by Jim the Realtor | Aug 19, 2022 | 2023, Forecasts, Graphs of Market Indicators, Spring Kick |
I think we can say that summer is over, and the off-season is here.
How will the rest of 2022 play out, and what will be the effect on the 2023 Selling Season?
We know that the local NSDCC sales counts will be low for the rest of 2022. Last year we had 136 closings between August 1-15, and this year we’ve had 65. If we keep having about half of the 2021 sales, then our total sales between August and December will be 594, or an average of 119 per month!
It could look something like this green line:
We will probably have fewer listings than ever in 2H22, but those sellers should be motivated to sell. If they didn’t need to sell, wouldn’t they be tempted to just wait until spring to go on the open market?
We know that every seller has a load of equity, so if they have to lower their price to sell, they could. But will they? We can speculate that if they only had to lower their price by 5%, then they would make the deal. But going lower than 5% off is where the trouble starts – and the seller’s ego gets a vote.
If sellers continue to hold out on price, and sales follow the green line, it will look like a hard landing – and the 2023 selling season could end up being a dud. It would definitely get off to a slower start, and could sputter through the selling season if the inventory is lackluster and priced at retail, or retail-plus.
How likely is that? Very!
The second-half sellers of 2022 are going to determine our fate for the 2023 Selling Season. Expect next year’s market to be somewhere in the Sputter-to-Frenzy range, guaranteed!
But if you are a buyer, what are you going to do? Wait until 2024?
Let’s re-visit this in January. If sales beat the Green Line, then a more active market in spring is likely!
Here is Bill’s graph of the national sales:
by Jim the Realtor | Aug 2, 2022 | 2022, Carlsbad, Carmel Valley, Encinitas, Graphs of Market Indicators, North County Coastal, Sales and Price Check |
The July stats have been updated on these interactive graphs of the 92009 (SE Carlsbad), 92024 (Encinitas), and 92130 (Carmel Valley) markets:
We hear how the inventory has exploded, but compare it to history:
Sales during the 2022 selling season have been similar to February/March numbers:
It’s good to see the insane-bidding-over-the-list-price has slowed:
We’ve pulled forward about ten years’ worth of appreciation – sellers will be reluctant to give it back:
by Jim the Realtor | Jun 17, 2022 | Graphs of Market Indicators, Jim's Take on the Market, North County Coastal |
The California Association of Realtors said that the number of pendings has been falling.
They don’t give any other details or interpretations, so what will casual readers conclude?
The market must be coming apart!
Thanks C.A.R.!
But because pendings and sales are directly related to inventory, we must consider the impact of having fewer homes for sale. Look how dramatically the inventory has dropped recently, and yet we still had a good amount of sales, relatively:
NSDCC Detached-Homes
| Year |
Total Listings, Jan 1 to May 31 |
Total Sales, Jan 1 to May 31 |
Sales/Listings |
| 2018 |
2,222 |
1,112 |
50% |
| 2019 |
2,273 |
1,099 |
48% |
| 2020 |
1,855 |
871 |
47% |
| 2021 |
1,780 |
1,322 |
74% |
| 2022 |
1,349 |
946 |
70% |
In 2021, the frenzy was so hot that every house was selling, and the lower inventory wasn’t as obvious because the sales count was tremendous. But now that the number of homes for sale has really dried up, the impact on pendings and sales is more noticeable – at least for those who are willing to look that far.
This year has been really great! The rest of the year will probably be less great. It might even get back to 2018-2019 levels, which is fine – that’s the way it always was. We could handle worse if we had to.
by Jim the Realtor | Jun 10, 2022 | Frenzy, Graphs of Market Indicators, Jim's Take on the Market |
Here are graphs that look generally supportive of the local market.
The SP:LP is still well above 100%, though hopefully it will keep receding. Everyone should be happy with it running around 100% or a little under, like it has throughout the history of real estate:
There are more homes for sale – but still low for the selling-season:
June sales are going to be really low, which is fine. Both buyers and sellers have the right to wait for some future date when it might be different (conditions are not likely to change though).
Rapidly-rising prices have decimated the lower-end markets. We’re left with an affluent, higher-end market where buyers and sellers both tend to wait for something better, later:
Check out my new mortgage-rate widget in the right-hand column – we just hit 5.85%! >>>>>>>>>>>>
by Jim the Realtor | Dec 4, 2020 | 2021, Frenzy, Graphs of Market Indicators, Jim's Take on the Market, Virus, Where to Move |
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The average length of homeownership has been 10-12 years…..until now?!?
Nearly half of Americans are considering a move to a new home
Of those considering a move, more than 1 in 4 (27%) want to stay within their current area. The main driver behind this sentiment is a desire to reduce living expenses, which is true for 44% of respondents.
Rounding out the top five reasons behind a potential move are:
- “My current home is too small” (27%)
- “I’m looking for different features” (27%)
- “I’d rather live in a different part of town” (12%)
- “I don’t like the management of the property I’m renting” (11%)
“The economic crisis has adversely affected the finances of many Americans,” said Tendayi Kapfidze, LendingTree’s chief economist. “Even those who have kept their jobs and added to savings, via stimulus and spending less due to staying home, are likely worried about the stability of their financial position.”
https://www.lendingtree.com/home/mortgage/nearly-half-of-americans-are-considering-a-move-to-reduce-living-expenses/
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by Jim the Realtor | Nov 18, 2020 | Graphs of Market Indicators, Jim's Take on the Market, Sales and Price Check |
Two interesting graphs from our friends at JBREC:
Note how the black line for S. California has gone hyperbolic, relatively, and now leading the pack.
Glad to see San Diego so high up the list here – for those looking for new homes, Las Vegas has plenty:
https://twitter.com/JBREC
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by Jim the Realtor | Nov 7, 2020 | Encinitas, Graphs of Market Indicators, Jim's Take on the Market, Local Flavor, Market Buzz |
If there is anyone left who still believes in market fundamentals, here’s a graph that shows how the traditional 3:1 price-to-income ratio is still a decent measuring stick in the rest of America. But in California, it has escalated to dizzying heights!
San Diego County
Median Household Income: $75,456
Median Sales Price, YTD: $705,000
Price-to-Income Ratio: 9.3
Encinitas
Median Household Income: $113,175
Median Sales Price, YTD: $1,465,000
Price-to-Income Ratio: 12.9
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With the affluent in full control of the real estate market, expect these numbers to get dizzier!
by Jim the Realtor | Oct 24, 2020 | 2021, Frenzy, Graphs of Market Indicators, Jim's Take on the Market, Market Conditions, Market Surge |
Ultra-low rates, record home equity, and societal needs/concerns make the perfect frenzy cocktail:
The pandemic is driving a major boom in the housing market that’s breaking all kinds of records and exposing a very uneven economic recovery between the haves and the have-nots.
The most dramatic increases are happening at the top end of the market — sales of homes costing $1 million and up have more than doubled since last year.
Millions of people are working from home while juggling their kids’ remote schooling. And many who can afford to are buying bigger houses.
Home sales in September were up more than 20% from a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors. And median home prices hit a record $311,800. That’s about $40,000 more than just a year ago.
“It is great news for homeowners as they are seeing equity rise and rise,” says Lawrence Yun, the chief economist for the Realtors group. But he says prices are rising too fast. Generally, he says, economists like to see home prices climb in line with people’s wages. But in recent years, home prices have been rising much more quickly.
“It will eventually lead to a choking point where first-time buyers simply can not show up to the market,” Yun says. Already the percentage of first-time buyers is decreasing — they represent about 31% of the market. In a healthy market, they represent 35% to 40% of buyers, Yun says.
He worries that if the trend continues, the country will see a further “divergence in society where you have the haves, with homeownership gaining their equity, and those people who would like to become homeowners continually being frustrated, unable to reach that goal of owning a home.”
Read full article here:
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/10/22/926657942/housing-boom-sales-of-million-dollar-homes-double
by Jim the Realtor | Aug 18, 2020 | Graphs of Market Indicators, Jim's Take on the Market, Rich Toscano |
My graphs are focused on North San Diego County’s coastal region (La Jolla to Carlsbad) and Rich covers the whole county with his data. Get more of his scoop here:
https://www.piggington.com/july_2020_housing_data_inventory_hits_new_low
by Jim the Realtor | Jul 12, 2020 | Forecasts, Graphs of Market Indicators, Jim's Take on the Market, Sales and Price Check |
The experts were surveyed on what they think about the market – a sample question:
Fleming: “Our research has found that in past recessions, house prices show their “downside stickiness,” meaning they remain flat or their growth slows during economic downturns, but often do not decline much with one exception – the Great Recession. Because of the downside stickiness of home prices, and the supply and demand imbalance that exists in the market today, we anticipate nominal house price appreciation to actually accelerate this summer. House prices are going up!”
Marr: “As mortgage rates decline, prices rise. Demand fell, but so did supply, which muted any impact to home prices. Right now, they are continuing to grow at the same pace as before the pandemic. Growth may slow as the economic impacts grow, but the consensus is that home prices will continue to rise over the year.”
Tucker: “Overall, Zillow is forecasting a slight decline in home prices through October, followed by a slow recovery through 2021.”
McLaughlin: “We think price growth is going to slow, and even possibly turn negative, by the beginning of next year, as lower aggregate demand emerges and legislation that protects homeowners from foreclosure expire. However, we do expect price grow quite strongly by the end of next year, growing between 4-6% on a year-over-year basis.”
Teta: “Some pockets around the country may do well – like suburban areas around big cities if large numbers of people decide to move because of concerns that it’s too risky to stay in densely populated places where the virus has spread so rampantly. That could sew a silver lining into the market. But it may be more likely that the price boom of recent years is in serious jeopardy.”
Link to Forbes article
