LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- California's housing market kicked off the year on a positive note, following up on December's strong showing with double-digit price and sales growth on a yearly basis in January, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today.
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Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 484,730 in January, 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 2021 if sales maintained the January pace throughout the year. It is adjusted to account for seasonal factors that typically influence home sales.
January home sales decreased 4.9 percent from 509,750 in December and were up 22.5 percent from a year ago, when 395,700 homes were sold on an annualized basis. The year-over-year, double-digit sales gain was the sixth consecutive and the third straight month that sales increased more than 20 percent from a year ago.
"Despite an economy that's slow to recover, the momentum from late last year continued into January, driven by strong growth in California's core housing markets, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the higher cost areas experienced the most sales growth," said C.A.R. President Dave Walsh, vice president and manager of the Compass San Jose office. "Home prices continued to power through the traditional slow season in January with the largest annual price gain in nearly seven years."
After hitting a record high price the previous month, California's median home price dipped below the $700,000 benchmark in January. The statewide median home price declined 2.5 percent on a month-to-month basis to $699,890 in January, down from December's $717,930. Low rates and tight supply continued to push up home prices on a year-over-year basis, gaining 21.7 percent from the $575,160 recorded last January. The double-digit increase from last year was the sixth in a row and the largest since February 2014.
"With the COVID-19 vaccine continuing to roll out, another fiscal stimulus relief package likely on the way and historically low interest rates, the housing market will continue to thrive," said C.A.R. Vice President and Chief Economist Jordan Levine. "The market outlook is stronger than previously projected as buyer demand continues to outstrip supply, but we do expect the current robust market growth to decelerate later this year as the housing shortage intensifies."
Other key points from C.A.R.'s January 2021 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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January 2021 County Sales and Price Activity
(Regional and condo sales data not seasonally adjusted)
January 2021 | Median Sales Price of Existing Single-Family Homes | Sales | |||||||
State/Region/County | Jan. 2021 | Dec. 2020 | Jan. 2020 | Price MTM% Chg | Price YTY% Chg | Sales MTM% Chg | Sales YTY% Chg | ||
Calif. Single-family home | $699,890 | $717,930 | $575,160 | -2.5% | 21.7% | -4.9% | 22.5% | ||
Calif. Condo/Townhome | $515,000 | $520,000 | $467,000 | -1.0% | 10.3% | -26.8% | 29.2% | ||
Los Angeles Metro Area | $630,000 | $625,250 | $538,500 | 0.8% | 17.0% | -29.4% | 14.3% | ||
Central Coast | $829,900 | $825,000 | $700,000 | 0.6% | 18.6% | -30.8% | 19.9% | ||
Central Valley | $386,570 | $395,000 | $337,500 | -2.1% | 14.5% | -31.1% | 6.9% | ||
Far North | $335,000 | $325,000 | $303,200 | 3.1% | 10.5% | -32.2% | -5.3% | ||
Inland Empire | $457,000 | $450,000 | $385,000 | 1.6% | 18.7% | -26.1% | 14.3% | ||
San Francisco Bay Area | $1,025,000 | $1,058,000 | $853,000 | -3.1% | 20.2% | -39.3% | 31.8% | ||
Southern California | $650,000 | $650,000 | $565,000 | 0.0% | 15.0% | -29.8% | 13.5% | ||
San Francisco Bay Area | |||||||||
Alameda | $1,060,000 | $1,060,000 | $875,000 | 0.0% | 21.1% | -37.5% | 53.6% | ||
Contra Costa | $765,000 | $763,000 | $614,000 | 0.3% | 24.6% | -42.7% | 27.5% | ||
Marin | $1,350,000 | $1,459,000 | $1,294,000 | -7.5% | 4.3% | -57.8% | 17.3% | ||
Napa | $835,000 | $842,000 | $697,500 | -0.8% | 19.7% | -47.9% | 1.6% | ||
San Francisco | $1,745,000 | $1,581,000 | $1,460,000 | 10.4% | 19.5% | -57.5% | 21.5% | ||
San Mateo | $1,605,000 | $1,700,000 | $1,422,250 | -5.6% | 12.8% | -39.9% | 35.4% | ||
Santa Clara | $1,375,000 | $1,375,000 | $1,200,000 | 0.0% | 14.6% | -31.2% | 47.0% | ||
Solano | $510,000 | $510,000 | $449,900 | 0.0% | 13.4% | -28.7% | 0.8% | ||
Sonoma | $715,000 | $720,000 | $667,000 | -0.7% | 7.2% | -36.4% | 20.5% | ||
Southern California | |||||||||
Los Angeles | $697,660 | $709,500 | $617,520 | -1.7% | 13.0% | -31.4% | 15.2% | ||
Orange | $971,000 | $950,000 | $855,000 | 2.2% | 13.6% | -30.3% | 14.3% | ||
Riverside | $495,500 | $488,250 | $415,460 | 1.5% | 19.3% | -28.4% | 12.6% | ||
San Bernardino | $390,000 | $378,500 | $325,000 | 3.0% | 20.0% | -22.1% | 17.0% | ||
San Diego | $730,000 | $730,000 | $660,000 | 0.0% | 10.6% | -31.7% | 9.9% | ||
Ventura | $776,000 | $740,000 | $660,000 | 4.9% | 17.6% | -34.5% | 6.9% | ||
Central Coast | |||||||||
Monterey | $860,000 | $785,000 | $649,500 | 9.6% | 32.4% | -33.9% | 18.6% | ||
San Luis Obispo | $698,000 | $711,000 | $652,500 | -1.8% | 7.0% | -33.7% | 42.3% | ||
Santa Barbara | $920,000 | $970,000 | $675,000 | -5.2% | 36.3% | -26.6% | 1.0% | ||
Santa Cruz | $1,110,000 | $1,070,000 | $869,500 | 3.7% | 27.7% | -27.1% | 24.0% | ||
Central Valley | |||||||||
Fresno | $325,000 | $325,500 | $289,950 | -0.2% | 12.1% | -22.6% | 10.5% | ||
Glenn | $247,500 | $297,500 | $315,000 | -16.8% | -21.4% | -16.7% | -25.0% | ||
Kern | $302,000 | $300,000 | $252,000 | 0.7% | 19.8% | -26.3% | 23.7% | ||
Kings | $278,750 | $281,750 | $247,450 | -1.1% | 12.6% | -8.0% | 17.9% | ||
Madera | $325,000 | $335,000 | $334,790 | -3.0% | -2.9% | -27.9% | 21.1% | ||
Merced | $307,000 | $315,000 | $282,950 | -2.5% | 8.5% | -28.6% | -22.0% | ||
Placer | $609,100 | $559,000 | $493,000 | 9.0% | 23.5% | -38.0% | 9.9% | ||
Sacramento | $459,770 | $442,250 | $379,000 | 4.0% | 21.3% | -34.6% | 6.5% | ||
San Benito | $695,000 | $729,500 | $575,020 | -4.7% | 20.9% | 9.1% | 50.0% | ||
San Joaquin | $429,810 | $435,750 | $385,000 | -1.4% | 11.6% | -39.7% | -8.4% | ||
Stanislaus | $385,520 | $380,000 | $330,000 | 1.5% | 16.8% | -29.6% | 1.6% | ||
Tulare | $306,920 | $295,000 | $240,000 | 4.0% | 27.9% | -31.8% | 5.8% | ||
Far North | |||||||||
Butte | $420,000 | $408,460 | $355,860 | 2.8% | 18.0% | -33.9% | -17.4% | ||
Lassen | $249,500 | $215,000 | $239,000 | 16.0% | 4.4% | -8.7% | 23.5% | ||
Plumas | $315,000 | $305,000 | $330,000 | 3.3% | -4.5% | -51.1% | 46.7% | ||
Shasta | $329,000 | $307,500 | $282,500 | 7.0% | 16.5% | -37.0% | -10.0% | ||
Siskiyou | $257,000 | $228,000 | $255,000 | 12.7% | 0.8% | 25.7% | 10.0% | ||
Tehama | $250,000 | $273,250 | $260,000 | -8.5% | -3.8% | -29.5% | 24.0% | ||
Other Calif. Counties | |||||||||
Amador | $386,360 | $355,000 | $335,000 | 8.8% | 15.3% | -27.7% | 46.3% | ||
Calaveras | $398,500 | $397,500 | $343,500 | 0.3% | 16.0% | -31.8% | 69.2% | ||
Del Norte | $399,000 | $346,000 | $227,000 | 15.3% | 75.8% | -50.0% | -5.6% | ||
El Dorado | $604,510 | $538,350 | $442,120 | 12.3% | 36.7% | -53.0% | -5.8% | ||
Humboldt | $366,000 | $370,000 | $308,000 | -1.1% | 18.8% | -24.0% | 7.7% | ||
Lake | $300,000 | $306,950 | $253,000 | -2.3% | 18.6% | -36.9% | 17.8% | ||
Mariposa | $400,000 | $380,000 | $266,000 | 5.3% | 50.4% | 4.8% | 69.2% | ||
Mendocino | $517,500 | $540,000 | $412,000 | -4.2% | 25.6% | -36.1% | 35.3% | ||
Mono | $1,112,500 | $880,000 | $780,000 | 26.4% | 42.6% | -42.9% | 9.1% | ||
Nevada | $544,640 | $508,000 | $367,000 | 7.2% | 48.4% | -37.1% | 34.6% | ||
Sutter | $350,000 | $369,900 | $327,250 | -5.4% | 7.0% | -42.0% | -21.7% | ||
Tuolumne | $350,500 | $330,000 | $309,000 | 6.2% | 13.4% | -38.1% | 20.7% | ||
Yolo | $490,320 | $515,000 | $431,240 | -4.8% | 13.7% | -32.8% | 4.5% | ||
Yuba | $395,000 | $360,000 | $315,000 | 9.7% | 25.4% | -39.7% | -25.4% |
r = revised
NA = not available
January 2021 County Unsold Inventory and Days on Market
(Regional and condo sales data not seasonally adjusted)
January 2021 | Unsold Inventory Index | Median Time on Market | ||||||||
State/Region/County | Jan. 2021 | Dec. 2020 | Jan. 2020 | Jan. 2021 | Dec. 2020 | Jan. 2020 | ||||
Calif. Single-family home | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 31.0 | ||||
Calif. Condo/Townhome | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 31.0 | ||||
Los Angeles Metro Area | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 32.0 | ||||
Central Coast | 2.4 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 44.0 | ||||
Central Valley | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 24.0 | ||||
Far North | 3.0 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 25.0 | 19.0 | 42.0 | ||||
Inland Empire | 1.9 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 41.0 | ||||
San Francisco Bay Area | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 31.0 | ||||
Southern California | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 31.0 | ||||
San Francisco Bay Area | ||||||||||
Alameda | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 20.0 | ||||
Contra Costa | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 27.0 | ||||
Marin | 2.1 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 39.0 | 28.0 | 63.0 | ||||
Napa | 3.7 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 46.0 | 37.0 | 62.0 | ||||
San Francisco | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.7 | NA | 27.0 | 26.0 | ||||
San Mateo | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 21.0 | ||||
Santa Clara | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 19.0 | ||||
Solano | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 39.0 | ||||
Sonoma | 2.9 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 41.0 | 37.0 | 68.0 | ||||
Southern California | ||||||||||
Los Angeles | 1.8 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 26.0 | ||||
Orange | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 27.0 | ||||
Riverside | 2.0 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 39.0 | ||||
San Bernardino | 1.6 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 43.0 | ||||
San Diego | 1.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 23.0 | ||||
Ventura | 1.6 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 29.0 | 27.0 | 56.0 | ||||
Central Coast | ||||||||||
Monterey | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 39.0 | ||||
San Luis Obispo | 2.4 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 46.0 | ||||
Santa Barbara | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 35.0 | ||||
Santa Cruz | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 55.5 | ||||
Central Valley | ||||||||||
Fresno | 1.7 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 25.5 | ||||
Glenn | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 63.0 | ||||
Kern | 2.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 21.0 | ||||
Kings | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 25.0 | ||||
Madera | 2.6 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 45.0 | ||||
Merced | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 28.0 | ||||
Placer | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.8 | NA | 7.0 | 34.0 | ||||
Sacramento | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 | NA | 7.0 | 17.0 | ||||
San Benito | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 9.0 | 29.5 | ||||
San Joaquin | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.8 | NA | 8.0 | 32.0 | ||||
Stanislaus | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.8 | NA | 8.0 | 24.0 | ||||
Tulare | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 12.0 | 8.5 | 27.0 | ||||
Far North | ||||||||||
Butte | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 25.5 | ||||
Lassen | 3.3 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 133.0 | ||||
Plumas | 5.9 | 2.9 | 13.5 | 157.0 | 91.0 | 106.0 | ||||
Shasta | 2.9 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 20.0 | 17.0 | 43.0 | ||||
Siskiyou | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 22.5 | 31.0 | 48.5 | ||||
Tehama | 4.8 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 47.0 | 45.5 | 52.0 | ||||
Other Calif. Counties | ||||||||||
Amador | 2.2 | 1.9 | 6.6 | NA | 23.0 | 40.0 | ||||
Calaveras | 2.0 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 62.5 | 61.0 | 107.5 | ||||
Del Norte | 4.7 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 151.0 | 127.0 | 121.0 | ||||
El Dorado | 2.1 | 1.3 | 4.7 | NA | 20.0 | 65.5 | ||||
Humboldt | 2.3 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 40.0 | ||||
Lake | 4.2 | 2.5 | 8.4 | 38.0 | 35.0 | 77.0 | ||||
Mariposa | 2.4 | 2.8 | 7.3 | 22.0 | 73.0 | 88.0 | ||||
Mendocino | 3.7 | 2.6 | 9.0 | 55.5 | 67.0 | 109.0 | ||||
Mono | 3.8 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 84.5 | 106.0 | 126.0 | ||||
Nevada | 2.6 | 1.8 | 5.7 | NA | 20.0 | 62.5 | ||||
Sutter | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 31.0 | ||||
Tuolumne | 2.8 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 32.5 | 30.0 | 71.5 | ||||
Yolo | 1.8 | 1.4 | 3.2 | NA | 13.0 | 40.5 | ||||
Yuba | 2.3 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 30.0 |
r = revised
NA = not available
SOURCE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.)
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