Placer County Home Sales Statistics April 2012 - Video

Placer County Home Sales

	1 month			1 year			5 years
	Mar 12	Apr 12	% Change	Apr 11	Apr 12	% Change	Apr 07	Apr 12	% Change
For Sale	823	751	-8.7%	1371	751	-45.2%	2738	751	-72.6%
New Listing	697	588	-15.6%	722	588	-18.6%	1003	588	-41.4%
Sold	489	442	-9.6%	435	442	1.6%	303	442	45.9%
Pended	637	690	8.3%	562	690	22.8%	365	690	89%

The number of homes for sale in Placer County decreased in April when compared to March, and was down even more substantially compared to April of last year.

The number of new listings that were added to to the market in April was lower than the number added in March and the number of listing added to the market in April of last year.

The least expensive home listed for sale in Placer County is a 672 square-foot major fixer on Wise Road in Newcastle, which is listed for $29,600. The most expensive home for sale in Placer County is a 8,700 square-foot home on 5 Acres on Oak Creek Place in Granite Bay, which is listed for $3,850,000.

As of May 30th, 2011, in addition to the homes currently listed for sale or pending sale, there are also 600 homes listed in Placer County that are short sales in contract awaiting bank approval, which is about slightly less than the number awaiting approval in April.

The number of Placer County homes that were pending sale in April was up when compared to March and April of last year.

The number of homes that sold in Placer County in April was down compared to March, but was up compared to April of last year.

To view a list and map of the homes that recently sold in Placer County click the following links:

March 26th - April 1st

April 2nd - April 8th

April 9th - April 15th

Apil 16th - April 22nd

April 23rd - April 29th

April 30th - May 6th

To view an analysis of foreclosure activity in Placer County for the period, click Placer County Foreclosure Report April 2012.

To view a current list of the homes for sale in Placer County, click Placer County, CA.

Placer County Price Per Square-Foot

	1 month			1 year			5 years
	Mar 12	Apr 12	% Change	Apr 11	Apr 12	% Change	Apr 07	Apr 12	% Change
Avg. Sq. Ft. Price	137	139	1.4%	139	139	-0.1%	236	139	-41.2%

The average price per square-foot of Placer County homes increased in April when compared to March, but was unchanged when compared to April of last year.

Placer County Average List Price and Average Sales Price

	1 month			1 year			5 years
	Mar 12	Apr 12	% Change	Apr 11	Apr 12	% Change	Apr 07	Apr 12	% Change
Avg. Active Price	479	491	2.5%	420	491	16.9%	661	491	-25.7%
Avg. Sold Price	304	306	0.7%	315	306	-2.9%	517	306	-40.8%

The average asking price for Placer County homes was higher in April than it was in March and April of last year.

The average sales price was higher in April than it was in March, but was lower than April of last year.

Placer County Median Home Sales Price

	1 month			1 year			5 years
	Mar 12	Apr 12	% Change	Apr 11	Apr 12	% Change	Apr 07	Apr 12	% Change
Median Price	265	275	3.8%	264	275	4.2%	447	275	-38.5%

The median sales price of homes in Placer County was higher in April when compared to March and when compared to April of last year.

Placer County Number of Months of Housing Inventory

	1 month			1 year			5 years
	Mar 12	Apr 12	% Change	Apr 11	Apr 12	% Change	Apr 07	Apr 12	% Change
Months of Inventory (Closed Sales)	1.7	1.7	0%	3.2	1.7	-46.9%	9	1.7	-81.1%

The inventory of homes for sale in Placer County, when calculated using the number of homes for sale compared to the number of homes that have recently sold stands at 1.7 months, which is the same as last month, but down 47% from last year.

Placer County Average Days on Market and Sales Price to List Price %

	1 month			1 year			5 years
	Mar 12	Apr 12	% Change	Apr 11	Apr 12	% Change	Apr 07	Apr 12	% Change
Avg. CDOM	88	72	-18.2%	107	72	-32.7%	115	72	-37.4%
Sold/List Diff. %	97	99	2.1%	97	99	2.1%	97	99	2.1%

Average consecutive days on market dropped 18% in April when compared to March, and was down 33% when compared to April of last year.

The average discount negotiated off the list price of Placer County homes was 1% in April, 3% in March, and 3% in April of last year.

If you have any questions about the statistics provided in this report, or if you are interested in buying or selling a home in Placer County, CA, please feel free to contact us at 916-728-1981.

To see additional statistcal graphs, including home sales broken down by sale type (short sales, bank owned, non short sale or bank owned) visit Placer County Real Estate Statistics.

*All reports are published May. 2012, based on data available at the end of April. 2012.
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