Consumers and specially people that are trying to buy, rent, or refinance their homes; save their homes from foreclosure; or sell their properties might hear some different stories and feel differently about the news and how they might be affected by it. Here is an interesting article worth a few minutes of your time:
California home sales rise in December, posting 11-month sales high
California home sales rose for the third consecutive month in December, marking the highest level since January 2011, according to data from C.A.R. Sales also were up from a year ago, marking the sixth consecutive annual increase.
Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 520,940 in December, according to information collected by C.A.R. from more than 90 local REALTOR® associations and MLSs statewide. December’s sales were up 3.3 percent from November’s revised pace of 504,420 and were up 0.1 percent from the revised 520,330 sales pace recorded in December 2010.
The statewide median price of an existing, single-family detached home posted its second consecutive monthly gain, increasing 1.8 percent to $285,920 in December, up from a revised $280,960 in November. However, the median price was down 6.2 percent from the revised $304,770 median price recorded in December 2010...
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