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January 18, 2022
California home sales and prices ease in December, as 2021 state housing market posts best performance in more than a decade, C.A.R. reports
LOS ANGELES (Jan. 18) – California home sales and prices moderated in December as mortgage rates edged higher, but home sales for the entire year recorded the strongest pace since 2009, exceeding 2020’s level by 7.9 percent, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today.
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Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 429,860 in December, according to information collected by C.A.R. from more than 90 local REALTOR® associations and MLSs statewide. The statewide annualized sales figure represents what would be the total number of homes sold during 2021 if sales maintained the December pace throughout the year. It is adjusted to account for seasonal factors that typically influence home sales.
December’s sales pace was down 5.4 percent on a monthly basis from 454,450 in November and was down 15.7 percent from a year ago, when 509,750 homes were sold on an annualized basis. Despite the sixth straight year-over-year sales decrease, for the year as a whole, annual home sales rose to a preliminary 444,520 closed escrow sales in California, up 7.9 percent from 2020’s pace of 411,870.
“Despite signs of moderating in the second half of the year, California’s housing market continued to outperform last year’s level and remained competitive even as home prices rose at a double-digit pace — a testament to the imbalance of high demand and not enough homes on the market for sale,” said 2022 C.A.R. President Otto Catrina, a Bay Area real estate broker and REALTOR®. “For the year as a whole, the market turned in its best performance in more than a decade, as buyers took advantage of historically low interest rates and continued to value the benefits of homeownership amid another year of the pandemic.”
California home prices remained below the $800,000 benchmark for the third straight month as the seasonal slowdown continued. Despite a deceleration in growth at the end of the year, the statewide median price rose to $796,570 in December, up 1.8 percent from November’s $782,480 and up 11.0 percent from the $717,930 recorded in December 2020. The double-digit annual price gain was the 17th consecutive month with more than a 10 percent increase since the summer of 2020. The annual increase was also the smallest since July 2020 as the share of high-end homes continued to moderate since July 2021. For the year as a whole, California set a new annual record median price of $786,750, improving 19.3 percent from the prior year.
“The state’s housing market is expected to perform solidly this year as the economy recovers further and consumers’ desire to buy remains elevated,” said C.A.R. Vice President and Chief Economist Jordan Levine. “However, with COVID cases surging and inventory constraints remaining an issue, the housing market will see headwinds of ongoing high inflation, which will put pressure on the Fed to raise rates sooner than previously expected. These factors will increase the cost of borrowing and put more affordability burden on potential homebuyers who want to purchase in 2022.”
Other key points from C.A.R.’s December 2021 resale housing report include:
Note: The County MLS median price and sales data in the tables are generated from a survey of more than 90 associations of REALTORS® throughout the state and represent statistics of existing single-family detached homes only. County sales data are not adjusted to account for seasonal factors that can influence home sales. Movements in sales prices should not be interpreted as changes in the cost of a standard home. The median price is where half sold for more and half sold for less; medians are more typical than average prices, which are skewed by a relatively small share of transactions at either the lower end or the upper end. Median prices can be influenced by changes in cost, as well as changes in the characteristics and the size of homes sold. The change in median prices should not be construed as actual price changes in specific homes.
*Sales-to-list-price ratio is an indicator that reflects the negotiation power of home buyers and home sellers under current market conditions. The ratio is calculated by dividing the final sales price of a property by its last list price and is expressed as a percentage. A sales-to-list ratio with 100 percent or above suggests that the property sold for more than the list price, and a ratio below 100 percent indicates that the price sold below the asking price.
**Price per square foot is a measure commonly used by real estate agents and brokers to determine how much a square foot of space a buyer will pay for a property. It is calculated as the sale price of the home divided by the number of finished square feet. C.A.R. currently tracks price-per-square foot statistics for 50 counties.
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December 2021 County Sales and Price Activity
(Regional and condo sales data not seasonally adjusted)
December 2021 |
Median Sold Price of Existing Single-Family Homes |
Sales |
|||||||
State/Region/County |
Dec. 2021 |
Nov. 2021 |
|
Dec. 2020 |
|
Price MTM% Chg |
Price YTY% Chg |
Sales MTM% Chg |
Sales YTY% Chg |
Calif. Single-family home |
$796,570 |
$782,480 |
|
$717,930 |
|
1.8% |
11.0% |
-5.4% |
-15.7% |
Calif. Condo/Townhome |
$612,750 |
$620,000 |
|
$520,000 |
|
-1.2% |
17.8% |
-7.8% |
-16.6% |
Los Angeles Metro Area |
$720,000 |
$720,000 |
|
$625,250 |
|
0.0% |
15.2% |
5.7% |
-10.6% |
Central Coast |
$900,000 |
$899,000 |
|
$825,000 |
|
0.1% |
9.1% |
-5.2% |
-18.7% |
Central Valley |
$450,000 |
$452,000 |
|
$395,000 |
|
-0.4% |
13.9% |
-1.5% |
-10.5% |
Far North |
$379,000 |
$380,000 |
|
$325,000 |
|
-0.3% |
16.6% |
-4.4% |
-17.2% |
Inland Empire |
$540,000 |
$529,000 |
|
$450,000 |
|
2.1% |
20.0% |
7.4% |
-8.9% |
San Francisco Bay Area |
$1,200,000 |
$1,300,000 |
|
$1,058,000 |
|
-7.7% |
13.4% |
-18.0% |
-23.1% |
Southern California |
$749,900 |
$750,000 |
|
$650,000 |
|
0.0% |
15.4% |
4.5% |
-10.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
San Francisco Bay Area |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alameda |
$1,200,000 |
$1,300,000 |
|
$1,060,000 |
|
-7.7% |
13.2% |
-19.4% |
-27.5% |
Contra Costa |
$830,000 |
$876,000 |
|
$763,000 |
|
-5.3% |
8.8% |
-17.1% |
-30.2% |
Marin |
$1,510,000 |
$1,535,000 |
|
$1,459,000 |
|
-1.6% |
3.5% |
-31.3% |
-51.1% |
Napa |
$1,050,000 |
$811,600 |
|
$842,000 |
|
29.4% |
24.7% |
12.4% |
-9.9% |
San Francisco |
$1,690,000 |
$1,900,000 |
|
$1,581,000 |
|
-11.1% |
6.9% |
-29.0% |
-25.6% |
San Mateo |
$1,945,000 |
$2,222,500 |
|
$1,700,000 |
|
-12.5% |
14.4% |
-20.3% |
-17.7% |
Santa Clara |
$1,740,000 |
$1,692,500 |
|
$1,375,000 |
|
2.8% |
26.5% |
-21.2% |
-17.2% |
Solano |
$580,000 |
$593,000 |
|
$510,000 |
|
-2.2% |
13.7% |
1.2% |
-2.8% |
Sonoma |
$794,000 |
$775,000 |
|
$720,000 |
|
2.5% |
10.3% |
-17.5% |
-14.0% |
Southern California |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles |
$826,500 |
$769,500 |
|
$708,430 |
r |
7.4% |
16.7% |
9.2% |
-9.1% |
Orange |
$1,182,500 |
$1,150,000 |
|
$950,000 |
|
2.8% |
24.5% |
-1.8% |
-18.7% |
Riverside |
$586,000 |
$586,900 |
|
$488,250 |
|
-0.2% |
20.0% |
11.6% |
-10.3% |
San Bernardino |
$460,000 |
$440,000 |
|
$378,500 |
|
4.5% |
21.5% |
1.0% |
-6.4% |
San Diego |
$836,700 |
$847,750 |
|
$730,000 |
|
-1.3% |
14.6% |
-0.8% |
-11.2% |
Ventura |
$850,000 |
$858,500 |
|
$740,000 |
|
-1.0% |
14.9% |
-8.8% |
-8.5% |
Central Coast |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monterey |
$871,000 |
$830,000 |
|
$785,000 |
|
4.9% |
11.0% |
9.1% |
0.4% |
San Luis Obispo |
$821,000 |
$775,060 |
|
$711,000 |
|
5.9% |
15.5% |
-13.7% |
-26.9% |
Santa Barbara |
$937,500 |
$1,003,000 |
|
$970,000 |
|
-6.5% |
-3.4% |
0.5% |
-23.2% |
Santa Cruz |
$1,200,450 |
$1,260,000 |
|
$1,070,000 |
|
-4.7% |
12.2% |
-18.2% |
-23.5% |
Central Valley |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fresno |
$385,000 |
$386,000 |
|
$325,500 |
|
-0.3% |
18.3% |
2.3% |
-3.0% |
Glenn |
$345,000 |
$360,000 |
|
$297,500 |
|
-4.2% |
16.0% |
25.0% |
11.1% |
Kern |
$350,000 |
$336,940 |
|
$300,000 |
|
3.9% |
16.7% |
-4.8% |
-13.5% |
Kings |
$330,000 |
$333,500 |
|
$281,750 |
|
-1.0% |
17.1% |
-0.9% |
7.0% |
Madera |
$357,000 |
$392,500 |
|
$335,000 |
|
-9.0% |
6.6% |
19.6% |
-9.8% |
Merced |
$375,000 |
$375,000 |
|
$315,000 |
|
0.0% |
19.0% |
-18.0% |
-11.8% |
Placer |
$655,000 |
$650,000 |
|
$559,000 |
|
0.8% |
17.2% |
-0.8% |
-14.0% |
Sacramento |
$515,000 |
$515,000 |
|
$442,250 |
|
0.0% |
16.4% |
-1.7% |
-12.3% |
San Benito |
$790,000 |
$800,000 |
|
$729,500 |
|
-1.3% |
8.3% |
9.8% |
52.3% |
San Joaquin |
$490,000 |
$495,000 |
|
$435,750 |
|
-1.0% |
12.4% |
-8.9% |
-24.0% |
Stanislaus |
$440,000 |
$435,000 |
|
$380,000 |
|
1.1% |
15.8% |
0.9% |
1.8% |
Tulare |
$320,000 |
$335,000 |
|
$295,000 |
|
-4.5% |
8.5% |
-4.0% |
-17.1% |
Far North |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Butte |
$439,500 |
$435,000 |
|
$408,460 |
|
1.0% |
7.6% |
0.7% |
-17.6% |
Lassen |
$292,000 |
$264,750 |
|
$215,000 |
|
10.3% |
35.8% |
-8.3% |
-4.3% |
Plumas |
$420,000 |
$380,000 |
|
$305,000 |
|
10.5% |
37.7% |
-38.6% |
-40.0% |
Shasta |
$371,000 |
$375,000 |
|
$307,500 |
|
-1.1% |
20.7% |
0.4% |
-17.7% |
Siskiyou |
$273,000 |
$299,000 |
|
$228,000 |
|
-8.7% |
19.7% |
-17.0% |
11.4% |
Tehama |
$322,450 |
$325,000 |
|
$273,250 |
|
-0.8% |
18.0% |
2.9% |
-18.2% |
Other Calif. Counties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amador |
$399,000 |
$432,500 |
|
$355,000 |
|
-7.7% |
12.4% |
0.0% |
-13.3% |
Calaveras |
$489,000 |
$465,320 |
|
$397,500 |
|
5.1% |
23.0% |
-3.0% |
-24.8% |
Del Norte |
$291,000 |
$384,390 |
|
$346,000 |
|
-24.3% |
-15.9% |
-6.5% |
-14.7% |
El Dorado |
$620,000 |
$665,000 |
|
$538,350 |
|
-6.8% |
15.2% |
-7.5% |
-25.2% |
Humboldt |
$450,290 |
$450,750 |
|
$370,000 |
|
-0.1% |
21.7% |
5.6% |
-11.6% |
Lake |
$341,250 |
$335,000 |
|
$306,950 |
|
1.9% |
11.2% |
9.9% |
-7.1% |
Mariposa |
$390,000 |
$499,500 |
|
$380,000 |
|
-21.9% |
2.6% |
15.0% |
9.5% |
Mendocino |
$564,950 |
$522,500 |
|
$540,000 |
|
8.1% |
4.6% |
34.1% |
-18.1% |
Mono |
$972,500 |
$840,000 |
|
$880,000 |
|
15.8% |
10.5% |
23.1% |
-23.8% |
Nevada |
$520,000 |
$561,250 |
|
$508,000 |
|
-7.3% |
2.4% |
1.7% |
-26.9% |
Sutter |
$411,000 |
$425,000 |
|
$369,900 |
|
-3.3% |
11.1% |
20.0% |
11.1% |
Tuolumne |
$369,500 |
$399,000 |
|
$330,000 |
|
-7.4% |
12.0% |
51.4% |
-6.2% |
Yolo |
$609,240 |
$585,000 |
|
$515,000 |
|
4.1% |
18.3% |
-8.3% |
-19.0% |
Yuba |
$410,000 |
$415,000 |
|
$360,000 |
|
-1.2% |
13.9% |
-15.1% |
8.2% |
r = revised
December 2021 County Unsold Inventory and Days on Market
(Regional and condo sales data not seasonally adjusted)
December 2021 |
Unsold Inventory Index |
Median Time on Market |
||||||||
State/Region/County |
Dec. 2021 |
Nov. 2021 |
|
Dec. 2020 |
|
Dec. 2021 |
Nov. 2021 |
|
Dec. 2020 |
|
Calif. Single-family home |
1.2 |
1.6 |
|
1.4 |
r |
12.0 |
11.0 |
|
11.0 |
|
Calif. Condo/Townhome |
1.1 |
1.4 |
|
1.6 |
|
11.0 |
11.0 |
|
17.0 |
|
Los Angeles Metro Area |
1.2 |
1.7 |
|
1.5 |
|
12.0 |
12.0 |
|
11.0 |
|
Central Coast |
1.2 |
1.6 |
|
1.7 |
|
12.0 |
10.0 |
|
11.0 |
|
Central Valley |
1.3 |
1.6 |
|
1.3 |
|
10.0 |
9.0 |
|
8.0 |
|
Far North |
2.3 |
2.7 |
|
2.1 |
|
22.0 |
17.0 |
|
19.0 |
|
Inland Empire |
1.3 |
1.9 |
|
1.5 |
|
14.0 |
14.0 |
|
12.0 |
|
San Francisco Bay Area |
0.8 |
1.0 |
|
1.1 |
|
13.0 |
12.0 |
|
13.0 |
|
Southern California |
1.2 |
1.7 |
|
1.4 |
|
11.0 |
11.0 |
|
10.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
San Francisco Bay Area |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alameda |
0.7 |
0.9 |
|
0.8 |
|
12.0 |
11.0 |
|
9.0 |
|
Contra Costa |
0.8 |
1.0 |
|
0.9 |
|
10.0 |
9.0 |
|
8.0 |
|
Marin |
0.7 |
1.0 |
|
1.0 |
|
22.5 |
20.5 |
|
28.0 |
|
Napa |
1.5 |
2.2 |
|
2.3 |
|
42.0 |
40.0 |
|
37.0 |
|
San Francisco |
0.9 |
1.2 |
|
1.2 |
|
14.0 |
13.0 |
|
27.0 |
|
San Mateo |
0.7 |
1.0 |
|
1.1 |
|
10.0 |
9.0 |
|
12.0 |
|
Santa Clara |
0.7 |
0.9 |
|
1.1 |
|
8.0 |
8.0 |
|
9.0 |
|
Solano |
0.8 |
1.2 |
|
1.4 |
|
32.5 |
28.0 |
|
29.0 |
|
Sonoma |
1.1 |
1.4 |
|
2.1 |
|
44.0 |
38.0 |
|
37.0 |
|
Southern California |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles |
1.3 |
1.8 |
|
1.5 |
|
12.0 |
11.0 |
|
10.0 |
|
Orange |
1.0 |
1.3 |
|
1.5 |
|
8.0 |
8.0 |
|
11.0 |
|
Riverside |
1.3 |
1.8 |
|
1.5 |
|
14.0 |
14.0 |
|
13.0 |
|
San Bernardino |
1.4 |
2.0 |
|
1.4 |
|
15.0 |
13.0 |
|
11.0 |
|
San Diego |
1.0 |
1.3 |
|
1.2 |
|
8.0 |
9.0 |
|
8.0 |
|
Ventura |
1.1 |
1.4 |
|
1.5 |
|
22.0 |
23.0 |
|
27.0 |
|
Central Coast |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monterey |
1.2 |
1.8 |
|
2.0 |
|
14.0 |
12.0 |
|
10.0 |
|
San Luis Obispo |
1.2 |
1.4 |
|
1.7 |
|
9.0 |
8.0 |
|
10.0 |
|
Santa Barbara |
1.5 |
1.8 |
|
1.6 |
|
11.0 |
9.0 |
|
15.0 |
|
Santa Cruz |
1.0 |
1.3 |
|
1.4 |
|
12.0 |
10.0 |
|
10.5 |
|
Central Valley |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fresno |
1.4 |
1.7 |
|
1.4 |
|
9.0 |
9.0 |
|
8.0 |
|
Glenn |
2.1 |
2.6 |
|
2.6 |
|
18.0 |
8.0 |
|
5.0 |
|
Kern |
1.3 |
1.5 |
|
1.5 |
|
12.0 |
10.0 |
|
11.0 |
|
Kings |
1.1 |
1.4 |
|
1.3 |
|
9.0 |
9.0 |
|
7.0 |
|
Madera |
2.0 |
2.9 |
|
1.9 |
|
17.0 |
16.5 |
|
13.0 |
|
Merced |
1.6 |
1.6 |
|
1.4 |
|
10.0 |
10.5 |
|
14.0 |
|
Placer |
1.1 |
1.5 |
|
1.1 |
|
10.0 |
8.0 |
|
7.0 |
|
Sacramento |
1.0 |
1.3 |
|
1.0 |
|
9.0 |
9.0 |
|
7.0 |
|
San Benito |
1.1 |
1.7 |
|
2.0 |
|
14.0 |
11.0 |
|
9.0 |
|
San Joaquin |
1.2 |
1.4 |
|
1.0 |
|
13.0 |
12.0 |
|
8.0 |
|
Stanislaus |
1.2 |
1.5 |
|
1.3 |
|
10.0 |
9.0 |
|
8.0 |
|
Tulare |
1.7 |
1.8 |
|
1.5 |
|
8.0 |
9.0 |
|
8.5 |
|
Far North |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Butte |
1.4 |
1.9 |
|
1.5 |
|
12.0 |
10.0 |
|
7.0 |
|
Lassen |
4.5 |
4.8 |
|
3.7 |
|
87.0 |
113.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
Plumas |
3.1 |
2.6 |
|
2.9 |
|
116.0 |
80.5 |
|
91.0 |
|
Shasta |
2.0 |
2.5 |
|
1.8 |
|
18.5 |
11.0 |
|
17.0 |
|
Siskiyou |
4.1 |
3.9 |
|
3.7 |
|
20.5 |
29.5 |
|
31.0 |
|
Tehama |
3.1 |
4.3 |
|
3.4 |
|
39.5 |
40.0 |
|
45.5 |
|
Other Calif. Counties |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Amador |
1.2 |
1.8 |
|
1.9 |
|
18.5 |
15.5 |
|
23.0 |
|
Calaveras |
1.8 |
2.5 |
|
1.5 |
|
66.0 |
58.0 |
|
61.0 |
|
Del Norte |
2.3 |
2.5 |
|
2.2 |
|
90.0 |
98.0 |
|
127.0 |
|
El Dorado |
1.3 |
1.7 |
|
1.3 |
|
32.0 |
18.5 |
|
20.0 |
|
Humboldt |
2.1 |
2.4 |
|
1.8 |
|
10.0 |
12.0 |
|
12.0 |
|
Lake |
3.6 |
4.7 |
|
3.1 |
|
30.0 |
27.0 |
|
35.0 |
|
Mariposa |
2.9 |
3.7 |
|
3.3 |
|
15.0 |
24.0 |
|
73.0 |
|
Mendocino |
3.1 |
5.0 |
|
2.6 |
|
54.0 |
45.5 |
|
67.0 |
|
Mono |
2.1 |
3.4 |
|
2.0 |
|
108.0 |
83.0 |
|
106.0 |
|
Nevada |
1.9 |
2.8 |
|
1.8 |
|
17.0 |
18.5 |
|
20.0 |
|
Sutter |
1.2 |
1.8 |
|
0.9 |
|
11.0 |
9.0 |
|
10.0 |
|
Tuolumne |
1.7 |
3.7 |
|
1.9 |
|
32.0 |
30.0 |
|
30.0 |
|
Yolo |
1.0 |
1.1 |
|
1.4 |
|
10.0 |
12.0 |
|
13.0 |
|
Yuba |
1.7 |
1.7 |
|
1.2 |
|
7.0 |
10.0 |
|
7.0 |
|
r = revised