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County median home price reaches $604,000
San Luis Obispo Tribune ^ | Fri, Mar. 24, 2006 | Jeanne Kinney

Posted on 03/24/2006 7:05:10 PM PST by Porterville

County median home price reaches $604,000 San Luis Obispo County’s median home price inched past the $600,000 mark last month, reaching $604,170, according to data released by the California Association of Realtors. This was a 2 percent gain from January and a 21.7 percent gain from February 2005, when the median price was $496,430.

February’s median was still lower than the record set in November 2005 of $605,160.

The county saw an 8.1 percent increase in the number of sales of single-family detached homes compared with February of last year. During the same period, the median price of an existing home statewide increased 13.7 percent as the number of sales decreased 15.5 percent.

"As expected, year-over-year sales continued to decline from the robust levels of a year ago," said Vince Malta, association president.

Statewide, there is an unsold inventory estimated at 6.7 months. In San Luis Obispo County, unsold inventory was 7.6 months in February. That compares with 5.6 months in February 2005.

The California Association of Realtors bases its figures and projections on the reported closed escrow sales of single-family detached homes (no condominiums) provided by member associations. — Jeanne Kinney


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: crybabies; demand; housing; housingbubble; realestate; realty; surplus
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It all about location....location.... location....

Housing bubble? What on Earth are you talking about?

1 posted on 03/24/2006 7:05:13 PM PST by Porterville
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To: Porterville
Bought my first home in Paso Robles in 1976 for $32000. Thought that was too much to pay for a home but wound up selling it for $43000 a year later when I was transfered.

Wonder what it would sell for now?

2 posted on 03/24/2006 7:08:25 PM PST by TruthWillWin
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To: Porterville

We just signed a contract here in north Mississippi for a new 5 bedroom/3 bath, 2300 sqare foot home. $192,000 on a half acre.


3 posted on 03/24/2006 7:11:10 PM PST by Sybeck1
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To: Sybeck1

I hear the ocean at night. From my roof I can see an endless wilderness of ocean.


4 posted on 03/24/2006 7:13:39 PM PST by Porterville (Sure are a lot of these few Muslim Extremist Fanatics)
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To: Porterville

And the location is just about anywhere in CA.

Bought a new home in San Diego for about 1.2 in April '05, put about 200k into it and now it is worth over 2 mil.


5 posted on 03/24/2006 7:14:06 PM PST by Bob J (RIGHTALK.com...a conservative alternative to NPR!)
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To: Porterville

It's nice to know that the Socialists who run CA are looking out for the blue collar worker.


6 posted on 03/24/2006 7:14:23 PM PST by keithtoo (It's STILL not safe to vote Democrat)
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To: Sybeck1

Some areas haven't had the huge price increases and won't be hit so hard as the housing market runs out of steam.


7 posted on 03/24/2006 7:15:18 PM PST by RightWhale (pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
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To: keithtoo

If you run from money you'll never have any.


8 posted on 03/24/2006 7:15:52 PM PST by Porterville (Sure are a lot of these few Muslim Extremist Fanatics)
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To: Porterville

And San Luis Obispo is in the netherlands. Far, far, far from the high priced cities.


9 posted on 03/24/2006 7:16:48 PM PST by BunnySlippers
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To: Bob J

And people from the east are probably eye-balling are steady calm weather; this place seems to just have all sorts of benefits.


10 posted on 03/24/2006 7:17:44 PM PST by Porterville (Sure are a lot of these few Muslim Extremist Fanatics)
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To: BunnySlippers
Sandwiched in between Santa Barbara an Monterey Counties where the median housing is even higher.
11 posted on 03/24/2006 7:18:53 PM PST by Porterville (Sure are a lot of these few Muslim Extremist Fanatics)
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To: Porterville

are=our


12 posted on 03/24/2006 7:19:32 PM PST by Porterville (Sure are a lot of these few Muslim Extremist Fanatics)
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To: Porterville

That aint the point. The folks who run CA claim that people who have too much money have done somthing wrong, but unless you have lots of $$$$$ you cant live in many parts of CA. Comprende??


13 posted on 03/24/2006 7:21:00 PM PST by keithtoo (It's STILL not safe to vote Democrat)
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To: Bob J

I am a native of San Diego, we have been in the high range for yrs. with home, condo, and rent.
I am in the heart of the city near downtown. There are many high rise condos near me starting over 1/2 million to 4 million a unit.
1 bdrm apts start around $950.00 a month 2 bdrm start around $1,400.00 a month. I have always been in 1 bdrm apt.


14 posted on 03/24/2006 7:21:54 PM PST by SoCalPol (Hillary kvetching is like Jack the Ripper moralizing to my neuro surgeon)
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To: keithtoo

Don't have much money... we invest are money and target best investments... like the future... i.e. education, training, career, real estate....


15 posted on 03/24/2006 7:22:33 PM PST by Porterville (Sure are a lot of these few Muslim Extremist Fanatics)
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To: BunnySlippers

I rent a house for a week every summer in Cayucos. Best week of the year.


16 posted on 03/24/2006 7:22:40 PM PST by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
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To: Sybeck1

Is that good? 5 bedrooms with 2300 sq. feet??? Sounds small. What are the dimensions of the bedrooms?


17 posted on 03/24/2006 7:22:45 PM PST by Paved Paradise
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To: SoCalPol

Time to buy.


18 posted on 03/24/2006 7:23:22 PM PST by Bob J (RIGHTALK.com...a conservative alternative to NPR!)
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To: Porterville

Got English?


19 posted on 03/24/2006 7:24:11 PM PST by keithtoo (It's STILL not safe to vote Democrat)
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To: Porterville

The weather this winter has been the best. I'm golfing every weekend.


20 posted on 03/24/2006 7:25:03 PM PST by Bob J (RIGHTALK.com...a conservative alternative to NPR!)
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