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December 13, 2024

SF: December 2024 Market Stats

By Compass

In late November, Bay Area markets began moving into the mid-winter holiday slowdown, which in December typically results in the lowest counts of the year for new listings coming on the market and homes going into contract. Homes are still listed and deals continue to be made, just at a much slower pace, and this is usually the period where buyers can negotiate most aggressively on unsold properties with longer days-on-market.

It is difficult to make definitive determinations about where the market is heading in 2025 from Q4 statistics, but in the last several years, demand rebounded substantially early in the new year and then accelerated into spring. And some agents have reported a significant increase in clients wanting to list their homes next year. As always, much depends on political and macroeconomic factors that can be challenging to predict.

This report will look at supply and demand dynamics in November - but note that many of November's sales statistics reflect listings that went into contract in October - and our January report will review longer-term, annual numbers that will provide greater context to 2024 market conditions and trends.

As of the first week of December, 30-year conforming mortgage interest rates were ticking down again, but still about a half point above early October. Stock markets have continued to hit new highs on almost a daily basis; inflation ticked up slightly (11/13/24 reading); the Fed dropped their benchmark rate another quarter percent (11/7/24); the jobs report rebounded (12/6/24); and consumer confidence hit its highest reading in 7 months (12/6/24). These economic indicators may impact different market segments differently depending on whether interest rates or stock values most affect their buyers.

Mortgage Interest Rates in 2023-2024 30-Year Conforming Fixed-Rate Loans, Weekly Average Readings*Nasdaq Composite Index January 1995 to 2024 YTDSan Francisco HOUSE Price Trends since 1990 Monthly Median House Sales Prices, 3-Month RollingSan Francisco CONDO Price Trends since 2005 Median Condo Sales Price, 3-Month RollingSan Francisco Home Sales Trends, 2021-2024 Year-over-Year, Year-to-Date Sales by Price Segment*San Francisco Value Trends since 2005 3-Month-Rolling, Median Dollar per Square Foot Values*San Francisco CONDO Prices: Downtown vs. Non-Downtown 6-Month-Rolling, Median 2-Bedroom Condo Sales Prices since 2005*New Listings Coming on Market San Francisco Market Dynamics & SeasonalitySan Francisco Homes Market Active & Coming-Soon Listings on 15t of Month*Listings Accepting Offers (Going into Contract) San Francisco Market Dynamics & SeasonalityPercentage of Listings Accepting Offers San Francisco: Absorption Rate by MonthPrice Reductions on Active Listings San Francisco Market Dynamics & SeasonalityMonthly Home Sales Volume* San Francisco Market Dynamics & SeasonalitySan Francisco: Not Every Home Sells Listings Taken Off Market Without Selling*San Francisco Luxury House Sales* Houses Selling for $5 Million+ since 2018San Francisco Luxury Condo & Co-op Sales* Units Selling for $2.5 Million+ since 2018Average Days on Market - Speed of Sale San Francisco Market Dynamics & SeasonalityOverbidding List Prices in San Francisco Percentage of Home Sales Closing over List PriceAverage Sales Price to Original List Price Percentage San Francisco Over/Under Bidding: Market Dynamics & Seasonality

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