distressed properties: California Home Sales, April 2012 - 06/10/12 01:45 AM
California Home Sales, April 2012
Okay so here's the April information for housing in California.  Now, bear in mind that these are statewide statistics and as we all know, real estate is local, down to the neighborhood, not even as big as the city the home is in. I get this information from DQ News which is used widely in the real estate community, but you can go onto their site at any time and check the city reports regarding housing prices under CA City Charts.

Overall, there was a 2% increase from March in home sales statewide combining both new and used homes. … (4 comments)

distressed properties: October 2011 Homes Sales in California - 11/29/11 05:35 AM
October 2011 Homes Sales in California
Okay, so it's time once again to get 'the bigger' picture.  These statistics and figures are obtained from DQ News, a real estate data capturer and are really accurate.
According to the DQ News Article, home sales in California for the month of October 2011 were down 3.7% from September and up 4.3% from last October.  so overall, this points to an upswing in home sales over the year.
The median price for a home went down to $240,000 from $249,000 in September which is a 3.6% decrease in value in just a month.  Last October the median price was … (6 comments)