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HIGHLIGHTS for May 2009

- Home sales increased, year-over-year, by 8.5% in May. Year-to-date, home sales are up 26.7%.

- The median price for single-family, re-sale homes gained 4.5% from April, down 35.8% year-over-year.

- Days of Inventory now stands at 93.

Home sales increased, year-over-year, by 10.9% in May. This is the eleventh month in a row homes sales have been up compared to the year before. The 984 homes sold were the most since May 2007 when there were 1,022 homes sold. Year-to-date, home sales are up 26.7%.

The median price for single-family, re-sale homes rose 4.5% in May from April. Year-over-year, the median price was off 36.2% The average price gained 7.9%, month-over-month, but was off 33.2% compared to May 2008.

Inventory dropped to its lowest level since February 2007. It was down 42.7% year-over-year.

Pending sales, which is a leading indicator, was up 41.5% compared to last May.

The sales price to list price ratio for homes rose 0.5 of a point to 98.9%.

Days of inventory dropped 24 to 93 days for homes.

Condo sales rose 20.3% from April, and were up 20.8% year-over-year.

The median price for condos rose 10.7% from April, but it was off 38.3% compared to last May. The average price gained 7.3%, month-over-month, but was down 33.2% compared to May 2008.

Condo inventory was down 42.3% year-over-year, while pending sales were up 41.8%.

The sales price to list price ratio for condos rose 0.5 of a point to 97.6%.

Go to my on-line site SCVReport.com for the full report, plus a city-by-city breakdown.

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HIGHLIGHTS for April 2009

- Home sales increased, year-over-year, by 33.1% in April. Year-to-date, home sales are up 33.4%.

- The median price for single-family, re-sale homes gained 4.4% from March, down 37.3% year-over-year.

The median price for single-family, re-sale homes rose 4.4% in April from March. Year-over-year, the median price was off 37.3% The average price gained 0.6%, month-over-month, but was down 38.3% compared to April 2008.

Home sales increased, year-over-year, by 33.1% in April. This is the tenth month in a row homes sales have been up compared to the year before. Year-to-date, home sales are up 33.4%.

Sales continue to be concentrated in the lower-priced cities such as San Jose where year-over-year sales were up 76.8%, and Gilroy where sales were up 93.3%.

Inventory continues to be lower than the year before: down 35.6%.

The sales price to list price ratio for homes rose 0.1 of a point to 98.4%. Days of inventory dropped 46 to 117 days for homes.

Condo sales rose 4.8% from March, and were up 11.5% year-over-year. The median price for condos rose 17.2% from March, and it was off 42.9% compared to last April. The average price gained 7.4%, month-over-month, but was down 36.9% compared to April 2008.

Condo inventory was down 33.3% year-over-year. The sales price to list price ratio for condos dropped 0.3 of a point to 97.1p%.

Go to my on-line site SCVReport.com for the full report, plus a city-by-city breakdown.

If you would like to search for properties in the Santa Clara Valley, go to my online search form at: MLS Search

If you find the Santa Clara Valley Real Estate Report useful and know someone else who might, please feel free to forward this e-mail to them. There is also a four page printable version with more articles here:
Printable Report.