by Kathy Gibson | Apr 22, 2024 | Buying, Home and Garden, Market, Neighborhood, Open House, Selling
Pasadena, CA Mon Apr 22 2024 This week the median list price for a single family home in Pasadena, CA is $1,900,000 with the market action index hovering around 54. This is an increase over last month’s market action index of 52. Inventory has increased to 77. The market continues to get hotter. More sales demand and fewer homes listed have contributed to a relatively long run of increasing prices. Current supply and demand levels show no sign of prices changing from their current trend. ...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 8, 2024 | Buying, Market, Neighborhood, Open House, Selling
Pasadena, CA Mon Apr 08 2024 This week the median list price for a single family home in Pasadena, CA is $1,880,000 with the market action index (MAI) hovering around 53. This is less than last month’s market action index of 54. Inventory has held steady at or around 59. The market has started cooling and prices have recently plateaued. Since we’re in the Seller’s zone, watch for changes in MAI. If the MAI resumes its climb, prices will likely follow suit. If the MAI drops consistently or falls into the Buyer’s zone, watch for downward pressure on...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 25, 2024 | Buying, Home and Garden, Market, Open House, Selling
Consumers have been feeling positive about buying and selling since the start of the year, and the latest housing market report released by the California Association of Realtors reflected the improvement in optimism. Both supply and demand increased in February and the competitiveness of the market appeared to be heating up as we entered the spring homebuying season. Pasadena, CA Mon Mar 25 2024 This week the median list price for a single family home in Pasadena, CA increased to $1,950,000 with the market action index hovering around 52. This is less than last month’s market action index of 53. Inventory has decreased to 65. While the Market Action Index shows some strengthening in the last few weeks, prices have settled in a bit of a plateau. We are currently in a Seller’s market so prices will likely resume their climb should this trend...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 26, 2024 | Buying, Market, Neighborhood, Open House, Selling
Pasadena, CA Mon Feb 26 2024 This week the median list price for a single family home in Pasadena, CA is $1,678,500 with the market action index hovering around 49. This is less than last month’s market action index of 51. Inventory has held steady at or around 76. The market has been cooling over time and prices have recently flattened. Despite the consistent decrease in Market Action Index (MAI), we’re in a Seller’s Market (where significant demand leaves little inventory available). If the MAI begins to climb, prices will likely follow suit. If the MAI drops consistently or falls into the Buyer’s zone, watch for downward pressure on...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 12, 2024 | Buying, Market, Open House, Selling
Pasadena, CA Mon Feb 12 2024 This week the median list price for a single family home in Pasadena, CA is $1,720,000 with the market action index hovering around 51. This is less than last month’s market action index of 52. Inventory has increased to 69. The Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates steady at their recent meeting. They indicated that they will closely watch for signs of improving inflation before considering any cuts. However, better-than-expected employment figures for January caused 10-year Treasury prices to drop, leading to an increase in bond and mortgage rates last week. This suggests that the expected rate cuts may not happen as quickly as anticipated. Despite this, weekly pending sales numbers reveal that consumers are making the most of the recent rate relief we experienced last month. As we head into the spring home buying season, we could see a rise in closed sales in the coming...