August 19, 2008

Goleta South for July 9, ‘08 through August 9, ’08 for the Santa Barbara Real Estate area

In the Santa Barbara Real Estate are of Goleta Real Estate South for the Home Estate/PUD market there were 4 that closed escrow compared to 6 last year. The drop in the numbers of listings sold is dwarfed however by the decline in the median sales price from $1,405,000 last year to $702,500 this year. The average sold price is not quite so far down but it is $400,000 below last year’s average. The good news is that this year the pending properties for the period are up to 9 from 7 last year, but the median list price of this pending is down from $1,275,000 last year to $689,000 this year. The numbers of new properties has dropped by half from 20 last year to 10 this year but the median list price is up from $859,000 last year to $1,150,000 this year. Currently there are 46 Home Estate/PUDs available in Goleta South with a median list price of $1,150,000 and an average list price of $1,382,321.

For Condominiums in the Goleta Real Estate South area of Santa Barbara Real Estate there were 9 that closed both this year and last. The median sales price is quite close together as well with ’07 posting a $550,000 median sales price and ’08 showing up at $517,000. The numbers of condos going into escrow up however from 8 last year to 10 this year but of the condos going into escrow the median list price has dropped from $589,000 last year to $489,000 this year. Condos that are coming on the market have declined substantially from 18 in ’07 to 7 for ’08 and the median list price has also dropped from $639,000 last year to $410,000 this y ear. Currently there are 31 condos available in Goleta South with a median list price of $489,000 and an average list price of $508,738.

Posted by gandlwoods at August 19, 2008 07:35 AM