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August 2017 Housing Charts: a break from the 2013 patternSubmitted by Rich Toscano on September 16, 2017 - 3:19pm
Hey all, mostly graphs this month but I did want to call out one
interesting development. Thus far, this year has been strikingly
similar to 2013 in terms of months of inventory. But the pattern seemed
to diverge last month -- and not in a way that buyers will like:
![]() We shall see if this disparity continues. If so, it will argue for accelerating prices immediately ahead, notwithstanding the typical fall lull. This chart looks pretty (short-term) price bullish too: ![]() Many more graphs below... (category: )
July 2017 Housing Data Charts-n-GraphsSubmitted by Rich Toscano on August 19, 2017 - 5:53pm
June 2017 housing data: prices up, inventory up moreSubmitted by Rich Toscano on July 10, 2017 - 4:17pm
Home prices drifted further upward in June:
![]() ![]() But in some good-ish news for potential buyers, inventory made a bit of a comeback, with months of active inventory increasing from 1.3 to 1.6 months: (category: )
Site changes coming soon-ishSubmitted by Rich Toscano on June 12, 2017 - 1:44pm
Be ye warned, I will soon be dragging this site into the 2010s with a major upgrade of the underlying software. A lot of things will get better, especially for mobile users. Some things may be a step back (notably, my beloved "ignore user" module is no longer available in the new version). Either way, it's necessary for various technical reasons so there's no way around it. If anyone has requests or suggestions for site functionality, feel free to comment or send them over via email to rich@piggington.com. I make no promises about what will actually get implemented, but I will certainly consider all suggestions. (category: )
May 2017 Housing Data: Quick Graph-FestSubmitted by Rich Toscano on June 8, 2017 - 6:31pm
To sum up May: inventory rose, but sales rose more, resulting in even
lower months-of-inventory. Despite that, single family home prices took
a breather. But the price trend is still comfortably "up."
Further interpretation will be left as an exercise for the reader... ;-) Graphs below: ![]() (category: )
Still No Housing Bubble in San DiegoSubmitted by Rich Toscano on June 5, 2017 - 1:27pm
Bubble chatter has been on the rise, especially with the recent new all-time
high in in the SD median (nominal) home price. In my latest article for Voice
of San Diego, I make the case that San Diego housing exhibits neither
the valuation nor the behavioral characteristics of a bubble:
There’s Still No San Diego Housing Bubble Yet The article includes a chart that will be new to Piggs, showing the speed of price increases now vs. during the late-stage bubble. (Remember, digital charts are most compelling if you print them out on paper and hold them up to a video camera -- the lower resolution, the better). (category: )
April 2017 Housing Data: Prices Surge, Inventory Slightly ImprovesSubmitted by Rich Toscano on May 8, 2017 - 6:51pm
After a pullback in March, prices surged again last month. The
price per square foot for single family homes increased by 3.2% in
April, bringing the year-to-date increase in that metric to 6.5%.
Here's how those prices look on a chart (note: I mostly ignore condos as they are much more volatile): ![]() The next chart uses the 3-month average of the single family ppsf, to approximate where the Case-Shiller index will go: ![]() (category: )
March 2017 Data Roundup: prices moderate, but inventory collapses to 2013 levelsSubmitted by Rich Toscano on April 11, 2017 - 4:29pm
In last
month's update, we saw an unusually large one-month jump in the
price-per-square-foot metric, with single family homes up 4.5%. This
month, prices by that measure pulled back by 1.4%, indicating that some
of the increase was month-to-month noise. Still, when you combine the
two months, it makes for a robust 3.0% increase in February and March
together. By comparison, last year the single family ppsf rose by 1.7%
over the same period.
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Toronto, apparently in some kind of time warp, has gone full maniaSubmitted by Rich Toscano on April 10, 2017 - 9:51am
This really brought me back: http://www.macleans.ca/economy/realestat... ("Just jump in" was a thing a realtor actually said to me back in 05 or so). It's a full on speculative mania (to resurrect a term I was fond of back in the day). Except this time, the exact same KIND of bubble burst horrifically just 10 years ago. People just never learn... or, maybe more accurately: they never stop just believing whatever they feel like. Just thought this would be a fun link for the old timers... (category: )
February Housing Data: big jump in prices; inventory approaching early-2013 lowsSubmitted by Rich Toscano on March 20, 2017 - 12:09pm
The median price per square foot surged in February:
![]() This level of price increase is in some sense what should be expected given the pretty severe lack of inventory, but to see prices go up so much in a single month is unusual: ![]() (category: )
VOSD podcast: high prices vs. low payments, and is it a good time to buy?Submitted by Rich Toscano on March 3, 2017 - 6:05pm
I went on the Voice of San Diego podcast to discuss my last couple of
articles for them, including:
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Valuation update (with bonus graphs!)Submitted by Rich Toscano on March 1, 2017 - 12:11pm
I just posted an article at Voice of San Diego which, along with its
companion piece, will serve as background to these ongoing valuation
updates. Here's what they discuss:
So for starters, check those out if you haven't. The second article in particular might be of interest even to old-timers, as it's the most thorough piece (that I can remember anyway) I've written on the role of mortgage rates. OK, with that background behind us, let's check in on the data as of year-end 2016. Here is the primary chart... San Diego home valuations: ![]() (category: )
VOSD: Monthly Payments Low, Despite High Valuations -- But Rates Aren't a Big Driver of Home PricesSubmitted by Rich Toscano on February 28, 2017 - 7:06pm
I just put up a new piece at Voice of San Diego discussing the
following:
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January 2017 Housing Mini-RodeoSubmitted by Rich Toscano on February 23, 2017 - 1:30pm
I'm working on some valuation stuff to be posted soon. Meanwhile,
here's a selection of graphs on the January resale data. Take
note of that steep decline in months of inventory from this time last
year... if that doesn't rectify itself, it's a sign of higher prices
immediately ahead.
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December 2016 Housing DataSubmitted by Rich Toscano on January 25, 2017 - 4:41pm
Here's the final score for the year 2016:
![]() Looking at the single family number, which gives the best read, prices increased a couple % more than inflation, and roughly the same as wage and rent growth. As one would expect in a given year, all things being equal. This time they're not equal in that valuations began the year at an elevated level. However, as discussed in the afore-linked article, perhaps valuations can remain higher than usual while interest rates remain lower than usual. Back to the monthly data, prices did pull back, but that's reasonable at this time of year: ![]() (category: )
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