Talk about a high quality home at a great price … Caroline Nelson responds to yesterday’s blog about her listing at 31 Bayview, San Rafael, with this statement about her other listing at 16 Chapel Cove Court …. “Unbelievable house – owner has $3.4M into the property! Resort-living all year long – like the Four Seasons only better!” …

Hey, this five bedroom home, purchased in ’06 for just over $2M is on sale for $2,295,000. It has an interior courtyard and lives well on one level. This property shines inside and out! Want to go see? call me!

How are prices? Consider 207 Madrone, Larkspur, noted in an earlier blog as a good buy … it sold … first in ’06 for $880,000 and most recently for $725,000.

Or you might think of the short sale of 37 Palm, also mentioned in a blog right here …. It was sold by Marti Grossman for $1,250,000 amid multiple offers. Happy buyers.

Yes, there are good buys out there … but if you’re shopping know that you’ll be seeing some real pain in real estate … after viewing a short sale in Woodacre … a home on two acres that sold a few years ago for $925,000, now listed at $625,000 …. My client Jeff told me that he and his wife went home thinking ‘what a great home’ and then had trouble sleeping, thinking of the owners losing their home.

What to do about the pain? Recognize it. Talk to me and I’ll help you work thru your emotions as you talk, write AND when you’re buying, do an energetic clearing of the home (Yes, I have a few great house clearers, the ghost-busting Sheldon Nordby, the wonderful Christopher Miles, classical feng shui consultant Finola FitzClarence …and others … people who work magic with the home and the people.)

Another short sale didn’t happen … at 7 Wordsworth, Mill Valley. A shame. Think about what’s next …

A tid bit of news: In today’s Wall Street Journal and article (Page A3) “Lender Halts Foreclosures” … the story about a Chase document signer “who said she regularly signed off on about 18,000 foreclosure affidavits and other documents each month without reviewing the loan files.” WOW! Thus Chase said it was suspending the foreclosures on 56,000 home loans (and the number may grow) until they finish a review of the process. This in states where foreclosure is a judicial process.

Yes, this is not a market for the timid … but there are some real opportunities … opportunities for sellers to move on with their lives and for buyers to make great selections.

Let’s go shopping. www.tomverkozen.com or call me …. With questions, information, requests to help you move forward or go shopping. It’s time we talk, isn’t it?

Posted by:  Tom Verkozen