La Jolla Real Estate Market Report for April 2011
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 42 homes sell in April 2011, 19% fewer 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
|
42 (down 19%) |
25 (down 11%) |
17 (down 29%) |
|
Average $
|
$1,202,670 (up 7%) |
$1,540,987 (down 5%) |
$704,144 9 (up 30%) |
|
DOM
|
99 |
90 |
111 |
|
Sale $/List $
|
92% |
91% |
94% |
The volume of sales in the La Jolla real estate market declined by 19% from last month. Average sakes prices rose fairly significantly for attached homes, but declined for detached.
22 La Jolla homes (5% of the total) had a contingent status at the end of April (these homes are still considered active, but have offers that are being considered by either the short sale or REO lenders).
There were 437 La Jolla homes at the end of April, about 9% more than in March, the 3rd month of inventory increases; 53% of these are detached single family homes. This translates into an inventory of 11.1 months for detached homes (up from 10.4 last month), and 12.1 months for attached (up from 10.9 months in March), based on the rate of sales over the last 6 months.
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110 homes entered the La Jolla real estate market in April, 13% fewer than in March, with 35 homes going pending, also a decline, by 35%, from March.
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.
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