buy a home: Real Estate Market Index Report Sunland, Tujunga, Shadow Hills January 2009 - 02/26/09 09:54 AM
Sunland - Tujunga - Shadow Hills                        January, 2009
 
Market Index
A market index of above 1.20 is a seller's market, between 0.80 to 1.20 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer's market.
  
The Market Index dropped four points to 0.18 from 0.22.  
  
New Listings - 30 new listings came on the market, compared to 13 new listings. We had 54 new listings last year.
  
Pending Listings -13 listings opened escrow, compared to 12 last month.  Last year we had 8 listings change to Pending status.
 
Pending Ratio - 0.43, a drop … (0 comments)

buy a home: Real Estate Market Index Report West San Gabriel Valley, CA January 2009 - 02/26/09 09:46 AM
West San Gabriel Valley      January  2009
Pasadena, Altadena, South Pasadena, and San Marino
 
Market Index
A market index of above 1.20 is a seller's market, between 0.80 to 1.20 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer's market.
  
The Market Index crashed back down to 0.22, down from  0.33.
 
New Listings - 199 new listings, almost double the  105 from last month. Last year there were 262.
  
Pending Listings - 77 listings opened escrow, compared to 65 last month, versus 55 last year.
  
Pending Ratio - 0.39 down from 0.62 last month, up … (0 comments)

buy a home: Real Estate Market Index Report Northeast Los Angeles, CA January 2009 - 02/26/09 09:38 AM
Northeast Los Angeles          January 2009
Atwater Village, Eagle Rock, Glassell Park, Highland Park, and Mount Washington
 Market Index
A market index of above 1.20 is a seller's market, between 0.80 to 1.20 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer's market.
  
The Market Index dropped four points to to 0.23, down from the highest point in the last twelve months. 
 
New Listings - 52 new listings hit the market, compared to only 22 last month and 72 last year.
  
Pending Listings - 30 properties opened escrow, compared to 23 last month and 29 … (0 comments)

buy a home: Real Estate Market Index Report East San Fernando Valley CA January 2009 - 02/26/09 08:56 AM
East San Fernando Valley, CA                             January,  2009
North Hollywood, Sun Valley, Valley Village, Valley Glen, and Van Nuys.
Market Index
A market index of above 1.20 is a seller's market, between 0.80 to 1.20 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer's market.

The market index three points to 0.34, third monthly increase in a row.   
 
New Listings - 192 new listings hit the market, compared to 130 new listings last month, versus 177 last January.
  
Pending Listings - 156 opened escrow, versus 108 last month, compared to only 65 last year.
  
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buy a home: Real Estate Market Index Report La Canada Flintridge CA January 2009 - 02/25/09 10:27 AM
La Canada Flintridge, CA   January, 2009
 
Market Index
A market index of above 1.20 is a seller's market, between 0.80 to 1.20 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer's market.

The Market Index's third monthly increase to 0.20, up from 0.17 last month.  A year ago the index was at 0.19, so we can see the effect the shift in the financial markets.
 
New Listings - 25 new listings, up from 7 last month and 14 last year.
  
Pending Listings - 7 listings opened escrow, compared to four last month.  Last year 7 … (0 comments)

buy a home: Real Estate Market Index Report La Crescenta CA January 2009 - 02/25/09 10:15 AM
La Crescenta, CA    January 2009
 
Market Index
A market index of above 1.20 is a seller's market, between 0.80 to 1.20 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer's market.
 
The Market Index ticked up two points to 0.31. 
 
New Listings - 36 new listings, almost double last month's 17 new listings.  Last year there were 30.
  
Pending Listings - 16 listings entered compared to 11 last month, and 13 last year.
  
Pending Ratio - 0.44, down from last months' 0.65, down for the first time in three months.  Last year the ratio … (0 comments)

buy a home: REal Estate Market Index Report Glendale CA January 2009 - 02/25/09 09:48 AM
Glendale, CA         January , 2009
 
Market Index
A market index of above 1.20 is a seller's market, between 0.80 to 1.20 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer's market.
  
The Market Index dropped from 0.39  to 0.26,  compared to 0.16 last year.
 
New Listings - 92 new listings this month, compared to 42 last month, versus 150 a year ago.
 
New Pending Listings - 37 listings entered escrow, down from 42 last month, compared to 20 in 2008.
  
Pending Ratio -0.40, last month it was 1.01, compared to a year ago at 0.13. 
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buy a home: Real Estate Market Index Report Burbank, CA January 2009 - 02/25/09 09:39 AM
Burbank, CA       January 2009
 
Market Index
A market index of above 1.20 is a seller's market, between 0.80 to 1.20 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer's market.
  
The market index dropped five points to 0.28 from 0.33.    
 
New Listings - 64 new listings,  versus 53 last month and 94 in 2008.
 
Pending  Listings - 48 listings opened escrow, compared to 40 last month and only 27 last year.
 
Pending  Ratio - 0.75, surprisingly equal to last month, compared to last year's 0.29.

Listing Inventory -300 properties on the market, compared … (0 comments)

buy a home: Real Estate Market Index Report for the West San Gabriel Valley, CA December 2008 - 02/03/09 08:15 AM

 The West San Gabriel Valley is composed of Pasadena, South Pasadena, Altadena and San Marino
Market Index
A market index of above 1.20 is a seller's market, between 0.80 to 1.20 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer's market.
 
  The market index increased to 0.33, up from 0.21, resuming the upward climb.
 
New Listings - 105, compared to 154 last month. Last year there were 73.
  
Pending Listings - 65 listings entered escrow, down from 67 listings last month, versus 34 last year.
  
Pending Ratio - 0.62, up from 0.44, last month, up from … (0 comments)

buy a home: Real Estate Market Report La Crescenta, CA December 2008 - 02/03/09 07:53 AM
Market Index
A market index of above 1.20 is a seller’s market, between 0.80 to 1.20 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer’s market.
 
 The index declined one point to 0.29. 
 
New Listings – 17 new listings, compared to 22 last month. Last year there were 9.
 
Pending Listings – 11 new escrows opened, compared to 11 last month, and 8 last year.
 
Pending Ratio – 0.65, up for the third month in a row.  Last year the ratio was 0.89.
 
Listing Inventory –82 homes left on the market, compared to … (0 comments)

buy a home: REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT Sunland Tujunga December 2008 - 01/30/09 05:31 AM
Market Index  A market index of above 1.20 is a seller's market, between 0.80 to 1.20 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer's market.
  

Market Index Jumped up after a four month decline.  
New Listings - 13 new listings compared 26 last month.  We had 32 new listings in December of 2007.  
Pending Listings - 12 opened escrows, equal to last month.  Last year we had 10 listings change to Pending status.
Pending Ratio - 0.92, over double last month's 0.46.  In 2007 the ratio was 0.29.  
Listing Inventory - 106 homes are on the market, … (0 comments)

buy a home: REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT Glendale, CA December 2008 - 01/30/09 05:20 AM
 
Market IndexA market index of above 1.20 is a seller's market, between 0.80 to 1.20 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer's market.
  
 
The Market Index back up 0.39 TEN points from 0.29 compared to 0.16 last year.
New Listings - 41 new listings this month, compared to 53 last month, versus 49 a year ago.
 New Pending Listings - 42 listings entered escrow, the same for the last three months, compared to 35 in 2007.
Pending Ratio - 1.02, the highest this year.  A year ago it was 0.71. 
 Listing Inventory - 248 listings, … (0 comments)

buy a home: REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT Burbank, CA December 2008 - 01/30/09 04:59 AM
Market Index
A market index of above 1.20 is a seller's market, between 0.80 to 1.20 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer's market.
  
Jumped UP from 0.26 to 0.33, SIX points.  Is this the start of a trend?   
 
New Listings - We had 53 new listings, compared to 88 last month and 62 in 2008.
Pending  Listings - 40 listings opened escrow, compared to 44 last month and only 35 last year.
Pending  Ratio - 0.75, a big improvement from 0.50 last month, and compared to last year's 0.56.

Listing Inventory - 321 … (0 comments)

buy a home: Real Estate Market Report Data from Itech and SRAR MLS has not been verified, is not guaranteed, and is subject to change. La Crescenta, CA November 2008 - 12/14/08 02:20 PM
Market Index
A market index of above 1.20 is a seller’s market, between 0.80 to 1.20 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer’s market.
 
Declined five points to 0.30, mirroring other markets, but not as severe a drop. 
 
New Listings – 22 new listings, compared to 27 last month. Last year there were 45.
 
Pending Listings – 11 new escrows opened, compared to 11 last month, and 9 last year.
 
Pending Ratio – 0.50, up from last month’s 0.41.  Last year the ratio was 0.20.
 
Listing Inventory –90 homes left on … (0 comments)

buy a home: Real Estate Market Report East San Fernando Valley, CA November, 2008 - 12/14/08 02:15 PM
 

North Hollywood, Sun Valley, Shadow Hills, Valley Village, Valley Glen, and Van Nuys.
Market Index
A market index of above 1.20 is a seller’s market, between 0.80 to 1.20 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer’s market.
The market index dropped three points to 0.27.   
 
New Listings  181 new listings, down from 208 last month.
 
Pending Listings – 152 entered escrow, UP six listings from  146 listings last month.
 
Pending Ratio – 0.84, up FOURTEEN points from .70 last month.  More pending listings mean more closed escrows in the coming months
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buy a home: REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT Glendale, CA November , 2008 - 12/06/08 01:50 AM
Market Index A market index of above 1.20 is a seller’s market, between 0.80 to 1.20 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer’s market.
The Market Index struggled back up two points to 0.32 compared to 0.30 for September.
 
New Listings - Fifty-three new listings in November, compared to 88 listings in October, versus 81 November.
New Pending Listings - Forty-two listings entered escrow, the same as October, compared to 25 in November, 2007.
 
Pending Ratio – 0.79, up from 0.48 in September. A year ago it was 0.31.
Listing Inventory – Two hundred ninety-five listings, … (0 comments)

buy a home: REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT Burbank, CA, November 2008 - 12/06/08 01:02 AM
 
Market Index
A market index of above 1.20 is a seller’s market, between 0.80 to 1.20 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer’s market.
 
Dropped from 0.41, FIFTEEN points to 0.26.  The last time there was a drop this big was the mortgage meltdown last fall.   
 
New Listings - We had 88 new listings, compared to 79 in October, versus 64 in November 2007.
 
Pending  Listings – Forty-four listings opened escrow, compared to 79 last month and only 25  last year.
 
Pending  Ratio – 0.50, about even with October’s 0.49,  it … (0 comments)

buy a home: Real Estate Market Report Glendale, CA October, 2008 - 11/07/08 10:47 AM
 
Market Index
A market index of above 1.20 is a seller’s market, between 0.80 to 1.20 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer’s market.
 
The Market Index struggled back up two points to 0.32 compared to 0.30 for September.
 
New Listings  - Eighty-eight new listings, down from 172 new listings in September, compared to 141 last October.  We had many more new listings in September than last year so perhaps this evened things out.
 
New Pending Listings  - Forty-two listings entered escrow, down from 47 in September, compared to 28 in October, 2007.
 
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buy a home: Real Estate Market Report - Glendale, CA October, 2008 - 11/06/08 02:53 AM
Glendale, CA  September , 2008
Market Index  - A market index of above 1.20 is a seller's market, between 0.80 to 1.20 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer's market.
Our up and down market continues, 0.30 for September after 0.33 in August.
 
New Listings - One hundred seventy two new listings, compared to 134 last September.  It is unusual for the new listings to increase, probably due to more forced sales.
Pending Ratio -That big jump in new listings affected the Pending Ratio, only 47 homes opened escrow giving us a ratio of 0.27, about half … (0 comments)

buy a home: Real Estate Market Report, Oct. 2008 North Hollywood, Shadow Hills, Sun Valley, Valley Glen, Valley Village, Van Nuys - 11/06/08 02:42 AM
East San Fernando Valley, CA  October, 2008
North Hollywood, Sun Valley, Shadow Hills, Valley Village, Valley Glen, and Van Nuys.
Market Index
A market index of above 1.20 is a seller's market, between 0.80 to 120 is a balanced market, and below 0.80 is a buyer's market.
The market index dropped one point to 0.30.   
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New Listings  208 new listings, down one from 207 in September.
Pending Listings - Down six to 146 listings entering escrow
Pending Ratio - Declined slightly from 0.73 to 0.70.  More pending listings mean more closed escrows in the coming months
Listing Inventory … (0 comments)