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1863 - Gen. Edward F. Beale loans money to A.A. Hudson and Oliver P. Robbins to erect toll house in Newhall Pass [story]
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Sales of existing single-family homes increased 7.4 percent throughout Santa Clarita
during August while the median price of homes that changed owners rose 6.6 percent,
the Southland Regional Association of REALTORS® reported today.

A total of 262 homes closed escrow, up 18 transactions from a year ago and 40 sales
higher than this July.

After months of posting higher sales as buyers sought affordable housing, condominium
closed escrows returned to earth during August. REALTORS® helped close escrow on
91 condominiums, a 7.1 percent drop from August 2016, and fell 41 sales or 31.1
percent from July.

“The regionwide lack of inventory impacted home and condo sales,” said Marty Kovacks,
chairman of the Association’s Santa Clarita Valley Division. “Buyers ran out of condo
options as earlier offerings in entry-level market ranges were gobbled up and home
buyers competed against each other whenever a properly priced home hit the market.

“There’s little surprise any more whenever the laws of supply and demand kick into
action,” Kovacs said.

The Association reported 533 active listings at the end of August. That was down 14.4
percent from a year ago and represented a 1.5-month supply at the then current pace of
sales, well below the nine-year average monthly listing of a 4.9-month backlog.
With the exception of only three months, every month since February 2016 has posted a
drop in the active inventory, including double-digit drops reported in six of this year’s
eight months. For comparison, the record high inventory came in September 2006 with
2,630 active listings.

“Fluctuations in loan interest rates and the widespread awareness of a lack of inventory
contribute to a sense of urgency for the dwindling number of prospective buyers who can
still afford to by at today’s prices,” said Tim Johnson, the Association’s chief executive
officer. “The lack of inventory clearly influences buyers and drives prices higher, realities
that likely will continue for the foreseeable future.”

The median price of homes sold last month came in at $574,500, up 6.6 percent from
August 2016. The home median price was 10.7 percent below the record high of
$643,000 set in April 2006. The highest median since that record was this June’s price of
$586,000.

Condominiums that changed owners last month posted a median price of $360,000, up
3.6 percent from a year ago. That also was 9.3 percent below the record high of
$397,000 set in January 2006.

Pending escrows, a gauge of future sales activity totaled 343, down 3.9 percent from
August 2016.

Of the 353 combined residential transactions reported in August, 97.5 percent were
standard sales involving traditional buyers and sellers. There were a total of four
foreclosure-related transactions and four short sales with each representing a 1.1
percent share of the market.

August Home Sales
Condo Sales

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5 Comments

  1. Lauri Gentry says:

    I feel sad for those just entering the home market. It is becoming increasingly difficult for first time buyers to qualify for a home.

  2. Was getting close, now have to wait again. Toll Bros. and KB both raised prices by $50k overnight. As if the cost of building said homes increased $50k overnight. Making out like bandits. Pathetic.

  3. El Rey says:

    Plus the homes out here are built like crap. Got friends who build KB’s & Toll. They advise me to please buy something else. Workmanship is really bad. Yet are worth more than a qtr mill? Lmao.

  4. Since Nixon left the Gold Standard in August of 71′ all your dollars are worthless. It’s not backed by anything and literally just printed like Monopoly money. Plus you contribute the price of inflation and now your dollar is pretty much worth what is was 40 years ago. And when the market crashes because it is going to crash if you haven’t noticed the prices of everything is skyrocketing or has been. Homeowners are going to be the one suffering when it takes that DIP owing more money than what the house is even worth most likely ending up in a REPO or a FORCLOSURE. Very few people in their 20s can barely purchase a house if they meet the high standard requirements so I don’t get how we are supposed to raise a family. Anyways, blesssaid be you all ?

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