Laguna Beach Real Estate
January 2017 Sales Report
Boyd Roberts
Gallery Real Estate
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January’s Action: Median closed sales started out the new year by plunging $425,000 to under $1.6M. It looks like Laguna Beach real estate prices might be in for a bit of a ride in 2017.
As I projected last month that pipeline of lower priced pending deals did close in January. I, fully expect that this is just a blip and not a long-term trend. Why? The median price of pending deals relative to recent sales is way up. In fact, in the last 30 days, it has swung up over $800,000!
Drilling down into the numbers: 82% of January’s sales reduced their price. The average price reduction was $392,000 or 10%, off from the original listing price.
Another glaring statistic: current sellers want over $1.3M more for their homes than recent buyers were willing to pay. Call it the “spread.” It runs between $.8M to the current $1.3M. Its existence might mean that Laguna is overpriced, but don’t forget that last year we went to a record high with buyers focused solely on the lower end.
My take: February and March are looking good. Long term trends – despite our poor start, political uncertainty, and chronic overpricing – appear in tack. 2017 will, likely, be a record year.
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ACTIVEs (As of February 1, 2017)
Total 163 Listings
Median Price $ 2,895,000
Median DOM 114 Days
Median Price per Square Foot $ 1,184
PENDINGs/Under Contract (P/U) (As of February 3, 2017)
Total 46 Listings
Median Price $ 1,995,000
Median DOM 123 Days
Median Price per Square Foot $ 959
SOLDs (January, 2016)
Total 29 Closings
Total Requiring a Price Reduction 24 Closings
% of Closings at a Reduced Price 82%
Average Price Reduction $ 392,182
Average Price Reduction as a % 10 %
Median Price $ 1,575,000
Median DOM 55 Days
Median Price per Square Foot $ 930
Total Supply of Actives at this Rate of Sales 5.62 Months
Difference Between Active Median Price and P/U Median Price + $ 900,000
Difference Between Active Median Price and Sold Median Price + $ 1,320,000
Difference Between P/U Median Price and Sold Median Price + $ 420,000
More SOLDs (Most Recent 3 Full Months: 11/1/2016 – 1/31/2017)
Total 86 Closings
Total Requiring a Price Reduction 73 Closings
Median Price $ 1,850,000
Median DOM 88 Days
Median Price per Square Foot $ 945
Total Supply of Actives at this Rate of Sales 5.68 Months
More SOLD Median Price History (Full Calendar Months)
Month/Year Median Price # of Sales
Last 6 Full Months $1,815,000 173
(8/1/2016 – 1/31/2017)
Last 12 Full Months $1,810,000 371
(2/1/2016-1/31/2017)
More Median Price History (Full Calendar Years)
Year Median Price # of Sales Year Median Price # of Sales
2000 $ 665,000 562 2008 $1,535,000 204
2001 $ 775,000 437 2009 $1,185,000 274
2002 $ 785,000 527 2010 $1,200,000 334
2003 $ 971,000 542 2011 $1,100,000 329
2004 $1,275,000 514 2012 $1,250,000 435
2005 $1,505,000 428 2013 $1,525,000 422
2006 $1,625,000 322 2014 $1,785,000 411
2007 $1,629,000 281 2015 $1,700,000 384
2016 $1,800,000 370
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