Foreclosure activity down in Bay Area, California
Straight talk on December’s housing numbers
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California home sales rise last month, prices fall
California home sales rise in December; median price falls again
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Bay Area home sales struggle to revive in 2011
Southern California Home Sales Surge 14% on Investor Purchases
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Stockton retains dubious No. 1 foreclosure ranking
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Southern California home prices fall in August
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The number of California homes going into foreclosure dropped in the fourth quarter of 2011 to the second-lowest level in more than four years, the result of evolving lender and mortgage servicer policies as well as shifting market conditions... full story
An estimated 37,734 new and resale houses and condos were sold statewide last month. That was up 15.5 percent from 32,669 in November, and up 4.2 percent from 36,215 for December 2010. California sales for the month of December have varied from a low of 25,585 in 2007 to a high of 66,503 in 2003, while the average is 44,063... full story
The Bay Area’s housing market rounded out 2011 much the way it started it: with constricted and atypical sales activity, lots of bottom feeding, and a largely dormant mid- to move-up market. Sales were up slightly last month, while prices dropped... full story
Southern California home sales surged last month from November – as they normally do – amid relatively strong activity under $300,000 and a record share of sales to “absentee” buyers, mainly investors. But with the purchase plans of many ordinary buyers and sellers still on hold, the year-end rush couldn’t lift sales above December 2010. Moreover, investors’ focus on lower-cost homes helped push the median sale price back down to its 2011 low point... full story
Miami-area homes sold at the fastest pace for a November in five years as lower prices and mortgage rates continued to drive robust demand from investors and vacation-home buyers – both foreign and domestic. The region’s median sale price rose from October but fell short of the year-ago level for the 50th consecutive month... full story
The number of homes that resold in the Phoenix area rose above a year earlier for the twelfth month in a row in November as activity increased across the price spectrum. A variety of median sale price measures trended higher month-to-month, and the region’s overall median sale price fell year-over-year by less than 1 percent – the smallest dip since the median began to erode consistently in summer 2010... full story
The number of homes sold in the Las Vegas area rose year-over-year for the fifth consecutive month in November as a surge in sub-$200,000 transactions made up for a decline in activity above that threshold. Prices appeared flat, with the region’s overall median sale price stuck at $115,000 for the third consecutive month... full story
The number of homes sold in the Denver region rose above the year-earlier level for the third consecutive month in September, but the sales tally still ranked as the second-lowest for that month in at least 13 years. The median sale price fell slightly from both August and a year earlier as the level of investor and cash buyers edged higher... full story
The Portland-area’s housing market saw the typical dip in activity between August and September but sales rose above a year earlier for the third consecutive month. The median price paid in September was virtually unchanged from August but fell below the year-ago level for the 10th consecutive month as distressed property sales accounted for nearly one-third of all transactions... full story
Seattle-area home sales shot up from a year earlier for the third consecutive month in September amid especially robust sub-$200,000 sales. The median sale price dropped year-over-year for the 14th consecutive month, to the lowest level in seven years, as distressed property sales accounted for nearly half of the resale market... full story
While total U.S. home sales fell about 13.7 percent in the first half of this year, activity declined less or even increased in many high-end zip codes.... full story
The share of borrowers using government-insured FHA home loans fell to its lowest level in 27 months in February, based on an analysis of 20 large housing markets nationwide. The trend likely reflects a combination of factors, including tighter lending criteria for the low-down-payment loans... full story
The share of Golden State homes purchased with cash rose to a record level last month as investors and others took advantage of lower prices and less competition during the market’s winter doldrums... full story
While overall California home sales declined last year, the number that sold for $1 million or more in 2010 rose for the first time in five years as certain segments of the economy improved and high-end home shoppers went bargain hunting... full story