Showing posts with label home sales statistics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home sales statistics. Show all posts

Friday, April 15, 2011

Housing Trends L.A. has some good news

It is no surprise to me that housing numbers for L.A. are up for March over February, because February SUCKED: The MLS®/CLAW™ reports median single-family home price up 10.6% in Mar-11 over Feb-11, sales climb to 684.

Mar-11 Quick Facts:

* The median price of existing single-family homes increased to $536,250 up 10.6% vs Feb-11.
* Existing single-family home sales increased 44.0% from Feb-11 for a Mar-11 total of 684 sold units.
* Condos increased in price to $427,550 up 5.5% vs Feb-11.
* Existing condo sales increased 53.5% in Mar-11 over Feb-11 for a total of 390 sold units.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

The real estate news is bad...or IS it?

By now, everybody knows that the national housing stats released yesterday were pretty dreadful.  Slowest month since whenever, etc., etc.  And yes, I've seen that the market has slowed down this summer (although the end of August is almost always slow).  But wait! Today's Burbank Leader's headline is Local Housing Market Better than Most.  It goes on to detail how Burbank real estate and Glendale real estate sales have actually been pretty good, and how homprices have actually risen year over year.  Not by much, but still...

And then there's another AP article buried deep in today's L.A. Times Business section, titled More Mortgage Modifications Seem to be Sticking.  It goes on to say that this news possibly debunks predictions of a huge wave of defaults to come.

So maybe there is another side to the story.  And if you're thinking about real estate in Studio City, Burbank, Hollywood Hills or pretty much anywhere in greater L.A., keep in mind the other big housing statistic: interest rates are at historic lows.