Below is a market update for residential properties in the Big Bear Valley during the week of March 31 to April 6. New listings and pending sales were up from the previous week while closed sales were down. The majority of closed sales continue to occur in the Big Bear Lake areas of Boulder Bay, Gilner Point, Ironwood Estates, Eagle Point, Fox Farm and Moonridge. The areas of Big Bear City, Erwin Lake, Baldwin Lake, Lake Williams and Sugarloaf are still seeing very few sales. Average days on the market for … [Read more...]
Big Bear Real Estate Monday Market Update For 4/7/2008
April 7, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Below is an update for the Big Bear real estate market as of 4/7/2008. The residential properties listed for sale in Big Bear are up 11 from 1078 homes for sale to 1089 total. The number of houses in escrow are up 16 from last week to 107 while sales year to date now stand at 114 Big Bear homes sold since the beginning of the year, up 7 from last week. Vacant land listings in Big Bear are up by 3 to 340 parcels now for sale. The number of pending sales are up 2 from last week for a total of 28 escrows for … [Read more...]
Big Bear Home Sales For March 2008
April 6, 2008 by Leave a Comment
The Big Bear real estate market saw an increase in homes sold in the month of March with a total of 46 48 homes sold. Historically speaking, this is still considered very slow sales activity, though it is nearly 60% 65%higher than January and 50% 54%higher than February of this year. The median sales price for homes sold in the month of March also increased, going up nearly 8% ($282,000) 10% ($2865,00) as compared to the previous month ($260,000). The median sales price is still down 2% only down $1000 from … [Read more...]
Big Bear Residential Market Activity 3/24/2008 to 3/30/2008
April 5, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Below is a real estate market update for residential properties in the Big Bear Valley during the week of March 24 to March 30. The market in Big Bear Lake and Big Bear City continues to be the main areas of activity when compared to Sugarloaf & Fawnskin. Given that there are 135 homes for sale in Sugarloaf, 1 closed sale and 1 pending sale this past week is drop in the bucket. At least with only 28 homes for sale, Fawnskin still has relativley few homes for sale and therefore less competition. Valley wide, … [Read more...]
Big Bear Real Estate Monday Market Update For 3/31/2008
April 1, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Better late than never they say. Below is the update for the Big Bear real estate market as of 3/31/2008. The residential properties listed for sale in Big Bear are down 25 from 1103 homes for sale to 1078. Part of the reason for the big jump down is that 15 homes came off the market this morning as expired listings. I would expect those properties will be re-listed soon and add to the numbers. So, the real net loss is closer to 10, or around 1093 houses for sale in Big Bear. Be on the look out for the number … [Read more...]
Big Bear Residential Market Activity 3/17/2008 to 3/23/2008
March 27, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Below is a market update for residential properties in the Big Bear Valley for the week of March 17 to March 23. Given that residential properties are the majority of sales in Big Bear, I have focused on this type of property. If you are interested in the stats for vacant land, commercial, or condos, please let me know. New, pending, and sold listings in Big Bear Lake were very similar to the prior week with no major swings noted. Pending listings in Big Bear City nearly doubled last week, up from 3 to 8, with … [Read more...]
Big Bear Real Estate Monday Market Update For 3/24/2008
March 24, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Below is the update for the Big Bear real estate market as of 3/24/2008. The residential properties listed for sale in Big Bear are up 22 from 1081 homes for sale to 1103. There are 51 more homes on the market now as compared to 5 weeks ago when I started tracking these numbers. The number of homes in escrow is down 1 from last week to 91 while home sales year to date are now at 92 Big Bear homes sold since the beginning of the year, up 10 from last week. That makes for 23 homes sales in the past two … [Read more...]
Big Bear Home Prices Down 15-25%
March 21, 2008 by Leave a Comment
A recent article by the L.A. Times says the median price of homes in the Big Bear area dropped between 15-25% in February of 2008 as compared to February 2007. Area Number of Sales Median Price Drop in Price from 2/07 Median Price Home Per Sqft. Big Bear Lake 92315 17 $333,000 -24% $243 Big Bear City 92314 11 $235,000 -14.6% $221 Sugarloaf 92386 6 $164,000 -21.9% $146 Fawnskin 92333 n/a n/a n/a n/a It is interesting to compare this with the median home prices for Big Bear that I posted on earlier this … [Read more...]
Big Bear Residential Market Activity 3/10/2008 to 3/16/2008
March 18, 2008 by 1 Comment
Below is a market update for residential properties in the Big Bear Valley for the week prior. Given that residential properties are the majority of sales in Big Bear, I will focus on this type of property. If you are interested in the stats for vacant land, commercial, or condos, please let me know. This information will be updated on a weekly and monthly basis. Be sure to check back or sign up for my email newsletter to be kept informed on the real estate market conditions in Big Bear. Big Bear Lake … [Read more...]
Big Bear Real Estate Monday Market Update For 3/17/2008
March 17, 2008 by 1 Comment
Below is the update for the Big Bear real estate market as of 3/17/2008. The residential properties listed for sale in Big Bear are up 17 from 1064 homes for sale to 1081. The number of homes in escrow is down 7 from last week to 92 while home sales year to date are now at 82 Big Bear homes sold since the beginning of the year, up 13 from last week. Vacant land listings in Big Bear were up 14 to 339 now for sale in the Big Bear Valley. The number of pending sales is down 3 from last week for a total of 25 escrows … [Read more...]
