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Pasadena Real Estate Market Report and Statistics

As I published March 2009, Pasadena Real Estate Market Housing statistics and report, there were several key points that jumped out at me when I looked at the numbers:

1. The housing inventory is falling in every category – Pasadena homes, Pasadena condos and Pasadena townhomes. In a normal real estate market the inventory will pick up as we get closer to spring and summer months. The number of newly listed Pasadena properties stays the same, but the number of Pasadena home sales almost doubled in March 2009.

2. Absorption Rate – a key real estate statistic – is significantly lower for each of the tracked categories. Absorption rate is an indicator that sellers use to anticipate how long it will take to market their homes for sale. For example, looking at Pasadena single family homes, a Pasadena home seller should understand that if the rate of sales and current inventory remains the same, it will take them on average 21.7 weeks to sell their home. That’s a significant drop in home marketing time from 35.7 and shows a trend towards getting back to a more balanced real estate market.

3. The most significant change in pricing is seen at the Pasadena condo level. Now is the time to get excellent Pasadena condo deals. The price per square foot on a Pasadena condo is at an all time low of $315 per sq. ft. Take a look at Pasadena’s real estate market analysis for the last five years and you’ll see that we’re back to 2003 price levels.

Read the full Pasadena Real Estate Market Report for March 2009 here.

Real estate market Pasadena California statistics for January and February 2009:

nventory of Pasadena homes each month for both January and February almost doubled from December of 2008.  More homes are available for sale and more homes are selling.  February 2009 ended the month with 37 Pasadena homes sold and 57 homes under contract.  This is very much in line with what I’ve been seeing with my clients.  A lot of offers are being placed on homes and once again we are seeing multiple offers in homes under $500,000.  It’s also interesting to note that single family residences (SFR) in Pasadena sold a bit over 97% of asking price.

The number of available Pasadena condos for sale doubled as well from the end of 2008.  A huge increase in the number of Pasadena condos under contract from last year was seen in the month of February.  This doesn’t surprise me since condos have experienced a more significant price drop.  I was able to help my buyers purchase a condo last month in the South Lake Avenue district just steps from Macy’s for only $249,500.  And the price included a seller concession of an additional $7,500 towards closing costs.  Quite frankly, this type of purchase was impossible only a few months ago.

READ MORE:  Complete statistics and inventory for Pasadena housing – beginning of 2009

Pasadena real estate market report for December 2008:

December has been uneventful for Pasadena’s real estate market. Inventory of homes and condos dropped from last several months to 250 homes and 158 condos. While the number of available Pasadena townhomes for sale increased to 76 units.

Since, there was an increase in the number of homes sold and the number of Pasadena sellers that decided to take their homes off the market, absorption rate dropped dramatically.

I expect that we will see a lot more Pasadena property listings hit the market in January since many home sellers wait until after the holidays to list their Pasadena home for sale. I also expect banks to start releasing foreclosures that they’ve been holding on to for book keeping purposes.

While prices have been basically flat over the last several weeks, the price per square foot has been heading downward. While not a sign of broad strength in a market, larger homes are becoming more available and Pasadena buyers are tending to get more home for their money.

Read More:  Complete statistiscs for Pasadena real estate – December 2008

Interested in searching for Pasadena homes and condos for sale?  Here’s a list of all available properties including foreclosures:

Pasadena Real Estate Market Statistics for October 2008 through December 2008:

Single Family Residence	Oct-08	Nov-08	Dec-08
New Listings	72	56	46
Total Listings	303	261	250
Sales Pending	61	29	40
Homes Sold	71	42	69
Listings Expired	54	53	83
Average Days on the Market	141	115	102
Average Price Per Sq. Ft.	$411	$402	$373
Average Selling Price	$811,092	$699,591	$760,146
Median Selling Price	$620,000	$445,750	$560,000
Absorption Rate (# of weeks to sell current inventory at present rate of sales)	18.5	26.9	15.7
Condos	Oct-08	Nov-08	Dec-08
New Listings	43	39	26
Total Listings	165	159	158
Sales Pending	26	7	22
Homes Sold	31	17	19
Listings Expired	16	27	29
Average Days on the Market	135	110	60
Average Price Per Sq. Ft.	$401	$377	$355
Average Selling Price	$442,758	$428,641	$410,363
Median Selling Price	$415,000	$455,000	$380,000
Absorption Rate (# of weeks to sell current inventory at present rate of sales)	23.1	40.5	36.0
Townhomes	Oct-08	Nov-08	Dec-08
New Listings	12	27	20
Total Listings	68	68	76
Sales Pending	3	10	13
Homes Sold	15	5	14
Listings Expired	10	5	26
Average Days on the Market	72	36	116
Average Price Per Sq. Ft.	$347	$426	$351
Average Selling Price	$ 544,820	$ 604,600	$540,214
Median Selling Price	$ 519,900	$ 575,000	$465,000
Absorption Rate (# of weeks to sell current inventory at present rate of sales)	19.6	58.9	23.5

Data compiled from ITEC (Pasadena Foothill Association Multiple Listing Service)

Read More: going into escrow in October.

Pasadena real estate market report for October 2008:

Pasadena’s real estate inventory of homes has decreased in October to 127 units overall – inclusive of single family residences, condos and townhomes. It is not surprising as folks are getting ready for the holiday season and in the natural annual cycle of real estate, we expect to see less inventory to choose from. The sales have closed strongly in October at 117 units. Next month, we will see a marked decrease in this number as evidenced by the decline in the

This month, I was able to catpure the median Pasadena home sales price and will be adding that information to all future reports. Median home sales prices provide a more accurate picture since the median signifies that 50% of Pasadena homes sold for more and 50% of these homes sold for less. Hope that you will find it useful.

Market Action Indicator for Pasadena’s real estate is currently in the buyer’s zone though not strongly so. The 90-day Market Action Index stands this week at 22 so buyers should expect find reasonable levels of selection. Inventory levels have been relatively consistent relative to sales. Despite the fact that there is a relatively high amount of available inventory, this Buyer’s market is still seeing prices move higher. Given inventory levels, these price conditions are relatively fragile. If the market cools off further, the price trend is likely to reverse.

The highest sold home in Pasadena for October was at 485 South Grand Avenue, a 4 bedroom/4 bath luxury estate with 6,000 sq. ft. on a 24,345 sq. ft. lot which sold for $4,300,000 at 95.56% of its asking price.

The lowest sold home in Pasadena for October was 476 East Mountain Street, a 1 bedroom and 1 bath with 624 sq. ft of a 2,580 sq. ft. lot whcihc sold for $233,000. This home sold over its original asking price of $226,900.

Overall, October’s single family residences sold at 95.20% of their asking price.

Housing Market Statistics for Pasadena California for August 2008 through October 2008:

Single Family Residence	Aug-08	Sep-08	Oct-08
New Listings	80	78	72
Total Listings	325	341	303
Sales Pending	43	95	61
Homes Sold	69	59	71
Listings Expired	36	59	54
Average Days on the Market	133	115	141
Average Price Per Sq. Ft.	$407	$396	$411
Average Selling Price	$923,986	$751,228	$811,092
Median Selling Price	$657,000	$655,000	$620,000
Absorption Rate (# of weeks to sell current inventory at present rate of sales)	20.4	25.0	18.5
Condos	Aug-08	Sep-08	Oct-08
New Listings	31	46	43
Total Listings	136	156	165
Sales Pending	9	38	26
Homes Sold	27	21	31
Listings Expired	22	35	16
Average Days on the Market	115	121	135
Average Price Per Sq. Ft.	$397	$445	$401
Average Selling Price	$515,896	$459,540	$442,758
Median Selling Price	$399,500	$350,000	$415,000
Absorption Rate (# of weeks to sell current inventory at present rate of sales)	21.8	32.2	23.1
Townhomes	Aug-08	Sep-08	Oct-08
New Listings	11	16	12
Total Listings	57	69	68
Sales Pending	6	18	3
Homes Sold	13	15	15
Listings Expired	4	12	10
Average Days on the Market	111	130	72
Average Price Per Sq. Ft.	$385	$358	$347
Average Selling Price	$ 597,477	$ 512,933	$ 544,820
Median Selling Price	$ 539,000	$ 500,000	$ 519,900
Absorption Rate (# of weeks to sell current inventory at present rate of sales)	19.0	19.9	19.6

Data compiled from ITEC (Pasadena Foothill Association Multiple Listing Service).

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