The month of October saw 44 homes sell in Santa Clara which was 30% lower than the previous month which saw 65 homes sell. The market has been hot in October with many of the listings sold within 2 weeks of being on the market and many with multiple offers. The month also saw a number of short sales close that had been on the market 300 days. Currently the Santa Clara market has 78 homes on the market. This number I estimate will drop to the 50’s by the end of the year. Most of the current homes on the market are lingering listings. Very few new listings are coming out and most are rough properties. Another interesting note is the number of price reductions are fewer than last month’s. October saw 22% of the closed listings experience price reductions, where September experienced 32%.
The fed is indicating that they will keep rates down, congress and the president have extended the first time home buyer credit and have even extended it to higher income households. With low rates and low inventory we may be info a very competitive market in 2010 full of multiple offers and rising prices.
We are midway through November now and many homes that have not sold in the prior months have gone into contract, a sure sign of the market heating up.