California Bay Area Home Sales Decline 4.7% YoY in Q2, Inventory up 11% YoY

From Compass chief economist Selma Hepp: How did the spur of IPOs impact Bay Area housing markets? • Higher-end sales surged. While the total number of homes sold in the second quarter trended below last year by about 5 percent, higher-priced sales, above $3 million, surged again bringing second quarter sales in line with last year's historical peak. • Home prices remained flat in the second quarter, except in San Francisco and San Mateo. As noted in previous analyses, home prices in the Bay Area reached a cyclical high last May when the median price topped at $1 million. Since, the prices......(read more)

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