State of the Market – July 2, 2010

Zip Code Specific - 91914

This zip code currently has 70 single family attached and detached (condos & houses) homes actively for sale on the MLS. Of the active properties for sale, 11 (16%) are foreclosures, 39 (56%) are short sales and the rest are not tagged as distress related.

Last month 22 units sold, leaving us with a 3.2 month supply of inventory. A normal inventory level is 5 to 6 months, making this inventory level relatively low. The average sale price of the homes that sold last month was $417,018. This number can adjust quickly and drastically, depending on what is selling. For example, if we had a rush on studio condos selling, that would greatly affect that average number.

Recently, there has been much talk about “shadow inventory” or properties that are in distress or have been foreclosed on that have not yet been released for sale. In this zip code, public record shows 137 bank owned homes, of which 101 are not in active, pending or contingent status on the MLS. That number would account for another 4.6 months of inventory supply for just this zip code. The number of distressed homes in public record is much higher at 273. These are homes that are still the property of the owners, but either a Notice of Default or Notice of Trustee’s Sale has been filed. Of the 273, approximately 126 are not in active, pending or contingent status on the MLS. These properties could be saved through loan modifications, but if they were to all come to market, it would provide this zip code with another 5.7 months of inventory supply.