Southern California Real Estate Charges Ahead with Highest Number of Home Sales in More Than Two Years (July 2020 Market Update)

Summary Southern California’s real estate market continues to race ahead of last year’s performance in terms of both unit sales and prices. Building on the June’s momentum, sales of single-family homes increased by 26% and apartments by 30% on a month-to-month basis. Overall, this brings the total sales of single-family homes and apartments to 6% […]

Massive Market Rebound in Southern California; Largest Month-to-Month Sales Growth in the Last 40 Years (June 2020 Market Update)

Summary Southern California’s real estate market experienced a major rebound in sales from May’s low-point, despite still falling short of 2019 numbers Overall sales of single-family homes increased by at least 40%, with apartment sales increasing by 60%  Active inventory of single-family homes dropped year-over-year across all counties resulting from surging demand and fewer listings […]

Southern California Market Update April 2020 Sales are down, prices are higher than before: Is there a market rebound coming after a sharp decline?

Southern California has experienced one of the largest COVID-19 real estate market slow-downs in the US. Sales of existing, single-family homes in April dropped 37.4% YoY.  Median prices were mostly unchanged or became slightly higher in April compared to the same period last year. Realtors have begun adjusting the new COVID reality by figuring out […]