Sep 2009 California Median Home Prices

C.A.R. reports September home sales increased 2.1 percent; median home price declined 7.3 percent.

The median price of an existing, single-family detached home in California during September 2009 was $296,090, a 7.3 percent decrease from the revised $319,310 median for September 2008, C.A.R. reported. The September 2009 median price rose 1.1 percent compared with August’s $292,960 median price.

For the overall San Francisco Bay Area, the median price was $536080, which is a .8% increase from prior month, and 3.4% lower than the same period last year.

Quick Facts:

- Existing, single-family home sales increased 2.1 percent in September to a seasonally adjusted rate of 530,520 units on an annualized basis.

- The statewide median price of an existing single-family home increased 1.1 percent in September to $296,090, compared with August 2009.

- C.A.R.’s Unsold Inventory Index fell to 4.2 months in September, compared with 6.5 months in
September 2008.

- Thirty-year fixed-mortgage interest rates averaged 5.06 percent during September 2009, compared with 6.04 percent in September 2008, according to Freddie Mac. Adjustable-mortgage interest rates averaged 4.59 percent in September 2009, compared with 5.14 percent in September 2008.

- The median number of days it took to sell a single-family home was 33.6 days in September 2009, compared with 46.2 days (revised) for the same period a year ago.

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