More Buyer Opportunities

Date: Tuesday July 27, 2010
Posted in: Buyers, Morgan Hill, San Martin, Gilroy

Santa Clara County real estate market

For the first time since June of 2009, the number of active residential listings in Santa Clara County has topped the number of pending residential listings.  Currently in the county there are 3139 active and 2896 pending single family homes and there are 1260 active and 1217 pending condo/townhouses.  Considering the currently amazing low interest rates available for mortgages, and you’ve got a bright outlook for buyers!

In our south county area, Morgan Hill has 182 active and 124 pending single family homes and 17 active and 42 pending condo/townhouses.  San Martin has 28 active and 10 pending single family homes.  And Gilroy has 144 active and 195 pending single family homes along with 5 active and 15 pending condo/townhouses.


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Percentage of Distressed Sales in South County

Date: Sunday January 24, 2010
Posted in: real estate, short sales, Morgan Hill, San Martin, Gilroy, foreclosure, bank-owned

Diane Kawell, an award-winning Realtor in the Tacoma/Seattle area of Washington, mentioned in a comment on my previous post that 44% of all residential real estate sales in her area were distressed sales, i.e. sold listings that are short sales or bank-owned REOs.  This made me curious about what the numbers are in our south Santa Clara County area.

I looked at each community of Morgan Hill, Gilroy and San Martin separately for single family home and condo/townhouse listings sold on the MLS within the past 365 days.  Here is what I found:

Morgan Hill:  total sales = 444,  distressed sales = 231,  percentage distressed = 52%

Gilroy:  total sales =  659,  distressed sales = 491,  percentage distressed = 75%

San Martin:  total sales = 36,  distressed sales = 23,  percentage distressed = 64%

I was somewhat surprised at the large percentage numbers.  Buyers are buying “the deals” and the price discounts on distressed properties are very attractive.  I suppose that I should have been expecting these large percentages.  When I look back at the real estate properties that I sold within the past 365 days, 55% of those properties were either short sales or REOs.


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Shopping for South Santa Clara County Real Estate?

Date: Saturday January 23, 2010
Posted in: real estate, Morgan Hill, San Martin, Gilroy, housing inventory

In between rainstorms, you may want to do a little house shopping today.  How is the current residential real estate market doing in the towns of Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy?  Let’s look at single family residence listings and condo/townhouse listings as of today and compare it to one year ago.

Morgan Hill:  January 2010:  Active listings - 128, Pending listings - 118, versus January 2009:  Active listings - 275, Pending listings - 68

Gilroy:  January 2010:  Active listings - 113, Pending listings - 196, versus January 2009:  Active listings - 385, Pending listings - 152

San Martin:  January 2010:  Active listings - 23, Pending listings - 18, versus January 2009:  Active listings - 44, Pending listings - 11

In the cases of Morgan Hill and Gilroy, inventory is far below half the amount of what it was one year ago.  San Martin is right about at half.

An overall graph showing the current inventory of all of the three south county communities over a two-year time frame is shown below.  The listing numbers include both single family residences and condominium/townhouses.  South Santa Clara County inventory peaked during May of 2008 at 901 total active listings as compared to today with a total of 264 active listings.  Wow.

Also in the graph below you can also see the nose-dive of the median price of listings.  The graph only depicts single family residence median prices which were $702,450 in January of 2009 and currently are $445,000.  Days on Market has remained steady ranging between 98 to 150 days during this two-year period.

As I have mentioned in many of my previous blog posts, the high Pending listings number is indicative of the large number of pending short sale listings in our area.  These listings remain at pending status for many months while the short sale lenders determine whether they’ll give short sale approval.

South Santa Clara County Real Estate Inventory


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What’s Happening to Sales Prices in South County?

Date: Monday September 28, 2009
Posted in: real estate, Morgan Hill, San Martin, Gilroy, pricing, sale price

What’s been the trend in sales prices for south Santa Clara County real estate?  I’ll break it down by city looking at detached single family residences:

Morgan Hill median Sold Prices, down 31% August ‘08 vs. August ‘09:

Morgan Hill Sold Prices

Gilroy median Sold Prices August ‘08 vs. August ‘09 down 9%:

Gilroy sold prices

San Martin median Sold Prices, down 58% August ‘08 vs. August ‘09:

San Martin sold prices


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How South Santa Clara County Schools Performed

Date: Tuesday September 22, 2009
Posted in: Morgan Hill, San Martin, Gilroy, school

2009 Academic Performance Index (API) scores are now available.  How did the Morgan Hill Unified and Gilroy Unified School Districts perform?

 MORGAN HILL UNIFIED

Elementary School

Junior high school

High school

GILROY UNIFIED

Elementary School

Middle school

High school

Above information taken from the San Jose Mercury News 9/16/2009.


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South County Real Estate Sales Week of September 14 - 20, 2009

Date: Monday September 21, 2009
Posted in: real estate, Morgan Hill, South Santa Clara County, San Martin, Gilroy, statistics

Sales remained steady in the south Santa Clara County towns of Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy during the week of September 14 through September 20.  There were 33 residences that went from active to pending status as compared to the previous week’s 31.  This is down from the typical number of sales this summer when weekly sales numbered in the 40s.  Of all the sales this past week, 29 were single family homes and 4 were townhouses/condominiums. 

The highest priced listing sold last week was 1026 Llagas Road in Morgan Hill, a 4,893 s.f. bank-owned home on a 90,604 s.f. lot priced at $899,000.  This home had been on the market for 44 days.  1026 Llagas Rd

The lowest priced listing sold last week was also a bank-owned condo at 7598 Monterey Street in Gilroy, a one bedroom/one bathroom priced at $78,900.  This 3 year old property had been on the market for 54 days.7598 Monterey St.

Seventy-three percent of the sales this week were priced under $500,000 and only 6% were above $800,000. 

Of these sales, the list price ranges were:

Less than $200,000 = 5 sales (15% of total)

$200,000 - $500,000 = 19 sales (58% of total)

$500,000 - $800,000 = 7 sales (21% of total)

$800,000 - $1,200,000 = 2 sale (6% of total)

As of September 20, 2009, there are 287 residential (single family homes and condos) listings active on the market in Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy.  There are currently 378 pending residential listings.  Therefore, 57% of the total listings are pending under contract as of this date.  However, many of the pendings are short sales and therefore take a long time to close.  This keeps our pending percentage up artificially high. 

Only 15 residential real estate listings closed escrow during the past week in the south county towns of Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy.  If homes continued to sell at this rate it would take 19 weeks to sell all south county listings.  Therefore, as of this past week, we have 4.8 months supply of inventory. 

Tune in next week for an update on the number of sales in South Santa Clara County!


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South County Real Estate Sales Week of September 9 - 13, 2009

Date: Monday September 14, 2009
Posted in: real estate, Morgan Hill, South Santa Clara County, San Martin, Gilroy, statistics

Real estate sales numbered 31 in the south Santa Clara County towns of Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy during the week of September 7th through 13th.  There were 31 residences that went from active to pending status and the majority of these sales were in the low price ranges.  Of all the sales this past week, 26 were single family homes and 5 condos a townhouses/condominiums.  The highest priced listing sold last week was 1955 Killarney Court in the Eagle Ridge community Gilroy, a 4729 s.f. home on a 14,195 s.f. lot priced at $999,000.  The lowest priced listing sold last week was at 1221 Juniper Drive #E in Gilroy, a 864 s.f. regular sale condo priced at $125,000.  A whopping 84 percent of the sales this week were priced under $500,000 and only 3% were above $800,000. 

Of these sales, the list price ranges were:

Less than $200,000 = 5 sales (16% of total)

$200,000 - $500,000 = 21 sales (68% of total)

$500,000 - $800,000 = 4 sales (13% of total)

$800,000 - $1,200,000 = 1 sale (3% of total)

As of September 13, 2009, there are 289 residential (single family homes and condos) listings active on the market in Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy.  There are currently 376 pending residential listings.  Therefore, 57% of the total listings are pending under contract as of this date.  However, many of the pendings are short sales and therefore take a long time to close.  This keeps our pending percentage up artificially high. 

Thirteen residential real estate listings closed escrow during the past week in the south county towns of Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy.  If homes continued to sell at this rate it would take 22.2 weeks to sell all south county listings.  Therefore, as of this past week, we have 5.5 months supply of inventory. 

Tune in next week for an update on the number of sales in South Santa Clara County!


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South County Real Estate Sales Week of August 24 - 30, 2009

Date: Thursday September 3, 2009
Posted in: real estate, Morgan Hill, South Santa Clara County, San Martin, Gilroy, statistics

Sales held steady this past week in the south Santa Clara County towns of Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy.  Last week there were 32 residences that went from active to pending status as compared to the previous week’s 33.  Of all the sales this past week, 31 were single family homes and 1 was a condominium.  The highest priced listing sold last week was 10748 Green Valley in Gilroy, a 3971 s.f. home on a 2.5 acres priced at $1,299,000.  It had been on the market for 128 days.  The lowest priced residence sold last week was a condo in Gilroy at 1221 Juniper Drive #E, a 864 s.f. home priced at $125,000.  Only 50 percent of the sales this week were priced under $500,000 and 9% were above $800,000. 

Of these sales, the list price ranges were:

Less than $200,000 = 6 sales (19% of total)

$200,000 - $500,000 = 10 sales (31% of total)

$500,000 - $800,000 = 13 sales (41% of total)

$800,000 - $1,200,000 = 2 sales (6% of total)

 $1,200,000 - $2,000,000 = 1 sale (3% of total)

As of August 30, 2009, there are 282 residential (single family homes and condos) listings active on the market in Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy.  There are currently 367 pending residential listings.  Therefore, 57% of the total listings are pending under contract as of this date.  However, many of the pendings are short sales and therefore take a long time to close.  This keeps our pending percentage up artificially high. 

Twenty-four residential real estate listings closed escrow during the past week in the south county towns of Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy.  If homes continued to sell at this rate it would take 11.7 weeks to sell all south county listings.  Therefore, as of this past week, we have 3 months supply of inventory. 

Tune in next week for an update on the number of sales in South Santa Clara County!


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South County Real Estate Sales Week of August 17 - 23, 2009

Date: Monday August 24, 2009
Posted in: real estate, Morgan Hill, South Santa Clara County, San Martin, Gilroy, statistics, listings

Real estate sales numbered 33 in the south Santa Clara County towns of Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy during the week of August 17 through August 23.  There were 33 residences that went from active to pending status.  Of all the sales this past week, 32 were single family homes and 1 was a townhouses/condominiums.  The highest priced listing sold last week was my listing at 1845 Silverwings Court in Morgan Hill, a 3200 s.f. home on a 15,246 s.f. lot priced at $1,025,000.  This short sale home sold quickly in 24 days.  The lowest priced listing sold last week was a home at 256 2nd Street in Gilroy, a 842 s.f. on 2100 s.f. lot priced at $134,500.  Fifty-eight percent of the sales this week were priced under $500,000 and 9% were above $800,000. 

Of these sales, the list price ranges were:

Less than $200,000 = 3 sales (9% of total)

$200,000 - $500,000 = 16 sales (49% of total)

$500,000 - $800,000 = 11 sales (33% of total)

$800,000 - $1,200,000 = 3 sales (9% of total)

As of August 23, 2009, there are 291 residential (single family homes and condos) listings active on the market in Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy.  There are currently 368 pending residential listings.  Therefore, 56% of the total listings are pending under contract as of this date.  However, many of the pendings are short sales and therefore take a long time to close.  This keeps our pending percentage up artificially high. 

Twenty-four residential real estate listings closed escrow during the past week in the south county towns of Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy.  If homes continued to sell at this rate it would take 12.1 weeks to sell all south county listings.  Therefore, as of this past week, we have 3 months supply of inventory. 

Tune in next week for an update on the number of sales in South Santa Clara County!


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South County Real Estate Sales Week of July 20 - 26, 2009

Date: Monday July 27, 2009
Posted in: real estate, Santa Clara County, Morgan Hill, San Martin, Gilroy, statistics, listings

Sales jumped this past week in the south Santa Clara County towns of Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy.  Last week there were 42 residences that went from active to pending status as compared to the previous week’s 37.  Of all the sales this past week, 39 were single family homes and 3 were townhouses/condominiums.  The highest priced listing sold last week was 13660 Sycamore Drive in Morgan Hill, a 2001 s.f. home on a 54,450 s.f. lot in a gorgeous rural area priced at $939,000.  This lovely home had been on and off the market for quite a while and had been originally priced at $1.348,000 in 2007.  The lowest priced listing sold last week was a bank-owned home in one of the newer downtown Gilroy condos at 7598 Monterey Street, #260, a 706 s.f. home priced at $99.900.  Sixty-nine percent of the sales this week were priced under $500,000 and 10% were above $800,000. 

Of these sales, the list price ranges were:

Less than $200,000 = 8 sales (19% of total)

$200,000 - $500,000 = 21 sales (50% of total)

$500,000 - $800,000 = 9 sales (21% of total)

$800,000 - $1,200,000 = 4 sales (10% of total)

As of July 26, 2009, there are 321 residential (single family homes and condos) listings active on the market in Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy.  There are currently 354 pending residential listings.  Therefore, 52% of the total listings are pending under contract as of this date.  However, many of the pendings are short sales and therefore take a long time to close.  This keeps our pending percentage up artificially high. 

A whopping 30 residential real estate listings closed escrow during the past week in the south county towns of Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy.  If homes continued to sell at this rate it would take 10.7 weeks to sell all south county listings.  Therefore, as of this past week, we have 2.7 months supply of inventory. 

Tune in next week for an update on the number of sales in South Santa Clara County!


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