Rancho Santa Fe Homes for Sale - What Happened in the Rancho Santa Fe Real Estate Market in January 2013?

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Real Estate Agent with eXp Realty of California, Inc. CA DRE #01490977

Rancho Santa Fe Homes for Sale - What Happened in the Rancho Santa Fe Real Estate Market in January 2013?

Rancho Santa Fe Homes for Sale in CaliforniaAs a buyer or seller in the Rancho Santa Fe real estate market, having information about the current market conditions will enable you to make an informed decisionregarding what to do with regard to Rancho Santa Fe homes for sale

The Rancho Santa Fe real estate market is very localized, and the most expensive community, on average, in San Diego County. Knowing what is going on in the market with regard to inventory and sales is important for making an informed buying or selling decision. Finding comparables for determining price for either a listing or a purchase can sometimes be tricky since many high-end properties are unique. 

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Here is a summary of the Rancho Santa Fe real estate market for January 2013 based on information provided by the MLS (private sales are not included). These data are deemed reliable but are not guaranteed. 

·        Total sales for January shifted modestly from December, with 18 detached Rancho Santa Fe homes sold (down 20%), and 2 attached homes sold, versus 1 in December (there are 6 on the market currently). 33% of these transactions were cash

·        The average sales price of the detached homes sold was $2,780,618, a healthy jump of 26% from the December average sales price. 6 homes sold at over $3 million with 1 at $6.3 million, knocking up the average. The MEDIAN price was $2,837,500

·        The attached homes sold for $549,000 and $900,000 (compared to the sales price of the attached home sold last month at $685,000), taking an average of 97 days to sell – the less expensive home sold at asking price

·        Average marketing time for the detached homes was 97 days (compared to 121 days last month)

·        The detached homes sold, on average, for 91% of asking price. Buyers negotiated an average of 9% off the asking prices on their home purchases

As of the end of January there were 9 homes in the Rancho Santa Fe real estate market with a Contingent status (i.e., short sale and REO homes that had offers being reviewed), the same number as last month, and these are included in the Active statistics below.

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As of January 2013 there were 198 Ranch Santa Fe homes for sale (98% of these are detached), up by 1 from last month. This represents an inventory of 4 months for attached homes (up from 2.7 months in December), and 9.2 months for detached homes at the current rate of sales (based on a 6-month period), down from 9.7 in December. The high end market continues to be competitive in Rancho Santa Fe, especially for the very limited number of attached homes, now favoring sellers, and is fairly balanced for detached single family homes and estates.

The number of Rancho Santa Fe homes coming on the market in January was almost double the number of new listings in December (51). We saw an uptick in homes going pending (20, up 43%) during the same period.

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Data are based on information provided by the MLS for homes that went under contract in the last couple of months. If you would like more details about the Rancho Santa Fe real estate market with regard to current activity as well as the specific areas such as Fairbanks Ranch and the Covenant, please let me know. 

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Comments (2)

Bryan Robertson
Los Altos, CA

That market seems pretty solid for a high-end area.  Comparable markets up here seem to be doing similarly but with lower inventory.  I hope the spring market is as hot there as it'll be here and the numbers keep going up.

Feb 17, 2013 01:59 AM
AJ Heidmann ~ CRS
McEnearney Associates, Inc. - Alexandria, VA
YOUR Alexandria & Arlington, VA Real Estate Expert

Jeff - The market in Rancho Santa Fe look to be very robust... especially considering the average sales point for a detached home and the percentage of sales that are cash.  Hopefully, that jump in pending sales continues through the Spring market.  Thanks for the thorough update on market conditions.

Feb 19, 2013 07:56 AM

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