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Marin Dream House Raffle, Charity of the Day

Filed under: Estates, Charity of the Day

Today is the third day in our look at various charities worth your money this holiday season. If you are feeling lucky or want to give a friend the chance to win a $2.1 million house in California's Bay Area then you might want to pick up a ticket in the Dream House Raffle. Each raffle ticket is $150 and is a fundraiser for Community Action Marin, an anti-poverty organization that operates 15 programs for low-income people throughout Marin County. The raffle ends on January 25 and the winner can opt for the house or $1.7 million in cash. They are also raffling off another 349 prizes ranging from $25,000 to $300 in cash. Unfortunately the raffle tickets aren't tax deductible but donations to Community Action Marin are.

[via SF Gate]

Gallery: Marin House Raffle

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Tags: bay area, charity, homeless, marin, raffle

A Zip Code is Not Enough for Luxury

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

When it comes to real estate, many people will tell you that it all boils down to: location, location, location. This may or may not be true, but more people than you can shake a stick at (or shake a mortgage at) believe in it wholeheartedly. A nice house can do a lot for a property, but it seems that people are paying a premium for the property alone now. And I'm not referring to a vacant lot, priced expensively but accordingly. I'm talking about lots with run-down, unimproved houses so small you might actually be at risk of inhaling them when you hear the price - assuming they don't collapse first.

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Tags: blog, california, marin, marin housing, marin real estate, market, pos, pos house, real estate, RealEstate, red door, RedDoor, rela estate market