Morgan Hill Seller’s Market?
Date: Wednesday March 3, 2010Posted in: real estate, Morgan Hill, seller's market
What a difference a year makes! A year ago many residences sat languishing on the market while buyers were waiting on the sidelines. Fast forward to the present day: large numbers of well-qualified, motivated buyers are combing the sparse south Santa Clara County real estate inventory and now sellers are sitting on the sidelines! With the low real estate inventory in Morgan Hill and the rest of south Santa Clara County, is it a seller’s market? Let’s look at the data:
The first graph shows the number of residences for sale in Morgan Hill. As can be seen clearly, the number in the past few months has been quite low relative to the past two years. This data is backed up by the second graph which shows the months of inventory for active residential listings on the Morgan Hill real estate market. The months of inventory is the number of months it would take to sell all of the inventory currently on the market using current number of sales per month to determine this number.
With these two graphs in mind, sellers should feel confident in listing their homes in this current market. However, as with any market, pricing is the number one factor in whether your home will sell and how quickly it will sell.
The third graph shows the average sale price for single family residences in Morgan Hill over the past two years. Although it does look like prices have inched up over the past few months, sellers should beware asking exhorbitant prices for their homes - if they are serious about selling their home.
Inventory will gradually increase over the next months in Morgan Hill. But for those sellers currently on the market with a well-priced listing — enjoy your opportunity to choose from the multiple offers you are quickly receiving!
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Percentage of Distressed Sales in South County
Date: Sunday January 24, 2010Posted 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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Date: Saturday January 23, 2010Posted 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.
Multi-million Dollar Real Estate Sales
Date: Tuesday December 8, 2009Posted in: real estate, Morgan Hill, sales
Two high-priced properties went under contract in South County last week. 16367 Reynolds Drive in Morgan Hill, priced at $2,995,000, is a spectaular single-story home located on a prestigious street in the Paradise Valley area of Morgan Hill.
This 5125 square foot home is located on 1.8 beautifully landscaped acres and has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. A gorgeous kitchen is situated in the midst of all the activity. The family room boasts open hand-hewed ceiling beams. The huge master suite features a fireplace and retreat. The library, wine room and pool table room with wet bar create several spaces for entertaining and relaxing. The backyard also features areas for entertaining including an expansive outdoor dining pavilion with wood fireplace, pizza oven and kitchen. There are formal gardens, along with a custom pool and spa. The real slate roof is another high-end feature on this one-of-a-kind wonderful custom home.
15175 Sycamore Drive, Morgan Hill priced at $2,750,000, also sold last week. An equally spectacular property, this home is 6921 square feet located on 5 level acres and is in the Paradise Valley area of Morgan Hill as well.
This Tuscan inspired villa features all the amenities to be expected in this type of custom estate. The main home is 6300 square feet and includes 4 bedr00ms, 2 offices, 5 full baths, and 2 powder rooms. The detached pool house is 990+ square feet with a full kitchen and full bath. There is parking for 8 cars, a 580 square foot gym/game room with a 1/2 bathroom and a separate workshop.
These two high-priced real estate sales last week are remarkable in that there have only been two closed home sales during all of 2009 that were priced over $2 million.
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Date: Monday September 28, 2009Posted 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:
Gilroy median Sold Prices August ‘08 vs. August ‘09 down 9%:
San Martin median Sold Prices, down 58% August ‘08 vs. August ‘09:
Mosey on down to Morgan Hill’s charming downtown to experience the annual Taste of Morgan Hill Festival this weekend, September 26 - 27, 2009. The Chamber of Commerce organizes an excellent array of enticing activities and nibbles that draw people back year after year.
The expected 40,000 to 50,000 visitors will get to partake in:
- Fine arts and quality crafts
- Delicious food from local restaurants
- Award-winning wine and microbrew from local wineries and breweries
- Fun rides and entertainment
- Custom and Classic Car Show
- Quilt Show in the Community Center
All of the above including three food courts, two live music stages and a great Kid Zone with rides, crafts and children’s entertainment. What is holding you back?!
The Taste of Morgan Hill is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday. Find the fun downtown on Monterey Road between Main Avenue and Dunne Avenue.
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Date: Tuesday September 22, 2009Posted 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
- Barrett 801
- Burnett 723
- Charter School 881
- El Toro 763
- Jackson 794
- Los Paseos 808
- Nordstrom 871
- P.A.Walsh 731
- Paradise Valley 870
- San Martin/Gwinn 768
Junior high school
- Britton 755
- Martin Murphy 743
High school
- Sobrato 770
- Live Oak 719
- Central Continuation 556
GILROY UNIFIED
Elementary School
- Antonio Del Buono 767
- El Roble 767
- Eliot 780
- Glen View 757
- Las Animas 814
- Luigi Aprea 857
- Rod Kelly 766
- Rucker 785
Middle school
- Brownell 751
- Solorsano 810
- South Valley 738
High school
- Gilroy High Not Available
- Gilroy Early College Acad. 894
- MACSA El Portal Leadership Academy 520
- Mt. Madonna 531
Above information taken from the San Jose Mercury News 9/16/2009.
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Date: Monday September 21, 2009Posted 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. 
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.
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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Date: Monday September 14, 2009Posted 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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Date: Thursday September 3, 2009Posted 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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