We keep hearing people say that the inventory is rising………..but is it?
Bill’s chart shows how different the San Diego inventory is compared to all the others:
Ten of his 22 metros did have increases in their inventories, month-over-month! But MOST had declines, with San Diego being the leader – by far.
The San Diego inventory plunged almost 19% month-over-month (second only to Albuquerque) and was the decisive #1 metro winner with the 49.3% decline, YoY.
We have half the inventory we had a year ago!
But it’s not affecting sales, because demand is overwhelming. The September sales were outstanding – higher than in recent years, except for the big rally in the second half of last year:
How will this play out next year?
Let’s assume that there is pent-up supply, and there is a surge of listings next year – is there precedent?
Yes, and let’s check the last time the inventory had been in decline. In early 2013, we got a boost of listings, and the waiting demand gobbled them up – and the frenzy was on:
Hopefully it will happen like that again in 2022, and it will be surge-proof. The more listings that come to market, the hotter the frenzy will be.
I’m on a morning call with 150 Compass agents around California. The leader said today that most agents have a 10:1 ratio of buyers to sellers. The demand is there!
But it could be fairly subdued next year, if nobody wants to sell.
So in your opinion would now be a good time to sell or would it be better to wait till January February March
Im interested in listing my house and was wondering this too.
I spoke with two potential sellers this week who I told to wait until next year.
One needed to give notice to their tenant, and by the time they vacate it will be December. Another felt that they had 2-3 weeks of preparation, which has them on the market for Thanksgiving – so wait.
But if you can get on the market this week, I say let’s go!