Statistical Tables

Contra Costa County Home Sales Rise Again

Trends at a Glance
(Single-family Homes)
  Nov 08 Oct 08 Nov 07
Average Price: $665,663 $713,761 $857,620
Home Sales: 218 328 178
Pending Sales: 217 261 185
Inventory: 1,464 1,592 1,599
Days of Inventory: 208 150 278

Sales of single-family, re-sale homes in Contra Costa County were up year-over-year for the fourth month in a row, rising 22.5%. Year-to-date, home sales are off 8.1%.

Pending sales for single-family, re-sale homes were up for the eighth month in a row compared to the year before. Pending sales rose 17.3% compared to November 2007.

The average price for homes in Contra Costa County fell 6.7% from October. Year-over-year, the average price was off 22.4%.

Inventory declined last month by 8% from the month before, and it was 8.4% lower than the year before.

Condo sales fell 33.1% from October, but were up 25.3% year-over-year. Condo pending sales were down 15% from October, but up 35% year-over-year.

The average price for condos was down 31.4% compared to last November.

 

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Monthly Statistics

Complete monthly sales statistics for Contra Costa County are below. Monthly graphs are available for each city in the county.

November Sales Statistics
(Single-family Homes)
  Average       Change from last year Change from last month
  Price Sold Pend. Inven. Average Sold Pend. Inven. Average Sold Pend. Inven.
County $665,663 218 217 1,464 -22.4% 22.5% 17.3% -8.4% -6.7% -33.5% -16.9% -8.0%
Alamo $1,573,673 8 4 105 39.7% 14.3% -50.0% 50.0% 3.0% -38.5% -55.6% -18.0%
Blackhawk $974,333 3 4 63 -16.0% -40.0% 33.3% 31.3% -26.9% -66.7% -42.9% -6.0%
Clayton $639,650 7 5 40 -16.1% 133.3% 0.0% -29.8% -14.3% 40.0% -37.5% -11.1%
Concord $341,648 74 82 332 -27.8% 105.6% 82.2% -32.4% -4.4% -17.8% -33.9% -2.9%
Danville $900,202 19 15 189 -10.3% -9.5% -25.0% 18.1% -11.7% -29.6% -40.0% -4.1%
El Cerrito $567,914 11 n/a n/a -10.8% 10.0% n/a n/a -3.8% 10.0% n/a n/a
Kensington $855,000 1 n/a n/a -4.3% -83.3% n/a n/a 0.6% -83.3% n/a n/a
Lafayette $1,519,000 10 7 85 31.4% -23.1% -22.2% 34.9% 15.1% -33.3% -22.2% -15.8%
Martinez $407,296 18 17 135 -39.7% 28.6% 13.3% -27.4% -4.1% -14.3% -41.4% -6.3%
Moraga $948,333 3 2 19 -17.3% -50.0% -33.3% 58.3% -6.4% -57.1% -33.3% -20.8%
Orinda $962,783 6 10 55 -26.1% -53.8% 0.0% 52.8% -20.7% -60.0% 11.1% -22.5%
Pleasant Hill $483,343 16 17 78 -14.1% 33.3% 112.5% -23.5% -9.7% 6.7% -15.0% 1.3%
San Ramon $838,330 29 25 197 -8.1% 7.4% -30.6% -9.6% 6.9% -34.1% -49.0% -7.5%
Walnut Creek $782,025 25 29 151 -13.1% 19.0% 31.8% 6.3% 3.5% -34.2% -25.6% -12.2%

 

November Sales Statistics
(Condos/Townhomes)
  Average       Change from last year Change from last month
  Price Sold Pend Inven Average Sold Pend. Inven. Average Sold Pend. Inven.
County $280,443 109 108 672 -31.4% 25.3% 35.0% -19.8% -34.2% -33.1% -15.0% -2.6%
Clayton $0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a -100.0% -100.0% -100.0% -100.0%
Concord $151,669 39 47 191 -39.3% 129.4% 235.7% -23.9% -4.4% 5.4% -17.5% 5.5%
Danville $520,362 8 3 54 n/a n/a -57.1% 10.2% 4.2% 14.3% -70.0% 3.8%
Martinez $301,700 10 6 38 -15.8% 150.0% 50.0% -26.9% 6.2% -16.7% -40.0% -7.3%
Moraga - - 2 16 n/a n/a -50.0% -33.3% n/a n/a 100.0% -15.8%
Pleasant Hill $345,000 3 5 16 -17.4% 50.0% -16.7% -63.6% -7.1% -57.1% -16.7% -27.3%
Rossmoor $305,861 18 20 161 -8.1% -18.2% 0.0% 13.4% 3.4% -25.0% -16.7% -4.7%
San Ramon $333,214 14 12 89 -33.1% -17.6% 9.1% 0.0% -20.4% -36.4% -33.3% 4.7%
Walnut Creek $361,137 15 13 90 -32.3% 15.4% -31.6% -41.2% -3.9% -48.3% -53.6% -9.1%