San Gabriel real estate ended the year on a positive note. Single Family homes closed at $378 per sq. ft. just a bit higher than the average San Gabriel home sold in 2008 at $362 per square foot.

The volume of homes sold each month has slowed down in the last quarter to about 10 a month. In December 11 homes sold. 2008 averaged about 17 homes per month with summer months being the busiest. Overall inventory for San Gabriel homes is pretty high at 77 homes available. At December's rate of sales, it will take over 30 weeks to clear this inventory.

San Gabriel condos and townhomes had no movement last month. Only 1 townhome sold and no condos. Absorption rate, the number of weeks it will take to sell condos and townhomes is at an all time high.

San Gabriel real estate market statistics for October 2008 through December 2008:

San
Gabriel
Single
Family Residence
Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08
New
Listings
23 19 18
Total
Listings
87 72 77
Sales
Pending
15 9 10
Homes Sold 10 12 11
Listings
Expired
11 10 29
Average Days
on the Market
148 n/a 75
Average
Price Per Sq. Ft.
$322 $366 $372
Median
Selling Price
$482,500 $577,950 $519,793
Average
Selling Price
$501,778 $575,353 $517,725
Absorption
Rate (# of weeks to sell
current inventory at present rate of sales)
37.7 26.0 30.3
Condos Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08
New
Listings
5 4 3
Total
Listings
13 13 13
Sales
Pending
2 0 1
Condos Sold 0 4 0
Listings
Expired
7 3 5
Average Days
on the Market
n/a n/a n/a
Average
Price Per Sq. Ft.
n/a $278 n/a
Median
Selling Price
n/a $410,000 n/a
Average
Selling Price
n/a $423,500 n/a
Absorption
Rate (# of weeks to sell
current inventory at present rate of sales)
n/a 14.1 n/a
Townhomes Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08
New
Listings
25 2 5
Total
Listings
37 34 32
Sales
Pending
5 0 0
Townhomes Sold 6 2 1
Listings
Expired
6 2 6
Average Days
on the Market
55 n/a n/a
Average
Price Per Sq. Ft.
$314 $268 $334
Median
Selling Price
$519,000 $390,500 $285,000
Average
Selling Price
$493,667 $390,500 $285,000
Absorption
Rate (# of weeks to sell
current inventory at present rate of sales)
26.7 73.7 138.7

Data taken from ITEC (Pasadena Foothills Association MLS service)

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Posted by Irina Netchaev, Real Estate
Agent