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Drought Declared Over In The OC - Rain & Real Estate - Orange County and Southern California Absorption Rates - Market Update

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Real Estate Agent with Berkshire Hathaway California Properties 01364315

Drought Declared Over in the OC   

According to Gary Robbins, of The Register, federal climatologists have declared that Orange County's Drought is officially OVER.  Out of all the coastal counties in Southern California, we, here in the OC, were the last to be removed from any drought categories on the list of the U.S. Drought Monitor. 

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What does this have to do with real estate?   Well, lately when it rains here, it pours and the inventory of homes on the market has followed suit although Orange County is still the "driest" county in all of Southern California.  Here are the current absorption rates for Coastal Orange County Single Family Home & Condo Inventory along with a county by county comparison based on the last 12 months of activity. 

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    • Orange County - 11.6
    • Los Angeles County - 13.3
    • Riverside County - 21.2
    • San Bernadino County - 21.7
    • San Diego County - 12.2
    • Desert Areas - 21.3

Now for a breakdown of the absorption rate Coastal City by Coastal City:

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    • Corona del Mar - 11.8
    • Newport Beach - 13.2
    • Newport Coast - 13.2
    • Laguna Beach - 16.6
    • Dana Point - 13.8
    • San Clemente - 11.9
    • San Juan Capistrano - 15.5
    • Huntington Beach - 8.0
    • Seal Beach - 8.2

 

For more detailed information about the market activity in your neighborhood, or the neighborhood you are looking to make a move to, throughout Orange County, call Sandra Carlisle at (949) 500-0482. 

*All reports/data presented are based on data supplied by the MRMLS, Orange county, Orange Coast, Pacific West, Downey, Rancho SE AOR, Laguna BOR and Desert AOR or their MLS's.  Neither the Associations nor their MLS's guarantee or are in anyway responsible for their accuracy.  Data maintained by the Associations or their MLS's may not reflect all real estate activities in the market.  Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.   Market Trends data courtesy of Bankers Funding Company, LLC an Affiliate of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.

 

Comments (2)

David Spencer
Keller Williams Northland - Kansas City, MO
Show Me real estate in Kansas City
You don't say, but I assume the number represents months.
Mar 01, 2008 08:28 AM
Sandra Carlisle (Ayers)
Berkshire Hathaway California Properties - Newport Beach, CA
Real Estate Marketing & Sales

Yes, the numbers represent months.  The Absorption Rate is how long it will take the inventory to deplete, assuming no new homes come on the market and that the rate of sales remain the same.

A seller's market is defined as 0-3 months, a neutral market is 3.1-6 months and a buyers market is anything over 6.1 months. 

Mar 03, 2008 04:50 PM