Marin median house price dips to $1.6M and sales rise

The median price for a detached home in Marin was $1.6 million last month, a decline of $10,000 from the prior July, according to new data from the county assessor’s office.

Over the same period, the median price for a detached home rose 6.5% statewide and 3.6% in the Bay Area, the California Association of Realtors said. The median price is the point at which half the homes were more expensive and half less.

“The year-over-year gain was the 13th straight month of annual price increases...