Downtown Los Angeles Real Estate Meets Goldilocks – Home Prices

Just the right size, just the right temperature?

REAL ESTATE MARKET NEWS (Downtown Los Angeles)  —  The August market report is in.  Is the Downtown L.A. economy just right, or is it the calm before the storm?  Let’s take a look at the August 2017/2018 numbers to create a clear picture.  #dtla #realestate #news

DTLA home owners and sellers are happy.  The price of Downtown real estate is higher in August of 2018 than it was during the same period a year ago. The average Downtown home price increased from $761,000 to $782,000.  The average condo is selling faster than a year ago as well. What took 67 days to sell last year took 64 days this year.

Prices are up a perfect 2.7%. The average selling price to average listing price ratio has dropped from 94% to 93%, which is just enough bad news to take the temperature from too hot to just right.  Better yet, the only other negative news is a smaller overall market with new listings dropping from 44 to 38, which can be good news for the few who want to sell.

Take a look at the Metro Downtown Market Analysis reports:
August 2017
https://www.themls.com/Share/YWFhYWpnZ2pj

According to the numbers, the Downtown real estate economy is picture perfect, except for real estate professionals, who must compete more fiercely for their piece of a smaller pie, which shrank from total August volume of $33.5 million last year to less than $30 million in 2018.  We can clearly see good news that is reigned in by not-so-bad news.