No surprises in January 2009 for South Pasadena's real estate market. For the most part, the activity picked up a bit and the inventory decreased for both condos and townhomes as well as South Pasadena single family homes. Low interest rates helped South Pasadena home buyers afford to buy more home for their money.

Most single family South Pasadena homes closed 5 to 11% below asking price. Home sellers are still over pricing their homes at $510 per square foot on average vs. the $430 that these homes are closing at.

Highest priced home is at 851 Lyndon in South Pasadena priced at $3,450,000 and has been on the market for over 4 months now.

Lowest priced South Pasadena home is at 1823 Gillette and is priced at $550,000.

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READ MORE: South Pasadena real estate statistics and analysis for 2003-2008

South Pasadena real estate market statistics and trends for November 2008 through January 2009:

Single
Family Residence
Nov-08 Dec-08 Jan-09
New
Listings
9 5 4
Total
Listings
35 29 23
Sales
Pending
0 5 4
Homes Sold 9 2 4
Listings
Expired
6 4 5
Average Days
on the Market
77 46 40
Average
Price Per Sq. Ft.
$462 $488 $430
Average
Median Price
$1,000,000 $1,145,000 $720,000
Average
Selling Price
$998,833 $1,145,000 $831,000
Absorption
Rate (# of weeks to sell
current inventory at present rate of sales)
16.9 62.8 24.9
Condos
and Townhomes
Nov-08 Dec-08 Jan-09
New
Listings
5 1 2
Total
Listings
15 9 7
Sales
Pending
1 8 5
Homes Sold 2 3 4
Listings
Expired
3 4 2
Average Days
on the Market
18 102 49
Average
Price Per Sq. Ft.
$369 $346 $332
Average
Median Price
$482,450 $411,667 $487,500
Average
Selling Price
$482,450 $350,000 $472,500
Absorption
Rate (# of weeks to sell
current inventory at present rate of sales)
32.5 13.0 7.6

Information gathered from ITEC (Pasadena Foothill Association Multiple Listing Service)

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Posted by Irina Netchaev, Pasadena Real Estate Agent.