Housing stats for Contra Costa County 11/07/09 to 1/09/09…

February 15, 2009 by admin

The scene in Contra Costa is varied. If you go over to the LaMorinda area you’ll find the average price for a single family home ranges from $693K in Lafayette, $950 in Orinda and $1.5M in Moraga (a 31.8% increase!! The economy and housing market has NOT affected this area!)

Contra Costa has 5.3 months of inventory which is inline with a more equal market (a normal market falls between 3-4 months of inventory). Pittsburg has 4.9 months of inventory, Brentwood has 6.1, Walnut Creek falls in with 5 months of inventory while Concord has 3.7 months. So want to know what San Ramon is doing? 15.5 months…a HUGE jump of inventory!

The average time it takes to sell a home in Contra Costa is 2 months, if priced right. AND the avearge price for a home sold in Contra Costa is $309K versus $597K in the last quarter of 2007.

If you’d like micro market information about specific locations in Contra Costa simply email us the location you are interested in and we’ll send information on over.

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