South Pasadena home inventory is on the rise. There were 12 new homes listed for sale compared to only a handful in both January 2009 and December 2008. The rate of sales remains the same at 3 homes sold (actually just a bit less than the month before). Sellers are pricing their homes at $499 per sq. ft. while the sales run closer to mid $400s.


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There are two short sales and 1foreclosure (real estate owned homes) in South Pasadena right now. Bank owned home is located at 1800 Meridian Avenue in South Pasadena and is described as a "contractor's dream" by the listing agent. It is priced at $474,900 and has 2 bedrooms plus 1 bath.

Here are the detailed statistics for December 2008 through February 2009:

Single
Family Residence
Dec-08 Jan-09 Feb-09
New
Listings
5 4 12
Total
Listings
29 23 31
Sales
Pending
5 4 8
Homes Sold 2 4 3
Listings
Expired
4 5 2
Average Days
on the Market
46 40 60
Average
Price Per Sq. Ft.
$488 $430 $468
Average
Median Price
$1,145,000 $720,000 $776,667
Average
Selling Price
$1,145,000 $831,000 $725,000
Absorption
Rate (# of weeks to sell
current inventory at present rate of sales)
62.8 24.9 44.8
Condos
and Townhomes
Dec-08 Jan-09 Feb-09
New
Listings
1 2 5
Total
Listings
9 7 15
Sales
Pending
8 5 4
Homes Sold 3 4 4
Listings
Expired
4 2 1
Average Days
on the Market
102 49 119
Average
Price Per Sq. Ft.
$346 $332 $348
Average
Median Price
$411,667 $487,500 $596,750
Average
Selling Price
$350,000 $472,500 $627,500
Absorption
Rate (# of weeks to sell
current inventory at present rate of sales)
13.0 7.6 16.3

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

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Posted by Irina Netchaev, Pasadena Real Estate Agent.