Statistical Tables

 

Trends at a Glance
(Single-family Homes)
  May 09 Apr 09 May 08
Median Price: $335,000 $330,000 $425,000
Average Price: $439,717 $424,491 $575,995
Home Sales: 1,864 1,925 1,760
Sale/List Price Ratio: 98.7% 98.2% 96.2%
Days on Market: 71 75 75
(Condos/Town Homes)
Median Price: $200,925 $180,000 $281,000
Average Price: $252,930 $238,026 $361,068
Condo Sales: 918 943 909
Sale/List Price Ratio: 98.2% 98.3% 96.5%
Days on Market: 77 76 79

San Diego County Prices Continue Rising in May

The median price for single-family, re-sale homes gained 1.5% from April, but was off 21.2% compared to last May. The average price rose 3.6% month-over-month, but was off 23.7% year-over-year.

Sales of single-family, re-sale homes were up 5.9% year-over-year. This is the thirteenth month in a row home sales have been higher than the year before. Year-to-date, home sales are up 30.6%.

Inventory was also up in May by 4% from April, but was down 0.3% year-over-year. Pending sales continue to be positive with the number of properties under contract rising 5.5% from April and up 133.2% year-over-year.

Condo sales were up 1% compared to last May.

The median price for condos rose 11.6% from April, but was off 28.5% year-over-year.

Condo inventory was up 3.5% from April, and up 5% year-over-year. Pending sales were up 7.9% month-over-month, and up 152.7% compared to May 2008.

The sales price to list price ratio rose 0.5 of a point to 98.7%. The sales price to list price ratio for condos was down 0.1 of a point to 98.2%.

Days on market for homes fell four to 71 days. Days on market for condos gained one to 77 days.

The following chart shows sales and prices since 2002.

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Monthly Statistics

Complete monthly sales statistics for the Central San Diego area are below. Monthly charts are available for each city in the county. Use the menu to the left to choose an area.

May Sales Statistics
(Single-family Homes)
  Prices Unit     Change from last year Change last month
  Average Median Sales DOM SP/LP Ave. Med. Sales Ave. Med. Sales
County $439,717 $335,000 1,864 71 98.7% -23.7% -21.2% 5.9% 3.6% 1.5% -3.2%
Central San Diego $490,078 $351,000 386 69 98.7% -26.7% -19.5% -2.0% 6.1% 4.2% -2.3%
City Heights $180,923 $184,950 30 61 100.1% -28.9% -26.0% 100.0% 3.5% 5.7% -25.0%
Clairemont $400,376 $375,000 25 42 98.6% -11.3% -14.4% -7.4% -9.0% -6.8% 4.2%
College Grove $345,844 $320,000 31 37 100.7% -13.3% -17.1% 3.3% 6.9% 0.1% 19.2%
Coronado $1,534,325 $1,137,500 10 135 88.6% -13.2% -33.1% 11.1% 5.1% -15.1% 11.1%
Del Cerro $433,608 $395,000 13 56 97.8% -46.6% -30.5% 44.4% -10.4% -9.7% -18.8%
Encanto $200,161 $200,000 56 62 99.5% -20.5% -20.2% 27.3% 9.6% 11.1% -13.8%
Golden Hill $251,800 $167,000 13 84 96.5% -15.0% -23.7% -18.8% -4.7% -21.4% 8.3%
La Jolla $2,458,006 $1,490,000 18 89 81.5% -20.8% -26.4% -14.3% 9.3% -0.3% 20.0%
Linda Vista $399,000 $390,000 13 18 97.5% 10.8% 4.0% 0.0% 16.9% 16.4% 0.0%
Logan Heights $127,972 $123,000 16 61 97.9% -29.8% -30.3% 14.3% 10.7% 20.0% -20.0%
Mira Mesa $347,373 $350,000 33 77 99.6% -16.1% -10.3% -26.7% -5.3% -4.4% 0.0%
Mission Hills $632,167 $612,000 6 91 96.1% -40.6% -33.8% -14.3% 12.3% 0.3% -33.3%
Mission Valley $373,884 $341,000 10 18 101.6% -14.1% -22.3% -9.1% 1.2% -5.3% -33.3%
Normal Heights $454,864 $409,325 20 52 97.8% -29.6% -36.0% 25.0% 12.5% 5.8% -13.0%
North Park $546,050 $515,000 16 50 99.8% 8.2% 0.0% 14.3% 20.7% 13.8% 14.3%
Ocean Beach $566,627 $551,200 10 42 98.8% -25.2% -15.2% 42.9% -23.2% -24.0% 11.1%
Old Town $474,875 $475,000 8 71 96.8% -37.5% -11.9% -27.3% -8.1% -5.6% 60.0%
Pacific Beach $758,333 $775,000 6 79 94.3% -23.0% -2.0% -57.1% -20.4% 19.2% -14.3%
Paradise Hills $217,526 $195,000 19 46 99.9% -22.8% -30.4% 137.5% -4.3% -18.8% -13.6%
Point Loma $778,429 $775,000 7 83 101.1% -34.3% -12.2% -50.0% -12.8% 0.3% 16.7%
San Carlos $419,620 $415,000 13 20 99.2% -11.2% -12.8% 30.0% -4.5% 12.4% 30.0%
Scripps Miramar $702,250 $717,500 14 54 98.5% -5.9% -1.0% -46.2% 1.9% 4.0% -39.1%
Sorrento Valley $664,150 $670,000 3 83 97.2% -13.7% -10.1% 0.0% -3.7% -2.9% 50.0%
Tierrasanta $480,960 $511,000 5 113 97.2% -19.9% -20.8% -44.4% 7.3% 18.0% 0.0%
University City $601,667 $517,500 6 37 95.7% 9.8% -1.4% 20.0% 6.5% -7.6% 100.0%

 

May Sales Statistics
(Condominiums/Townhomes)
  Prices Unit     Change from last year Change last month
  Average Median Sales DOM SP/LP Ave. Med. Sales Ave. Med. Sales
County $252,930 $200,925 918 77 98.2% -29.9% -28.5% 1.0% 6.3% 11.6% -2.7%
Central San Diego $338,234 $268,850 342 82 97.5% -26.1% -23.2% -11.2% 9.0% 12.5% -4.5%
City Heights $107,327 $80,000 15 66 101.1% -19.6% -33.3% 15.4% 32.4% 17.6% -11.8%
Clairemont $221,843 $226,000 7 90 97.7% 24.4% 29.9% 233.3% n/a n/a n/a
College Grove $114,461 $106,500 18 125 97.1% -37.4% -39.1% 12.5% -24.7% -16.5% -30.8%
Coronado $1,073,800 $1,100,000 7 107 88.4% n/a n/a n/a 30.6% 46.7% 40.0%
Del Cerro $189,599 $172,500 8 91 94.7% -26.0% -26.6% 33.3% 7.3% 23.2% -27.3%
Downtown $436,218 $370,000 58 54 95.9% -25.5% -20.4% 3.6% -18.3% 7.2% -7.9%
Golden Hill $204,667 $117,000 3 116 96.3% -33.8% -62.1% 200.0% 26.6% -16.4% 0.0%
La Jolla $486,846 $398,888 17 68 93.6% -32.7% -35.5% -52.8% -7.7% -21.5% 30.8%
Linda Vista $295,431 $315,000 13 55 97.7% -6.4% -8.2% 44.4% 4.8% 5.0% 18.2%
Mira Mesa $205,314 $199,700 22 44 98.8% -18.4% -12.0% -8.3% -0.3% 2.4% 69.2%
Mission Hills $404,978 $384,000 20 74 98.6% -21.7% -3.4% -9.1% 27.2% 8.8% 100.0%
Mission Valley $238,677 $250,650 26 56 97.6% -34.2% -34.5% -13.3% 2.0% 42.4% -21.2%
Normal Heights $190,442 $152,000 13 48 101.6% -2.6% -15.3% 18.2% 53.1% 17.8% 44.4%
North Park $211,615 $236,500 13 76 95.8% -26.4% -21.2% -13.3% 25.8% 42.5% -50.0%
Ocean Beach $292,250 $274,500 4 41 100.4% -28.7% -28.0% -33.3% 9.3% 2.6% 100.0%
Old Town $279,030 $290,000 10 94 96.2% -15.7% -13.9% -9.1% 17.0% 18.4% 11.1%
Pacific Beach $567,789 $510,000 19 101 96.0% -17.6% -10.4% -13.6% 28.1% 32.4% 11.8%
Paradise Hills $145,847 $120,150 16 67 103.1% -28.9% -42.2% 60.0% -0.2% -10.3% -15.8%
San Carlos $142,611 $142,000 9 72 96.0% -34.5% -29.9% -10.0% -18.6% -4.7% 28.6%
Scripps Miramar $290,000 $307,000 12 66 98.2% -8.5% -8.4% 9.1% -3.5% 6.2% 33.3%
Sorrento Valley $410,000 $410,000 1 125 91.1% -3.3% -3.3% 0.0% 3.8% 3.8% 0.0%
Tierrasanta $332,667 $348,000 3 101 95.1% -9.9% -4.6% -57.1% 10.1% 14.9% -50.0%
University City $326,894 $282,000 16 99 94.8% -7.5% -14.5% -15.8% 12.1% 0.7% -40.7%