Market Activity Report for June 14-20, 2010

Last week brought 16 new listings, 14 pending sales, and 12 closed sales. I think what I find most interesting is the CDOM (cumulative days on the market). It does seem that things are selling either really fast or really slowly. Correct pricing is what makes the difference! And notice the house on Polonius: it not only sold in 8 days, but for $15,000 over the asking price. Yes, this may have reflected built in costs for closing costs or some other concession, but it is still a rare event in this economy. And it does mean that the seller had an eager buyer who was not haggling the price down.

Here is your weekly update (see below the tables for additional notes):

NEWLY LISTED (June 14—20, 2010)

Address List Price Total Br Total BTHS SQ FT Prop Type
222 RIDGEWAY RD $125,000 1 1 756 CONDO
139 TOUCHSTONE CT $279,900 2 2 + .5 1,846 ATTACHD
4321 WOODSIDE CIR $289,000 3 2 1,532 ATTACHD
17683 ARBOR LN $339,900 3 2 1,946 DETACHD
1117 HEMLOCK ST $349,900 3 2 1,680 DETACHD
18651 DON LEE WAY $384,900 4 2 1,630 DETACHD
15012 TWIN FIR RD $399,000 5 2 3,532 DETACHD
15008 TWIN FIR RD $399,000 5 2 3,372 DETACHD
524 2ND ST 439000 2 2 + .5 1,547 CONDO
17681 LEAFY LN 449000 4 3 2,242 DETACHD
10 HILLSHIRE DR 549900 4 3 3,152 DETACHD
6 MORNINGVIEW LN 659000 4 3 3,998 DETACHD
116 3RD ST 675000 2 1 915 DETACHD
649 9TH ST 819000 3 2 + .5 2,852 DETACHD
1250 SUNNINGDALE RD 825000 5 3 + .5 4,073 DETACHD
245 CHANDLER PL 949850 4 2 + .5 + .5 3,733 DETACHD

PENDING SALES (June 14-20, 2010)

Address List Price Total BR Total BTHS SQ FT Prop Type CDOM
5225 JEAN RD $155,000 2 2 1,400 CONDO 28
4224 HAVEN ST $269,900 4 2 2,752 DETACHD 39
3388 EDGEMONT RD $279,900 3 2 + .5 1,968 DETACHD 283
17518 REDFERN AVE $355,000 3 2 1,831 DETACHD 715
540 2ND ST $410,000 2 2 + .5 1,520 CONDO 870
17845 SARAH HILL LN $417,000 4 2 + .5 2,970 DETACHD 9
53 D AVE $435,000 3 3 2,211 DETACHD 518
17387 CANYON DR $479,000 3 2 + .5 1,955 DETACHD 11
4089 MELISSA DR 524900 4 2 + .5 2,710 DETACHD 9
5678 CHARLES CIR 525000 3 4 3,455 DETACHD 495
18282 ANDUIN TER 625000 4 2 + .5 3,765 DETACHD 1
14370 PFEIFER DR 669000 4 2 + .5 3,318 DETACHD 12
11 HILLSHIRE DR 825000 4 2 + .5 3,415 DETACHD 33
18735 BRYANT RD 909900 5 3 + .5 5,323 DETACHD 149

SOLD (June 14-20, 2010)

Address Original Price Close Price Prop Type SQ FT CDOM
109 OSWEGO SMT $144,900 $141,900 CONDO 1212 47
12846 SW BOONES FERRY RD $225,000 $199,000 CONDO 1136 532
3485 DEVONSHIRE DR $264,900 $250,000 ATTACHD 1556 16
12 POLONIUS ST $246,600 $261,000 DETACHD 3275 8
136 TOUCHSTONE TER $350,000 $267,500 DETACHD 1996 243
15148 QUARRY RD $279,000 $279,000 DETACHD 1618 11
3056 WEMBLEY PARK RD $339,000 $285,000 DETACHD 2600 36
31 DA VINCI ST $399,900 $352,000 DETACHD 2232 249
1545 CLOVERLEAF RD 579950 $535,000 DETACHD 2723 59
13090 KNAUS RD 995000 $600,000 DETACHD 5578 357
5218 WESTFIELD CT $699,500 $607,000 DETACHD 3125 284
13081 KNAUS RD 1795000 $1,400,000 DETACHD 3269 58

Criteria: Homes in the 97034 and 97035 zip code, listed, pending or sold between the dates listed above as reported by the Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS). DETACHD refers to Single Family Detached Residence, MFG refers to manufactured housing, and ATTACHD refers to single-family residences with some portion of the structure attached to another property, but not constituting CONDO ownership. DOM stands for days on market, or the number of days from when the listing became active and when it received an acceptable offer, with CDOM standing for “cumulative days on market” accounting for “refreshed” listings.