La Jolla Real Estate Market Report for October 2010
The La Jolla real estate market is one of the most expensive in San Diego County. A visit to La Jolla on-line, or better yet in real life, will quickly give you a good sense of why this is so.
La Jolla, "The Jewel," is an extraordinarily beautiful coastal community with many homes offering fabulous views of the ocean from the hills, and a trendy, very up-scale village offering the finest in shopping and dining. La Jolla has often been compared to the French and Italian Rivieras with wonderful ocean and coastline vistas from the hills, amazing homes, beautiful architecture, and a terrific year-round climate, attracting visitors from around the world.
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Having accurate information on the La Jolla real estate market is essential so you can make informed decisions about your home buying and selling in the community. Like other communities, La Jolla has been hit by the downturn in the market. Despite the shift in prices, La Jolla remains an expensive real estate market, particularly for ocean view and ocean front homes.
The La Jolla real estate market saw 49 homes sell in October 2010,3 more than last month. Here's a summary of the real estate activity (these data do not include private sales, and are believed to be accurate but are not guaranteed).
|
|
TOTAL |
DETACHED |
ATTACHED |
|
# SOLD
|
49 (up 14%) |
23 (down 8%) |
26 (up 44%) |
|
Average $
|
$1,088,167 (down 9%) |
$1,577,416 (down 7%) |
$655,373 (down 13%) |
|
DOM
|
97 |
106 |
90 |
|
Sale $/List $
|
94% |
94% |
94% |
The volume of sales in the La Jolla real estate market increased over last month, due to a large increase in attached home sales, while average sales prices dropped across the board.
20 La Jolla homes (4% of the total) had a contingent status at the end of October (these homes are still considered active, but have offers that are being considered by either the short sale or REO lenders).
There were 483 homes in the La Jolla real estate market for sale at the end of October, about 5% below the September inventory; 56% of these are detached single family homes. This translates into an inventory of 11.3 months for detached homes (down from 13.1 last month), and 8.9 months for attached (up slightly from 8.9 months in September), based on the rate of sales over the last 6 months.
READ MORE: How Important is Inventory when Buying or Selling? Very!!
80 homes entered the La Jolla real estate market in October, 13% fewer than in September, with 34 homes going pending, the same as in September.
If you would like more detailed information about the La Jolla real estate market, or would like to know more about specific residential areas and the market conditions (the Village, Muirlands, La Jolla Shores, La Jolla Farms, Bird Rock, Mt. Soledad, Windansea) please let me know.
READ MORE:
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