EL DORADO HILLS, CA HOME SALES DATA – SEPTEMBER 2012

EL DORADO HILLS, CA HOME SALES DATA – SEPTEMBER 2012

The purpose of this post is to provide data to those interested in the El Dorado Hills, CA housing market. This report covers September 2012, and the fourteen previous months.

The first chart lists the cost-per-square-foot for all homes sold in El Dorado Hills by month. There is only a slight fluctuation from month to month. The June number was much higher than it has been in years but the trend is obviously up. The September 2012 number is twelve dollars higher than was the September 2011 number and the second highest it the past fifteen months.

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The second chart shows the level of inventory, (the number of homes for sale, divided by the number of homes sold each month). The September inventory was at a 2.1-month supply, up from the 1.4-month supply in August. It looks like more sellers are deciding to enter the market as prices increase.

However, the level of inventory in the past 15-months is much lower that than it has been historically. Pundits tell us that a six-month inventory is a neutral market. We can see that the El Dorado Hills market is, and has been for some time, a seller’s market.

Over a year ago, we posted an article warning about the pending housing shortage. We continue to stand behind that prediction. All you have to do is ask those actively looking for a home.

It is going to get worse. The demand will result in price increases and with those increases; more homeowners will put their homes on the market. Unfortunately, without any new home construction in the past five years or more, we will still be short of inventory.

The third chart shows the average days on market and the selling price as a percentage of asking price. As you can see, homes are selling faster and for a price very close to asking price. This is good news for home sellers.

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EL DORADO HILLS, CA HOME SALES DATA – SEPTEMBER 2012