July 2018 Almaden Valley Real Estate Market Update
July 2018 Almaden Valley Real Estate Market Update… The Almaden Valley real estate market is entering the end of summer cooling phase. July saw a dramatic jump in the number of single family homes offered on the market; up to 43 from 26 in May and June. We haven’t seen this amount of inventory since late summer/fall 2016. The numbers of homes under contract and sold have dropped from June, which is not unusual for the summer months.
The average price per square foot dropped to $713 from $757 in June, which is also not unexpected given the time of year.
Evaluating sales data during this pivotal time of year can be difficult. The market will likely pick up the pace again after buyers return from their summer vacations. But the rapid increase in homes on the market could be an early sign that the market will shift slightly in favor of buyers.
If you’d like more information about current market trends or are thinking about buying or selling a home in the Almaden Valley, give me a call!
June 2018 Almaden Valley Real Estate Market Update
June 2018 Almaden Valley Real Estate Market Update… Although June’s listing, pending and sold data for single family home sales in Almaden Valley is for the most part the “same old, same old” story of short supply and hot demand, we DID reach a milestone for the average price per square foot of $757. According to MLS data, this is the highest it has been in over ten years. Although prices have been gradually increasing since 2012, quarterly trends show robust gains since the end of 2017.
In evaluating the market over the last year, we saw inventory slightly up from June 2017 but remaining unchanged from May to June 2018. The number of pending and sold single family homes is lower in June compared to May of this year. To see why we saw this drop happen, all we need to do is step back to April when we saw a sudden influx of new single family home listings. Combined with the increase in price per square foot, it is probably safe to say that buyers responded heartily to the increased inventory from April which drove the pending and sold numbers up in May.
Any way one looks at it, we are in a distinctly seller-driven market. Summer is traditionally one of the most active times of the year for Almaden Valley real estate, and we have another month or so before the traditional seasonal slowdown starts. If you are thinking about selling your home, contact me and let me show you how you can make the most out of the summer hot market!
May 2018 Almaden Valley Real Estate Market Update
May 2018 Almaden Valley Real Estate Market Update… Tight inventory continues to dominate the Almaden Valley single family residential real estate market. The number of sales has been keeping up and often exceeding the number of single family homes on the market for quite a while, creating a shortage of homes. When we compare May 2018 with May 2017, we see that although the number of homes for sale and those under contract are unchanged, the number of sold homes is up over 15%, meaning competition is even keener for available inventory.
This shortage is reflected in the average price per square foot, which has reached a high point of $713, up dramatically from the $668 we saw in April.
If past trends are any indication, things should start cooling down in the next 30 days or so as we slide into autumn and the seasonal slowing we tend to see this time of year. However, given the tight inventory and robust demand, we’ll just have to see.
If you’d like more information about current market trends or are thinking about buying or selling a home in the Almaden Valley, give me a call!
