Statistical Tables | | Housing Holding Up
| Trends at a Glance | |||
| (Single-family Homes) | |||
| Aug 21 | Jul 21 | Aug 20 | |
| Home Sales: | 245 | 243 | 217 |
| Median Price: | $ 1,850,000 | $ 1,850,000 | $ 1,656,000 |
| Average Price: | $ 2,131,989 | $ 2,284,707 | $ 2,040,201 |
| SP/LP: | 112.7% | 113.9% | 104.2% |
| Days on Market: | 23 | 18 | 24 |
| (Lofts/Townhomes/TIC) | |||
| Aug 21 | Jul 21 | Aug 20 | |
| Condo Sales: | 322 | 352 | 236 |
| Median Price: | $ 1,150,000 | $ 1,192,500 | $ 1,244,500 |
| Average Price: | $ 1,323,893 | $ 1,326,645 | $ 1,358,295 |
| SP/LP: | 104.3% | 104.6% | 99.9% |
| Days on Market: | 40 | 40 | 39 |
While off the highs reached in June, sales prices of single-family, re-sale
homes are higher than the year before.
The median sales price for single-family, re-sale homes was flat in August from
July. It was up 11.y% year-over-year.
The average sales price for single-family, re-sale homes fell 6.7%
month-over-month. Yet, year-over-year it was up 4.5%.
Sales of single-family, re-sale homes rose again in August, up 12.9%
year-over-year. Sales were up 0.8% from July. There were 245 homes sold in San
Francisco last month. The average since 2000 is 214.
The median sales price for
condos/lofts
was down 7.6% year-over-year.
The average sales price was down 2.5% year-over-year.
Sales of
condos/lofts
rose 36.4% year-over-year. There were 322
condos/lofts
sold last month. The average since 2000 is 230.
The sales price to list price ratio, or what buyers are paying over what sellers
are asking, fell from 113.9% to 112.7 % for homes. The ratio for
condos/townhomes fell from 104.6% to 104.3%.
Average days on market, or the time from when a property is listed to when it
goes into contract, was 23 for homes and 40 for condos/lofts.
for homes dropped a point to +34.1. Sales momentum for condos/lofts was up 0.5 of a point to +43.
for single-family homes rose 0.6 of a point to +7. Pricing momentum for condos/lofts fell 0.5 of a point to –4.8.
Our momentum statistics are based on 12-month moving averages to eliminate monthly and seasonal variations.
momentum by using a 12-month moving average to eliminate seasonality. By comparing this year's 12-month moving average to last year's, we get a percentage showing market momentum.
the blue area shows momentum for home sales while the red line shows momentum for pending sales of single-family, re-sale homes. The purple line shows momentum for the average price.
As you can see, pricing momentum has an inverse relationship to sales momentum.
The graph below shows the median and average prices plus unit sales for homes.
Remember, the real estate market is a matter of neighborhoods and houses. No two are the same. For complete information on a particular neighborhood or property, call me.
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The graph below shows the median and average prices plus unit sales for condos/lofts.
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Complete monthly sales statistics for San Francisco are below. Monthly graphs are available for each area in the city.
| August Sales Statistics | |||||||||||
| (Single-family Homes) | |||||||||||
| Prices | Unit | Yearly Change | Monthly Change | ||||||||
| Median | Average | Sales | DOM | SP/LP | Median | Average | Sales | Median | Average | Sales | |
| San Francisco | $1,850,000 | $2,131,989 | 245 | 23 | 112.7% | 11.7% | 4.5% | 12.9% | 0.0% | -6.7% | 0.8% |
| D1: Northwest | $2,300,000 | $2,865,453 | 13 | 14 | 104.1% | 3.2% | 26.1% | -50.0% | -20.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| D2: Central West | $1,800,000 | $1,934,604 | 51 | 16 | 122.3% | 17.9% | 15.2% | 59.4% | -1.1% | -1.2% | 0.0% |
| D3: Southwest | $1,143,000 | $1,360,776 | 19 | 20 | 115.4% | 3.9% | 14.9% | 46.2% | -28.6% | -20.1% | 35.7% |
| D4: Twin Peaks | $2,075,000 | $2,222,363 | 41 | 17 | 116.2% | 14.6% | 10.9% | 95.2% | 8.5% | 8.4% | 46.4% |
| D5: Central | $2,675,000 | $2,978,530 | 34 | 23 | 113.5% | 6.5% | 5.9% | 13.3% | -7.8% | -8.6% | -10.5% |
| D6: Central North | $3,550,000 | $3,949,667 | 3 | 20 | 104.5% | 21.5% | 26.7% | -25.0% | -26.0% | -19.6% | -25.0% |
| D7: North | $4,775,000 | $4,608,750 | 8 | 54 | 99.0% | 13.7% | -16.9% | -11.1% | 19.4% | 5.0% | -46.7% |
| D8: Northeast | $3,012,500 | $2,975,000 | 4 | 39 | 97.7% | 31.0% | 27.5% | 33.3% | 5.7% | -32.1% | 33.3% |
| D9: Central East | $1,925,000 | $1,941,160 | 25 | 34 | 108.3% | 14.9% | 10.5% | -24.2% | 7.2% | -2.6% | -16.7% |
| D10: Southeast | $1,284,444 | $1,246,345 | 46 | 24 | 115.7% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 7.0% | 6.3% | -2.1% |
| August Sales Statistics | |||||||||||
| (Condos/TICs/Co-ops/Lofts) | |||||||||||
| Prices | Unit | Yearly Change | Monthly Change | ||||||||
| Median | Average | Sales | DOM | SP/LP | Median | Average | Sales | Median | Average | Sales | |
| San Francisco | $1,150,000 | $1,323,893 | 322 | 40 | 104.3% | -7.6% | -2.5% | 36.4% | -3.6% | -0.2% | -8.5% |
| D1: Northwest | $1,350,000 | $1,494,294 | 17 | 20 | 110.1% | -6.9% | 10.2% | 54.5% | 2.1% | 6.8% | 6.3% |
| D2: Central West | $1,376,000 | $1,275,889 | 9 | 18 | 113.2% | -7.0% | -14.7% | 125.0% | 0.3% | 2.4% | 28.6% |
| D3: Southwest | $1,215,000 | $1,071,000 | 5 | 12 | 116.5% | 1.3% | -10.1% | 66.7% | 71.1% | 50.8% | 150.0% |
| D4: Twin Peaks | $720,000 | $745,600 | 5 | 39 | 105.1% | -57.9% | -46.6% | 66.7% | -19.6% | -28.7% | 0.0% |
| D5: Central | $1,400,000 | $1,402,316 | 51 | 27 | 110.5% | -6.5% | -5.0% | 2.0% | -1.4% | -1.7% | 2.0% |
| D6: Central North | $1,202,500 | $1,232,715 | 28 | 44 | 105.6% | -2.0% | -16.6% | 33.3% | -5.6% | -11.4% | -28.2% |
| D7: North | $1,850,000 | $1,998,873 | 31 | 33 | 102.4% | 25.3% | 13.3% | -8.8% | 18.2% | 14.5% | -22.5% |
| D8: Northeast | $940,000 | $1,157,144 | 59 | 48 | 100.0% | 2.7% | 27.4% | 96.7% | -4.8% | 6.1% | -10.6% |
| D9: Central East | $1,105,000 | $1,264,165 | 109 | 50 | 102.2% | -4.9% | -1.0% | 51.4% | 1.1% | -2.8% | -7.6% |
| D10: Southeast | $767,500 | $782,500 | 8 | 33 | 101.5% | 4.1% | 11.5% | 33.3% | -16.1% | -6.3% | 14.3% |
August 27, 2021
-- The housing market continued to power along into July, eking out modest gains
in what seemed like an extended spring homebuying season this year. The open
question is whether the solid activity can be maintained as we move forward, as
the challenges facing homebuyers continue to mount.
Sales of existing homes leapt strongly into late last year, running at a pace as
strong as an annualized 6.73 million units sold last October. Since then, more
headwinds have formed, chief among them very limited supply of homes available
to buy. This spring, the lack of houses to buy damped the pace of sales to a
more moderate (though still strong) level during the normally most active
portion of the year for home buying. Surging demand but no supply expressed
itself in classic fashion, with homes coming onto the market selling in very
short order and at prices that are increasing at unheard-of rates.
That situation hasn't much improved, and price increases are running at levels
that are far outstripping income gains with little end in sight. Affordability
is starting to pinch, at least for homebuyers on the margins, where high and
still rising prices are both rapidly increasing the funds needed for a down
payment and lifting the monthly carry cost of owning a home.
In July, sales of existing homes managed a 2% increase over June, with sales
rising to a 5.99 million annual pace. The National Association of Realtors also
noted that the supply of homes managed to improve a little bit, too, rising to
2.6 months of supply at the present rate of sale, up from 2.5 months in June.
Compared to last year, the median price of a home sold was "only" 17.8% higher,
a relative improvement over May and June's 23%+ comparative increases. That
said, the median price of a home sold last month was $359,900, down just a
little from June's all-time record. When they do come on to market, homes are
still flying off the shelves, with the median time from listing to sale holding
at 17 days for a third month, suggesting there is still plenty of demand to be
sated.
Sales of new homes also downshifted during the spring selling season. After
posting an annualized 993,000 sales rate in January, sales throttled back to
just 701,000 annual in June, but managed a 1% increase in July, breaking a
three-month string of declines. New homes aren't suffering from supply issues
per se, inventory levels for new stock increased to 6.2 months of supply at the
present rate of sale, with an actual 367,000 units ready to be sold, the highest
monthly figure since November 2008. For new homes, it's more about cost (median
price of $390,500 last month) and location, since large housing developments
often happen far from city centers, often necessitating long commutes. That
wasn't a problem last year when the pandemic led to a lot of work-from-anywhere
opportunities (and still is) but with many businesses planning to eventually
return to offices it has again become a consideration for many.
For their part in all this, mortgage rates have been very well behaved, even if
they are generally higher than they were to start 2021. Eventually, higher
mortgage rates will also add to the cost troubles for buyers; this might
actually be a good thing, as it would help temper demand, allowing inventories
of homes for sale to increase, which in turn would help to damp outsized price
increases. At some point, either still-higher prices or higher mortgage rates
will damp demand, but which will push the market to the tipping point first (or
when) is still not clear.
Housing continues to have solid demographic tailwinds behind it but also the
benefit of a strong (if uneven) economy, one goosed by all manner of monetary
policy and fiscal supports and stimulus. In the second quarter of 2021, Gross
Domestic Product expanded at a 6.6% annual rate, up from the first quarter and
an upward revision from the preliminary estimate released by the Bureau of
Economic Analysis. As most already know, price pressures were elevated during
the period, with the overall Personal Consumption Expenditure price index up by
6.5% overall and 6.1% at the core, about a 40-year high and well above the Fed's
desired levels. In a speech at an economic symposium in Jackson Hole (WY) on
Friday, Fed Chair Powell said that in his judgement that the "substantial
further progress" test has been met for inflation, and that the Fed believes
that "the outlook is for continued progress toward maximum employment." This
suggests that we'll see a plan for tapering of asset purchases soon, probably at
the FOMC meeting next month.
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