by Kathy Gibson | Aug 21, 2023 | Buying, Market, Neighborhood, Selling
Pasadena, CA Mon Aug 21 2023 This week the median list price for a single family home in Pasadena, CA is $1,499,950 with the market action index hovering around 56. This is an increase over last month’s market action index of 53. Inventory has increased to 84. Home sales continue to outstrip supply and the Market Action Index has been moving higher for several weeks. This is a Seller’s market so watch for upward pricing pressure in the near future if the trend continues. Altadena, CA 91001 Mon Aug 21 2023 This week the median list price for a single family home in Altadena, CA 91001 is $1,399,000 with the market action index hovering around 58. This is less than last month’s market action index of 59. Inventory has decreased to 29. The market has not shown strong directional trends in terms of supply and demand. However, inventory is sufficiently low to keep us in the Seller’s Market zone and prices have been moving upward as evidence....
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Pasadena, CA Mon Jun 26 2023 This week the median list price for a single family home in Pasadena, CA is $1,499,991 with the market action index hovering around 52. This is an increase over last month’s market action index of 50. Inventory has increased to 91. In the last few weeks the market has achieved a relative stasis point in terms of sales to inventory. However, inventory is sufficiently low to keep us in the Seller’s Market zone so watch changes in the market action index. If the market heats up, prices are likely to resume an upward climb. Altadena, CA Mon Jun 26 2023 This week the median list price for a single family home in Altadena, CA is $1,249,000 with the market action index hovering around 58. This is about the same as last month’s market action index of 58. Inventory has increased to 35. Market appears to have begun to cool. As we’re still notably in a Seller’s market, prices have not yet adjusted. If the market continues to cool, then expect prices to follow lower. It may take a few more weeks of slack demand for prices to reflect and begin to fall. Expect this condition if the index falls to the Buyer’s...
by Kathy Gibson | May 22, 2023 | Buying, Home and Garden, Market, Neighborhood, Open House, Selling, Uncategorized
Home purchase sentiment improves as consumers’ optimism on mortgage rates amend: The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) increased in April to its highest level since May 2022, jumping 5.5 points to 66.8. All six of the HPSI’s components increased month over month, including the one associated with consumers’ expectations on mortgage rates. While almost half of respondents still expected mortgages rates to rise over the next year, nearly a quarter (22%) of them expect mortgage rates to go down. Pasadena, CA Mon May 22 2023 This week the median list price for a single family home in Pasadena, CA is $1,599,000 with the market action index hovering around 50. This is less than last month’s market action index of 51. Inventory has increased to 87. The market has not shown strong directional trends in terms of supply and demand. However, inventory is sufficiently low to keep us in the Seller’s Market zone and prices have been moving upward as evidence. Altadena, CA 91001 Mon May 22 2023 This week the median list price for a single family home in Altadena, CA 91001 is $1,356,000 with the market action index hovering around 60. This is an increase over last month’s market action index of 56. Inventory has increased to 30. Home sales continue to outstrip supply and the Market Action Index has been moving higher for several weeks. This is a Seller’s market so watch for upward pricing pressure in the near future if the trend continues....
by Kathy Gibson | May 8, 2023 | Buying, Market, Neighborhood, Open House, Selling, Uncategorized
Pasadena, CA Mon May 08 2023 This week the median list price for Pasadena, CA is $1,649,000 with the market action index hovering around 51. This is an increase over last month’s market action index of 49. Inventory has decreased to 77. The market continues to get hotter. More sales demand and fewer homes listed have contributed to a relatively long run of increasing prices. Current supply and demand levels show no sign of prices changing from their current trend. Altadena, CA Mon May 08 2023 This week the median list price for Altadena, CA is $1,199,000 with the market action index hovering around 58. This is an increase over last month’s market action index of 55. Inventory has increased to 29. Home sales continue to outstrip supply and the Market Action Index has been moving higher for several weeks. This is a Seller’s market so watch for upward pricing pressure in the near future if the trend...
by Kathy Gibson | May 1, 2023 | Buying, Home and Garden, Market, Neighborhood, Open House, Selling
The economy is growing, but at a slower pace. The GDP reading for the first quarter of the year suggests that the economy expanded, but momentum fizzled out. Consumers have been holding back on retail sales and personal spending despite improving real income for nine months in a row, while labor costs and inflation have been rising due to a strong labor market. The recent bank failures have added uncertainty to the economy’s long-term health and have suppressed consumer confidence. On the bright side, the short supply of existing homes for sale has pushed more home buying activity into the newly constructed housing sector, which comprised 33.2% of total single-family housing inventory in March – almost double the average before the pandemic. Pasadena, CA Mon May 01 2023 This week the median list price for Pasadena, CA is $1,599,500 with the market action index hovering around 51. This is an increase over last month’s market action index of 47. Inventory has decreased to 82. The market continues to get hotter. More sales demand and fewer homes listed have contributed to a relatively long run of increasing prices. Current supply and demand levels show no sign of prices changing from their current trend. Altadena, CA Mon May 01 2023 This week the median list price for Altadena, CA is $1,224,995 with the market action index hovering around 56. This is less than last month’s market action index of 57. Inventory has increased to 30. In the last few weeks the market has achieved a relative stasis point in terms of sales to inventory. However, inventory is sufficiently low to keep...