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Monday, July 20, 2020

Sacramento Housing in June: Sales decline 1% YoY, Active Inventory down 37% YoY

by Calculated Risk on 7/20/2020 12:20:00 PM

Note that June sales are for contracts typically signed in April and May..

From SacRealtor.org: June 2020 Statistics – Sacramento Housing Market – Single Family Homes

June sales rebounded with 1,506 sales for the month, up 45.9% from the 1,032 sales in May. Compared to one year ago (1,527), the current figure is down 1.4%.
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The Active Listing Inventory decreased 15.8% from May to June, from 1,775 units to 1,495 units. Compared with June 2019 (2,362), inventory is down 36.7%. The Months of Inventory decreased from 1.7 Months to 1 Months. This figure represents the amount of time (in months) it would take for the current rate of sales to deplete the total active listing inventory.
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The Median DOM (days on market) increased from 9 to 10 and the Average DOM decreased from 19 to 23. “Days on market” represents the days between the initial listing of the home as “active” and the day it goes “pending.”
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1) Overall sales decreased to 1,506 in June, down 1.4% from 1,527 in June 2019. Sales were up 45.9% from May 2020 (previous month).

2) Active inventory was at 1,495 down from 2,362 in June 2019. That is down 36.7% year-over-year.  This is the fourteenth consecutive month with a YoY decline in inventory.