Trends At a Glance Sep 2008 Previous Month Year-over Year
Median Price $475,000 $585,000 (-18.8%) $702,500 (-32.4%)
Average Price $610,795 $665,674 (-8.2%) $787,602 (-22.4%)
No. of Sales 143 153 (-6.5%) 90 (+58.9%)
Active 1058 1065 (-0.7%) 1321 (-19.9%)
Sale vs. List Price 97.7% 97.0% (+0.7%) 96.9% (+0.8%)
Days on Market 74 73 (+1.2%) 76 (-2.9%)

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Market Overview

Santa Cruz County Home Sales Surge in September

Sales of single-family, re-sale homes were up 58.9% in September compared to last September. This is the third month in a row homes sales have been up year-over-year.

Year-to-date, home sales are off 11.3%.

Statistical home prices continue to fall due to the large number of bank-owned properties being sold. We expect the surge in sales to, eventually, reduce the bank-owned inventory.

The median price for homes fell below $500,000 for the first time since April 2002, reaching $475,000, a decline of 18.88% from August and a fall of 32.4% from last September.

Inventory was down 19.9% from last September. This is the fifth month in a row inventory has declined year-over-year.

Our Days of Inventory indicator  is at 215 days. In a balanced market, the supply of homes is usually around five to six months.

Condo sales were up 19.4% from August, and up 68.2% year-over-year.

The median price for condos was down 3.6% from August, and off 13.4% compared to last September.

The bank-owned property is clustered in the condo and entry-level home market. They constitute the largest percentage of sales, thereby driving down statistical prices.

The real estate market is very hard to generalize. It is a market made up of many micro markets. For complete information on a particular neighborhood or property, call me.


 
 



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