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2021-10 Monthly Housing Market Outlook
2021-10 Monthly Housing Market Outlook
Housing Market
Update
Monthly Sales and
Price Statistics
October 2021
California housing market remains solid amidst easing
competition
October 2021
California, October 2021 Sales: 434,170 Units, +13.4% YTD, -10.4% YTY, -0.9% MTM
700,000
600,000
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
-
May-06
May-08
May-10
May-12
May-14
May-16
May-18
May-20
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Jan-15
Jan-17
Jan-19
Jan-21
Sep-05
Sep-07
Sep-09
Sep-11
Sep-13
Sep-15
Sep-17
Sep-19
Sep-21
SERIES: Sales of Existing Single Family Homes page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
9
Sales dipped at similar pace for the past three months
100%
80% Year-over-Year % Chg 6 per. Mov. Avg. (Year-over-Year % Chg)
60%
40%
20%
0%
-10.4%
-20%
-40%
-60%
20%
40%
60%
80%
-60%
-40%
-20%
100%
120%
0%
Jan-10
May-10
Sep-10
Jan-11
May-11
Sep-11
Jan-12
May-12
Sep-12
Jan-13
May-13
Sep-13
Jan-14
Bay Area
May-14
Sep-14
Jan-15
May-15
Sep-15
Jan-16
May-16
Sep-16
Jan-17
May-17
Sep-17
Jan-18
May-18
6 per. Mov. Avg. (Bay Area)
Sep-18
Jan-19
May-19
Sep-19
Jan-20
May-20
Sep-20
Jan-21
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
SERIES: Sales of Existing Single Family Homes
May-21
Bay Area sales dip as market frenzy continues to cool
Sep-21
11
-7.3%
page
YoY % chg.
20%
40%
60%
80%
-60%
-40%
-20%
100%
0%
Jan-10
May-10
Sep-10
Jan-11
May-11
Sep-11
Jan-12
May-12
Sep-12
Jan-13
May-13
Sep-13
Jan-14
So CA
May-14
Sep-14
Jan-15
May-15
Sep-15
Jan-16
May-16
Sep-16
Jan-17
May-17
Sep-17
Jan-18
6 per. Mov. Avg. (So CA)
May-18
Sep-18
Jan-19
May-19
So. California sales dip as market normalizes
Sep-19
Jan-20
May-20
Sep-20
Jan-21
May-21
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
SERIES: Sales of Existing Single Family Homes
Sep-21
-11.9%
12
page
YoY % chg.
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
Jan-10
May-10
Sep-10
Jan-11
May-11
Sep-11
Jan-12
May-12
Sep-12
Jan-13
May-13
Sep-13
Central Valley
Jan-14
May-14
Sep-14
Jan-15
Central Valley sales slowed
May-15
Sep-15
Jan-16
May-16
Sep-16
Jan-17
May-17
Sep-17
Jan-18
May-18
Sep-18
Jan-19
6 per. Mov. Avg. (Central Valley)
May-19
Sep-19
Jan-20
May-20
Sep-20
Jan-21
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
SERIES: Sales of Existing Single Family Homes
May-21
Sep-21
-9.1%
13
page
Sales by Region
Other October 2021 October 2021 Home Sales
Counties Home Sales by Region Growth by Region
5% 0%
Far North
Central 2% -5%
Coast -10% -7.3%
4% -9.1%
Central -15% -11.9%
Valley
22% -20% -18.2%
-25% -21.8%
-23.4%
S.F. Bay
Southern
Area
California
20%
47%
28%
2021
$1M+ 2020
23%
300%
250%
200%
150%
100%
50%
0%
-50%
-100%
50%
40%
% of Sales
30% 28.0%
27.7%
20%
10%
0%
COVID-19 -1.9%
-10% Feb-20 Outbreak
Feb-21
May-19
Mar-20
Apr-20
May-20
Mar-21
Apr-21
May-21
Nov-19
Nov-20
Jun-19
Jul-19
Oct-19
Jan-20
Jun-20
Jul-20
Jan-21
Jun-21
Jul-21
Oct-21
Aug-19
Sep-19
Dec-19
Aug-20
Sep-20
Oct-20
Dec-20
Aug-21
Sep-21
SERIES: Sales by Price Range page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
17
Pending sales have been declining by double-digits
since June
100%
YTY % Chg. in Pending Sales
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
-20% -17.1%
-40%
-60%
Jan-17
Jul-17
Oct-17
Jan-18
Jul-18
Oct-18
Jan-19
Jul-19
Oct-19
Jan-20
Jul-20
Oct-20
Jan-21
Jul-21
Oct-21
Apr-17
Apr-18
Apr-19
Apr-20
Apr-21
SERIES: Percent Change in Pending Sales page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
18
Pending sales at the top end grew modestly
400%
300%
200%
100%
0%
-100%
Mar-20
May-20
Dec-20
Mar-21
May-21
Jan-20
Jul-20
Oct-20
Jan-21
Jul-21
Oct-21
Apr-20
Jun-20
Nov-20
Apr-21
Jun-21
Feb-20
Aug-20
Sep-20
Feb-21
Aug-21
Sep-21
SERIES: Percent Change in Pending Sales page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
19
Pending sales declined on a monthly basis for all
but one price segment
$0 - $299k $300 - $399k $400 - $499k $500 - $749k
50% $750 - $999k $1,000 - $1,999k $2,000k+
MTM % Chg. in pending Sales
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
-10%
-20%
Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21
SFH Condo/Townhome
250%
YTY % Chg. in Pending Sales
200%
150%
100%
50%
0%
-50%
-100%
Mar-18
May-18
Mar-19
May-19
Mar-20
May-20
Mar-21
May-21
Jan-18
Jul-18
Jan-19
Jul-19
Jan-20
Jul-20
Jan-21
Jul-21
Sep-18
Nov-18
Sep-19
Nov-19
Sep-20
Nov-20
Sep-21
SERIES: Percent Change in Pending Sales page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
21
Price
California median home price dipped below $800k for
the first time in seven months
California, October 2021: $798,440, -1.3% MTM, +12.3% YTY
$900,000
$800,000
$700,000
$600,000
$500,000
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
$-
May-06
May-08
May-10
May-12
May-14
May-16
May-18
May-20
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Jan-15
Jan-17
Jan-19
Jan-21
Sep-05
Sep-07
Sep-09
Sep-11
Sep-13
Sep-15
Sep-17
Sep-19
Sep-21
SERIES: Median Price of Existing Single Family Homes page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
23
Condo/Townhome median price set new high
$500,000
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
$0
May-06
May-08
May-10
May-12
May-14
May-16
May-18
May-20
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Jan-15
Jan-17
Jan-19
Jan-21
Sep-05
Sep-07
Sep-09
Sep-11
Sep-13
Sep-15
Sep-17
Sep-19
Sep-21
SERIES: Median Price of Existing Condos/Townhomes page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
24
Median price growth moderates for single-family
homes but improves for condos
50% Condo Single-Family Homes
40%
30%
20%
YTY% Chg. in Price
10%
0%
-10%
-20%
-30%
-40%
-50%
May-06
May-08
May-10
May-12
May-14
May-16
May-18
May-20
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Jan-15
Jan-17
Jan-19
Jan-21
Sep-05
Sep-07
Sep-09
Sep-11
Sep-13
Sep-15
Sep-17
Sep-19
Sep-21
SERIES: Median Price of Existing SFH & Condo/Townhomes page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
25
Price/Square foot dipped again for the second months
$350
$300
$250
$200
$150
$100
$50
$0
Jan-07
Jul-07
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Jan-16
Jul-16
Jan-17
Jul-17
Jan-18
Jul-18
Jan-19
Jul-19
Jan-20
Jul-20
Jan-21
Jul-21
SERIES: Median Price Per Square Feet of Existing Single Family Homes page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
26
The Price/Square foot gap between home types
widened to the highest level since last May
$500 $505
$400 $393
$300
$200
$100
$0
Jan-07
Jul-07
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Jan-16
Jul-16
Jan-17
Jul-17
Jan-18
Jul-18
Jan-19
Jul-19
Jan-20
Jul-20
Jan-21
Jul-21
SERIES: Median Price Per Square Feet of Existing Single Family Homes page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
27
Sales price-to-list price ratio softens further
104%
102%
100%
98%
96%
94%
92%
90%
Jan-07
Jul-07
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Jan-16
Jul-16
Jan-17
Jul-17
Jan-18
Jul-18
Jan-19
Jul-19
Jan-20
Jul-20
Jan-21
Jul-21
SERIES: Sales to List Ratio of Existing Single Family Homes page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
28
Share of homes sold above asking price dipped to
lowest since February
80%
% of sales with price above
70%
60.2%
60%
asking price
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Jul-17
Oct-17
Jul-18
Oct-18
Jul-19
Oct-19
Jul-20
Oct-20
Jul-21
Oct-21
Jan-17
Jan-18
Jan-19
Jan-20
Jan-21
Apr-17
Apr-18
Apr-19
Apr-20
Apr-21
SERIES: Sales with sold price above asking price (Existing SFH) page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
29
Homes sold above asking price - by county
60%
Listing Price Sales Price
50%
40%
YTY% Chg. in Price
30%
20%
10%
0%
-10%
-20% Dec-14
May-15
Mar-16
Dec-19
May-20
Mar-21
Jan-12
Jul-14
Oct-15
Jan-17
Jul-19
Oct-20
Jun-12
Nov-12
Apr-13
Jun-17
Sep-13
Nov-17
Feb-14
Apr-18
Aug-16
Sep-18
Feb-19
Aug-21
SERIES: Sales to List Ratio of Existing Single Family Homes page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
31
Prices continue to grow by double-digits
for all percentiles
Year-over-Year Price Growth
18%
15.4% 15.9%
16% 14.8%
14% 12.9% 13.4% 13.3%
11.9% 11.6% 11.4%
12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 80-85 86-90 91-95 96-100
Percentile
40%
YTY% Chg. in Price
30%
20%
10%
0%
-10%
Mar-18
May-18
Mar-19
May-19
Mar-20
May-20
Mar-21
May-21
Jan-18
Jul-18
Jan-19
Jul-19
Jan-20
Jul-20
Jan-21
Jul-21
Sep-18
Nov-18
Sep-19
Nov-19
Sep-20
Nov-20
Sep-21
SERIES: Percent Change in Price page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
33
Market Velocity
50%
-50%
100%
150%
200%
250%
-150%
-100%
0%
Dec-08
Mar-09
Jun-09
Sep-09
Dec-09
Mar-10
Jun-10
Sep-10
Dec-10
Mar-11
Price Growth
Jun-11
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
Dec-14
Mar-15
Jun-15
Sep-15
Dec-15
Mar-16
Jun-16
Sep-16
Dec-16
Mar-17
Jun-17
Sep-17
Dec-17
Mar-18
Jun-18
Sep-18
Dec-18
Mar-19
Market Velocity (12 month trailing average)
Jun-19
Sep-19
California Market Velocity and Price Growth
Dec-19
Mar-20
Jun-20
Sep-20
Dec-20
Mar-21
Jun-21
Sep-21
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
SERIES: Market Velocity & Price Growth
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
34
YTY% Chg.
20%
3.07%
3% 2.83% 10%
0%
2% -10%
-20%
1%
Jul-16
Jul-17
Jul-18
Jul-19
Jul-20
Jul-21
Jan-16
Jan-17
Jan-18
Jan-19
Jan-20
Jan-21
0%
May-15
May-16
May-17
May-18
May-19
May-20
May-21
Jan-15
Jan-16
Jan-17
Jan-18
Jan-19
Jan-20
Jan-21
Sep-15
Sep-16
Sep-17
Sep-18
Sep-19
Sep-20
20%
15.7%
10%
0%
-10%
-20%
Jan-16
Jul-16
Oct-16
Jan-17
Jul-17
Oct-17
Jan-18
Jul-18
Oct-18
Jan-19
Jul-19
Oct-19
Jan-20
Jul-20
Oct-20
Jan-21
Jul-21
Oct-21
Apr-16
Apr-17
Apr-18
Apr-19
Apr-20
Apr-21
SERIES: Price Growth vs. Mortgage Payment Growth page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
36
Inventory &
Active Listings
Inventory dipped to the lowest level in four months
18.0
16.0 October 2020: 2.0 Months; October 2021: 1.8 Months
14.0
Months of Supply
12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
May-06
May-08
May-10
May-12
May-14
May-16
May-18
May-20
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Jan-15
Jan-17
Jan-19
Jan-21
Sep-05
Sep-07
Sep-09
Sep-11
Sep-13
Sep-15
Sep-17
Sep-19
Sep-21
SERIES: Unsold Inventory Index of Existing Single Family Homes page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
38
Inventory dipped to the lowest level in four months
5
October 2020: 2.0 Months; October 2021: 1.8 Months
4
Months of Supply
9.0
8.0 Bay Area So CA Central Valley
7.0
Months of Supply
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0 1.8
1.4
1.0
0.0
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Jan-16
Jul-16
Jan-17
Jul-17
Jan-18
Jul-18
Jan-19
Jul-19
Jan-20
Jul-20
Jan-21
Jul-21
SERIES: Unsold Inventory Index of Existing Single Family Homes page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
40
Active listings following seasonal pattern and
leveling off
California Active Listings by Month
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
Mar-19
May-19
Mar-20
May-20
Mar-21
May-21
Jan-18
Jul-18
Jan-19
Jul-19
Jan-20
Jul-20
Jan-21
Jul-21
Sep-18
Nov-18
Sep-19
Nov-19
Sep-20
Nov-20
Sep-21
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
page
42
10%
20%
30%
40%
-60%
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
Jan-15
Mar-15
May-15
Jul-15
Sep-15
Nov-15
Jan-16
Mar-16
May-16
Jul-16
Sep-16
Nov-16
Jan-17
Mar-17
May-17
Jul-17
Sep-17
Nov-17
Jan-18
Mar-18
May-18
Jul-18
Sep-18
Nov-18
Jan-19
Mar-19
Year-over-Year % Chg
May-19
Jul-19
Sep-19
Nov-19
Active listings took a step back in October
Jan-20
Mar-20
May-20
Jul-20
Sep-20
Nov-20
Jan-21
Mar-21
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
SERIES: Active Listing of Existing Single Family Homes
May-21
Jul-21
Sep-21
43
-18.3%
page
New listings had largest decline since May 2020
30,000 40%
26,581
# of new listings
25,310
5,000 -40%
0 -60%
Jan-18
Jan-19
Jan-20
Jan-21
Jan-19
Nov-19
Jan-20
Nov-20
Jan-21
Jul-18
Jul-19
Jul-20
Jul-21
Apr-18
Oct-18
Apr-19
Oct-19
Apr-20
Oct-20
Apr-21
Oct-21
Mar-19
Jul-19
Sep-19
Mar-20
Jul-20
Sep-20
Sep-21
Mar-21
Jul-21
May-19
May-20
May-21
SERIES: New Listings (Existing Single-Family Homes) page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
44
Sales continued to outpace new listings
30,000 27,743
26,581
25,310 24,442
25,000 23,710
22,589
22,907 19,904
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
-20%
-40%
-60%
-80%
Feb-19
Feb-20
Feb-21
May-19
May-20
May-21
Jun-19
Aug-19
Jun-20
Aug-20
Jun-21
Aug-21
Dec-19
Dec-20
Jan-19
Jan-20
Jan-21
Oct-19
Oct-20
Oct-21
Mar-19
Apr-19
Jul-19
Sep-19
Nov-19
Mar-20
Apr-20
Jul-20
Sep-20
Nov-20
Mar-21
Apr-21
Jul-21
Sep-21
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
page
46
All regions decline in supply
Oct-20 Oct-21
14,000 13,154
12,000
10,507
Active Listings
10,000
8,000
6,000 5,096 4,925 4,887
4,000 3,348
2,000 1,345836 1,2611,208
0
San Francisco Southern Central Valley Central Coast Far North
Bay Area California
SERIES: Active Listings of Existing Single Family Homes page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
47
Supply declined much faster than demand in the
Bay Area, Southern California, and Central Coast
October 2021
Sales Active Listings
0%
-0.8%
Year-to-Year % Chg
-4.2%
-7.3%
-9.1%
-11.9%
-18.2%
-20.1%
-23.4%
-34.3%
-40% -37.8%
San Francisco Southern Central Valley Central Coast Far North
Bay Area California
SERIES: Sales and Listings of Existing Single Family Homes page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
48
Market Competitiveness
Time on market higher than prior year for
the first time in 25 months
California, October 2020: 10.0 Days; October 2021: 11.0 Days
70
60
Days on Market
50
40
30
20
10
0
20
15 13 14
11 11 12 12 12
9 1011 11 10 1111 10 1011
10 8 8
0
0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 80-85 86-90 91-95 96-100 Total
Percentile
98%
96%
94%
0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 80-85 86-90 91-95 96-100 Total
Oct-20 Oct-21
SERIES: Sales to List Ratio of Existing Single Family Homes page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
52
Median sales vs. list price growth $1M+ properties
15%
10%
5%
0%
-5%
-10%
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Jan-16
Jul-16
Jan-17
Jul-17
Jan-18
Jul-18
Jan-19
Jul-19
Jan-20
Jul-20
Jan-21
Jul-21
Listing Price Sales Price
Share of Listings with a Reduced Price: 25.6%; Median Reduction Amount: -5.1%
50% 0%
45% -1%
40% -2%
35% -3%
30% -4%
25% -5%
20% -6%
15% -7%
10% -8%
5% -9%
0% -10%
11/1/2010
12/1/2012
10/1/2013
11/1/2015
12/1/2017
10/1/2018
11/1/2020
1/1/2010
6/1/2010
4/1/2011
9/1/2011
2/1/2012
7/1/2012
5/1/2013
3/1/2014
8/1/2014
1/1/2015
6/1/2015
4/1/2016
9/1/2016
2/1/2017
7/1/2017
5/1/2018
3/1/2019
8/1/2019
1/1/2020
6/1/2020
4/1/2021
9/1/2021
Share Reduced Median Reduction
SERIES: Listing Price of Existing Single Family Homes page
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
54
Growth in Reduced-Price Listings
0.8%
0% 0.6%
-5% 0.4%
0.2%
-10% 0.0%
-0.2%
-15% -0.4%
10/1/2015
10/1/2016
10/1/2017
10/1/2018
10/1/2019
10/1/2020
10/1/2021
1/1/2015
4/1/2015
7/1/2015
1/1/2016
4/1/2016
7/1/2016
1/1/2017
4/1/2017
7/1/2017
1/1/2018
4/1/2018
7/1/2018
1/1/2019
4/1/2019
7/1/2019
1/1/2020
4/1/2020
7/1/2020
1/1/2021
4/1/2021
7/1/2021
Share Reduced Median Reduction