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Monthly Statistics

Complete monthly sales statistics for Contra Costa County are below. Monthly graphs are available for each city in the county.

February Sales Statistics
(Single-family Homes)
Prices Units Change from last year Change from last month
Median Average Sold DOM SP/LP Median Average Sold Median Average Sold
County $480,000 $607,286 487 36 101.0% 17.1% 13.0% 6.8% 13.5% 6.7% 10.4%
Alamo $1,200,000 $1,301,608 13 55 98.5% -13.2% -5.6% 8.3% -14.7% -6.7% 116.7%
Antioch $315,000 $320,881 47 47 100.0% 12.5% 18.4% -17.5% 8.3% 7.4% -34.7%
Bay Point $247,500 $247,500 2 215 119.6% 20.4% -2.3% -71.4% 3.1% -4.0% -60.0%
Blackhawk $1,269,900 $1,566,100 9 26 97.4% -2.9% 16.9% 125.0% -41.2% -27.5% 350.0%
Brentwood $430,000 $432,343 49 42 99.4% -1.6% -12.9% 28.9% 7.5% 0.9% -9.3%
Clayton $630,750 $652,813 8 30 100.3% 1.3% 10.2% 33.3% 2.1% 10.0% 60.0%
Concord $430,000 $449,185 56 25 101.5% 16.2% 18.2% 19.1% 2.4% -1.6% 21.7%
Danville $979,000 $1,090,663 31 23 101.5% 17.2% 23.4% 6.9% 0.7% 7.6% 19.2%
Discovery Bay $431,750 $540,875 12 91 95.2% 11.3% 11.3% -7.7% -6.5% 7.6% -25.0%
El Cerrito $597,500 $602,802 14 23 108.3% 4.7% 4.7% 75.0% -12.8% 250.0% 250.0%
El Sobrante $400,000 $444,333 6 24 108.4% 49.0% 65.5% 200.0% 24.6% 48.5% 50.0%
Hercules $480,000 $480,000 3 12 102.2% 15.7% 21.2% -40.0% 1.1% 2.1% 0.0%
Kensington $810,000 $1,145,000 3 31 98.9% n/a n/a n/a 40.9% 40.9% 50.0%
Lafayette $1,265,500 $1,433,200 10 89 100.0% 8.7% 0.9% 100.0% -7.3% -3.9% -9.1%
Martinez $510,000 $480,663 27 43 100.4% 41.7% 18.1% 35.0% -6.6% -18.3% 22.7%
Moraga $985,000 $1,090,000 3 35 102.0% -13.8% -13.4% -50.0% -2.0% 11.9% -40.0%
Oakley $329,500 $353,002 28 43 100.0% 19.8% 21.2% 64.7% 0.5% 6.2% 64.7%
Orinda $975,000 $999,583 12 29 103.3% 6.1% -6.2% 20.0% -30.9% -29.4% 140.0%
Pinole $475,000 $473,600 5 17 103.7% 62.4% 55.9% 25.0% 21.0% 15.9% 25.0%
Pittsburg $305,000 $323,887 23 35 100.7% 27.1% 28.3% 21.1% 1.7% 3.8% 35.3%
Pleasant Hill $670,500 $658,849 14 40 100.4% 28.3% 23.4% 16.7% 2.2% 5.7% -30.0%
Richmond $313,500 $326,704 33 35 103.0% 25.4% 20.9% 13.8% 8.1% 6.1% 13.8%
Rodeo $390,000 $372,714 7 25 100.7% n/a n/a n/a 12.2% 17.7% 16.7%
San Ramon $925,500 $875,503 36 18 102.9% 15.0% 0.7% 71.4% 12.5% -8.4% 50.0%
Walnut Creek $822,500 $878,958 24 19 101.4% 16.7% 10.0% -25.0% -2.5% -2.1% -4.0%

 

February Sales Statistics
(Condos/Townhomes)
Prices Units Change from last year Change from last month
Median Average Sold DOM SP/LP Median Average Sold Median Average Sold
County $365,000 $378,570 147 27 100.9% 3.5% 1.0% 18.5% 3.5% 1.0% 18.5%
Antioch $107,000 $114,817 3 21 98.0% 15.7% -3.1% -50.0% 15.7% -3.1% -50.0%
Concord $190,000 $184,083 12 18 102.6% -9.5% -27.2% -29.4% -9.5% -27.2% -29.4%
Danville $560,500 $583,400 10 41 102.2% 12.1% 16.0% 11.1% 12.1% 16.0% 11.1%
Hercules $230,000 $226,429 7 19 100.2% 4.8% 3.2% 250.0% 4.8% 3.2% 250.0%
Martinez $370,000 $349,600 5 18 100.4% 12.8% 13.3% 66.7% 12.8% 13.3% 66.7%
Moraga $542,000 $562,333 3 82 99.4% 17.8% 22.2% 200.0% 17.8% 22.2% 200.0%
Pleasant Hill $439,500 $392,000 6 49 99.1% 5.0% 0.6% 100.0% 5.0% 0.6% 100.0%
Richmond $365,000 $331,000 5 19 101.2% 18.0% -4.3% -37.5% 18.0% -4.3% -37.5%
San Pablo $192,000 $192,250 4 12 106.7% 3.8% 3.9% 300.0% 3.8% 3.9% 300.0%
San Ramon $528,000 $534,905 21 26 101.6% 5.8% 11.4% 23.5% 5.8% 11.4% 23.5%
Walnut Creek $365,000 $365,368 58 27 100.6% 11.3% -3.1% 16.0% 11.3% -3.1% 16.0%

Foreclosure Statistics…

Notices of default, the first step in the foreclosure process, in Contra Costa County, spiked 30.4% in January from December. Year-over-year, notices were up 43.9%, according to PropertyRadar.com.

Notices of sale fell 5.3% from December. They were down 40.6% year-over-year.

Foreclosure Filings
Foreclosure Filings: California > Contra Costa County

After the filing of a Notice of Trustee Sale, there are only three possible outcomes. First, the sale can be cancelled for reasons that include a successful loan modification or short sale, a filing error, or a legal requirement to re-file the notice after extended postponements.

Alternatively, if the property is taken to sale, the bank will place the opening bid. If a third party, typically an investor, bids more than the bank’s opening bid, the property will be sold to the third party; if not, it will go back to the bank and become part of that bank’s REO inventory.

In January, cancellations were down 16.2% from December, and they were down 76.8% year-over-year.

Properties that went back to the bank fell 17.7% from December, and they were down 39.3% year-over-year.

The total number of properties that have had a notice of default filed dropped by 0.7% from December. Year-over-year, notices were off 41.5%.

The total number of homes scheduled for sale decreased by 3.2% from December, and they were down 63.7% year-over-year.

The total number of homes owned by the banks fell 0.7% from December, and they were down 30.9% year-over-year.

Banks own approximately 1,096 homes in Contra Costa County.

Foreclosure Inventories
Foreclosure Inventories: California > Contra Costa County

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