The Case-Shiller Home Price Index, which tracks home prices in 20 cities around the country, saw a 0.8% gain from April to March, and has risen 3.8% since April of last year. But the gains could be short-lived, as the expiration of the federal tax credit for first-time homebuyers takes hold over the next couple of months.
San Diego: up 0.7% in April; up 11.7% year over year
The San Diego area has now seen 12 consecutive months of gains and is (read more)

“San Diego County foreclosure filings were down 29.6% from last year and 1.9% from April,  RealtyTrac reported Thursday.” according to the Union Tribune Friday June 11, 2010.  There were 5,386 default notices, foreclosures and other actions in May.  That pushed San Diego County’s ranking among distressed housing markets from 18th in May 2009 to 26th last month out of the 203 areas monitored.    If you’d like more information on this or other real estate news please shoot me an (read more)

The Case-Shiller 20-metro area home price index was unchanged on a monthly basis in March from February but gained 2.4% from March one year ago. The fastest price appreciation over the past year occurred in San Diego, up 10.8% and San Francisco which gained 16.2%. Home prices fell the most in Las Vegas, which was down 12.0% and Detroit with a 4.6% decline. While home prices have stabilized recently, economists expect price depreciation to resume this year as increased foreclosure (read more)

90-day stats for Single Family properties inCARLSBAD, CA as of July 23, 2010Median List Price$784,385Average List Price$994,064Total Inventory470Price per Square Foot$292Average Home Size2,833Median Lot Size9,665Average # Beds4.15Average # Baths3.29Homes Absorbed32Newly Listed39Days on Market102Average Age17
90-day stats for Condo properties inCARLSBAD, CA as of July 23, 2010Median List Price$399,127Average List Price$564,137Total Inventory293Price per Square Foot$273Average Home Size1,499Median Lot Sizen/aAverage # Beds2.59Average # Baths2.30Homes Absorbed18Newly Listed20Days on Market110Average Age20

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