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May 16, 2019
California home sales stumble into spring home buying season as median price sets another record
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- Existing, single-family home sales totaled 396,760 in April on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, down 0.1 percent from March and down 4.8 percent from April 2018. - April’s statewide median home price was $602,920, up 6.5 percent from March and up 3.2 percent from April 2018. - Sales of condominiums/townhomes were down 3.8 percent from a year ago in April, while the median price was $470,000. - Year-to-date sales were down 7.3 percent in April. |
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LOS ANGELES (May 16) – California home sales remained muted entering the spring homebuying season as soft buyer demand continues to challenge the market, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today.
Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 396,760 units in April, according to information collected by C.A.R. from more than 90 local REALTOR® associations and MLSs statewide. The statewide annualized sales figure represents what would be the total number of homes sold during 2019 if sales maintained the April pace throughout the year. It is adjusted to account for seasonal factors that typically influence home sales.
April’s sales figure was down 0.1 percent from the 397,210 level in March and down 4.8 percent from home sales in April 2018 of 416,750. Sales remained below the 400,000 level for the ninth consecutive month and have fallen on a year-over-year basis for a full year.
“Weak buyer demand, largely prompted by elevated home prices, is playing a role in the softening housing market,” said C.A.R. President Jared Martin. “However, with low interest rates, cooling competition and an increase in homes to choose from, buyers can take advantage of a more balanced housing market.”
Even as demand weakened and home sales stumbled, the statewide median home price set another record high in April, hitting $602,920 and surpassing the previous high of $602,760 set last summer. April’s price was up 6.5 percent from $565,880 in March and up 3.2 percent from a revised $584,460 in April 2018. The year-over-year price growth rate was the strongest since October 2018.
“While we started off the spring homebuying season on a down note, home sales in the upcoming months may fare better than the top-level numbers suggest,” said C.A.R. Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Leslie Appleton-Young. “The year-over-year sales decrease was the smallest in nine months, and pending home sales increased for the second straight month after declining for more than two years. While we don’t expect a sharp sales rebound, we also don’t expect an acceleration in declines.”
Other key points from C.A.R.’s April 2019 resale housing report include:
Note: The County MLS median price and sales data in the tables are generated from a survey of more than 90 associations of REALTORS® throughout the state and represent statistics of existing single-family detached homes only. County sales data are not adjusted to account for seasonal factors that can influence home sales. Movements in sales prices should not be interpreted as changes in the cost of a standard home. The median price is where half sold for more and half sold for less; medians are more typical than average prices, which are skewed by a relatively small share of transactions at either the lower-end or the upper-end. Median prices can be influenced by changes in cost, as well as changes in the characteristics and the size of homes sold. The change in median prices should not be construed as actual price changes in specific homes.
*Sales-to-list-price ratio is an indicator that reflects the negotiation power of home buyers and home sellers under current market conditions. The ratio is calculated by dividing the final sales price of a property by its last list price and is expressed as a percentage. A sales-to-list ratio with 100 percent or above suggests that the property sold for more than the list price, and a ratio below 100 percent indicates that the price sold below the asking price.
**Price per square foot is a measure commonly used by real estate agents and brokers to determine how much a square foot of space a buyer will pay for a property. It is calculated as the sale price of the home divided by the number of finished square feet. C.A.R. currently tracks price-per-square foot statistics for 50 counties.
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# # #
April 2019 County Sales and Price Activity
(Regional and condo sales data not seasonally adjusted)
|
April 2019 |
Median Sold Price of Existing Single-Family Homes |
Sales |
|||||||
|
State/Region/County |
April 2019 |
March 2019 |
|
April 2018 |
|
Price MTM% Chg |
Price YTY% Chg |
Sales MTM% Chg |
Sales YTY% Chg |
|
Calif. Single-family home |
$602,920 |
$565,880 |
|
$584,460 |
|
6.5% |
3.2% |
-0.1% |
-4.8% |
|
Calif. Condo/Townhome |
$470,000 |
$465,000 |
|
$471,500 |
r |
1.1% |
-0.3% |
13.4% |
-3.8% |
|
Los Angeles Metro Area |
$536,450 |
$517,000 |
|
$515,000 |
|
3.8% |
4.2% |
13.9% |
-2.0% |
|
Central Coast |
$699,450 |
$645,000 |
|
$661,750 |
|
8.4% |
5.7% |
5.6% |
-4.1% |
|
Central Valley |
$330,730 |
$325,000 |
|
$325,000 |
|
1.8% |
1.8% |
10.1% |
-0.4% |
|
Inland Empire |
$378,240 |
$374,900 |
|
$360,000 |
|
0.9% |
5.1% |
6.8% |
-7.0% |
|
San Francisco Bay Area |
$988,000 |
$940,000 |
|
$1,010,000 |
r |
5.1% |
-2.2% |
17.8% |
-1.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
San Francisco Bay Area |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alameda |
$940,000 |
$911,000 |
|
$969,300 |
|
3.2% |
-3.0% |
20.4% |
2.4% |
|
Contra Costa |
$679,000 |
$644,000 |
|
$689,660 |
|
5.4% |
-1.5% |
11.8% |
-4.8% |
|
Marin |
$1,350,000 |
$1,300,000 |
|
$1,385,000 |
|
3.8% |
-2.5% |
44.9% |
2.9% |
|
Napa |
$705,000 |
$699,000 |
|
$682,500 |
|
0.9% |
3.3% |
44.6% |
0.0% |
|
San Francisco |
$1,632,500 |
$1,637,500 |
|
$1,650,000 |
|
-0.3% |
-1.1% |
27.1% |
16.1% |
|
San Mateo |
$1,601,000 |
$1,610,000 |
|
$1,770,000 |
|
-0.6% |
-9.5% |
22.5% |
10.4% |
|
Santa Clara |
$1,315,000 |
$1,300,000 |
|
$1,425,000 |
|
1.2% |
-7.7% |
12.1% |
-8.4% |
|
Solano |
$435,000 |
$438,500 |
|
$447,500 |
|
-0.8% |
-2.8% |
4.8% |
-0.5% |
|
Sonoma |
$645,000 |
$633,750 |
|
$685,000 |
|
1.8% |
-5.8% |
29.0% |
-2.0% |
|
Southern California |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles |
$544,170 |
$525,520 |
|
$528,550 |
|
3.5% |
3.0% |
18.2% |
-0.1% |
|
Orange |
$825,000 |
$809,500 |
|
$818,000 |
|
1.9% |
0.9% |
17.1% |
0.5% |
|
Riverside |
$423,000 |
$412,000 |
|
$400,000 |
|
2.7% |
5.8% |
7.4% |
-6.5% |
|
San Bernardino |
$305,000 |
$309,950 |
|
$289,900 |
|
-1.6% |
5.2% |
5.8% |
-7.7% |
|
San Diego |
$649,000 |
$623,800 |
|
$635,000 |
|
4.0% |
2.2% |
13.7% |
2.4% |
|
Ventura |
$650,000 |
$640,000 |
|
$665,000 |
|
1.6% |
-2.3% |
27.8% |
15.2% |
|
Central Coast |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monterey |
$600,000 |
$579,000 |
|
$607,750 |
|
3.6% |
-1.3% |
11.9% |
-4.7% |
|
San Luis Obispo |
$650,000 |
$629,500 |
|
$597,505 |
|
3.3% |
8.8% |
9.5% |
3.5% |
|
Santa Barbara |
$760,500 |
$555,000 |
|
$650,000 |
|
37.0% |
17.0% |
-8.9% |
-4.0% |
|
Santa Cruz |
$977,750 |
$918,000 |
|
$899,000 |
|
6.5% |
8.8% |
15.4% |
-15.0% |
|
Central Valley |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fresno |
$271,250 |
$280,000 |
|
$260,000 |
|
-3.1% |
4.3% |
6.1% |
-6.5% |
|
Glenn |
$241,250 |
$250,000 |
|
$215,000 |
|
-3.5% |
12.2% |
-18.5% |
69.2% |
|
Kern |
$250,000 |
$249,950 |
|
$235,000 |
|
0.0% |
6.4% |
12.9% |
16.0% |
|
Kings |
$240,000 |
$232,000 |
|
$235,000 |
|
3.4% |
2.1% |
-10.5% |
-23.8% |
|
Madera |
$271,950 |
$265,000 |
|
$244,000 |
|
2.6% |
11.5% |
43.7% |
18.8% |
|
Merced |
$276,000 |
$275,000 |
|
$259,000 |
|
0.4% |
6.6% |
22.5% |
22.5% |
|
Placer |
$498,500 |
$475,000 |
|
$489,000 |
|
4.9% |
1.9% |
13.1% |
-4.7% |
|
Sacramento |
$385,000 |
$365,000 |
|
$369,000 |
|
5.5% |
4.3% |
12.2% |
-6.8% |
|
San Benito |
$550,900 |
$610,000 |
|
$569,217 |
|
-9.7% |
-3.2% |
32.5% |
-10.2% |
|
San Joaquin |
$375,000 |
$355,000 |
|
$374,990 |
|
5.6% |
0.0% |
11.2% |
6.9% |
|
Stanislaus |
$319,500 |
$320,000 |
|
$306,000 |
|
-0.2% |
4.4% |
7.1% |
1.1% |
|
Tulare |
$244,950 |
$230,000 |
|
$229,250 |
|
6.5% |
6.8% |
-7.5% |
4.1% |
|
Other Calif. Counties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amador |
NA |
NA |
|
$335,000 |
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Butte |
$360,000 |
$369,000 |
|
$316,000 |
|
-2.4% |
13.9% |
-27.3% |
-4.3% |
|
Calaveras |
$340,000 |
$308,250 |
|
$340,000 |
|
10.3% |
0.0% |
-5.4% |
-10.3% |
|
Del Norte |
$216,500 |
$253,025 |
|
$239,000 |
|
-14.4% |
-9.4% |
90.0% |
-17.4% |
|
El Dorado |
$524,000 |
$506,165 |
|
$499,999 |
|
3.5% |
4.8% |
-1.3% |
-20.2% |
|
Humboldt |
$305,000 |
$310,000 |
|
$309,000 |
|
-1.6% |
-1.3% |
0.9% |
-1.7% |
|
Lake |
$262,400 |
$243,500 |
|
$285,000 |
|
7.8% |
-7.9% |
18.0% |
-24.4% |
|
Lassen |
$200,950 |
$220,000 |
|
$155,500 |
|
-8.7% |
29.2% |
-4.8% |
33.3% |
|
Mariposa |
$286,500 |
$277,500 |
|
$344,850 |
|
3.2% |
-16.9% |
20.0% |
-29.4% |
|
Mendocino |
$418,500 |
$394,500 |
|
$430,000 |
|
6.1% |
-2.7% |
22.2% |
25.7% |
|
Mono |
$717,250 |
$800,000 |
|
$520,000 |
|
-10.3% |
37.9% |
433.3% |
128.6% |
|
Nevada |
$397,000 |
$412,500 |
|
$408,738 |
|
-3.8% |
-2.9% |
1.6% |
12.7% |
|
Plumas |
$395,000 |
$287,500 |
|
$280,250 |
|
37.4% |
40.9% |
0.0% |
116.7% |
|
Shasta |
$275,000 |
$285,000 |
|
$258,950 |
|
-3.5% |
6.2% |
-1.9% |
0.0% |
|
Siskiyou |
$208,500 |
$205,000 |
|
$217,250 |
|
1.7% |
-4.0% |
-2.2% |
29.4% |
|
Sutter |
$305,000 |
$310,000 |
|
$280,000 |
|
-1.6% |
8.9% |
11.5% |
-9.3% |
|
Tehama |
$232,500 |
$315,000 |
|
$210,000 |
|
-26.2% |
10.7% |
-6.1% |
12.2% |
|
Tuolumne |
$316,000 |
$315,000 |
|
$305,000 |
|
0.3% |
3.6% |
18.0% |
-15.3% |
|
Yolo |
$419,330 |
$450,000 |
|
$495,000 |
|
-6.8% |
-15.3% |
21.8% |
-8.8% |
|
Yuba |
$268,000 |
$290,000 |
|
$285,000 |
|
-7.6% |
-6.0% |
1.4% |
-6.3% |
r = revised
NA = not available
April 2019 County Unsold Inventory and Days on Market
(Regional and condo sales data not seasonally adjusted)
|
April 2019 |
Unsold Inventory Index |
Median Time on Market |
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|
State/Region/County |
April 2019 |
March 2019 |
|
April 2018 |
|
April 2019 |
March 2019 |
|
April 2018 |
|
|
Calif. Single-family home |
3.4 |
3.6 |
|
3.2 |
|
21.0 |
25.0 |
|
15.0 |
|
|
Calif. Condo/Townhome |
3.1 |
3.3 |
|
2.4 |
|
22.0 |
24.0 |
|
12.0 |
|
|
Los Angeles Metro Area |
3.9 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
|
30.0 |
33.0 |
|
21.0 |
|
|
|
Central Coast |
4.3 |
4.1 |
|
3.9 |
|
23.0 |
26.0 |
|
17.5 |
|
|
Central Valley |
3.0 |
3.0 |
|
2.8 |
|
16.0 |
22.0 |
|
13.0 |
|
|
Inland Empire |
4.1 |
4.2 |
|
3.7 |
|
37.0 |
42.0 |
|
29.0 |
|
|
San Francisco Bay Area |
2.6 |
2.6 |
|
2.1 |
|
15.0 |
16.0 |
|
12.0 |
r |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
San Francisco Bay Area |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alameda |
2.0 |
2.2 |
|
1.7 |
|
13.0 |
13.0 |
|
10.0 |
|
|
Contra Costa |
2.7 |
2.6 |
|
2.1 |
|
13.0 |
14.0 |
|
11.0 |
|
|
Marin |
3.1 |
3.8 |
|
2.7 |
|
24.0 |
28.0 |
|
22.0 |
|
|
Napa |
5.8 |
6.8 |
|
4.3 |
|
49.5 |
73.0 |
|
37.5 |
|
|
San Francisco |
1.6 |
1.8 |
|
1.9 |
|
15.0 |
14.0 |
|
14.0 |
|
|
San Mateo |
2.0 |
2.2 |
|
1.9 |
|
12.0 |
13.0 |
|
10.0 |
|
|
Santa Clara |
2.4 |
2.3 |
|
1.6 |
|
11.0 |
12.0 |
|
8.0 |
|
|
Solano |
3.0 |
2.8 |
|
2.6 |
|
33.0 |
37.0 |
|
29.0 |
|
|
Sonoma |
4.0 |
4.1 |
|
3.0 |
|
33.5 |
43.5 |
|
33.0 |
|
|
Southern California |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles |
3.5 |
3.8 |
|
3.3 |
|
24.0 |
25.0 |
|
17.0 |
|
|
Orange |
3.8 |
4.3 |
|
3.5 |
|
21.0 |
25.0 |
|
14.0 |
|
|
Riverside |
4.1 |
4.3 |
|
3.6 |
|
39.0 |
44.0 |
|
29.0 |
|
|
San Bernardino |
4.1 |
4.1 |
|
3.9 |
|
35.0 |
40.0 |
|
28.0 |
|
|
San Diego |
3.1 |
3.4 |
|
3.0 |
|
17.0 |
19.0 |
|
11.0 |
|
|
Ventura |
4.9 |
5.8 |
|
5.5 |
|
47.0 |
51.0 |
|
39.0 |
|
|
Central Coast |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monterey |
4.0 |
4.2 |
|
3.8 |
|
27.0 |
27.0 |
|
22.0 |
|
|
San Luis Obispo |
4.5 |
4.5 |
|
4.3 |
|
22.0 |
33.0 |
|
19.5 |
|
|
Santa Barbara |
4.8 |
3.9 |
|
4.5 |
|
27.0 |
26.0 |
|
20.5 |
|
|
Santa Cruz |
3.6 |
3.6 |
|
2.7 |
|
14.0 |
20.0 |
|
11.0 |
|
|
Central Valley |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fresno |
3.4 |
3.4 |
|
2.8 |
|
17.0 |
26.0 |
|
12.0 |
|
|
Glenn |
3.8 |
2.8 |
|
6.1 |
|
20.5 |
45.0 |
|
16.0 |
|
|
Kern |
2.8 |
3.0 |
|
3.5 |
|
12.0 |
21.0 |
|
19.0 |
|
|
Kings |
4.6 |
3.8 |
|
2.9 |
|
24.0 |
34.0 |
|
16.0 |
|
|
Madera |
4.3 |
6.1 |
|
4.9 |
|
36.0 |
37.0 |
|
19.0 |
|
|
Merced |
3.8 |
4.3 |
|
4.1 |
|
26.0 |
55.0 |
|
28.0 |
|
|
Placer |
2.8 |
2.7 |
|
2.5 |
|
14.0 |
17.5 |
|
10.0 |
|
|
Sacramento |
2.2 |
2.3 |
|
2.2 |
|
11.0 |
18.0 |
|
10.0 |
|
|
San Benito |
3.4 |
4.0 |
|
2.5 |
|
31.0 |
63.0 |
|
13.0 |
|
|
San Joaquin |
3.0 |
3.2 |
|
2.8 |
|
17.0 |
22.0 |
|
12.0 |
|
|
Stanislaus |
2.7 |
2.8 |
|
2.7 |
|
20.0 |
23.0 |
|
13.0 |
|
|
Tulare |
3.7 |
3.3 |
|
3.8 |
|
28.0 |
32.0 |
|
23.0 |
|
|
Other Calif. Counties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amador |
NA |
NA |
|
5.3 |
|
NA |
NA |
|
16.0 |
|
|
Butte |
2.7 |
1.8 |
|
3.2 |
|
7.0 |
9.0 |
|
9.0 |
|
|
Calaveras |
6.4 |
5.0 |
|
5.7 |
|
28.0 |
53.5 |
|
28.0 |
|
|
Del Norte |
6.6 |
12.4 |
|
5.3 |
|
162.0 |
140.0 |
|
145.0 |
|
|
El Dorado |
5.3 |
4.2 |
|
3.5 |
|
30.0 |
32.5 |
|
20.0 |
|
|
Humboldt |
4.9 |
4.5 |
|
5.0 |
|
28.5 |
44.0 |
|
22.0 |
|
|
Lake |
8.3 |
8.8 |
|
6.0 |
|
54.0 |
80.5 |
|
39.5 |
|
|
Lassen |
6.4 |
5.2 |
|
10.5 |
|
96.0 |
90.0 |
|
137.0 |
|
|
Mariposa |
10.1 |
10.4 |
|
6.8 |
|
129.0 |
31.0 |
|
18.0 |
r |
|
Mendocino |
10.0 |
11.1 |
|
12.7 |
|
73.0 |
81.0 |
|
70.0 |
|
|
Mono |
4.6 |
22.7 |
|
10.6 |
|
209.0 |
71.0 |
|
170.0 |
|
|
Nevada |
4.6 |
3.9 |
|
4.7 |
|
43.5 |
44.5 |
|
22.5 |
|
|
Plumas |
11.5 |
9.2 |
|
22.0 |
|
153.5 |
129.0 |
|
178.5 |
|
|
Shasta |
4.2 |
3.7 |
|
4.4 |
|
26.0 |
40.0 |
|
22.0 |
|
|
Siskiyou |
6.7 |
5.8 |
|
7.8 |
|
70.5 |
82.0 |
|
25.0 |
|
|
Sutter |
2.5 |
2.5 |
|
2.9 |
|
19.5 |
14.0 |
|
32.0 |
|
|
Tehama |
4.5 |
3.7 |
|
5.0 |
|
38.0 |
43.0 |
|
55.0 |
|
|
Tuolumne |
5.5 |
5.4 |
|
3.8 |
|
46.0 |
76.5 |
|
23.0 |
|
|
Yolo |
2.7 |
3.0 |
|
2.1 |
|
17.0 |
27.0 |
|
10.0 |
|
|
Yuba |
2.8 |
2.8 |
|
3.0 |
|
12.0 |
19.0 |
|
17.0 |
|
r = revised
NA = not available
