San Marcos Real Estate Market Report for January 2011
The San Marcos real estate market continues to evolve, especially with the large number of distress sales. These data do not include any private sales nor manufactured housing; the numbers are derived from the MLS and are believed to be accurate but are not guaranteed.
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In January 2011 there were 62 homes sold in San Marcos' 2 zip codes (92069 and 92078), 46% less than last month. Here's the breakdown of overall activity.
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TOTAL |
DETACHED |
ATTACHED |
|
# Sold
|
62 (down 46%) |
40 (down 47%) |
22 (down 46%) |
|
Ave. $
|
$339,366 (down 2%) |
$399,031 (down 3%) |
$230,885 (up 10%) |
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DOM
|
76 |
68 |
89 |
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List $/Sale $
|
97% |
96% |
98% |
Sales volume declined dramatically across the board, while average prices dipped modestly for detached homes but rose for attached properties.
There were 121 San Marcos homes for sale at the end of January with a Contingent status, i.e., homes with offers awaiting approval from the short sale and REO lenders. These homes are included in the overall Active stats since they are still considered active until the approvals are obtained.
At the end of January 2011 the San Marcos real estate market had 441 homes for sale (27% are contingent), just 3 more homes than in December. This represents an inventory of 5.2 months for attached homes (up from 5 months) and 4.8 months for detached (up from 4.6 months at the end of December) based on the current rate of sales over the last 6 months.
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In January 2011 we saw 154 homes come on the market, a whopping 54% more than last month. The number of homes going pending in January (81) was more than 3 times the number that went pending in December (25), likely because of the holidays.
This overview of the San Marcos real estate market is based on information provided by the MLS for homes that went under contract in the last couple of months and closed in January. More details can be provided if needed with regard to current activity as well as within the specific zip codes of San Marcos (92078 and 92069).
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