Bay Area Median Home Price Slips Below $300,000

March 23, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
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The median price paid for a San Francisco Bay area home last month slipped to just $295,000, its lowest point since 1999, according to DataQuick.

That’s down 1.7 percent from January and a record 46.2 percent below the $548,000 median seen a year earlier (55.6 percent below $665,000 peak set in summer 2007).

During the month, just over 5,000 new and resale homes and condos sold across nine area counties, Read more

SoCal Median Falls Below $300,000

December 18, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
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The median price paid for a Southern California home was $285,000 last month, down five percent from October and a record 34.5 percent from November 2007, DataQuick reported today.

The median hasn’t been lower since it stood at $298,000 in April 2003, the last time it fell below the $300,000 mark.

November’s median is 43.6 percent below the peak $505,000 median seen in spring and summer of last Read more