Coastside Real Estate Update March 2017

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San Mateo Coastside Feb-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 MoM* YoY *
Closed Sales, $ Volume $31,441,012 $27,275,857 $24,778,550 -9.2% -21.2%
Closed Sales, # Homes 29 25 24 -4.0% -17.2%
Number of Homes Active 66 71 60 -15.5% -9.1%
Number of Homes Pending 42 32 37 15.6% -11.9%
Months of Inventory 2.3 2.8 2.5 -10.7% 8.7%
Median Days on Market 17 20 20 0.0% 17.6%
Ave Days on Market 75 20 14 -30.0% -81.3%
Median Sale Price $875,000 $928,357 $883,500 -4.8% 1.0%
Ave Sale Price $1,084,173 $1,091,034 $1,032,440 -5.4% -4.8%
Ave Price per Square Foot $611 $640 $572 -10.6% -6.4%
Sold Price vs. Asking Price 103.2% 101.5% 99.8% -1.7% -3.3%

 

Signs of a shift in the coastside real estate market are beginning to surface. Sales volume is down month over month and year over year. Median days on the market is creeping up to 3 weeks from 2.5 weeks last year. Median sales prices are holding their own, but average sales prices are notably down. However, the most telling stat is the sold vs asking price ratio which dipped slightly below the 100 percent threshold for the first time in two years. Ratios dropping below 100% historically correlate to a shift from a seller’s market to a buyer’s market. Rising mortgage rates may be beginning to drag on the market, but with a scant 60 homes for sale it’s bound to be a tug of war.

This market update includes market data for single family homes in Pacifica, Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada, Half Moon Bay, Pescadero, La Honda, and San Gregorio as provided by MLS Listings, Inc. and CoreLogic.

* MoM = Month over month change, YoY = Year over year change

Coastside Real Estate Update July 2016

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San Mateo Coastside Jul-15 Jun-16 Jul-16 MoM* YoY *
Closed Sales, $ Volume $51,721,600 $59,911,000 $59,365,129 -0.9% 14.8%
Closed Sales, # Homes 53 53 51 -3.8% -3.8%
Number of Homes Active 100 104 104 0.0% 4.0%
Number of Homes Pending 50 56 57 1.8% 14.0%
Months of Inventory 1.9 2.0 2.0 0.0% 5.3%
Median Days on Market 14 16 14 -12.5% 0.0%
Ave Days on Market 23 19 19 0.0% -17.4%
Median Sale Price $855,000 $1,008,000 $1,025,000 1.7% 19.9%
Ave Sale Price $975,879 $1,130,396 $1,164,022 3.0% 19.3%
Ave Price per Square Foot $576 $611 $597 -2.3% 3.6%
Sold vs. Asking Price 102.8% 102.7% 104.7% 1.9% 1.8%

 

There have been reports in the local media lately about the real estate market on the Peninsula and the Valley leveling off and shifting from a seller’s market to more of a balanced market. As the above market data confirms, this is clearly not the case on the coast. The San Mateo Coastside has experienced continued strong demand for homes. Sale prices for homes on the coast are up over 19% from the same time last year on both an average and median price basis. Months of Inventory is holding steady at a slim 2 months and the key indicator Sold vs Asking Price stands at a very seller friendly 104.75%. That means buyers are still bidding up homes. My opinion is the relative value of homes here on the Coastside compared to elsewhere on the Peninsula is keeping things peachy for home sellers, at least for the time being.

This market update includes market data for single family homes in Pacifica, Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada, Half Moon Bay, Pescadero, La Honda, and San Gregorio as provided by MLS Listings, Inc. and CoreLogic.

* MoM = Month over month change, YoY = Year over year change

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Coastside Real Estate Update November 2015

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San Mateo Coastside Nov-14 Oct-15 Nov-15 MoM* YoY *
Closed Sales, $ Volume $55,126,250 $44,954,900 $39,639,000 -11.8% -28.1%
Closed Sales, # Homes 51 49 37 -24.5% -27.5%
Number of Homes Active 88 94 75 -20.2% -14.8%
Number of Homes Pending 30 59 43 -27.1% 43.3%
Months of Inventory 1.7 1.9 2.0 5.3% 17.6%
Median Days on Market 26 15 16 6.7% -38.5%
Ave Days on Market 57 35 38 8.6% -33.3%
Median Sale Price $870,000 $830,000 $920,000 10.8% 5.7%
Ave Sale Price $1,080,907 $917,447 $1,071,324 16.8% -0.9%
Ave Price per Square Foot $538 $564 $556 -1.4% 3.3%
Sold Price vs. Asking Price 101.8% 104.5% 102.1% -2.3% 0.3%

 

This market update includes market data for single family homes in Pacifica, Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada, Half Moon Bay, Pescadero, La Honda, and San Gregorio as provided by MLS Listings, Inc. and CoreLogic.

* MoM = Month over month change, YoY = Year over year change

Coastside Real Estate Update August 2015

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Spectacular summer weather and a crazy stock market may have lured more buyers to Coastside beaches than Open Houses in August. However, those that did opt for hunting houses did so aggressively.  As the data below reveals, sales volume declined sizably in August versus July and even more dramatically when compared to August of last year dropping 40.5%. We closed the month with 2.1 months of inventory or 91 Active homes for sale, both notably higher than the previous month. Well trained buyers waiting for new listings to hit the market pounced quickly and decisively turning homes over in only 18 days on average. An influx of buyers from outside the area, looking to downsize to the coast, unflinchingly bid up prices. Sale prices rose slightly for last month but double digits from last August. The telling sale price to asking price ratio was back up over 105% in August confirming that sellers were still firmly in control of the Coastside real estate market. With the lovely weather continuing into September, buyers not prepared to step in aggressively, may be better served by a day at the beach.

 

San Mateo Coastside Aug-14 Jul-15 Aug-15 MoM* YoY *
Closed Sales, $ Volume $64,732,038 $51,721,600 $45,350,061 -12.3% -29.9%
Closed Sales, # Homes 74 53 44 -17.0% -40.5%
Number of Homes Active 120 85 92 8.2% -23.3%
Number of Homes Pending 69 51 38 -25.5% -44.9%
Months of Inventory 1.6 1.6 2.1 31.3% 31.3%
Median Days on Market 15 14 13 -7.1% -13.3%
Ave Days on Market 32 28 18 -35.7% -43.8%
Median Sale Price $780,500 $855,000 $860,000 0.6% 10.2%
Ave Sale Price $874,757 $975,879 $1,030,683 5.6% 17.8%
Ave Price per Square Foot $491 $576 $585 1.6% 19.1%
Sold Price vs. Asking Price 102.7% 102.8% 105.2% 2.3% 2.4%

This market update includes market data for single family homes in Pacifica, Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada, Half Moon Bay, Pescadero, La Honda, and San Gregorio as provided by MLS Listings, Inc. and CoreLogic.

* MoM = Month over month change, YoY = Year over year change

Coastside Real Estate Update July 2015

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San Mateo Coastside Jul-14 Jun-15 Jul-15 MoM* YoY *
Closed Sales, $ Volume $46,434,982 $44,359,043 $51,721,600 16.6% 11.4%
Closed Sales, # Homes 57 47 53 12.8% -7.0%
Number of Homes Active 141 88 85 -3.4% -39.7%
Number of Homes Pending 64 50 51 2.0% -20.3%
Months of Inventory 2.5 1.9 1.6 -15.8% -36.0%
Median Days on Market 16 13 14 7.7% -12.5%
Ave Days on Market 33 17 28 64.7% -15.2%
Median Sale Price $755,000 $801,000 $855,000 6.7% 13.2%
Ave Sale Price $814,649 $943,597 $975,879 3.4% 19.8%
Ave Price per Square Foot $513 $594 $576 -3.0% 12.3%
Sold Price vs. Asking Price 101.8% 105.3% 102.8% -2.4% 1.0%

 

Looking at the numbers for July, everything continues to look good for sellers of San Mateo Coastside real estate. The scorching hot spring market has cooled slightly, but is still quite hot. The average sale price for a Coastside single family home was $975,879 in July up from only $814,659 last year for a nice rise of 19.8 percent. Median sale prices and price per square foot trends show similar strong growth. Inventory was still low compared to last year with 1.6 months of homes on the market down from 2.5 months last year, but higher than the ridiculously low 1.2 months of inventory we saw in April. Homes continue to sell fast.  It took only 14 days to sell a home in July, one day more that the previous month (median). One sign of waining strength in the market is the month over month decrease in the Sold Price vs. Asking Price ratio backing off to 102.8 percent from a super strong 105.3% in June. Anything over 100 indicates a sellers market and it certainly is still that.  It will be interesting to see if the recent volatility in the stock market has any impact on the real estate data for August. We’ll see soon enough.

This market update includes market data for single family homes in Pacifica, Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada, Half Moon Bay, Pescadero, La Honda, and San Gregorio as provided by MLS Listings, Inc. and CoreLogic.

* MoM = Month over month change, YoY = Year over year change

Coastside Real Estate Update April 2015

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San Mateo Coastside Apr-14 Mar-15 Apr-15 MoM* YoY *
Closed Sales, $ Volume $43,555,800 $47,053,100 $69,077,888 46.8% 58.6%
Closed Sales, # Homes 53 52 68 30.8% 28.3%
Number of Homes Active 126 74 76 2.7% -39.7%
Number of Homes Pending 65 60 73 21.7% 12.3%
Months of Inventory 2.4 1.4 1.1 -21.4% -54.2%
Median Days on Market 10 12 12 0.0% 20.0%
Ave Days on Market 29 32 29 -9.4% 0.0%
Median Sale Price $730,000 $851,125 $862,500 1.3% 18.2%
Ave Sale Price $821,808 $904,867 $1,015,851 12.3% 23.6%
Ave Price per Square Foot $495 $525 $551 5.0% 11.3%
Sold Price vs. Asking Price 102.9% 102.2% 105.1% 2.8% 2.1%

 

There is only one way to describe the Coastside real estate market in April — Hot, Hot, Hot!!  “On Fire” may actually be more appropriate.  Nearly all the metrics above confirm the tongue-in-cheek analogy.  There were 68 homes sold on the Coastside in April, roughly 30 percent more than last year.  Months of Inventory on the market shrunk to less than half last year’s supply.  Home prices as measured by Median Sale Price, Average Sale Price, and Average Price per Square Foot were all up sharply versus last year.  However, the telltale sign of a market on fire is the Sold vs. Asking Price Ratio.  Anything over 100% indicates a good seller’s market since the buyers are on average paying more than what the sellers are asking.  Last month, the Sold vs. Asking Price Ratio was 105.1%!  The highest number in the over 10 years.  The crazy thing is May looks to be even hotter, ouch!

This market update includes market data for single family homes in Pacifica, Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada, Half Moon Bay, Pescadero, La Honda, and San Gregorio as provided by MLS Listings, Inc. and CoreLogic.

* MoM = Month over month change, YoY = Year over year change

Coastside Real Estate Update March 2015

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San Mateo Coastside Mar-14 Feb-15 Mar-15 MoM* YoY *
Closed Sales, $ Volume $38,833,800 $33,125,000 $47,053,100 42.0% 21.2%
Closed Sales, # Homes 44 30 52 73.3% 18.2%
Number of Homes Active 122 63 73 15.9% -40.2%
Number of Homes Pending 59 45 60 33.3% 1.7%
Months of Inventory 2.8 2.1 1.4 -33.3% -50.0%
Median Days on Market 25 32 12 -62.5% -52.0%
Ave Days on Market 53 105 32 -69.5% -39.6%
Median Sale Price $768,500 $906,500 $851,125 -6.1% 10.8%
Ave Sale Price $882,586 $1,104,167 $904,867 -18.0% 2.5%
Ave Price per Square Foot $466 $585 $525 -10.3% 12.7%
Sold Price vs. Asking Price 99.9% 99.8% 99.8% 0.0% -0.1%

 

You couldn’t ask for a better seller’s market than the one we currently have on the Coastside.  Prices for single family homes are now back up to pre-crash highs.  For sellers, all the data points look great.  Sales prices are up, homes are selling at light speed ,and multiple offers are often pushing prices well above the listing price.  The only drawbacks are for buyers.  Although new homes are coming onto the market faster, homes are selling even quicker.  The result is a super low inventory.  If you’re looking to sell your home, it doesn’t get a lot better than this. If you’re buyin,g make sure you find an experienced buyer’s agent to represent you.  Happy house hunting!

This market update includes market data for single family homes in Pacifica, Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada, Half Moon Bay, Pescadero, La Honda, and San Gregorio as provided by MLS Listings, Inc. and CoreLogic.

* MoM = Month over month change, YoY = Year over year change

 

Coastside Market Update Feb 2015

 

San Mateo Coastside Feb-14 Jan-15 Feb-15 MoM* YoY *
Closed Sales, $ Volume $26,659,000 $20,204,000 $33,125,000 64.0% 24.3%
Closed Sales, # Homes 31 25 30 20.0% -3.2%
Number of Homes Active 112 65 63 -3.1% -43.8%
Number of Homes Pending 40 37 45 21.6% 12.5%
Months of Inventory 3.6 2.6 2.1 -19.2% -41.7%
Median Days on Market (sold) 44 16 32 100.0% -27.3%
Ave Days on Market (sold) 69 27 105 288.9% 52.2%
Median Sale Price $696,000 $770,000 $906,500 17.7% 30.2%
Ave Sale Price $859,968 $808,160 $1,104,167 36.6% 28.4%
Ave Price per Square Foot (sold) $516 $492 $585 18.9% 13.4%
Sold Price vs. Asking Price 102.5% 102.6% 99.8% -2.7% -2.6%

 

Single family home sales volume on the Coastside exploded in February.  Sales by dollar volume increased 64% over the previous month and 24% over the same time last year.  Several positive factors came together to create an exceptionally fast moving seller’s market.  Interest rates that looked like they were heading up early in the year settled back down in February possibly inspiring on-the-fence buyers into action.  A wave of new inventory also came on the market late in January allowing sidelined buyers to jump in aggressively.  Strong upward price moves in neighboring communities on the peninsula and in the valley have created some dramatic relative home values on the coast.  The spectacular weather also no doubt played a role.  Perhaps motivating a few blizzard weary New England visitors to relocate.  Unfortunately, the rash of buying during the month did leave us with only 63 active homes on the market at the end of February down from 112 last year.  Not surprising, average and median home prices also moved up sharply last month as did average prices as measured on a “per square foot” basis.  Much of the rest of the data in the chart above was influenced by the sale of a few large estates on the south coast that had been on the market a while skewing Days on the Market and Sold vs. Asking price ratios.  Still a wonderful way to start off the spring selling season.

This market update includes market data for single family homes in Pacifica, Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada, Half Moon Bay, Pescadero, La Honda, and San Gregorio as provided by MLS Listings, Inc. and CoreLogic.

* MoM = Month over month change, YoY = Year over year change

Coastside Market Update Jan 2015

 

San Mateo Coastside Jan 2014 Dec 2014 Jan 2015 MoM* YoY*
Closed Sales, $ Volume $25,749,020 $30,899,550 $20,204,000 -34.6% -21.5%
Closed Sales, # Homes  34  34  25 -26.5% -26.5%
Number of Homes Active  106  71  61 -14.1% -42.5%
Number of Homes Pending  32  24  38 58.3% 18.8%
Months of Inventory  3.1  2.1  2.4 14.3% -22.6%
Median Days on Market (sold)  22  14  16 14.3% -27.3%
Ave Days on Market (sold)  52  31  27 -12.9% -48.1%
Median Sale Price $693,000 $792,500 $770,000 -2.8% 11.1%
Ave Sale Price $757,324 $908,810 $808,160 -11.1% 6.7%
Ave Price per Square Foot (sold) $486 $546 $492 -9.9% 1.2%
Sold Price vs. Asking Price 102.5% 101.8% 102.6% 0.8% 0.1%

 

In January 2015 sales activity on the coast decreased on both a monthly and on a year over year basis.  The inventory of home available to buy also decreased.  However, it is interesting to note that the number of homes pending (in contract to be sold) increased in January indicating that even though there were less homes to sell they were being sold quicker.  This observation is supported by the January Days on Market numbers above.  Average sales prices for homes on the Coastside softened a bit in January compared to December, but we were still up from a year ago by 11.1% (median sale prices).  It is important to call out the Average Sold Price to Asking Price Ratio increased to a strong 102.6% in January!  This means we still have a formidable seller’s market with active home buyers on average willing to pay over the asking price for Coastside homes.  From my perspective as an agent specializing in Coastside real estate, the market feels like it is heating up again supported by continued low interest rates, increasing wages and employment, and low valuations relative to elsewhere on the Peninsula.

This market update includes market data for single family homes in Pacifica, Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada, Half Moon Bay, Pescadero, La Honda, and San Gregorio as provided by MLS Listings, Inc. and CoreLogic.

* MoM = Month over month change, YoY = Year over year change