Rob Dawg suggested that we look at the quartile pricing again. The list pricing (above) has been very comparable to last year, but those are the unsolds. Below are the quartiles for the NSDCC monthly sales: Pricing measured by quartiles is still above last year, and...
North County Coastal

NSDCC July Sales and Pricing, Prelim
The other day I popped off about how the market was deteriorating and we'd be lucky to see 100+ monthly sales the rest of the way in 2024. What do I know? Here is the sales data for this month so far: There are two solid weeks left in July - could we get to 200 sales...
Will Home Prices Drop?
Here are four tepid responses to the question on whether home prices will drop this summer: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/will-home-prices-finally-drop-this-summer-heres-what-experts-say/ The lame last paragraph sums it up: The bottom line The real estate market seems...

NSDCC June Sales
It's the last business day of June, and while there will be a few more sales added to this total, there will be at least 10% fewer closings than last month: The median pricing is higher this month, but I don't think that means home prices in general are rising. It's...
Local Trends
None of the pricing metrics are great but at least they demonstrate the trends over time. These graphs above are showing the latest data, including last month, and it's all fairly positive....for now. With the extra inventory, buyers aren't going to pay crazy money...
NSDCC Listings, YTD
NSDCC Listings, Jan 1 - May 15 Can we use statistics to describe the market conditions today? This chart above helps a little. Even though the number of listings is drastically lower than it used to be, apparently the market has been adjusting - mostly by price! I...
Inventory Watch – Preview
Last week, the NSDCC count of active listings was 395. On Monday, it was 429. Today it is 440, which is a 12% increase since the beginning of May. Then I looked up the stats from last year. Last May, we had the same +12% increase! Never mind - keep selling!
NSDCC Monthly Sales History
How will the rest of 2024 play out? Like last year, sales will probably fade away unless more sellers are so motivated that they adjust their price in time. The number of NSDCC active listings has stayed under 400 all year - until this week. Today there are 421 active...

Frenzy Monitor
This chart shows identifies the hot spots, and not-so-hot spots, as compared to last year. Southeast Carlsbad and Carmel Valley both have substantially more pendings this year, and NW Carlsbad and Encinitas have roughly double the number of actives and where potential...
NSDCC April Sales and Pricing, Preliminary
This sales count is tremendous - and there will still be some late-reporters: The median sales price is back to being higher than the median list price, and it is 10% higher than it was last April - wow!