San Mateo County Home Sales Up Fourth Month in a Row
Sales of single-family, re-sale homes in San Mateo County were up 28.4% in October compared to last year. Month-over-month, sales rose 19.3%. Sales continue to be concentrated in the lower-priced cities such as Daly City where year-over-year sales were up 113%, and South San Francisco where sales were up 177.8%.
Home prices continue to be affected by the bank-owned property that has flooded the market.
The median price continued to slide, down 5.5% from September, and off 31.9% year-over-year.
Inventory continues to decline, falling 5.3% from September, and down 14.4% compared to October 2007.
Condo sales rose 2.7% from September, but were down 10.6% year-over-year.
The median price for condos dipped 0.5% month-over-month, and was off 27% compared to last October. If you are in escrow with one of the new higher-limit, conforming loans, or you expect to buy a home before the end of the year, remember, the new, higher conforming loan limit of $729,750 expires at the end of the year. You must have your loan funded by then. Starting January 1st, the conforming loan limit will be $625,000.
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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