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Sales of million-dollar-plus homes way down
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An estimated 28,111 new and resale houses and condos were sold statewide last month. That was up 0.9 percent from 27,858 in January, and down 3.8 percent from 29,225 for February 2009. California sales for the month of February have varied from a low of 20,513 in 2008 to a peak of 48,409 in 2004, while the average is 32,325... full story
Bay Area home sales were subpar again in February, dipping below the year-ago level for the second straight month as some potential buyers worried about job security, some couldn’t get financing and others found a thin inventory of homes for sale. The median price paid rose year-over-year for the fifth consecutive month, mainly because fewer low-cost foreclosures have sold and more higher-end homes have turned over this year compared with last... full story
Southern California home sales in February were above year-ago levels for the 20th month in a row as buyers continued to snap up bargain properties with government-backed mortgages and tax incentives. The median price paid for a home rose on a year-over-year basis for the third consecutive month... full story
The number of Seattle-area homes sold in January rose above the extremely low level of a year ago but it was still the second-lowest tally for that month in at least 16 years. The region’s median sale price fell to the lowest point since spring 2005 as foreclosed properties, condo resales and other sub-$300,000 transactions gained market share... full story
The Miami area’s January home sales cooled as they normally do from December but were still the highest for that month since 2007 amid relatively strong demand for sub-$200,000 homes. As was common in other boom-bust markets, the median sale price fell as a higher portion of overall activity shifted toward resale condos and other lower-cost homes favored by investors and first-time buyers... full story
Reflecting a trend seen across much of the West, Phoenix region January home sales fell harder than normal from December, but they were still the highest for a January since 2007. The share of homes bought by investors and cash-only buyers rose last month, as did the percentage of homes selling below $100,000 – factors that helped push the overall median sale price lower than the prior month for the second consecutive month... full story
Las Vegas region January home sales fell more than usual from December but were still the highest for that month since 2007 thanks to relatively strong demand for condos and other sub-$200,000 homes. The overall median sale price declined from December, but one home-type category – resale single-family detached houses – showed continued signs of price stability... full story
The number of California homes that sold for $1 million-plus declined for the fourth consecutive year in 2009, the result of buyer reticence, a difficult mortgage market and several years of price drops that tugged the value of many homes below the million-dollar threshold... full story
The number of California homes entering the foreclosure process declined again during fourth quarter 2009 amid signs that the worst may be over in hard-hit entry-level markets, while slowly spreading to more expensive neighborhoods. There are mixed signals for 2010: It’s unclear how much of the drop in mortgage defaults is due to shifting market conditions, and how much is the result of changing foreclosure policies among lenders and loan servicers... full story