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gish recovery, the vanishing middle class,
impact.
limited inventory, and diminishing housA statewide survey also saw a small
For homes purchased in San Fernando
easure of
ing affordability contributed to that trend.
increase in the number of sales with
and Santa Clarita Valleys!
high, it’s
Valley condo sales also will most likely
multiple offers compared with October
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high
cost
of
housing
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to
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ily home
post an annual increase over a year ago.
and an increase in the number of offers
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commercial
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willestate’s
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“Toyota
for Austin
…California
Why?”
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er year
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in
Jim Link,
the Association’s chief execu- 2014.
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local trade association with more than 9,500 members
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program,
including
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including
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collected
more than
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toys. The goal
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last
year’s
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Joey
- California
Director,
or are
contact
Michelle
Gerhard
at 81
of 450,000
toyswww.srar.com/grants
collected from all sources that
distributed
by Lewis
Southern
trending lower since peaking at 13,878
the prior year
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via emailOrange,
at Joey
or via email
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in Los Angeles, San
in 2003.
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look
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would-be
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most active market,
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Torrancepriced
for Austin
…
fall off at the end of eachthe 2016 president of the Santa Clarita Valley Division of the Southland Regional Association of
throughout the state,
but products in
Why?” shemarket,”
asked. “Workers
couldn’t afford said. “Millennials
Appleton-Young
year following
seasonal Realtors, Debbie Hawkins, and Nancy Starczyk, SRAR’s 2016 president-elect.
w i t submarkets
h multifam
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to ibuy
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leading
the way,”said
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retail sales and demand for apartments,”
sales
were
lower
this
year
state.
…
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have
a
similar
lifestyle
of the market,”
Appleton-Young said.
to
a stream
of new
holds in L.A. County can afford to buy
Leslie
Appleton-Young,
likely to
she said. “We’ve got a lot of new apartdue
tocompared
complications
from
“Millennials
will be leaving, moving inland
and
amenities,
but
it
doesn’t
cost
as
much.”
space.
a median-priced
home,
to
50
through
chief
economist
of
the
ment construction. But want to buy a
new
disclosure
rules
that
out housing
of state. … They’ll have a similar
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new
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California
Association
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ket in Greater
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overashalf
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new
find any for sale.”
k throughOctober,
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those
much.”
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reported
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new
Appleton-Young
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mode,”
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leadingNo
thedoubt,
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appear
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local
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Young
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retail
sales
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demand
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apartments,”
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most active
market,
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firmly in expansion
mode,”
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she
said.
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thenew
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Why?”
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asked.
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said. “Year to- date fundamental metrics are
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apartment
construction.
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toRealtors,
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Real
Estate
Questions?
E-mail
Gina
Uzunyan,
SRAR
2016
President,
c/o and
[email protected]
other
submarkets
to
buy
a
home
near
where
they
worked.”
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are contributing
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a federally registered collective membership
mark which identifies a real
estate professional
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of about
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ASSOCIATION
rates are at or
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2015 Valley
Home, Condo
Sales Jump 8%
was recorded in 1988 when 15,263 escrows December down 13.2 percent over a year
closed.
ago December. At the current pace of sales,
Home sales throughout the San Fernando
Realtors during 2015 also negotiated the supply represents a 1.8-month inventory.
Karin
Valley during 2015 increased 8.2 percent while 2,153 condominium sales, up 8.6 percent A year ago it was a 2.0-month supply.
A Pelloni was
$2,000 grant via
the single-family home median resale price rose over 2014. Since 2003 only three year have 6-month inventory is needed to balance
to $554,208, the Southland Regional Association seen positive condo annual sales totals. The market forces.
Home Buyer Gran
of RealtorsBy
reported
Thursday.
Gina Uzunyan,
President, and David R. Walker
Pelloni used the mo
record high annual condo total was reported
December home sales of 494 units
Southland Regional Association of Realtors®
The 6.8 percent increase in the home in 2002 with 5,041 sales.
marked an unbroken streak dating to ward
2005purchase of a h
Home sales throughout the San
North Hollywood. P
annual median
price
marked
the
fourth
“Sales
and
prices
for
2015
ended
on
a
high
where
December
sales
came
in
higher
than
Fernando Valley during 2015
with Pelloni, center,
consecutiveincreased
year it was
in
positive
territory,
note
as
expected,
given
today’s
economic
November,
8.2 percent while the
2015 SRAR Preside
although the
increases have
slowing
a statistic probably driven by a desire
by left, and Rea
Rainey,
single-family
homebeen
median
resale realties,” said Jim Link the Association’s
since peaking
percentthe
upturn chief Uzunyan
expected
to see“People
fewer
total
of 6,108
sales closed
executive
officer.
are not Aall
parties
to home
capture
Nada Lahoud who
pricewith
roseato24.1
$554,208,
instances
2016they
of multiple
on daysescrow tax
in 2015,
up 8.2
percent
in 2013. Southland Regional Association of listing
Pelloni in the purch
homesin like
did inoffers
the old
benefits
before
theover
enda of the calendar
properties
as resale prices rise higher and
year year.
ago. ItCompared
was the highest
annual tally
SRAR, in partne
The condominium
annual
median
price
of
with
affordability
to
December
2014,
however,
Realtors reported Thursday.
since 2011. Sales
withofthe California
$351,208 also rose for the fourth consecutive
limits,
fewer
replacement
home
options,
the
494
closed
escrows
were
off
5.4
total
The 6.8 percent
peaked in 2003
tion of Realtors’ Ho
year with the median price up 9.2 increase
percentininthe and the impact of property taxes playing 183 sales was upwith
5.213,878
percent
over a year
ago
homes
fordability Fund, off
2015. The condo annual median hit
bottom
and 13.7 percentchanging
higher owners,
than November.
home
annual key roles in decisions to stay in their current
grants to qualified p
in 2011 at $217,367 and has been
rising
median
price home.
Distressed sales
played
although
thea negligibletive home buyers.
markedleap
the
since then, including a 30.9 percent
record
“Inventory will not increase dramatically
role in the market
lasthigh
yearwas
with foreclosureApplicants must
fourth consecu-unless there is a recession, which seems
recorded
in 19882.5 percent
in 2013.
certain
related transactions
capturing
of requirement
year it was
experienced
Realtors
workhe
with
clients
when
15,263
escrowsmarket
closed. and short payoffs
Gerhard
via email a
Realtors throughout the San tive
Fernando
unlikely
at
this
juncture,”
said.
the
December
5.0
in positive terto properly price a property rather than
Realtors during 2015 also negotiated
Valley negotiated $5.2 billionritory,
in home
Inventory
continues
to
shrink
with
the
percent.
Traditional
standard
sales
had
the
although
using questionable marketing strategies of
2,153 condominium sales, up 8.6 percent
and condominium sales last year,
with 1,207
active
listings reported
share2003
at 87.0
percent
closed
the increases
underor over-pricing
a listing. throughoutoverlion’s
2014. Since
only three
yearsof totalhave
seen positive cond
total transactions generating additional
the San Fernando Valley at the end of escrows.
have been
totals. The reco
millions of Realtor®
dollarsGina
in Uzunyan
related benefits
for
slowing since
Annual Percent
condo total wa
Year
Median Change
2016 President,
SRAR
peaking
with
the local economy,
including
items
such
%$#! "
with 5,041 sale
1987
$161,582
1988
$195,708
21.1%
a 24.1 percent
“Sales and p
as remodeling, landscaping, furniture,
and
1989
$236,958
21.1%
upturn in 2013.
1990
$231,358
-2.4%
ended on a hig
appliance sales.
1991
$227,825
-1.5%
The condominium annual median
given today’s e
1992
$217,958
-4.3%
“2015 was
a healthy year for local home
1993
$198,117
-9.1%
price of $351,208 also rose for the fourth
said Jim Link
1994
$178,417
-9.9%
buyers andconsecutive
sellers and
at price
the
yearI’m
withexcited
the median
1995
$166,958
-6.4%
chief executive
1996
$160,441
-3.9%
prospects for
2016,”
Gina
Uzunyan,
up 9.2
percentsaid
in 2015.
The
condo annual
1997
$165,833
3.4%
are not listing
1998
$190,117
14.6%
president ofmedian
the 9,500-member
hit bottom in 2011 at $217,367
did in the old d
1999
$212,292
11.7%
and has
been rising
since then, including
2000
$237,792
12.0%
Southland
Regional
Association
of
ability limits, f
2001
$258,583
8.7%
a 30.9 percent
in 2013.
2002
$309,175
19.6%
home options,
Realtors, which
is one leap
of the
largest local
2003
$375,000
21.3%
Realtors throughout the San Fernando
property taxes
trade associations
in the nation. “Sales
2004
$473,750
26.3%
Valley negotiated $5.2 billion in home
2005
$569,208
20.1%
decisions to sta
likely will increase
slightly
in
the
New
Year
2006
$605,917
6.4%
and condominium sales last year, with
2007
$611,933
1.0%
home.
while affordability
issues
may
keep
price
2008
$435,958
-28.6%
total transactions generating additional
“Inventory w
2009
$372,483
-14.6%
appreciation
in theoflow
single-digit
range. for
millions
dollars
in related benefits
2010
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2014
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2006
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2014
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Association
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Wednesday
supported
Do not send
sensitive information
serving the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys.
SRAR is one of the largest local associations in the nation.
recent decisions by city, county, state, and federal officials that will
speed efforts to stop the ongoing gas leak in Aliso Canyon, located
above Porter Ranch in the north San Fernando Valley.
A Merry Christmas to All …
The Aliso Canyon gas storage facility started
The
holidays
are on
upon
nothing
leaking
methane
Oct.us
23.and
The leak
oc- makes it more meaningin a pipe
casing
extends
8,500
fulcurred
and merry
than
thethat
bright
eyes
and golden smiles of kids!
re it’s
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conduct
r unsecured
ty in any
who is wirhould never
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cted, contact
hout delay.
feet year
below
surface inRegional
a storageAssociation
facility
Every
thethe
Southland
of Realtors with support
owned by the Southern California Gas Comfrom its charitable foundation and generous
pany, which has crews working 24/7 but is
members
throws a Christmas/Hanukkah/
unsure when the gas plume will be plugged.
Kwanza
bash for
students
local
schools.
“Recent
action
meansfrom
added
local,
state,
This
year it assistance
“snowed” in
Floatand federal
willVan
be Nuys!
available
to
ingresidents
flakes, a of
holiday
a Christmas
Porterlunch,
Ranch,”
said Gaye tree
Rainey,
decoration
and a generous
Santa
Claus
presidentproject,
of the Association,
noting
that
riding
onhouseholds
a L.A. County
truck
loaded
many
have fire
already
been
im- down
pacted.
and bestowed
plugging the
with
bags “Community
upon bags of safety
gifts were
come first.
We also
the public
and
on leak
80 giggling
children
—urge
40 from
Plummer
Realtors toSchool
withhold
judgment
the
Elementary
in North
Hillsregarding
and 40 from
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which at this
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City
Elementary
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juncturethanks
are difficult,
if the
not eight
impossible,
define.”
Special
are due
schooltostaff
The Association recently advised its 9,500 members to review and use an
members
who maintained order along with the
es End
addendum to the residential purchase agreement for properties located in
gh
Note updated
Realtors® is a
the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys.
andmembers
David R. Walker
00
The Gas Co. on Wednesday opened a community resource center, located at
ation
of Realtors®
rita
valleys.
19731 Rinaldi St., at the top of Tampa Avenue, south of Ralphs in the Porter
rs December
in the nation.
or a week or
o Valley home
e poised to
ncrease in six
atistics from
nal Association
Ranch Town Center. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through
Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends. The center will offer guidance on
the relocation process, how to file a claim, and how to get free home air filtration
and weather stripping to reduce odor. For more information, call the Gas Company hotline at 818-435-7077 or email at [email protected]. For current
information, including air sampling results, and to sign up for automated weekly
emails
and newsletters
the Gas
Company
www.AlisoUpdates.com.
have been
higher than from
November
every
bevisit
at least
4.4 percent higher than all of
The Gas Co. on Wednesday opened a community reso
19731 Rinaldi St., at the top of Tampa Avenue, south of
Ranch Town Center. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.
Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends. The cent
the relocation process, how to file a claim, and how to ge
and weather stripping to reduce odor. For more informat
pany hotline at 818-435-7077 or email at alisocanyon@s
information, including air sampling results, and to sign u
emails and newsletters from the Gas Company visit www
principals from each school,
Ibia Gomez at Plummer
and Sylvia O. Guzman at
Panorama Elementary. The
celebration that ensued was
… well, let’s just say, raucous! The fun for everyone
would not have been possible except for the devotion
and dedication of multiple
volunteers at SRAR and
support from association
staff. Thank you!
We have much to be
grateful for as
2015 slips into
For homes purchased in San Fernando
history and 2016
and Santa Clarita Valleys!
dawns.
Merry ChristSouthland Regional Association ofmas!
REALTORS®,
A blessedin partnership with
the California
the California
Association
Association
of REALTORS®
of REALTORS®
Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability
Fund,
Fund,
Hanukkah!
A buyers.
is currently
is currently
offering $2,000
offering
grants
$2,000
to grants
qualified
to first-time
qualified first-time
home
home buyers.
joyous Kwanza!
Applicants must meet certain requirements,
income limitations.
And,including
of course,
a very Happy
For information on this program, including
including aa full
full list of requirements,
New Year!
visit www.srar.com/grants or contact Michelle
Joey Lewis
- Director,
Member &
Gerhard
at 818-947-2271
First-Time
HomeBuyer
Grants
year dating back to 2006.
2014.
As of the end
That’s great news, yet it’s worth noting
Pending sales at the end of November
of Novemthat annual home sales totals have been
throughout California were higher than
ber, Realtors principals
trending
lower
since
peaking at 13,878
the prior year for the 13th consecutive
from
each
school,
Community
at 818-947-2256 or via email at [email protected]
or via email Relations
at [email protected]
throughout theIbia in
2003. at Plummer
month.
Gomez
San Fernando and Sylvia O. Guzman at
Pending sales typically
Valley had
fall off at the end of each
Panorama Elementary. The
assisted a total
year following seasonal
of 5,614 single-celebration that ensued was
patterns. Some regions said
marklower
whichthis
identifies
say, rau-is a federally registered collective membership
family closed … well, let’s justREALTOR®
sales were
year a real estate professional who is a Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict C
escrows.
due to complications from
cous! The fun for everyone
That was a would not have been posnew disclosure rules that
mere 29 sales
went into effect in early
sible except for the devotion
short of the
October, although those
and
dedication
of
multiple
12-month tally
No doubt, the Great Recession, a slugrules appear to have had little or no local
at SRAR
and
015 will end on avolunteers
gish recovery,
the vanishing
middle class,
impact.
support
from
association
limited
inventory,
and diminishing housA statewide survey also saw a small
— a measure of staff.ing
affordability
Thank
you! contributed to that trend. increase in the number of sales with
ctedly high, it’s
Valleymuch
condoto
sales
multiple offers compared with October
We have
be also will most likely
e-family home
post an annual increase over a year ago.
and an increase in the number of offers
grateful
for
as
er than a year ago.
There were 1,970 closed condo escrows
received. Bottom line? 2015 will be reintoof November, just 13 sales shy
not been in posi-2015atslips
the end
membered fondly. 2016 may well be even
history
and12-month
2016 total for 2014 of 1,983
of the
more upbeat. Happy New Year!
otals typically dawns.
condo sales.
The Southland Regional Association of Realtors® is a
nd other factors in Merry
Jim Link,
the Association’s chief execulocal trade association with more than 9,500 members
Christserving the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys.
December sales mas!tive
officer, expected the condo total to
Realtors from throughout the Santa Clarita Valley contributed to the 23rd annual Spark of Love
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consecutive month
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construction. Holcommercial real estate’s Achilles’ heel.
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“Toyota left Torrance for Austin …
most active market,
Why?” she asked. “Workers couldn’t afford
but products in
to buy a home near where they worked.”
other submarkets
les commerCurrently, only 24 percent of houseare contributing
et is riding high
holds in L.A. County can afford to buy
to a stream of new
ators likely to
a median-priced home, compared to 50
space.
ward through
percent in 2012.
“The office mar“We’ve priced would-be buyers out
ket in Greater L.A. is firmly in expansion
outlook throughmode,”
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Toy Drive, which has collected more than 9 million toys. The goal was to exceed last year’s collection of 450,000 toys collected from all sources that are distributed by Southern California
Firefighters to underserved children and teenagers in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange,
Ventura and Riverside counties. Pictured above, from left to right, are some of the volunteers
who assisted this year’s campaign: Fiona Alvarez, Imelda Leano, Nicole Stinson, Dean Vincent,
the 2016 president of the Santa Clarita Valley Division of the Southland Regional Association of
Realtors, Debbie Hawkins, and Nancy Starczyk, SRAR’s 2016 president-elect.
of the market,” Appleton-Young said.
“Millennials will be leaving, moving inland
and out of state. … They’ll have a similar
lifestyle and amenities, but it doesn’t cost
as much.” She reported an uptick in new
housing construction permits, but over half
of all new construction is for multi-family
projects, not single-family homes.
“People talk about gentrification,”
she said, noting how the process often is
criticized for removing smaller units or
old houses from inventory and sometimes
transforming neighborhoods.
“It’s part of the real estate ecosystem,”
she said. “It’s what’s supposed to happen.”
After eight years of low household
formations, 2015 saw an acceleration that
will continue in 2016.
“Household
formations will
impact
January/February
2016
retail sales and demand for apartments,”
she said. “We’ve got a lot of new apartment construction. But want to buy a
condominium? Forget about it. You won’t
find any for sale.”
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The last monthly Commercial Real
Estate Networking meeting of 2015
was the best attended while also raising $1,000 in toys and donations, said
Brian Hatkoff, who lead the event. Instead of charging admission, attendees
contributed a new toy or wrote a check,
with money raised from the commercial real estate community benefiting
multiple charities. Thank you one and
all for participating!
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Renters, Owners
are supported by wooden posts that could
Oaks, passed both houses of the State
to Share
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crack in a quake, sending
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peopleBurden
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Retrofit
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to Share Quake
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By Gina Uzunyan, President, and David R. Walker
about 200 soft-story apartment
buildings
In sending the retrofit tax credit and eight
Southland Regional Association of Realtors®
Apartment
owners and renters
were
destroyed
in
the
1994
6.7-magnitude
other
measures back to the Legislature,
By Gina Uzunyan, President, and David R. Walker
will share in the cost of retrofitting
Northridge
Earthquake.
Brown
noted that “despite strong revenue
some
older
buildings
to
make
them
Southland Regional Association of Realtors®
more likely to withstand the next
Without
retrofitting,
city
leaders
fear
much
performance
over
few
years,
the
fear
much
of
the
city’s affordable
rentalthe past
Nearly all
of the units
effected by
the
Apartment owners and renters will share in the
big earthquake as a result of a
units could be lost in a quake of similar
law are under rent control rules.
unanimous
the
rental
unitsdecision
couldby be
state’s budget has remained
precariously
cost of retrofitting some older buildings to of the city’s affordable recent
magnitude.
A retrofit tax
credit bill proposed by
Los Angeles City Council.
The law places a cap on rent hikes of
Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian, D-Shermake them more likely to withstand the next big lost in a quake of similar magnitude.The decision $38
balanced.”
per month while improvements are
man Oaks, passed both houses of the State
to impleearthquake as a result of a recent unanimous
done
over
a
7-year
period.
Concrete
struclast year, buthe
was not
signed by
The law places a cap on rent hikesment
ofwhat
$38
The bills he refusedLegislature
to sign,
said,
are
Governor Brown.
decision by the Los Angeles City Council.
hailed
as the
In
sending
the
per month while improvements are
done
created
a
new
tax
credit
or
expands
an
Owners could have hiked rents by retrofit tax credit
most stringent
The decision to implementwhat are hailed over a 7-year period. Concrete structure
mandatory
existing
tax
credit,
an
action
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the
and eight other
$75
per
month,
but
the
laws in
measures back to
as the most stringent mandatory seismic laws retrofits could be spread over 25seismic
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financial uncertainties,
cannot support.
compromise
cuts that inI half
the Legislature,
reached
after
Brown noted that
in the nation was reached after more than Experts have placed the cost of retrofitting
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newstrong
spending
on
more than a
ture retrofits
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be spread over 25 like
years.
“despite
revenue performance
over
year of intense
a year of intense debate between building individual soft-story wood
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ting
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$3,000 and $10,000.
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sign, he said,
comprehensively
as part
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theto budget
ers, renters,
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created a new tax credit or expands an
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and city leaders. owners
owners
could have hiked rents by
$75 per
existing tax credit, an action “given the
Under existing L.A. engineers,
law
property
deliberations,”
Brown
noted.
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month, but the compromise cuts that in
financial uncertainties, I cannot support.
to share in the cost of retrofitting covers could have hiked rents by
to share
in theper
cost of
$75
month, but
retrofitting covers weak
weak concrete buildings and pre-1978 the compromise cuts that
concrete
inbuildings
half.and
pre-1978 wood-frame
wood-frame residential buildings with four
While questions remain
about
residential buildings
with four or more units.
or more units. According to a report in the the city’s ability to administer
According to a reportthe
L.A. Times the cost of retrofitting could be program and overseein retrofitting,
the L.A. Times the
cost of retrofitting could
as much as $130,000 for a wooden structure property owners will need
be as much as $130,000
to apply
a wooden structure
and millions of dollars for a larger concrete for permits within twofor
andyears
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for a larger concrete
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Cavanaugh, James William
Broker In Trust
9440 Reseda Blvd. #200
Northridge, CA. 91324
Mizrahi, Sassi
Citiwide Realty
17834 Burbank Blvd. #229
Encino, CA. 91316
Cruz, Victor J.
VJC Realty
15845 Liggett St.
North Hills, CA. 91343
Moshayedi, Amir Mike
Ultimate Approach, Inc.
2219 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 102
Thousand Oaks, CA. 91362
Fox, Linda Susan
Linda Susan Fox
9440 Reseda Blvd.
Northridge, CA. 91324
Papasian, Vahak A.
Vahak Papasian
18170 Rosita St.
Tarzana, CA. 91356
Givon, Eyal
Eyal Givon, Broker
4260 Ventavo Rd.
Moorpark, CA. 93021
Raudsep, John Oliver
John Raudsep
3634 Woodcliff
Sherman Oaks, CA. 91403
Gozumian, Garen
Garen Gozumian
625 S. Hill St. Ste. 249
Los Angeles, CA. 90014
Stamp, Susan Sandel
Cal State Realty Services
10509 Vista Sorrento Pkwy #200
San Diego, CA. 92121
Green, Jeffrey Michael
Allison James Estates & Homes
78060 Calle Estado #7
La Quinta, CA. 92253
Urena, Roberto Esquivel
Twin Homes & Loans
8101 Potter Ave.
North Hollywood, CA. 91605
Levy, James Scott
Townsgate Associates
13347 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 202
Sherman Oaks, CA. 91423
Adler, Jeffrey Gary / Rodeo Realty / Northridge
Aouad, Nancy / Dilbeck Real Estate / La Canada
Baeza, Julio / Park Regency Realty / Granada Hills
Barazani, Oren Efraim / Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties / Sherman Oaks
Beglari, Vickey / Keller Williams Realty Encino-Sherman Oaks / Encino
Berlin, Daniel Saul / Rodeo Realty / Woodland Hills
Bhakta, Jaya Palak / Keller Williams Realty Calabasas / Calabasas
Bolling, Diondra / Dwell California Real Estate & Investments, Inc. / Tarzana
Boteler, Charleszetta / Century 21 Cosgrove / Woodland Hills
Chekmeyan, Suzanna / Keller Williams North Valley / Porter Ranch
Chubay, Vasiliey / Empire Estates Group, Inc. / Woodland Hills
Condon, Bruce Kelly / Pinnacle Estate Properties / Northridge
Dehnahi, Noori Iman / Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties / Sherman Oaks
Denny, Janna R. / The Olson Agency / Northridge
Duran, Melissa / Keller Williams North Valley / Porter Ranch
Dutta, Kalwinder / Re/Max Traditions / Simi Valley
Frederick, Robert Sheldon / Keller Williams Realty / Northridge
Freifeld, Adva / Century 21 Peak / Woodland Hills
Gabay, Emily Renee / Pinnacle Estate Properties, Inc. / Encino
Gerges, Shereen / Westmark Homes / Woodland Hills
Ghovanloo, Ashkan / Rodeo Realty / Calabasas
Goitia, Anibal P. / Pacific Realtors / Agoura Hills
Graves, Talisha U. / Dwell California Real Estate & Investments, Inc. / Tarzana
Grey, Maria Eileen / NextHome Terra / Simi Valley
Grizzelle Johnson, Angel Y. / Coldwell Banker / Sherman Oaks
Guajardo, Marta Marie / HomeSmart NCG Inc. / Valencia
Guray-Diaz, Ernesto / California Dream Realty / Quartz Hill
Hawks, Shelby Taylor / Century 21 Peak / Woodland Hills
Heltzel, Kayla Jacqueline / Keller Williams Realty / Simi Valley
Kaufman, Brandon James / Keller Williams Encino-Sherman Oaks / Encino
Kaul, Ravi / Metro Pacific Real Estate / Valencia
Malek, Carolyn L. / JBE Realty, Inc. / Toluca Lake
Mann, Lisa Wada / HomeSmart NCG / Valencia
Maraia, Robert / Pinnacle Estate Properties, Inc. / Calabasas
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Boiarsky, Gary
Gary Boiarsky
17412 Ventura Blvd. #428
Encino, CA. 91316
Piros, Mira D.
Mira D. Piros
4461 Mammoth Ave.
Sherman Oaks, CA. 91423
Burke, Stewart Lee
Ark Realty
4507 Longridge Ave.
Sherman Oaks, CA. 91423
Rapaport, Adam Chaim
Premiere Home Sales, Inc.
7116 Valjean Ave.
Van Nuys, CA. 91406
Dagmi, Roey Leor
Legend Realty Group, Inc.
2219 West Olive Avenue #377
Burbank, CA. 91506
Rohani, Baback M.
Performance Realty
1960 E. Grand Ave. #1225
El Segundo, CA. 90245
Fine, Alan Scott
Alan Fine Realty
20658 Lugano Way
Northridge, CA. 91326
Thibodeau, Dawna
Harcourts Crown Jewel
965 Foothill Blvd., Suite C
LaCanada, CA. 91011
O’Brien, Margaret Susan
Margaret Susan O’Brien
4614 Mirador Place
Tarzana, CA. 91356
Verdi, Alfred Joseph
Sea Cliff Realtors
18840 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 202
Tarzana, CA. 91356
Martinez, Felix / Keller Williams North Valley / Porter Ranch
Mashkour, Ramin / Titan Realty & Investment / Northridge
Matian, Sohrab / Pinnacle Estate Properties, Inc. / Encino
Mejia, Maria Angela / Ultra Realty Group / San Fernando
Menchavez, Maria Valleser / Metro Valley Mortgage & Realty, Inc. / Chatsworth
Montgomery, Elliott Harcourt / NextHome Terra / Simi Valley
Mullin, Michael E. / Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties / Northridge
Nikolof, Ivan / Coldwell Banker Calabasas / Calabasas
Parker, Fradel Susan / Prestige Estate Agency / Los Angeles
Petersen, Beverly Ann / Realty World-Legends / Valencia
Petersen, Patrice Ruth / Realty World-Legends / Valencia
Petri, Nurit / Rodeo Realty / Calabasas
Phillips, Tiffany Marie / Jill Mitchell / Agoura Hills
Quick, John R. / Chardonnay Real Estate / West Hills
Ramirez, Yamel A. / Keller Williams World Media Center / Burbank
Rhudy, Jordan Michael / Nationwide Real Estate Executives / Los Angeles
Rosen, Troy Eric / Pinnacle Estate Properties, Inc. / Northridge
Rubalcaba, Gustavo / L.A. Valley Realty Inc. / Van Nuys
Saavedra, Hernan / Allison James Estates & Homes / La Quinta
Salas, Raymond / Realty Executives / Newhall
Salas-Ghione, Renata / Century 21 Hilltop / Simi Valley
Sanchez, Suly Bristy / San Fernando Realty, Inc. / San Fernando
Sargsyan, Haroutun / Century 21 Peak / Woodland Hills
Schnaider, Jose Alexander / Summit View Estates / Northridge
Stairs, Anjeanette Lynne / Pinnacle Estate Properties, Inc. / Encino
Tanavoli, Jim Jamshid / California Dream Homes / Woodland Hills
Vargas, Sandra / Valley Star Realty Inc. / Mission Hills
Velezmoro Palma, Gerardo / Century 21 Valley Properties, Inc. / West Hills
Yabut, Alicia Sylva / Real Estate Brokers, Inc. / Chatsworth
Zarycka-Eliot, Jeanette / HomeSmart NCG Inc. / Valencia
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CS: Encino, Lake Balboa, Reseda, Tarzana, Van Nuys wN: Chatsworth, Granada Hills, Mission Hills, North Hills, Northridge wS: Bell Canyon, Calabasas, Canoga Park, Hidden Hills, Monte Nido, West Hills, Winnetka, Woodland Hills
EN: Arleta, Kagel Canyon, Pacoima, Panorama City, San Fernando, Sun Valley, Sylmar, ES: Cahuenga Pass, Lake Hollywood, North Hollywood, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Toluca Lake, Valley Glen, Valley Village, Van Nuys
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LESS THAN 100,000 ................................................................ ........................133 ..............................................45 ............................................. 8............................................ 6.............................. 1064................................................ 5.3
100,000 TO 109,999 ................................................................. ..........................21 ................................................9 ............................................. 1............................................ 1.............................. 7400................................................ 6.5
110,000 TO 119,999 ................................................................. ..........................76 ................................................8 ............................................. 2............................................ 1.............................. 6725................................................ 5.3
120,000 TO 139,999 ................................................................. ..........................91 ..............................................37 ........................................... 16.......................................... 12............................ 19481.............................................. 11.1
140,000 TO 159,999 ................................................................. ..........................67 ..............................................51 ........................................... 12............................................ 6............................ 18944................................................ 7.2
160,000 TO 179,999 ................................................................. ..........................68 ..............................................45 ........................................... 17............................................ 5.............................. 4518................................................ 2.2
180,000 TO 199,999 ................................................................. ..........................49 ..............................................52 ........................................... 27.......................................... 13............................ 12046................................................ 5.3
200,000 TO 249,999 ................................................................. ..........................48 ............................................136 ........................................... 75.......................................... 43.............................. 3779.............................................. 12.4
250,000 TO 299,999 ................................................................. ..........................46 ............................................159 ........................................... 73.......................................... 39.............................. 8504................................................ 2.3
300,000 TO 349,999 ................................................................. ..........................42 ............................................122 ........................................... 78.......................................... 46.............................. 6654................................................ 0.9
350,000 TO 399,999 ................................................................. ..........................44 ............................................136 ........................................... 87.......................................... 37.............................. 2632................................................ 3.2
400,000 TO 449,999 ................................................................. ..........................47 ............................................137 ......................................... 105.......................................... 67............................ 11140................................................ 2.3
450,000 TO 499,999 ................................................................. ..........................36 ............................................164 ........................................... 92.......................................... 44.............................. 6014................................................ 1.1
500,000 TO 549,999 ................................................................. ..........................52 ............................................119 ........................................... 78.......................................... 41............................ 10848................................................ 1.5
550,000 TO 599,999 ................................................................. ..........................49 ............................................114 ........................................... 52.......................................... 27............................ 16254................................................ 2.4
600,000 TO 699,999 ................................................................. ..........................50 ............................................177 ........................................... 84.......................................... 46............................ 16593................................................ 2.3
700,000 TO 799,999 ................................................................. ..........................43 ............................................119 ........................................... 66.......................................... 43............................ 27453................................................ 3.2
800,000 TO 899,999 ................................................................. ..........................42 ..............................................99 ........................................... 45.......................................... 33............................ 30235................................................ 2.6
900,000 TO 999, 999 ............................................................... ..........................40 ..............................................64 ........................................... 28.......................................... 17............................ 17139................................................ 1.0
1,000,000 TO 1,999,999 ........................................................... ..........................51 ............................................257 ........................................... 64.......................................... 48................................ N/A................................................ 9.0
MORE THAN 2,000,000 ............................................................ ..........................69 ............................................156 ........................................... 30.......................................... 25.......................... 245144................................................ 6.3
TOTALS................................................................................... ..........................48 ..........................................2206 ....................................... 1040........................................ 600.......................... 221583................................................ 0.2
SELLING PRICE RANGE:
FORECLOSURE/REO .............................................................. .................. 5............................... 3.............................3...................................... 3...............................3 ................................. 17........................... 15 ...................................32
SELLER CONCESSIONS ........................................................ .................. 0............................... 0.............................0...................................... 0...............................0 ................................... 0............................. 3 .....................................3
SHORT SALE ........................................................................... .................. 5............................... 2.............................8.................................... 10...............................9 ................................. 34........................... 35 ...................................69
STANDARD .............................................................................. ................ 93........................... 117...........................94.................................. 133...........................152 ............................... 589......................... 340 .................................929
OTHER ..................................................................................... .................. 7............................... 3.............................5.................................... 17...............................5 ................................. 37........................... 41 ...................................78
CLOSED SALES TYPE
NEW ESCROWS CLOSED ...................................................... .............. 110........................... 125.........................110.................................. 163...........................169 ............................... 677......................... 434 ..............................1,111
TOTAL YTD ESCROWS CLOSED............................................ ........... 1,274........................ 1,716......................1,352............................... 1,855........................1,981 ............................ 8,178...................... 4,789 ............................12,967
VOLUME OF NEW SALE DOLLARS IN MILLIONS.................. ......... 40.006...................... 94.663....................80.639............................. 82.257....................140.868 ........................ 438.434.................. 176.623 ..........................615.058
VOLUME OF TOTAL YTD SALES IN MILLIONS ...................... ....... 463.076................. 1,269.479..................945.217........................ 1,029.320.................1,029.065 ..................... 5,191.156............... 2,093.370 .......................7,284.526
AVERAGE SALE PRICE IN THOUSANDS ............................... ........... 363.7........................ 757.3......................733.1............................... 504.6........................833.5 ............................ 647.6...................... 407.0 ..............................553.6
MEDIAN SALE PRICE IN THOUSANDS .................................. ........... 382.0........................ 580.0......................478.0............................... 500.0........................624.0 ............................ 500.0...................... 310.0 ..............................440.0
COOP SALES .......................................................................... ................ 87........................... 103...........................85.................................. 117...........................145 ............................... 537......................... 315 .................................852
PERCENT OF COOP SALES................................................... ............. 79.1.......................... 82.4........................77.3................................. 71.8..........................85.8 .............................. 79.3........................ 72.6 ................................76.7
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET ................................................ .............. 111........................... 101.........................112.................................... 96...........................104 ............................... 104......................... 124 .................................112
SALES AT LIST PRICE............................................................. ................ 61............................. 60...........................51.................................... 76.............................69 ............................... 317......................... 191 .................................508
PERCENT OF SALES AT LIST PRICE ..................................... ............. 55.5.......................... 48.0........................46.4................................. 46.6..........................40.8 .............................. 46.8........................ 44.0 ................................45.7
SALES TO LISTING INVENTORY RATIO................................. ............. 51.6.......................... 49.0........................55.6................................. 63.2..........................59.7 .............................. 56.1........................ 43.4 ................................50.4
FINAL SALE TO NEW LISTING RATIO .................................... ........... 118.3........................ 121.4......................135.8............................... 140.5........................161.0 ............................ 135.9...................... 143.2 ..............................138.7
CLOSED SALES:
NEW ESCROWS OPENED...................................................... ................ 73............................. 95...........................98.................................. 135...........................119 ............................... 520......................... 337 .................................857
TOTAL YTD ESCROWS OPENED ........................................... ........... 1,297........................ 1,726......................1,419............................... 1,914........................2,007 ............................ 8,363...................... 4,953 ............................13,316
NEW OPEN ESCROWS AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET......... ................ 44............................. 58...........................42.................................... 43.............................62 ................................. 50........................... 58 ...................................53
NEW OPEN ESCROWS AVERAGE LIST PRICE ..................... ........... 405.0........................ 847.1......................726.3............................... 596.1........................839.6 ............................ 695.4...................... 461.1 ..............................603.2
PENDING SALES:
NEW LISTINGS ........................................................................ ................ 93........................... 103...........................81.................................. 116...........................105 ............................... 498......................... 303 .................................801
TOTAL ACTIVE LISTINGS........................................................ .............. 213........................... 255.........................198.................................. 258...........................283 ............................ 1,207......................... 999 ..............................2,206
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET ................................................ ................ 99............................. 86...........................92.................................... 93.............................93 ................................. 92......................... 114 .................................102
AVERAGE LIST PRICE IN THOUSANDS................................. ........... 413.2........................ 987.4...................1,187.7............................... 719.3.....................1,393.5 ............................ 956.8...................... 627.3 ..............................807.6
MEDIAN LIST PRICE IN THOUSANDS.................................... ........... 400.0........................ 685.0......................675.0............................... 605.0........................739.9 ............................ 599.0...................... 360.0 ..............................500.0
BOMS....................................................................................................... 26............................. 22...........................23.................................... 34.............................36 ............................... 141........................... 75 .................................216
AVERAGE BOM PRICE IN THOUSANDS................................ ........... 373.3........................ 758.2......................676.1............................... 639.2........................982.9 ............................ 702.5...................... 403.3 ..............................598.6
BOM TO SALE RATIO.............................................................. ............. 23.6.......................... 17.6........................20.9................................. 20.9..........................21.3 .............................. 20.8........................ 17.3 ................................19.4
EXPIRATIONS .......................................................................... ................ 23............................. 43...........................29.................................... 56.............................53 ............................... 204......................... 179 .................................383
ACTIVE INVENTORY:
801
RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTIES LISTED
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1,235
1,269
1,104
1,029
883
864
1,045
1,936
2,051
2,153
1,993
1,726
1,677
1,431
1,298
MAY
JUNE
JUL
AUG
SEPT
OCT
NOV
AVG.
SALE
PRICE
TOTAL
DEC
1,188
2,212
APR
431.2
356.8
371.9
430.4
443.8
484.5
563
523.7
526.9
523.3
349.7
410
$
VOL
MIL.
$429,200
22.318 12.617 5415.2
1,034
1,131
2,231
MAR
872
963
1,780
1,830
SALES
FEB
JAN
LIST
2010
LIST
1,023
1,114
1,033
1,145
1,048
1.017
63.8 1,732
61.9 1,752
51.3 1,592
51.6 1,707
59.9 1,512
52.7 1,363
1,112
435.7
382.2
385.3
430.4
452.6
422.7
439.1
422.3
394.2
430.7
303.5
368.7
$
VOL
MIL.
$395,470
55.6 19,053 12,308 4867.4
80.5 1,075
985
1052
53.7 1,740
60.4 1,273
1,050
753
976
SALES
1,875
50.7
49 1,646
52.6 1,786
%
SALES
TO
LIST
2011
66.3
103.4
77.4
74.6
69.3
67.1
64.9
63.6
59.1
60.5
56
45.7
54.3
%
SALES
TO
LIST
452.9
502.7
419.7
508.3
515
484.0
497.9
448.8
427.4
262.9
322.1
$
VOL
MIL.
$392,470
771 1263 534.9
15,732 13,674 5366.5
1,114
1,246
1,339
1,087
1,058
1,273
1,266
1,216
1,280
1,140
1085
856
877
SALES
1,276
1,308
1,314
1,367
1,429
1,387
1,515
1,458
1,481
LIST
2012
LIST
$479,270
470.8
353.8
71.9
84.0
73.0
73.0
75.6
74.9
76.5
92.6
133.4
80.71
$525,464
127.5
69.3
67.8
74.4
66.3
69.6
867 1,105 581.4
16,902 11,726 6,161.6
553
536.8
536.8
600.3
63.5
67.4
72.6
58.7
52.7
57.7
%
SALES
TO
LIST
82.1
905
574.2
582.2
589.4
393.2
375.5
473.0
$
VOL
MIL.
463.6
1,102
1,033
1,524
1,065
1,432
999
1,146
1165
1,673
1,086
1,711
1,083
1,337
821
1,608
71.6 1,377
57.9 1,218
1,124
SALES
1,548
LIST
82.2 1,549 1,114 559.3
89.6 1,506 1,265 630.6
89.0 1,551 1,133 573.4
96.3 1,610 1,176 584.9
97.3 1,581 1,196 623.6
82.9 1,399 1,072 543.8
93.1 1,446 1,106 556.1
985 486.7
102.5 1,064
536
163.8 818 1,091
87 16,407 13,177 6,315.3
%
SALES
TO
LIST
786
732
903
$
VOL
MIL.
68.4 1,338
67.4 1,388
77.8 1,565
881
SALES
2014
396.3
59.9 1,288
%
SALES
TO
LIST
2013
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY
COMPARABLE SALES ANALYSIS 2010-2015
(COMBINED RESIDENTIAL SALES, SINGLE FAMILY & CONDO)
TOTAL MONTH BY MONTH
SALES
$
VOL
MIL.
1,445
743 387.5
1,397
786 397.8
1,634 1,080 603.7
1,733 1,168 657.4
1,593 1.153 680.7
1,820 1,266 733.9
1,686 1,321 770.6
1,695 1,228
692
1,437 1,230 678.5
1,418 1,124 632.9
1,054
990 526.5
801 1,111
615
17,713 13,200 7,376.5
$558,825
LIST
2015
51.4
56.3
66.1
67.4
72.4
69.6
78.4
72.4
85.6
79.3
93.9
138.7
74.5
%
SALES
TO
LIST
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY SINGLE FAMILY SALES STATISTICS FOR DECEMBER 2015
ACTIVE INVENTORY
New Listings .......................................................
Total Active Listings.............................................
Average Days on Market ......................................
Average List Price in Thousands ..........................
Median List Price in Thousands ...........................
BOMS .................................................................
Average BOM Price in Thousands ........................
BOM to Sale Ratio ...............................................
Expirations ..........................................................
PENDING SALES
New Escrows Opened...........................................
Total YTD Escrows Opened ...................................
New Open Escrows Average Days on Market ........
New Open Escrows Average List Price ..................
CLOSED SALES:
New Escrows Closed............................................
Total YTD Escrows Closed ....................................
Volume of New Sales Dollars in Millions................
Volume of total YTD Sales in Millions ....................
Average Sale price in Thousands ..........................
Median Sale Price in Thousands ...........................
Coop Sales...........................................................
Percent of Coop Sales ..........................................
Average Days on Market .......................................
Sales at List Price.................................................
Percent of Sales at List Price.................................
Sales to Listing Inventory Ratio.............................
Final Sale to New Listing Ratio ..............................
CLOSED SALES TYPE
Foreclosure/REO..................................................
Seller Concessions ..............................................
Short Sale ...........................................................
Standard .............................................................
Other...................................................................
EN
ES
CS
WN
WS
SFV TOTAL
EXT
.............. 53..................71 .................65 ................105 ................86 ................380 ...............281 ...................661
............ 970............. 1,140 ...............979 .............1,541 ...........1,553 .............6,183 ............4,086 ..............10,269
.............. 44..................58 .................33 ..................47 ................70 ..................51 .................58 .....................54
......... 439.2............. 973.4 ............915.6 .............657.1 ........1,024.8 .............813.2 ............460.2 ................663.1
.............. 85..................81 .................73 ................124 ..............131 ................494 ...............356 ...................850
............ 962............. 1,124 ...............935 .............1,483 ...........1,540 .............6,044 ............3,959 ..............10,003
....... 32.918........... 75.204 ..........67.212 ...........69.520 .......126.757 .........371.612 ........142.133 ............513.745
..... 377.474...... 1,008.609 ........803.381 .........893.438 ....1,316.878 ......4,399.780 .....1,732.720 .........6,132.501
......... 387.3............. 928.4 ............920.7 .............560.6 ...........967.6 .............752.3 ............399.3 ................604.4
......... 399.0............. 776.0 ............650.0 .............535.5 ...........696.0 .............565.0 ............290.0 ................471.0
.............. 64..................64 .................53 ..................90 ..............115 ................386 ...............257 ...................643
........... 75.3...............79.0 ..............72.6 ...............72.6 .............87.8 ...............78.1 ..............72.2 ..................75.6
............ 115................100 ...............112 ..................92 ..............109 ................105 ...............129 ...................115
.............. 48..................39 .................36 ..................62 ................50 ................235 ...............159 ...................394
........... 56.5...............48.1 ..............49.3 ...............50.0 .............38.2 ...............47.6 ..............44.7 ..................46.4
........... 55.9...............50.6 ..............49.7 ...............60.8 .............57.2 ...............55.4 ..............42.4 ..................49.1
......... 123.2............. 109.5 ............128.1 .............153.1 ...........163.8 .............136.8 ............145.3 ................140.3
................ 5....................3 ...................0 ....................1 ..................3 ..................12 .................12 .....................24
................ 0....................0 ...................0 ....................0 ..................0 ....................0 ...................2 .......................2
................ 4....................1 ...................7 ....................6 ..................7 ..................25 .................29 .....................54
.............. 71..................75 .................63 ................106 ..............118 ................433 ...............279 ...................712
................ 5....................2 ...................3 ..................11 ..................3 ..................24 .................34 .....................58
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CONDOMINIUM SALES STATISTICS FOR DECEMBER 2015
ACTIVE INVENTORY
New Listings .......................................................
Total Active Listings.............................................
Average Days on Market ......................................
Average List Price in Thousands ..........................
Median List Price in Thousands ...........................
BOMS .................................................................
Average BOM Price in Thousands ........................
BOM to Sale Ratio ...............................................
Expirations ..........................................................
PENDING SALES
New Escrows Opened..........................................
Total YTD Escrows Opened ..................................
New Open Escrows Average Days on Market .......
New Open Escrows Average List Price .................
CLOSED SALES:
New Escrows Closed...........................................
Total YTD Escrows Closed ...................................
Volume of New Sales Dollars in Millions...............
Volume of total YTD Sales in Millions ...................
Average Sale price in Thousands .........................
Median Sale Price in Thousands ..........................
Coop Sales..........................................................
Percent of Coop Sales .........................................
Average Days on Market ......................................
Sales at List Price................................................
Percent of Sales at List Price................................
Sales to Listing Inventory Ratio............................
Final Sale to New Listing Ratio .............................
CLOSED SALES TYPE
Foreclosure/REO..................................................
Seller Concessions ..............................................
Short Sale ...........................................................
Standard .............................................................
Other...................................................................
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.............. 69..................74 .................57 ..................81 ................80 ................361 ...............245 ...................606
............ 152................160 ...............147 ................204 ..............229 ................892 ...............839 ................1,731
.............. 90..................80 .................96 ..................94 ................96 ..................92 ...............110 ...................101
......... 462.7.......... 1,249.4 .........1,445.0 .............795.7 ........1,602.9 ..........1,134.6 ............648.6 ................899.0
......... 437.5............. 995.0 ............850.0 .............699.0 ...........829.0 .............699.5 ............345.0 ................550.0
.............. 19..................12 .................13 ..................27 ................32 ................103 .................61 ...................164
......... 405.2............. 955.3 ............910.0 .............701.7 ........1,043.6 .............809.1 ............391.8 ................653.9
........... 22.4...............14.8 ..............17.8 ...............21.8 .............24.4 ...............20.9 ..............17.1 ..................19.3
.............. 16..................28 .................19 ..................43 ................45 ................151 ...............143 ...................294
EN
ES
CS
WN
WS
SFV TOTAL
EXT
TOTAL
.............. 24..................29 .................24 ..................35 ................25 ................137 .................58 ...................195
.............. 61..................95 .................51 ..................54 ................54 ................315 ...............160 ...................475
............ 121..................95 .................81 ..................89 ................82 ..................94 ...............132 ...................107
......... 289.8............. 546.0 ............446.3 .............430.8 ...........505.6 .............453.6 ............515.2 ................474.4
......... 270.0............. 479.5 ............350.0 .............360.0 ...........399.0 .............370.0 ............435.0 ................395.0
................ 7..................10 .................10 ....................7 ..................4 ..................38 .................14 .....................52
......... 286.7............. 521.7 ............372.0 .............398.1 ...........497.5 .............413.7 ............453.7 ................424.5
........... 28.0...............22.7 ..............27.0 ...............17.9 .............10.5 ...............20.8 ..............17.9 ..................19.9
................ 7..................15 .................10 ..................13 ..................8 ..................53 .................36 .....................89
.............. 20..................24 .................33 ..................30 ................33 ................140 .................56 ...................196
............ 327................586 ...............440 ................373 ..............454 .............2,180 ...............867 ................3,047
.............. 45..................61 .................61 ..................30 ................40 ..................47 .................59 .....................50
......... 314.3............. 473.4 ............353.6 .............382.8 ...........357.0 .............375.6 ............465.6 ................401.3
.............. 25..................44 .................37 ..................39 ................38 ................183 .................78 ...................261
............ 312................592 ...............417 ................372 ..............441 .............2,134 ...............830 ................2,964
......... 7.088........... 19.459 ..........13.427 ...........12.736 .........14.111 ...........66.822 ..........34.490 ............101.312
....... 85.601......... 260.870 ........141.836 .........135.882 .......167.187 .........791.376 ........360.649 .........1,152.025
......... 283.5............. 442.3 ............362.9 .............326.6 ...........371.3 .............365.1 ............442.2 ................388.2
......... 270.0............. 440.0 ............315.0 .............332.0 ...........350.0 .............358.0 ............385.0 ................365.0
.............. 23..................39 .................32 ..................27 ................30 ................151 .................58 ...................209
........... 92.0...............88.6 ..............86.5 ...............69.2 .............78.9 ...............82.5 ..............74.4 ..................80.1
.............. 96................102 ...............111 ................108 ................87 ................101 ...............101 ...................101
.............. 13..................21 .................15 ..................14 ................19 ..................82 .................32 ...................114
........... 52.0...............47.7 ..............40.5 ...............35.9 .............50.0 ...............44.8 ..............41.0 ..................43.7
........... 41.0...............46.3 ..............72.5 ...............72.2 .............70.4 ...............58.1 ..............48.8 ..................54.9
......... 104.2............. 151.7 ............154.2 .............111.4 ...........152.0 .............133.6 ............134.5 ................133.8
................ 0....................0 ...................3 ....................2 ..................0 ....................5 ...................3 .......................8
................ 0....................0 ...................0 ....................0 ..................0 ....................0 ...................1 .......................1
................ 1....................1 ...................1 ....................4 ..................2 ....................9 ...................6 .....................15
.............. 22..................42 .................31 ..................27 ................34 ................156 .................61 ...................217
................ 2....................1 ...................2 ....................6 ..................2 ..................13 ...................7 .....................20
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AC
ADUL
CC
CA
NE
SAU
SR
VAL
SCVTOT
EXT
TOTAL
New Listings .........................................................................7 .....................3................ 27................. 15................... 9.................... 30................ 6...................30 .................127 .................34 ................161
Total Active Listings.............................................................44 ...................23................ 85................. 36................. 36.................... 60.............. 13...................65 .................362 ...............106 ................468
Average Days on Market ......................................................89 .................178.............. 104............... 116................. 91.................... 71.............. 61...................79 ...................95 ...............108 ..................98
Average List Price in Thousands .....................................561.6 ..............798.4........... 752.4............ 636.9............ 693.2............... 640.0......... 844.4..............874.7 ..............721.4 ............455.3 .............661.1
Median List Price in Thousands......................................545.0 ..............739.5........... 559.0............ 526.0............ 580.0............... 599.0......... 824.9..............619.9 ..............591.0 ............349.0 .............559.9
BOMS...................................................................................1 .....................1................ 12................... 7................... 3...................... 3................ 1...................11 ...................39 .................13 ..................52
Average BOM Price in Thousands...................................300.0 ..............995.0........... 624.2............ 488.8............ 570.0............... 624.7......... 605.0..............539.0 ..............572.4 ............299.8 .............504.3
BOM to Sale Ratio............................................................11.1 ................33.3............. 19.4.............. 23.3.............. 13.6................... 5.9............. 5.3................26.2 ................16.4 ..............24.5 ...............17.9
Expirations ............................................................. ............3 .....................1.................. 9................... 2................... 7.................... 11................ 7...................15 ...................55 .................11 ..................66
PENDING SALES
New Escrows Opened.............................................
Total YTD Escrows Opened .....................................
New Open Escrows Average Days on Market ...........
New Open Escrows Average List Price ....................
CLOSED SALES:
New Escrows Closed ..............................................
Total YTD Escrows Closed ......................................
Volume of New Sales Dollars in Millions.................
Volume of total YTD Sales in Millions .....................
Average Sale price in Thousands ............................
Median Sale Price in Thousands.............................
Coop Sales ............................................................
Percent of Coop Sales ............................................
Average Days on Market .........................................
Sales at List Price...................................................
Percent of Sales at List Price...................................
Sales to Listing Inventory Ratio...............................
Final Sale to New Listing Ratio ...............................
............8 .....................1................ 22................. 17................... 9.................... 27.............. 10...................35 .................129 .................42 ................171
........102 ...................49.............. 530............... 275............... 189.................. 535............ 167.................635 ..............2,482 ...............625 .............3,107
..........93 .....................7................ 50................. 62................. 65.................... 45.............. 89...................46 ...................56 .................60 ..................57
.....426.1 ..............265.0........... 480.0............ 473.7............ 533.5............... 557.2......... 755.1..............608.6 ..............550.3 ............373.8 .............506.9
............9 .....................3................ 62................. 30................. 22.................... 51.............. 19...................42 .................238 .................53 ................291
..........99 ...................46.............. 530............... 271............... 191.................. 526............ 153.................617 ..............2,433 ...............596 .............3,029
.....4.722 ..............1.213......... 30.497.......... 12.320.......... 11.365............. 25.662....... 13.497............23.349 ..........122.625 ..........18.193 .........140.818
...46.576 ............27.158....... 264.896........ 125.290........ 104.291........... 276.402..... 111.671..........369.866 ........1326.150 ........204.778 .......1530.928
.....524.7 ..............404.3........... 491.9............ 410.7............ 516.6............... 503.2......... 710.4..............555.9 ..............515.2 ............343.3 .............483.9
.....540.0 ..............285.0........... 450.0............ 446.5............ 490.0............... 535.0......... 693.0..............540.0 ..............518.0 ............245.0 .............490.0
............9 .....................2................ 52................. 25................. 18.................... 40.............. 17...................34 .................197 .................42 ................239
.....100.0 ................66.7............. 83.9.............. 83.3.............. 81.8................. 78.4........... 89.5................81.0 ................82.8 ..............79.2 ...............82.1
........245 .................177.............. 104............... 154............... 137.................. 114............ 116...................96 .................121 ...............119 ................121
............2 .....................1................ 30................. 15................... 9.................... 25................ 3...................18 .................103 .................29 ................132
.......22.2 ................33.3............. 48.4.............. 50.0.............. 40.9................. 49.0........... 15.8................42.9 ................43.3 ..............54.7 ...............45.4
.......20.5 ................13.0............. 72.9.............. 83.3.............. 61.1................. 85.0......... 146.2................64.6 ................65.7 ..............50.0 ...............62.2
.....128.6 ..............100.0........... 229.6............ 200.0............ 244.4............... 170.0......... 316.7..............140.0 ..............187.4 ............155.9 .............180.7
CLOSED SALES TYPE
Foreclosure / REO .................................................................0 .....................1.................. 2................... 1................... 0...................... 1................ 0.....................0 .....................5 ...................4 ....................9
Seller Concessions ...............................................................0 .....................0.................. 0................... 0................... 0...................... 0................ 0.....................0 .....................0 ...................0 ....................0
Short Sale.............................................................................1 .....................0.................. 2................... 3................... 1...................... 3................ 0.....................0 ...................10 ...................2 ..................12
Standard ...............................................................................8 .....................2................ 55................. 23................. 21.................... 43.............. 19...................40 .................211 .................46 ................257
Other.....................................................................................0 .....................0.................. 3................... 3................... 0...................... 4................ 0.....................2 ...................12 ...................1 ..................13
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY CONDOMINIUM SALES STATISTICS FOR DECEMBER 2015
ACTIVE INVENTORY
New Listings ...........................................................
Total Active Listings.................................................
Average Days on Market ..........................................
Average List Price in Thousands ..............................
Median List Price in Thousands...............................
BOMS.....................................................................
Average BOM Price in Thousands............................
BOM to Sale Ratio...................................................
Expirations ..............................................................
PENDING SALES
New Escrows Opened..............................................
Total YTD Escrows Opened ......................................
New Open Escrows Average Days on Market ............
New Open Escrows Average List Price .....................
CLOSED SALES:
New Escrows Closed ...............................................
Total YTD Escrows Closed .......................................
Volume of New Sales Dollars in Millions..................
Volume of Total YTD Sales in Millions......................
Average Sale price in Thousands .............................
Median Sale Price in Thousands..............................
Coop Sales .............................................................
Percent of Coop Sales .............................................
Average Days on Market ..........................................
Sales at List Price....................................................
Percent of Sales at List Price....................................
Sales to Listing Inventory Ratio................................
Final Sale to New Listing Ratio ................................
AC
ADUL
CC
CA
NE
SAU
SR
VAL
SCVTOT
EXT
TOTAL
............0 .....................0................ 11................... 1................... 8...................... 6................ 2...................23 ...................51 ...................8 ..................59
............0 .....................0................ 17................... 1................. 10...................... 8................ 6...................46 ...................88 .................19 ................107
............0 .....................0.............. 106................. 22................. 55.................... 85.............. 69...................67 ...................75 .................75 ..................75
.........0.0 ..................0.0........... 308.8............ 175.0............ 287.2............... 368.7......... 400.3..............374.4 ..............350.8 ............423.8 .............363.8
.........0.0 ..................0.0........... 295.0............ 175.0............ 295.0............... 280.0......... 353.0..............365.0 ..............353.0 ............439.1 .............357.0
............0 .....................0.................. 5................... 0................... 2...................... 2................ 2.....................4 ...................15 ...................3 ..................18
.........0.0 ..................0.0........... 254.9................ 0.0............ 272.0............... 302.0......... 351.0..............363.4 ..............305.2 ............131.6 .............276.3
.........0.0 ..................0.0............. 25.0................ 0.0................ 8.7................. 14.3........... 33.3................11.1 ................15.2 ..............23.1 ...............16.1
............0 .....................0.................. 3................... 0................... 1...................... 1................ 0.....................7 ...................12 ...................1 ..................13
............0 .....................0................ 19................... 0................. 13.................... 14................ 1...................24 ...................71 ...................7 ..................78
............0 .....................0.............. 243................... 7............... 226.................. 168.............. 51.................438 ..............1,133 ...............111 .............1,244
............0 .....................0................ 52................... 0................. 30.................... 29................ 1...................33 ...................36 .................62 ..................39
.........0.0 ..................0.0........... 256.5................ 0.0............ 264.4............... 323.9......... 349.0..............384.6 ..............315.8 ............412.0 .............324.5
............0 .....................0................ 20................... 0................. 23.................... 14................ 6...................36 ...................99 .................13 ................112
............0 .....................0.............. 236................... 7............... 220.................. 163.............. 52.................414 ..............1,092 ...............102 .............1,194
.....0.000 ..............0.000........... 5.331............ 0.000............ 4.853............... 5.605......... 2.121............12.585 ............30.495 ............3.948 ...........34.453
.....0.000 ..............0.000......... 62.499............ 2.192.......... 55.458............. 56.081....... 18.516..........150.672 ..........345.418 ..........36.673 .........382.091
.........0.0 ..................0.0........... 266.5................ 0.0............ 211.0............... 400.4......... 353.5..............349.6 ..............308.0 ............304.5 .............307.6
.........0.0 ..................0.0........... 248.5................ 0.0............ 230.0............... 350.0......... 345.0..............377.5 ..............309.0 ............322.0 .............310.0
............0 .....................0................ 17................... 0................. 20.................... 13................ 5...................27 ...................82 .................10 ..................92
.........0.0 ..................0.0............. 85.0................ 0.0.............. 87.0................. 92.9........... 83.3................75.0 ................82.8 ..............76.9 ...............82.1
............0 .....................0................ 97................... 0............... 109.................... 87............ 236...................92 .................105 .................88 ................103
............0 .....................0................ 12................... 0................. 10.................... 11................ 3...................15 ...................51 ...................2 ..................53
.........0.0 ..................0.0............. 60.0................ 0.0.............. 43.5................. 78.6........... 50.0................41.7 ................51.5 ..............15.4 ...............47.3
.........0.0 ..................0.0........... 117.6................ 0.0............ 230.0............... 175.0......... 100.0................78.3 ..............112.5 ..............68.4 .............104.7
.........0.0 ..................0.0........... 181.8................ 0.0............ 287.5............... 233.3......... 300.0..............156.5 ..............194.1 ............162.5 .............189.8
CLOSED SALES TYPE
Foreclosure / REO .................................................................0 .....................0.................. 1................... 0................... 0...................... 0................ 0.....................1 .....................2 ...................0 ....................2
Seller Concessions ...............................................................0 .....................0.................. 0................... 0................... 0...................... 0................ 0.....................0 .....................0 ...................0 ....................0
Short Sale.............................................................................0 .....................0.................. 2................... 0................... 0...................... 1................ 1.....................0 .....................4 ...................0 ....................4
Standard ...............................................................................0 .....................0................ 17................... 0................. 21.................... 13................ 5...................32 ...................88 .................11 ..................99
Other.....................................................................................0 .....................0.................. 0................... 0................... 2...................... 0................ 0.....................3 .....................5 ...................2 ....................7
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SCV TOTAL
EXT
TOTAL
SELLING TIME - PRICE CHANGE - PRICE REDUCTION
AVG. SELL TIME
ACTIVE NO. LISTINGS
TOTAL # SOLD
REDUCED $
$ AVERAGE PRICE REDUCTION %
.................. 0.................... 1...................... 3.................... 1......................... 0 .......................1....................... 0 .....................1............................ 7.....................4 ................... 11
.................. 0.................... 0...................... 0.................... 0......................... 0 .......................0....................... 0 .....................0............................ 0.....................0 ..................... 0
.................. 1.................... 0...................... 4.................... 3......................... 1 .......................4....................... 1 .....................0.......................... 14.....................2 ................... 16
.................. 8.................... 2.................... 72.................. 23....................... 42 .....................56..................... 24 ...................72........................ 299...................57 ................. 356
.................. 0.................... 0...................... 3.................... 3......................... 2 .......................4....................... 0 .....................5.......................... 17.....................3 ................... 20
.................. 9.................... 3.................... 82.................. 30....................... 45 .....................65..................... 25 ...................78........................ 337...................66 ................. 403
................ 99.................. 46.................. 766................ 278..................... 411 ...................689................... 205 ..............1,031..................... 3,525.................698 .............. 4,223
........... 4.722............. 1.213............. 35.828........... 12.320................ 16.218 ..............31.267.............. 15.618 ............35.934................. 153.121............22.151 .......... 175.271
......... 46.576........... 27.158........... 327.395......... 127.482.............. 159.749 ............332.483............ 130.186 ..........520.538............... 1671.568..........241.450 ........ 1913.018
........... 524.7............. 404.3............... 436.9............. 410.7.................. 360.4 ................481.0................ 624.7 ..............460.7..................... 454.4..............335.6 .............. 434.9
........... 540.0............. 285.0............... 415.0............. 446.5.................. 335.0 ................502.0................ 655.0 ..............460.0..................... 459.0..............255.0 .............. 430.0
.................. 9.................... 2.................... 69.................. 25....................... 38 .....................53..................... 22 ...................61........................ 279...................52 ................. 331
........... 100.0............... 66.7................. 84.1............... 83.3.................... 84.4 ..................81.5.................. 88.0 ................78.2....................... 82.8................78.8 ................ 82.1
.............. 245................ 177.................. 102................ 154..................... 123 ...................108................... 145 ...................94........................ 117.................113 ................. 116
.................. 2.................... 1.................... 42.................. 15....................... 19 .....................36....................... 6 ...................33........................ 154...................31 ................. 185
............. 22.2............... 33.3................. 51.2............... 50.0.................... 42.2 ..................55.4.................. 24.0 ................42.3....................... 45.7................47.0 ................ 45.9
............. 20.5............... 13.0................. 80.4............... 81.1.................... 97.8 ..................95.6................ 131.6 ................70.3....................... 74.9................52.8 ................ 70.1
........... 128.6............. 100.0............... 215.8............. 187.5.................. 264.7 ................180.6................ 312.5 ..............147.2..................... 189.3..............157.1 .............. 183.2
5,182
LISTINGS
*THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT VERIFY ACTUAL CLOSED ESCROwS.
$1,913,018,000
2015 RMLS TOTAL - $ VOLUME
SALES
3,864
LESS THAN 100,000 ................................................................ ........................140 ..................................................... 5 .............................................4.............................................. 4 ............................37088 .............................................28.5
100,000 TO 109,999 ................................................................. ..........................31 ..................................................... 0 .............................................2.............................................. 1 ..............................1000 ...............................................0.9
110,000 TO 119,999 ................................................................. ............................0 ..................................................... 0 .............................................0.............................................. 0 ................................N/A ...............................................0.0
120,000 TO 139,999 ................................................................. ..........................47 ..................................................... 3 .............................................2.............................................. 1 ..............................9000 ...............................................5.9
140,000 TO 159,999 ................................................................. ..........................35 ..................................................... 3 .............................................4.............................................. 2 ..............................2975 ...............................................1.9
160,000 TO 179,999 ................................................................. ..........................41 ..................................................... 1 ...........................................13.............................................. 7 ..............................4220 ...............................................2.2
180,000 TO 199,999 ................................................................. ........................101 ................................................... 11 .............................................6.............................................. 2 ............................12000 ...............................................6.0
200,000 TO 249,999 ................................................................. ..........................52 ................................................... 21 ...........................................29............................................ 18 ..............................7937 ...............................................3.3
250,000 TO 299,999 ................................................................. ..........................53 ................................................... 30 ...........................................25............................................ 14 ..............................9685 ...............................................3.0
300,000 TO 349,999 ................................................................. ..........................34 ................................................... 37 ...........................................28............................................ 15 ..............................4059 ...............................................1.0
350,000 TO 399,999 ................................................................. ..........................43 ................................................... 48 ...........................................29............................................ 15 ..............................6662 ...............................................1.4
400,000 TO 449,999 ................................................................. ..........................45 ................................................... 53 ...........................................41............................................ 22 ............................10653 ...............................................2.3
450,000 TO 499,999 ................................................................. ..........................31 ................................................... 53 ...........................................35............................................ 15 ............................10220 .............................................30.2
500,000 TO 549,999 ................................................................. ..........................62 ................................................... 35 ...........................................32............................................ 26 ............................17607 ...............................................3.1
550,000 TO 599,999 ................................................................. ..........................45 ................................................... 52 ...........................................29............................................ 19 ............................15482 ...............................................2.6
600,000 TO 699,999 ................................................................. ..........................67 ................................................... 60 ...........................................45............................................ 37 ............................42630 ...............................................5.7
700,000 TO 799,999 ................................................................. ..........................52 ................................................... 40 ...........................................18............................................ 13 ............................19001 ...............................................2.4
800,000 TO 899,999 ................................................................. ..........................48 ................................................... 19 .............................................8.............................................. 7 ............................32272 ...............................................3.6
900,000 TO 999, 999 ............................................................... ........................241 ................................................... 19 .............................................1.............................................. 1 ............................14900 ...............................................1.6
1,000,000 TO 1,999,999 ........................................................... ..........................52 ................................................... 40 .............................................4.............................................. 3 ..........................104112 ...............................................7.5
MORE THAN 2,000,000 ............................................................ ..........................25 ..................................................... 9 .............................................1.............................................. 1 ..........................305000 .............................................10.7
TOTALS................................................................................... ..........................51 ................................................. 539 .........................................356.......................................... 223 ............................16277 ...............................................0.3
SELLING PRICE RANGE:
FORECLOSURE/REO ..............................................................
SELLER CONCESSIONS ........................................................
SHORT SALE ...........................................................................
STANDARD ..............................................................................
OTHER .....................................................................................
CLOSED SALES TYPE
PENDING SALES:
.................. 8.................... 1.................... 41.................. 17....................... 22 .....................41..................... 11 ...................59........................ 200...................49 ................. 249
.............. 102.................. 49.................. 773................ 282..................... 415 ...................703................... 218 ..............1,073..................... 3,615.................736 .............. 4,351
................ 93.................... 7.................... 51.................. 62....................... 44 .....................39..................... 81 ...................41.......................... 49...................60 ................... 51
........... 426.1............. 265.0............... 376.4............. 473.7.................. 374.5 ................477.5................ 718.2 ..............517.5..................... 467.0..............379.3 .............. 449.8
ADUL
403
RESIDENTIAL PROP.
ESCROw CLOSED
NEW ESCROWS OPENED......................................................
TOTAL YTD ESCROWS OPENED ...........................................
NEW OPEN ESCROWS AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET.........
NEW OPEN ESCROWS AVERAGE LIST PRICE .....................
CLOSED SALES:
NEW ESCROWS CLOSED ......................................................
TOTAL YTD ESCROWS CLOSED............................................
VOLUME OF NEW SALE DOLLARS IN MILLIONS..................
VOLUME OF TOTAL YTD SALES IN MILLIONS ......................
AVERAGE SALE PRICE IN THOUSANDS ...............................
MEDIAN SALE PRICE IN THOUSANDS ..................................
COOP SALES ..........................................................................
PERCENT OF COOP SALES...................................................
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET ................................................
SALES AT LIST PRICE.............................................................
PERCENT OF SALES AT LIST PRICE .....................................
SALES TO LISTING INVENTORY RATIO.................................
FINAL SALE TO NEW LISTING RATIO ....................................
AC
249
RESIDENTIAL PROP.
ESCROw OPENED
.................. 7.................... 3.................... 38.................. 16....................... 17 .....................36....................... 8 ...................53........................ 178...................42 ................. 220
................ 44.................. 23.................. 102.................. 37....................... 46 .....................68..................... 19 .................111........................ 450.................125 ................. 575
................ 89................ 178.................. 105................ 113....................... 83 .....................73..................... 63 ...................74.......................... 91.................103 ................... 94
........... 561.6............. 798.4............... 678.5............. 624.4.................. 604.9 ................608.0................ 704.2 ..............667.4..................... 648.9..............450.5 .............. 605.8
........... 545.0............. 739.5............... 485.0............. 526.0.................. 535.0 ................569.0................ 699.0 ..............500.0..................... 545.0..............369.9 .............. 505.0
.................. 1.................... 1.................... 17.................... 7......................... 5 .......................5....................... 3 ...................15.......................... 54...................16 ................... 70
........... 300.0............. 995.0............... 515.5............. 488.8.................. 450.8 ................495.6................ 435.7 ..............492.2..................... 498.2..............268.2 .............. 445.6
............. 11.1............... 33.3................. 20.7............... 23.3.................... 11.1 ....................7.7.................. 12.0 ................19.2....................... 16.0................24.2 ................ 17.4
.................. 3.................... 1.................... 12.................... 2......................... 8 .....................12....................... 7 ...................22.......................... 67...................12 ................... 79
MONTHLY RESIDENTIAL SALES STATISTICS
DECEMBER 2015 SCV RESIDENTIAL MLS SUMMARY
NEW LISTINGS ........................................................................
TOTAL ACTIVE LISTINGS........................................................
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET ................................................
AVERAGE LIST PRICE IN THOUSANDS.................................
MEDIAN LIST PRICE IN THOUSANDS....................................
BOMS.......................................................................................
AVERAGE BOM PRICE IN THOUSANDS................................
BOM TO SALE RATIO..............................................................
EXPIRATIONS ..........................................................................
ACTIVE INVENTORY:
220
RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTIES LISTED
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465
551
564
550
540
525
423
407
APR
MAY
JUNE
JUL
AUG
SEPT
OCT
NOV
DEC
AVG.
SALE
PRICE
592
MAR
6,135
489
FEB
TOTAL
476
JAN
LIST
1299.4
102.6
97.3
93.1
106.4
111.3
115.8
123.4
135.9
118.1
123.4
89.4
82.7
$353,482
3,676
308
299
279
297
312
302
357
368
328
354
241
231
$
VOL
MIL.
2010
SALES
60.3
75.2
70.7
53.1
55
56.7
53.5
64.8
79.1
59.3
59.8
49.3
48.5
%
SALES
TO
LIST
6,128
307
368
491
505
532
512
578
588
618
585
525
519
LIST
1286.5
122.9
104.8
106.5
103.4
130
115.7
128
115.8
106
104
74.2
75.2
$315,090
4,083
415
354
346
336
406
364
397
363
329
310
222
241
$
VOL
MIL.
2011
SALES
67
135.2
96.2
70.5
66.5
76.3
71.1
68.7
61.7
53.2
53
42.3
46.4
%
SALES
TO
LIST
4360
233
283
317
314
422
388
413
456
427
460
447
470
LIST
1356.5
145.9
96
121.2
118.2
120.2
122.6
135.0
118
109
107.9
78.7
83.8
$
VOL
MIL.
$317,090
4278
419
298
347
337
406
392
432
384
364
348
275
276
SALES
2012
LIST
99
179.8
4107
4723
1597
165.2
131.9
131.9
139.1
140.1
142.7
163.7
147.4
129.1
132
89.7
84.2
$388,850
407
214
323
335
364
373
346
404
375
332
345
255
248
$
VOL
MIL.
2013
SALES
105.3 324
417
430
471
489
448
412
85.2 84.2 104.6 101 96.2
107.3 109.5
410
383
370
75.7
61.5
58.7 355
%
SALES
TO
LIST
81.7 99.7 109.2 84.5
500
441
454
366
256
227
5020
493
500
157.1
159.9
145.9
149.6
136.8
161.9
1642.5
153.2
157.6
155.5
$421,369
373
362
341
356
308
365
3898
344
367
369
484
87.3
86.7
73.5
82.6
83.7
80.6
96.2
88.2
103.2
$
VOL
MIL.
2014
SALES
238
214
261
LIST
69.9 391
68.9 417
491
90.1
%
SALES
TO
LIST
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY
COMPARABLE SALES ANALYSIS 2010-2015
(COMBINED RESIDENTIAL SALES, SINGLE FAMILY & CONDO)
TOTAL MONTH BY MONTH
$462,399
1,961.5
4,242
175.2
127.7
286
403
161.1
358
167.2
167.9
203.4
205.3
205.7
213.2
155
84.3
95.6
368
381
443
442
439
376
561
327
487
200
219
$
VOL
MIL.
2015
SALES
406
407
LIST
73.4 495
542
69.8
546
74.6
82.1 446
75.1 415
97.3
372
120.3 300
160.8 220
77.6 5,197
76.2
60.9
51.3
53.2
%
SALES
TO
LIST
81.6
183.2
95.3
96.2
88.7
77
81.7
81
98.4
67.0
67.1
49.3
53.8
%
SALES
TO
LIST
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Fridays
Chairperson: Larry Gutierrez
Phone: (818) 416-7077
Co-Chair: Steve Peterson
Phone: (818) 914-2536
Education Chairman: Ron Henderson
Phone: (818) 999-2945
Location: Weiler’s Deli
22323 Sherman Way
Canoga Park, CA 91303
Time: 8:30 A.M. - 9:30 A.M.
Affiliate Networking, MLS Pitches, Caravan,
Guest Speakers
Chairperson: Brian Hatkoff, CCIM
Phone: (818) 701-7789
Web: www.commercialdataexchange.com
Time: 8:30 A.M.
Location: SRAR AuditorIum
7232 Balboa Blvd., Van Nuys
Now Includes Business Opportunities
Co Chairman: Bud Mauro Realtor®
Phone: (818) 349-9997 Cell: (818) 681-3343
Co Chairman: Valerie B. Miranda, REALTOR®
Location: El Cariso Golf Club Restaurant, “The 19th
Hole”. 13100 Eldridge Ave., Sylmar CA. Exit 210
Frwy at Hubbard, N. to Eldridge, E. to Golf Club
Entrance. [TG-482 D 3]
Time: 8:30 – 9:30 A.M. - EVERY FRIDAY
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Chairperson: Dean Vincent
818-802-8856 or [email protected]
Location: SRAR SCV Division
20655 Soledad Canyon Rd #33, Canyon Country 91351
Dates: 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month
Time: Networking Starts at 8:15am
Meeting Starts at 8:45am
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