Wednesday, December 15, 2010

IE sales TANK in November

Sales in the IE fell 20.5% in Riverside and 17.5% in San Berdu versus last Nov. Interest rates are about the same as last year (a little lower actually), median price is the same as last year. So what's different? Well last year sales numbers were pumped up because the tax credit was expiring. Of course it was extended but no one knew for sure that would happen so a lot of people jumped off the fence to get that 8 grand.

So here's the DQ report,

CA---Southern California home sales fell in November to the second-lowest level for that month in 18 years, reflecting the weak economic recovery, a dormant new-home market and tight credit conditions. The median price paid for a home rose above a year earlier for the 12th consecutive month, though November’s gain was the tiniest yet, a real estate information service reported.

A total of 16,208 new and resale houses and condos sold in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Ventura, San Bernardino and Orange counties last month. That was down 3.2 percent from 16,744 sales in October, and down 15.5 percent from 19,181 in November 2009, according to MDA DataQuick of San Diego.

A drop in sales from October to November is normal for the season, with the decline averaging 8.1 percent since 1988, when DataQuick’s statistics begin. November’s sales were the lowest for that month since 2007, when 13,173 sold, and the second-lowest since 1992, when 15,446 sold. Last month’s sales fell 26.5 percent below the average November sales tally of 22,047.

In the new-home market, sales were the slowest for a November since at least 1988. In many growth areas the math for builders just doesn’t work: The cost to construct is higher than what buyers can afford or are willing to pay. Often builders can’t compete with the pricing of nearby resale homes, especially foreclosures and short sales.



Sales Volume Median Price
All homes Nov-09 Nov-10 %Chng Nov-09 Nov-10 %Chng
Los Angeles 6,257 5,540 -11.50% $329,000 $325,000 -1.20%
Orange 2,528 2,257 -10.70% $432,500 $435,000 0.60%
Riverside 3,745 2,977 -20.50% $200,000 $195,000 -2.50%
San Bernardino 2,751 2,271 -17.40% $160,000 $152,000 -5.00%
San Diego 3,148 2,566 -18.50% $325,000 $335,000 3.10%
Ventura 752 597 -20.60% $365,000 $375,000 2.70%
SoCal 19,181 16,208 -15.50% $285,000 $287,000 0.70%

4 comments:

Tyrone said...

Whatever happened to those green shoots the government was talking about?

I never found any of those, but I did find lots and lots of shiny metals.

Tyrone said...

Here's a big Kaboom from Dr. HB...

California lists 99,000 foreclosures for sale on the MLS but 372,000 homes are active in the foreclosure process

John Williams (Shadowstats) says hyperinflation in 6-9 months. I don't know about that, but I don't see things better better for a long time.

Adam Pennington said...

Lets hope the housing market does better this next year in 2011. Before selling a house it must be inspected by a pest control inspector. Pest control in the Inland Empire is right here.

golfer_X said...

Housing market better in 2011? I seriously doubt that.