by Calculated Risk on 5/20/2025 08:21:00 AM

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: California Home Sales "Retreat" in April; New Listings "Surge"

A brief excerpt:

From the California Association of Realtors® (C.A.R.): California home sales retreat for second straight month in April as median home price hits new all-time high, C.A.R. reports

April’s sales pace fell 3.4 percent from the 277,030 homes sold in March and was down 0.2 percent from a year ago, when 268,170 homes were sold on an annualized basis. April’s sales level was the lowest in three months.
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Total active listings in April rose on a year-over-year basis at the fastest pace since January 2023. The level of active listings last month reached a 66-month high (since October 2019) and recorded its 15th consecutive month of annual gain in housing supply.

There is much more in the article.