Six Month Update: 9/2011 thru 02/2012 Condo & Townhome Market The condo & townhome market in Huntington Seacliff struggled through the last six months: The sales volume was down 11.76%, the average sale price was down 9.77%, the average sale price per square foot was down 17.49%, and the average days on market was up [...]
Mar
9
2012
9
2012
Mar
9
2012
9
2012
How’s the Market in Downtown Huntington Beach?
Six Month Update: 9/2011 thru 02/2012 – by Scot Campbell Condo & Townhome Market The condo & townhome market in Downtown Huntington Beach struggled through the last six months: The sales volume was down 7.69%, the average sale price was down 7.56%, the average sale price per square foot was down 5.99%, and the average [...]
Mar
7
2012
7
2012
The Value of a Huntington Beach Home…
I saw this new commercial which talks about the value of a home, and I think they really got it right… much more than the Case-Shiller Home Price Index or any economic report. Take a look at the YouTube Video: http://youtu.be/k-wlGGsp2Zo What do you think? For questions about buying and selling real estate in Orange [...]
Mar
4
2012
4
2012
How’s the Huntington Beach Market? – Condos & Townhouses
Huntington Beach Condo & Townhome Market Update February 29, 2012 By Scot Campbell– March 3, 2012 Opening Day for Little League in Huntington Beach has passed… our very own Oceanview Little League, winners of the 2011 Little League World Series are hopeful that they can repeat… and the spring home buying season is now upon [...]
Feb
27
2012
27
2012
U.S. Pending Home Sales Rise, Up Slightly in West, Up in Huntington Beach
by Scot Campbell – Source National Assn. of Realtors, February 27, 2012 According to the National Associations of Realtors, Pending Home Sales are on an upward trend. Pending sales reached a cyclical low last April, and are well above a year ago, according to the Pending Home Sales Index*. The index is a forward-looking indicator based on [...]
Feb
19
2012
19
2012
Thomas: “Orange County Housing Market On Fire”
by Scot Campbell – 02/19/2012 Source: Steven Thomas, ReportsOnHousing.com According to Seven Thomas of Reports On Housing, the Orange County real estate market is “on fire”. Here are some of his comments from recent research: Thus far in 2012, the housing market has exceeded everybody’s expectations. Yes, we have heard many experts declare that we have reached a [...]
Feb
19
2012
19
2012
Foreclosure Filings Down during 4th Quarter 2011
By Scot Campbell– Source: Dataquick article dated 1/24/2012 According to Dataquick, the number of homes in Orange County going into foreclosure during the 4th Quarter of 2011 was down 2.1% compared to last year. Statewide, the number of homes going into foreclosure dropped in the fourth quarter of 2011 to the second-lowest level in more [...]
Feb
10
2012
10
2012
Surf’s Up in Avalon Harbor !
First and formost, this is a real estate blog with information about trends in real estate, but I also like to touch on interesting events on our Coastal Community. Well, this winter has had a fair number of Santa Ana wind days and when the conditions are just right, surfable waves can actually break in [...]
Feb
7
2012
7
2012
Where’s the Foreclosure Flood?
by Scot Campbell – 2/7/2012 Homebuyers have been told there is a “shadow inventory” of foreclosed homes, so naturally they want to know “Where are they?” Alan Mallach, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, helps explain why more properties have NOT ended up on the market as foreclosure resales. Sometimes the owner cures the [...]
Feb
6
2012
6
2012
How’s the Huntington Beach Market for Single Family Homes?
Huntington Beach Single Family Homes January 31, 2012 Update By Scot Campbell– February 6, 2012 Ground Hog Day is past and the unofficial beginning of the spring home buying season is upon us. So, will there be six more weeks of “housing market winter” or will spring be sprung early? You will be pleasantly surprised [...]