November 21, 2024

real estate marketDataQuick Information Systems just reported that across the six counties of Southern California it was the highest level of sales in almost a year. The median sales price in July was $260,000 in Riverside County and $230,000 in San Bernardino County. Both represent declines of about $10,000 to $15,000 in the last month.

John Walsh, MDA DataQuick president said: "What we're looking at is a fire sale of properties in newer affordable neighborhoods that were bought or refinanced near the price peak with lousy mortgages."

Also, First American CoreLogic reported that its monthly home price index fell 10.7 percent in June, as the U.S. housing market copes with a historic slump.

The biggest drop was seen in the Los Angeles area, where prices fell by 26.5 percent. Prices fell by 26.1 percent in the Riverside, Calif., area.

Drops of more than 20 percent were seen in areas in that were flooded with speculators during the housing boom and have been hit hardest by the bust.

Those include: Oakland and San Diego, Calif, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Miami and the Cape Coral-Fort Myers and Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach areas in Florida.          San Diego CA real estate agents

 

11 thoughts on “Southern California Highest Sales … Prices Still Falling

  1. Mark these words, it will be much worse that the ‘73-’75 recession, it will very likely be worse than the Great Depression, but will be a depression, a real depression. A morning’s worth of true, overall. Thoughtful research will convince anyone willing to face the truth. Oakland Legal Advice

  2. If I predict recession every year I will get it right eventually. My understanding of economics is that something either goes up or it goes down. There are 50-50 odds to guess right. Some may guess 60% right but will eventually revert back to the mean. It’s too bad this is a time when the system has been raped for every nickel and dime for the next few years. San Diego Real Estate

  3. Houses will only fall 30% if everyone rushes for the exits. 5 years ago many markets were underpriced and it’s highly unlikely they’ll go back to that level. There’s still a lot of demand for housing and THERE ALWAYS WILL BE! Anyone predicting a 40% decline is making a prediction because he earns money by making predictions! San Diego Investment Properties

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