Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Last New Listing Market Watch before Christmas

Since July our residential real estate market has rebounded and indicates there is continued demand for San Francisco single family homes and condos. While demand remains relatively constant compared to last year, inventory is very different story.  Still too few single family homes and too many condos/TICs.  During the last 14-day Hot Sheet periods, the number of listings of single family homes is up 9% compared to the same period in 2019 while condos/TICs listings are up 142% compared to the same period in 2019.

Compared to the previous 14-day period single family homes are the same at 99.  Condos are up by 36% (123 to 167 units).  We still expect the 4th quarter will see the best quarter of 2020 in actual closings.

Average selling prices are falling for most configurations of homes that we survey with the notable exception of 3 bedroom, 2 bath single family homes which are averaging about 3% above 2019. 

It is also evident that, as usual, many units are being withdrawn presumably for at least 30 days and will reappear in the new year as “coming soon” or active with zero days on the market.

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Post Thanksgiving; Pre Christmas

New listings coming onto the San Francisco residential real estate market in the last two weeks has reverted in some ways to "normal".  Normal in the sense that during the last 14 days the number of new single family home listings has declined by 39% compared to the prior two week period and condos/TICs declined by 46%.  Regardless of what the economy is doing every year we always see this kind of decline from Thanksgiving until after the new year.

But compared to the same period a year ago the number of new single family home listings coming on the market is up 130% and condos/TICs are up 131%.  So, not so normal.


Data also shows the number of sales for November (through 11/29) is up 10.4% compared to November last year.  (Single family homes are up 16% and condos/TICs are up 7%.


The number of price reductions in the last 14 days are the lowest since July, 2020.  There were 21 price reductions of single family homes and 79 reductions of condos/TICs.


The full reports can be found at our website.