Over the past 2 months, the inventory of $2mil+ homes in the central District 5 (Noe Valley, Dolores Heights, et. al.) has grown to a current total of 31 homes. These were the folks who watched the Spring market ‘spring’ to life and thought ‘ah ha’ now is the time to ‘get out’. But at the same time, buyers began pulling back. The month of July is on target to be the third month in a row with a 50% drop from the month prior in the number of homes that have sold.
Tuesday a contract was accepted for the house at 1130 Cole Street. This is the first home in this upper end category to go into contract in the month of July. It is a great house but will probably be the most expensive ‘non-view’ home sold in District 5. The buyer is a former San Franciscan moving back to the City and has yet to do inspections. Since the house is ‘new’ by all accounts, the inspection should go fairly well.
There are signs that the market is coming back to life. More showings are being booked and Tim Murray, Regional Manager for Alain Pinel Realtors, reports this to be the busiest summer for the San Francisco office to date.
All the Best,
Lance




