Del Mar Homes for Sale - What Happened in the Del Mar Real Estate Market in March 2012?

Del Mar is a small coastal town in North San Diego County and one of the most expensive towns in the county. Indeed, the Del Mar real estate market currently has the most expensive home for sale in San Diego County (at $43M), and still holds the record for the most expensive property sold (at about $48,000,000).
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Up to date information on the local Del Mar real estate market is important for buyers and sellers to make informed decisions about buying and selling Del Mar homes. Here are the statistics obtained from the MLS for Del Mar for March 2012 (the data are believed accurate but are not guaranteed, and do not include private sales).
13 homes sold in the Del Mar real estate market in March 2012, 2 more (up 18%) than in February. Here's a summary of the activity:
|
|
Total |
Detached |
Attached |
|
# Sold |
13 (up 18%) |
9 (down 10%) |
4 (up 300%) |
|
Average Price |
$1,657,133 (up 21%) |
$2,076,504 (up 45%) |
$713,550 (up 2%) |
|
Days on Market |
106 |
124 |
65 |
|
Sale Price/List Price Ratio |
91% |
92% |
90% |
Overall sales volume rose from February sales although only by 2 homes – of all the sale, 38% were cash. Average sale prices of detached homes rose substantially, but in part due to the fact that 1 detached home sold at $6.3 million. Buyers were able to negotiate, on average, 8-10% off list prices.
There were 8 Del Mar homes on the market at the end of March 2012 with a Contingent status (i.e., homes with offers being reviewed by short sale and REO lenders, 6% of the total number of homes for sale). These are included in the overall Active statistics below.
35 homes entered the Del Mar real estate market in March, 21% more new listings than in February. 22 Del Mar homes went pending in March, more than double the number of homes going pending in February.
There were 135 Del Mar homes for sale at the end of March, an downward shift by 6% from February. At the current rate of sales over a 6-month period, this represents an inventory of 12.2 months for detached homes (up from 10.1 last month), and 6.3 months for attached properties, down from 8.6 months in February.
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As with any statistic, 1 month of numbers does not establish a trend, so it is important to watch what has been happening over a period of time. One should not draw any firm conclusions regarding pricing because of the extremes in the Del Mar real estate market, as well as the fairly small number of sales.
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