Cramer got fired up about the national spike in December sales, but locally the sales were slightly cooler last month than in 2009. Let’s note than in 2009 there was a tax credit in play, but for the higher-end communities I don’t think it had much impact.

Most of Carlsbad, Encinitas, Rancho Bernardo, RP, Carmel Valley, and Scripps Ranch’s numbers look fairly steady, and Rancho Santa Fe was the most interesting. Check the 3-year December trend for your area below:

December Detached Sales/Price-Per-SF

Town Zip Dec ’08 Dec ’09 Dec ’10
Cardiff 92007 2/$288 9/$498 5/$498
Carlsbad NW 92008 10/$300 12/$327 13/$270
Carlsbad SE 92009 28/$260 43/$245 34/$254
Carlsbad NE 92010 4/$231 10/$228 15/$240
Carlsbad SW 92011 16/$298 18/$299 17/$296
Del Mar 92014 3/$558 16/$873 9/$740
Encinitas 92024 17/$365 31/$406 27/$444
La Jolla 92037 14/$684 29/$618 24/$563
W. O-side 92054 18/$254 26/$278 19/$260
Poway 92064 29/$290 18/$293 38/$252
RSF 67+91 11/$664 12/$374 20/$422
Solana Bch 92075 7/$534 12/$446 8/$497
S. San Mrcs 92078 28/$201 39/$201 37/$193
West RB 92127 38/$265 40/$264 31/$271
East RB 92128 18/$254 45/$278 37/$270
RP 92129 19/$265 36/$275 33/$265
Carmel Vly 92130 20/$346 47/$331 32/$337
Scripps Rch 92131 12/$270 32/$277 32/$268
Total All Above 294/$317 475/$333 431/$316
Total All SD Co. 1,859/$219 2,082/$245 1,873/$240

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