak
WSJ.com, November 15, 2009 - Buying a Home in Time to Get Credit
By Amy Haok
WSJ.com, November 15, 2009 - High-End Homes Frozen Out of Budding Housing Rebound
By Nick Timiraos and James R. Hagerty - Think Buying a Home in California is Too Expensive? (.pdf)
By Andrea Shine - $10,000 Tax Credit for New Home Purchases (.pdf)
By Andrea Shine - New Appraisal Rules Driving Down Values (.pdf)
By Kenneth Harney
San Francisco Chronicle, July 6, 2009
- New Mortgage Rules Could Help More Borrowers (.pdf)
By Kathleen Pender
San Francisco Chronicle, July 2, 2009 - The Pain of Selling a Home for Less Than the Loan
By David Streitfeld
The New York Times, September 18, 2008
(download .pdf) - Information on Tax Credits for Home Improvements in 2009
Source: ENERGY STAR
Items of Value
- Credit Tips that Will Score Lower Interest Rates (.pdf)
- Safety Begins at Home (.pdf)
- Keep it Simple (.pdf)
- Dream Home, Green Home (.pdf)
- "I gotta get away!" (.pdf)
- Make Taxes . . . Less Taxing (.pdf)
- A New Year. A New You. (.pdf)
- Giving Thanks (.pdf)
- Energize Your Car's Health, Mile After Mile (.pdf)
- Less is More (.pdf)
- How to Prevent Identity Theft (.pdf)
- Simple Golden Rules for Financial Freedom (.pdf)
- Happiness Begins at Home (.pdf)
- Postal Rate Change Requires More Loose Change (.pdf)
- Great Escape (.pdf)
- Inside, Outside, All Around! (.pdf)
- Setting the Stage (.pdf)
- Your Home Your Tax Shelter (.pdf)
- Mastery of Motivation (.pdf)
- Holidays (.pdf)
- Are You Covered? Make Sure By Doing a Home Inventory (.pdf)
- The Mortgage Smorgasbord (.pdf)
