Real Estate

Tighter Real Estate Market Means Fewer Homes Sold In Half Moon Bay

Foreclosures also are way down in Half Moon Bay.

The Coastside housing market continues to heat up.

Home prices rose again in April as did the number of building permits being issued by cities. In addition, foreclosures are on the decline.

The website DataQuick reports the median price for all types of dwellings in the Bay Area was above $500,000 for the first time since 2008. That’s a 17 percent increase since March and a 30 percent hike from a year ago.

In San Mateo County, the median sale price is now $726,000, a 32 percent increase from April 2012.

In Half Moon Bay, the median sales price in March increased in part of town: 

  • The median sales price in zip code 94019 was $784,000, a 20.6 percent increase from a year ago.
  • But in zip code 94018, the median sales price was $702,500, a 32 percent decrease.

Due to a lack of inventory, home sales have declined  slightly—0.6 percent—in the nine-county Bay Area. In San Mateo County, the decline was 14 percent. 

In Half Moon Bay, there were 20 homes sold in March, an 5.3 percent decrease from March 2012.

Meanwhile, RealtyTrac reports the number of single-family building permits nationwide increased 27 percent in the first quarter of 2013 to the highest level since 2008.

At the same, the number of foreclosure starts nationwide declined 27 percent to their lowest level since 2006.

In fact, the number of building permits issued and foreclosure starts were roughly the same for the first time since 2007.

In Half Moon Bay, three building permit were issued during the first three months of this year, compared to two during the same time period last year. There were three foreclosure starts, compared to 13 in the first quarter of 2012.


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