LOS ANGELES, March 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Earlier than the coronavirus outbreak hit the state so severely, California’s housing market was getting a powerful foothold, with house gross sales and costs posting wholesome will increase in February, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) stated right now.
Closed escrow gross sales of present, single-family indifferent properties in California totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized price of 421,670 items in February, in line with data collected by C.A.R. from greater than 90 native REALTOR® associations and MLSs statewide. The statewide annualized gross sales determine represents what could be the overall variety of properties offered throughout 2020 if gross sales maintained the February tempo all year long. It’s adjusted to account for seasonal components that sometimes affect house gross sales.
February’s gross sales complete was up 6.6 % from the 395,700 stage in January, marking the primary time in three months that gross sales jumped above the 400,000 benchmark. February additionally marked the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year gross sales will increase. The strong gross sales achieve noticed in the previous few months might not be sustained because the current monetary market turmoil triggered by the coronavirus outbreak will probably have a unfavourable impression on house gross sales within the coming months.
“Because the coronavirus pandemic worsens, the housing market is anticipated to say no precipitously within the coming months, notably in counties and cities with a “shelter in place” mandate, the place open homes and residential showings can’t be held,” stated 2020 C.A.R. President Jeanne Radsick, a second-generation REALTOR® from Bakersfield, Calif. “Moreover, gross sales in escrow could also be delayed by the closure or restricted availability of all of the important providers associated to a house sale, similar to financing, title, escrow, recording or by patrons who could have backed out of a purchase order as a result of coronavirus issues.”
A C.A.R. flash ballot performed between March 14-16 discovered that greater than half (54 %) of REALTORS® had purchasers who backed out from shopping for a house due to the coronavirus, and fewer than one-half (45 %) had purchasers who backed out from promoting a property.
The median value inched up 0.Eight % from January’s revised $575,160 to $579,770 in February. The median value climbed 8.5 % from $534,120 in February 2019. February marked the third straight month with a year-over-year achieve of greater than 7 %, fueled by low rates of interest.
“The financial impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have gotten extra pronounced as uncertainty continues within the monetary markets, shopper spending declines and unemployment insurance coverage claims rise—all components that impression the housing market,” stated C.A.R. Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Leslie Appleton-Younger. “The housing market situation is anticipated to deteriorate accordingly within the close to time period, with each gross sales and costs being downgraded from our unique 2020 housing forecast within the coming months.”
Different key factors from C.A.R.’s February 2020 resale housing report embrace:
- On the regional stage, non-seasonally adjusted gross sales rose from final 12 months in all main areas, besides the Bay Space. Southern California elevated essentially the most with 12.5 %, adopted by Central Coast (7.6 %) and Central Valley (2.Three %). Thirty-two of the 51 counties tracked by C.A.R. skilled year-over-year progress, with Siskiyou gaining essentially the most from final 12 months at 100.Zero %. Tehama had the most important drop, with gross sales falling 40.5 % on a year-over-year foundation.
- Median costs in all areas elevated in February from final 12 months, with Central Coast up essentially the most at 10.Zero %, adopted by Southern California (8.Four %), Central Valley (6.Three %), and the Bay Space (5.Zero %).
- Forty-one of the 51 counties tracked by C.A.R. reported a year-over-year achieve in value in February, with Plumas gaining essentially the most at 24.Four % from final 12 months. Of the 10 counties that skilled a value drop from final February, Mariposa had the most important decline of 11.2 %.
- California housing provide continued to extend in February from the prior month because the market equipped for the spring home-buying season, with the variety of lively listings inched up by 0.9 % from January. The month-to-month improve is on par with the typical January to February improve of 0.Eight % recorded between 2008 and 2019. On a year-over-year foundation, nonetheless, lively listings continued to drop by greater than 25 % for the third consecutive month. Since September of final 12 months, the variety of lively listings decreased a median of 21.Eight % from the prior 12 months.
- The sizable drop in lively listings, along with the rise in gross sales, continued to place downward strain on the Unsold Stock Index (UII), leading to a drop within the index to three.6 months, down from 4.6 months a 12 months in the past.
- With new coronavirus circumstances persevering with to unfold throughout the nation and a declaration of a nationwide emergency, many potential sellers will probably delay placing their properties in the marketplace, which can result in fewer new listings. Alternatively, if homebuyers postpone their plans to enter the market as a result of their dimmer monetary outlook, a pointy gross sales decline will lead to a rise in unsold stock within the brief time period.
- The median variety of days it took to promote a California single-family house fell considerably from a 12 months in the past, declining from 33 days in February 2019 to 23 days in February 2020.
- C.A.R.’s statewide sales-price-to-list-price ratio* was 99.1 % in February 2020, up from 98.Zero in February 2019.
- The statewide common value per sq. foot** for an present single-family house was $283 in February 2020 and $271 in February 2019.
- The 30-year, fixed-mortgage rate of interest averaged 3.47 % in February, down from 4.37 % in February 2019, in line with Freddie Mac. The five-year, adjustable mortgage rate of interest was a median of three.26 %, in comparison with 3.87 % in February 2019.
Be aware: The County MLS median value and gross sales knowledge within the tables are generated from a survey of greater than 90 associations of REALTORS® all through the state and characterize statistics of present single-family indifferent properties solely. County gross sales knowledge are usually not adjusted to account for seasonal components that may affect house gross sales. Actions in gross sales costs shouldn’t be interpreted as modifications in the price of a normal house. The median value is the place half offered for extra and half offered for much less; medians are extra typical than common costs, that are skewed by a comparatively small share of transactions at both the decrease finish or the higher finish. Median costs could be influenced by modifications in price, in addition to modifications within the traits and the scale of properties offered. The change in median costs shouldn’t be construed as precise value modifications in particular properties.
*Gross sales-to-list-price ratio is an indicator that displays the negotiation energy of house patrons and residential sellers beneath present market circumstances. The ratio is calculated by dividing the ultimate gross sales value of a property by its final checklist value and is expressed as a share. A sales-to-list ratio with 100 % or above means that the property offered for greater than the checklist value, and a ratio under 100 % signifies that the worth offered under the asking value.
**Worth per sq. foot is a measure generally utilized by actual property brokers and brokers to find out how a lot a sq. foot of area a purchaser can pay for a property. It’s calculated because the sale value of the house divided by the variety of completed sq. toes. C.A.R. presently tracks price-per-square foot statistics for 50 counties.
Main the way in which…® in California actual property for greater than 110 years, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (www.automobile.org) is without doubt one of the largest state commerce organizations in the USA with greater than 200,000 members devoted to the development of professionalism in actual property. C.A.R. is headquartered in Los Angeles.
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February 2020 County Gross sales and Worth Exercise
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February 2020 |
Median Bought Worth of Present Single-Household Houses |
Gross sales |
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State/Area/County |
Feb. 2020 |
Jan. 2020 |
Feb. 2019 |
Worth MTM% Chg |
Worth YTY% Chg |
Gross sales MTM% Chg |
Gross sales YTY% Chg |
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Calif. Single-family properties |
$579,770 |
$575,160 |
$534,120 |
r |
0.8% |
8.5% |
6.6% |
5.9% |
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Calif. Condominium/Townhomes |
$480,000 |
$467,000 |
$450,000 |
2.8% |
6.7% |
13.7% |
14.3% |
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Los Angeles Metro Space |
$550,000 |
$538,500 |
$505,000 |
2.1% |
8.9% |
-0.9% |
13.7% |
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Central Coast |
$715,000 |
$700,000 |
$650,000 |
2.1% |
10.0% |
0.0% |
7.6% |
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Central Valley |
$340,000 |
$337,500 |
$320,000 |
0.7% |
6.3% |
0.8% |
2.3% |
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Inland Empire |
$395,000 |
$385,000 |
$369,900 |
2.6% |
6.8% |
1.2% |
10.7% |
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San Francisco Bay Space |
$910,000 |
$853,000 |
$867,000 |
6.7% |
5.0% |
8.9% |
-1.3% |
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San Francisco Bay Space |
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Alameda |
$945,000 |
$875,000 |
$860,000 |
8.0% |
9.9% |
1.4% |
-15.9% |
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Contra Costa |
$635,250 |
$614,000 |
$649,480 |
3.5% |
-2.2% |
4.2% |
8.8% |
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Marin |
$1,347,500 |
$1,294,000 |
$1,290,000 |
4.1% |
4.5% |
6.2% |
-18.1% |
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Napa |
$659,500 |
$697,500 |
$625,000 |
-5.4% |
5.5% |
-32.3% |
-37.3% |
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San Francisco |
$1,610,000 |
$1,460,000 |
$1,505,000 |
10.3% |
7.0% |
19.4% |
0.9% |
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San Mateo |
$1,575,000 |
$1,422,250 |
$1,425,000 |
10.7% |
10.5% |
23.0% |
2.8% |
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Santa Clara |
$1,350,000 |
$1,200,000 |
$1,170,000 |
12.5% |
15.4% |
16.7% |
-1.6% |
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Solano |
$470,000 |
$449,900 |
$425,000 |
4.5% |
10.6% |
9.6% |
9.2% |
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Sonoma |
$640,000 |
$667,000 |
$625,420 |
-4.0% |
2.3% |
15.3% |
12.7% |
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Southern California |
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Los Angeles |
$580,690 |
$617,520 |
$541,390 |
-6.0% |
7.3% |
-8.6% |
9.3% |
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Orange |
$880,000 |
$855,000 |
$792,500 |
2.9% |
11.0% |
11.5% |
34.7% |
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Riverside |
$428,000 |
$415,460 |
$410,000 |
3.0% |
4.4% |
4.2% |
11.3% |
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San Bernardino |
$329,000 |
$325,000 |
$298,250 |
1.2% |
10.3% |
-3.8% |
9.6% |
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San Diego |
$670,000 |
$660,000 |
$625,000 |
1.5% |
7.2% |
3.4% |
7.2% |
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Ventura |
$649,500 |
$660,000 |
$620,000 |
-1.6% |
4.8% |
3.9% |
6.8% |
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Central Coast |
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Monterey |
$700,000 |
$649,500 |
$593,950 |
7.8% |
17.9% |
2.1% |
-0.7% |
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San Luis Obispo |
$640,000 |
$652,500 |
$592,500 |
-1.9% |
8.0% |
26.9% |
22.2% |
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Santa Barbara |
$772,750 |
$675,000 |
$645,000 |
14.5% |
19.8% |
-17.8% |
1.9% |
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Santa Cruz |
$897,500 |
$869,500 |
$927,000 |
3.2% |
-3.2% |
-10.0% |
4.7% |
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Central Valley |
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Fresno |
$289,950 |
$289,950 |
$265,000 |
0.0% |
9.4% |
-3.5% |
14.5% |
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Glenn |
$288,250 |
$315,000 |
$281,000 |
-8.5% |
2.6% |
-40.0% |
-29.4% |
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Kern |
$259,000 |
$252,000 |
$240,000 |
2.8% |
7.9% |
0.3% |
10.0% |
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Kings |
$255,000 |
$247,450 |
$221,000 |
3.1% |
15.4% |
-9.0% |
0.0% |
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Madera |
$285,000 |
$334,790 |
$259,000 |
-14.9% |
10.0% |
28.4% |
0.0% |
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Merced |
$285,950 |
$282,950 |
$269,000 |
1.1% |
6.3% |
5.5% |
26.4% |
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Placer |
$509,000 |
$493,000 |
$495,000 |
3.2% |
2.8% |
-5.6% |
-15.7% |
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Sacramento |
$398,500 |
$379,000 |
$360,000 |
5.1% |
10.7% |
6.4% |
0.2% |
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San Benito |
$595,000 |
$575,020 |
$600,000 |
3.5% |
-0.8% |
-21.9% |
-19.4% |
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San Joaquin |
$390,000 |
$385,000 |
$370,000 |
1.3% |
5.4% |
-7.5% |
5.2% |
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Stanislaus |
$339,000 |
$330,000 |
$310,000 |
2.7% |
9.4% |
8.4% |
0.0% |
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Tulare |
$252,000 |
$240,000 |
$243,500 |
5.0% |
3.5% |
-1.8% |
2.3% |
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Different Calif. Counties |
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Amador |
$328,000 |
$335,000 |
$316,000 |
r |
-2.1% |
3.8% |
0.0% |
36.7% |
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Butte |
$338,750 |
$355,860 |
$345,450 |
-4.8% |
-1.9% |
-10.6% |
-40.4% |
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Calaveras |
$355,000 |
$343,500 |
$340,000 |
3.3% |
4.4% |
40.4% |
-18.9% |
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Del Norte |
$297,000 |
$227,000 |
$245,000 |
30.8% |
21.2% |
-33.3% |
9.1% |
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El Dorado |
$465,000 |
$442,120 |
$495,000 |
5.2% |
-6.1% |
16.3% |
74.0% |
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Humboldt |
$310,390 |
$308,000 |
$298,000 |
0.8% |
4.2% |
-3.3% |
12.8% |
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Lake |
$235,000 |
$253,000 |
$260,000 |
-7.1% |
-9.6% |
46.7% |
11.9% |
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Lassen |
$199,000 |
$239,000 |
$185,000 |
-16.7% |
7.6% |
-35.3% |
-38.9% |
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Mariposa |
$327,500 |
$266,000 |
$369,000 |
23.1% |
-11.2% |
38.5% |
38.5% |
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Mendocino |
$467,000 |
$412,000 |
$377,000 |
13.3% |
23.9% |
-14.7% |
0.0% |
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Mono |
$700,000 |
$780,000 |
$765,000 |
-10.3% |
-8.5% |
36.4% |
36.4% |
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Nevada |
$420,000 |
$367,000 |
$382,000 |
14.4% |
9.9% |
1.3% |
1.3% |
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Plumas |
$321,500 |
$330,000 |
$258,500 |
-2.6% |
24.4% |
46.7% |
-8.3% |
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Shasta |
$291,500 |
$282,500 |
$285,000 |
3.2% |
2.3% |
-18.6% |
-8.6% |
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Siskiyou |
$219,000 |
$255,000 |
$224,500 |
-14.1% |
-2.4% |
-10.0% |
100.0% |
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Sutter |
$318,500 |
$327,250 |
$292,500 |
-2.7% |
8.9% |
-6.7% |
-3.4% |
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Tehama |
$265,000 |
$260,000 |
$224,500 |
1.9% |
18.0% |
0.0% |
-40.5% |
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Tuolumne |
$297,500 |
$309,000 |
$299,000 |
-3.7% |
-0.5% |
13.8% |
78.4% |
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Yolo |
$447,500 |
$431,240 |
$424,920 |
3.8% |
5.3% |
4.5% |
5.7% |
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Yuba |
$315,000 |
$315,000 |
$256,000 |
0.0% |
23.0% |
11.9% |
24.5% |
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r = revised |
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NA = not obtainable |
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February 2020 County Unsold Stock and Days on Market
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February 2020 |
Unsold Stock Index |
Median Time on Market |
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State/Area/County |
Feb. 2020 |
Jan. 2020 |
Feb. 2019 |
Feb. 2020 |
Jan. 2020 |
Feb. 2019 |
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Calif. Single-family properties |
3.6 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
23.0 |
31.0 |
33.0 |
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Calif. Condominium/Townhomes |
3.0 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
21.0 |
31.0 |
28.0 |
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Los Angeles Metro Space |
3.8 |
3.6 |
5.5 |
29.0 |
32.0 |
42.0 |
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Central Coast |
4.8 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
31.0 |
44.0 |
49.0 |
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Central Valley |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
18.5 |
24.0 |
29.0 |
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Inland Empire |
4.1 |
4.1 |
5.5 |
41.0 |
41.0 |
48.0 |
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San Francisco Bay Space |
3.0 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
14.0 |
31.0 |
20.0 |
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San Francisco Bay Space |
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Alameda |
2.5 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
12.0 |
20.0 |
15.0 |
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Contra Costa |
2.7 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
12.0 |
27.0 |
15.0 |
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Marin |
4.3 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
42.5 |
63.0 |
49.0 |
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Napa |
9.6 |
5.0 |
5.8 |
39.0 |
62.0 |
49.0 |
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San Francisco |
3.0 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
15.0 |
26.0 |
15.0 |
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San Mateo |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
11.0 |
21.0 |
13.0 |
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Santa Clara |
2.7 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
8.0 |
19.0 |
12.0 |
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Solano |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
39.0 |
39.0 |
43.5 |
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Sonoma |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
51.5 |
68.0 |
65.0 |
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Southern California |
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Los Angeles |
3.6 |
3.2 |
5.1 |
22.0 |
26.0 |
35.0 |
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Orange |
3.4 |
3.4 |
5.9 |
17.0 |
27.0 |
42.0 |
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Riverside |
4.1 |
4.2 |
5.6 |
39.0 |
39.0 |
45.0 |
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San Bernardino |
4.1 |
3.9 |
5.4 |
45.0 |
43.0 |
56.0 |
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San Diego |
3.0 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
12.0 |
23.0 |
22.0 |
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Ventura |
5.1 |
4.8 |
6.7 |
49.0 |
56.0 |
59.0 |
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Central Coast |
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Monterey |
5.1 |
4.9 |
5.6 |
28.0 |
39.0 |
51.0 |
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San Luis Obispo |
4.8 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
37.5 |
46.0 |
42.0 |
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Santa Barbara |
4.8 |
3.7 |
5.5 |
28.5 |
35.0 |
49.0 |
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Santa Cruz |
4.1 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
26.5 |
55.5 |
55.5 |
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Central Valley |
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Fresno |
3.5 |
3.4 |
4.9 |
26.0 |
25.5 |
24.0 |
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Glenn |
5.3 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
75.5 |
63.0 |
11.0 |
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Kern |
3.2 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
22.0 |
21.0 |
31.0 |
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Kings |
3.2 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
17.0 |
25.0 |
29.0 |
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Madera |
4.9 |
5.8 |
4.9 |
40.0 |
45.0 |
51.5 |
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Merced |
3.3 |
3.6 |
5.3 |
32.0 |
28.0 |
44.0 |
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Placer |
3.4 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
16.0 |
34.0 |
28.5 |
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Sacramento |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
10.0 |
17.0 |
27.0 |
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San Benito |
6.5 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
55.0 |
29.5 |
24.0 |
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San Joaquin |
3.2 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
26.5 |
32.0 |
31.0 |
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Stanislaus |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
17.0 |
24.0 |
33.0 |
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Tulare |
4.1 |
3.8 |
5.0 |
21.0 |
27.0 |
34.5 |
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Different Calif. Counties |
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Amador |
7.8 |
6.6 |
NA |
49.0 |
40.0 |
58.0 |
r |
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Butte |
3.0 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
24.5 |
25.5 |
8.0 |
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Calaveras |
5.7 |
7.4 |
4.3 |
108.0 |
107.5 |
51.0 |
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Del Norte |
11.8 |
7.3 |
11.5 |
168.0 |
121.0 |
111.0 |
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El Dorado |
4.5 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
44.0 |
65.5 |
42.0 |
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Humboldt |
4.5 |
4.4 |
6.6 |
38.5 |
40.0 |
34.0 |
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Lake |
6.1 |
8.4 |
6.6 |
61.5 |
77.0 |
76.0 |
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Lassen |
10.7 |
6.6 |
6.2 |
133.0 |
133.0 |
114.0 |
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Mariposa |
5.4 |
7.3 |
6.8 |
107.0 |
88.0 |
36.0 |
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|
Mendocino |
10.3 |
9.0 |
12.6 |
102.0 |
109.0 |
83.0 |
||||
|
Mono |
5.8 |
8.7 |
6.5 |
119.0 |
126.0 |
198.0 |
||||
|
Nevada |
6.4 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
42.0 |
62.5 |
50.5 |
||||
|
Plumas |
9.6 |
13.5 |
9.2 |
191.0 |
106.0 |
143.0 |
||||
|
Shasta |
4.8 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
50.0 |
43.0 |
34.0 |
||||
|
Siskiyou |
6.5 |
5.5 |
13.7 |
89.0 |
48.5 |
76.0 |
||||
|
Sutter |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
26.5 |
31.0 |
39.5 |
||||
|
Tehama |
9.0 |
8.0 |
4.0 |
81.0 |
52.0 |
56.0 |
||||
|
Tuolumne |
5.6 |
6.2 |
7.9 |
85.0 |
71.5 |
97.0 |
||||
|
Yolo |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
17.5 |
40.5 |
22.0 |
||||
|
Yuba |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
23.0 |
30.0 |
39.0 |
||||
|
r = revised |
|
NA = not obtainable |
SOURCE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.)
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