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First gain for Calif. prices in 16 months
Orange County Register First gain for Calif. prices in 16 months The median price for an existing, single-family home in California rose 1.6 percent in March compared with the year before, marking the first year-over-year increase in 16 months, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® reported Monday. Making sense of the story
The statewide median price of an existing, single-family detached home jumped 9.2 percent to $291,080 in March from February’s $266,660 median price and was up 1.6 percent from a revised $286,550 recorded in March 2011.  The month-to-month increase was the largest since March 2004. Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 505,360 units in March, according to information collected by C.A.R. from more than 90 local REALTOR® associations and MLSs statewide.  Sales in March were down 4.5 percent month-over-month and 2.3 percent year-to-year.  The statewide sales figure represents what would be the total number of homes sold during 2012 if sales maintained the March pace throughout the year.  It is adjusted to account for seasonal factors that typically influence home sales. “Housing inventory remains extremely tight throughout the state and at levels severely under normal market conditions,” said C.A.R. Vice ... more

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