Where would you say the real estate market is “doing pretty good” in the Sacramento area? What does that even mean in a post-bubble-bursting context? Take a look at the image below to get a hint of what the real estate market has been like in places like Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova, Davis, Fair Oaks, Carmichael, Citrus Heights, Folsom and El Dorado Hills among others.

Citywide stats are only so useful because sub-markets within a particular city might have drastically different figures. For example, Land Park and Pocket / Greenhaven will not show the same trends as the entire City of Sacramento mentioned above. Without making this post exhaustive though, let’s take this one indicator for what it’s worth. Overall any neighborhood under 30% in REOs and Short Sales would really be classified as “doing pretty good” for the current market. Despite 30% still representing 1 in 3 sales being distressed, it’s a fairly low percentage for a city or neighborhood. Even 50% seems to be a fairly common stat for areas that locals often think of as more “move up” kind of places. Many cities and neighborhoods have a foreclosure/short sale rate between 60-70%. It’s amazing to think that is normative, but it is definitely the case – particularly in cities where there was ample new construction during the boom years.

What do you think the information says about the health of the market? How does it impact real estate to have such a high percentage of distressed sales? What opportunities and threats exist in the current real estate market?

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What’s happening in the Carmichael real estate market lately? The graph below displays the past 36 months of sales. What do you see?

For starters, the overall trend appears to be declining over the past 36 months. No surprise there, huh? We are seeing this phenomenon in most niches in the Sacramento area. It looks like the bulk of sales over the past 90 days have sold between 200-300K, though there are certainly sales well beyond that range. It is also evident that there have been fewer sales above $1,000,000 in the past year.

Carmichael Real Estate Market Data:

• 85 sales over past 90 days
• Median Price of $219,000 over past 90 days
• Low Price of $72,000 over past 90 days
• High Price of $2,200,000 over past 90 days
• Average Days on Market over past 90 days: 84
• 125 current Active listings
• 76 current Short Sale Active listings
• 60 current Pending listings
• 21 properties have sold above $1,000,000 over the past 36 months
• 4 properties have sold above $1,000,000 over past 12 months

Carmichael Links:

• Carmichael Wikipedia Page
• Jesuit High School
• Carmichael Chamber of Commerce
• Carmichael Park & Recreation District
• Carmichael Times Newspaper
• Carmichael Library

NOTE: Carmichael is technically not a city, but a Census-Designated Place (CDP) in Sacramento County.

If you have any questions about the data above or any potential real estate appraisal needs within Carmichael or surrounding areas, feel free to contact me at 916-595-3735 or www.lundquistcompany.com