Carmel Valley, SE Carlsbad, and Encinitas Pricing
The interactive graphs updated with April stats for the three middle-of-the-road zip codes in San Diego County’s north coastal region. While there was some slumping after rates started rising in May, 2022, pricing has mostly recovered since:
Move your cursor over the graph to see the specific numbers.
Carmel Valley’s Hot Start
Above are the 2024 listings that have already closed escrow in Carmel Valley – it’s very competitive.
We’re heading into a new era where buyer-agents will be appreciated less than ever, if at all.
Consider this – in a bidding war where the sellers listing agent will be choosing between similar offers, won’t having a solid, reputable buyer’s agent on your side be helpful?
Not only will the buyer get strategic advice on making a more-lucrative offer, but the buyer-agent’s reputation will also play a role in the outcome. The listing agent will want to select a deal that has the best chance of closing easily, and their comfort and familarity with the buyer-agent will make a difference here in a tight race!
Primo Carmel Valley
Pardee has been building out Carmel Valley since 1983 – Alta Del Mar is probably their best:
Carmel Valley Ranch
Carlsbad, Encinitas, and Carmel Valley
While it would appear that there was a big jump in new listings last month, the January count wasn’t unusual – it’s just inching its way back to a more-normal pace:
January New Listings – Totals of Three Areas Above
2019: 234
2020: 186
2021: 157
2022: 113
2023: 101
2024: 106
The pricing leveled off when rates jumped in 2Q22, with more volatility lately:
Some buyers are getting discounts too:
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Carmel Valley Estate
The 1+ acre lot was probably what sold this one.
Part of a nice flurry of July sales that are inline with the monthly sales counts in March-June. But the median sales price has a month-over-month change of -17%, which will cause the doomers to flip out. But it’s only because there were a bunch of lower-end sales this month.
Your home’s value didn’t drop 17% in the last 30 days!
Carmel Valley One-Story House
I don’t know if they did it on purpose, but this was priced well below market at $1,295,000. On Friday it closed for $1,570,000. The open house started at noon – I got there at 2pm and it was still cranking.
This was the lowest-priced single-family-residence in Carmel Valley this year – by $200,000! It shows you that when you put a home on the open market and let everyone have an opportunity to buy it, the market will get you up close to retail. Two other listings of this model are pending, priced at $1.5 million. One of them was pending when this went on the market.
Carmel Valley Deal
6065 African Holly trail, San Diego 92130
3 br + loft/2.5 ba, 2,408sf
YB: 2006
HOA + MR = $543/mo.
LP = $1,599,000 – Pending!
Check out this attractively-priced Portico home with fully remodeled kitchen, LVP-hardwood floors, 3 bedrooms + loft and downstairs den, sumptuous primary suite with two walk-in closets, and upstairs laundry room. New paint and carpet, private yard, and cool front porch to watch the balloons go by! Live here and send your kids to Solana Ranch Elementary School – verified with the school district. The pool/clubhouse is like a 5-star resort! This home is a good distance away from Carmel Valley Road too. This same model sold for $2,086,000 on May 9th.