Friday, December 5, 2008

Palo Alto Market Update!

There are currently 88 single family homes for sale in the Palo Alto area and 21 home sales still pending (pending homes are homes that have sales contracts but have not yet closed escrow). 

6 single family homes closed escrow in the last week, and of those 6, 5 closed OVER asking price. The price range varied greatly--the lowest price was $905,000, and the highest price was $1,400,000.

These numbers say a lot about current market conditions in Palo Alto. The first thing I notice is that the volume of sales in Palo Alto is low. Last year there were fewer homes for sale and pending sales equalled active listings--the gap between the 88 single family homes for sale and the 21 pending definitely signifies a slower market pace. 

The prices of homes that are selling is very low for this area--even as early as last year the medium home price in Palo Alto was over $2,000,000. Last week the highest sale was $1,400,000. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that the higher ending is hurting. 

If you have any questions about Palo Alto market conditions, please email me! 

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