January has seen a 31% increase in homes for sale in Altadena California. The inventory stands at 105 single family residences and 2 condos and townhomes. The number of Altadena foreclosures is on the rise 25 out of 105 houses for sale are either foreclosures or short sales, with 5 new foreclosures hitting the market in January.

This is not surprising since the banks are releasing their foreclosures after the first of the year and we expect to see that number rise over the next few months.

Price per square foot of sold homes is holding it's own in Altadena at $310 per sold sq. ft.

Los Angeles Times Dataquick service reports that Altadena ended 2008 with 356 sales at an average price of $509,500 which represents a 19.19% decrease in average sales price from 2007.

There are certainly Altadena home deals to be found for home buyers and a nice home can now be found in the $400,000 range.

Altadena Real Estate statistics for November 2008 through January 2009:

Single
Family Residence
Nov-08 Dec-08 Jan-09
New
Listings
15 20 25
Total
Listings
100 80 105
Sales
Pending
18 5 22
Homes Sold 17 24 28
Listings
Expired
13 24 14
Average Days
on the Market
85 98 151
Average
Price Per Sq. Ft.
$314 $311 $310
Average
Median Price
$360,000 $469,350 $540,679
Average
Selling Price
$543,082 $255,000 $273,500
Absorption
Rate (# of weeks to sell
current inventory at present rate of sales)
25.5 14.4 16.3
Condos
and Townhomes
Nov-08 Dec-08 Jan-09
New
Listings
0 0 2
Total
Listings
0 0 2
Sales
Pending
1 0 1
Homes Sold 1 0 1
Listings
Expired
0 0 0
Average Days
on the Market
93 n/a 25
Average
Price Per Sq. Ft.
$206 n/a $333
Average
Median Price
$220,000 n/a $277,000
Average
Selling Price
$220,000 n/a $277,000
Absorption
Rate (# of weeks to sell
current inventory at present rate of sales)
0.0 n/a 8.7

Data above is compiled from the Pasadena Foothill Association MLS (Multiple Listing Service)

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Posted by Irina Netchaev, real estate broker