Our January report focused mostly on 2020’s annual statistics. This report will put most of its attention on quarterly and monthly indicators, which better illustrate changes occurring as 2020 progressed: pre-pandemic to initial pandemic crash through the subsequent market recovery. Napa County, of course, was also impacted by the terrible fires in late summer, and […]
Napa County Real Estate in 2020
Pandemic, shelter in place, mass unemployment, terrible financial hardships for many households and small businesses, new ways of working, office buildings empty, people move to less densely populated areas, dreadful fires, an anxious presidential election, interest rates to historic lows, stock markets to new highs, IPO mania breaks out again, vaccines begin to arrive – […]
Napa County Real Estate December 2020 Report
Though Covid-19 upended many normal seasonal trends this year, and then the fires added their impacts, the market did begin its typical “holiday season” slowdown in November – however activity remained well above levels of last year. It is unknown how the latest pandemic circumstances may affect the market in December, which is usually by […]
Napa County Real Estate Prices & Market Conditions November 2020 Report
The long-term median sales price chart below is similar to those for counties around the Bay Area – a significant spike in median house prices since the pandemic struck in early spring. As mentioned before, recent jumps in median house prices have been driven not only by appreciation in fair market values, but by large […]
Napa County Real Estate October 2020 Report
Our hearts go out to so many of our friends and neighbors grievously affected by these terrible fires, and our gratitude is too deep for words to those fighting the fires and assisting those needing help. We continue to issue market reports during these times of such difficulty simply because there are still people who […]
Napa Real Estate September 2020 Market Report
In the context of the terrible fires we’ve seen in recent weeks, a real estate report may seem trivial, but we have clients still trying to make buying and selling decisions, and we feel it remains our job to try to deliver straightforward data on the market. The first chart: Comparing the second week of […]
Napa Real Estate August 2020 Market Report
Because the county does not have that many sales in any given month and its range of sales prices is so wide, Napa’s monthly median sales price is prone to anomalous fluctuations. Which is why we prefer the 6-month rolling average used in the chart below. However, for what it is worth, the Napa County […]
Napa County Real Estate Market Rebounds Dramatically July 2020 Report
Despite the ongoing health and economic crisis precipitated by COVID-19, the Napa County real estate market staged a remarkable recovery from the steep year-over-year declines in March and April. Demand for high-end homes, in particular, has been very strong across the Wine Country and, indeed, the Bay Area as a whole. More affluent buyers – […]
Napa County Real Estate Spring 2020 Report
Supply & demand statistics, sales and values by city, the luxury home market, and the dwindling effects of COVID-19 June 2020 Depending on the statistic, analyses will reflect Napa County alone or the combined markets of Napa and Sonoma Counties. Generally speaking, market activity – as measured by the number of listings going into contract […]
Napa Real Estate Market Begins to Bounce Back
Shelter-in-place caused steep drops in activity across the board in what is typically the beginning of the busy spring and summer selling seasons. However, though still well below normal levels, activity has been picking up since bottoming out in late March/early April, and will presumably continue to do so with the easing of both shelter-in-place […]
Napa County Real Estate March 2020 Report
There is a lot going on in the world right now and we won’t pretend to know how things will turn out or affect the local real estate market over the next few months. In the meantime, this report will look at the most recent data available, though the impact of the wild volatility in …
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Napa County Real Estate January 2020 Report
Generally speaking, after years of high appreciation rates, annual 2019 Bay Area median home prices went down a little bit, went up a little bit or basically remained unchanged as compared to 2018. For 2020, economist Ken Rosen at UC Berkeley has said he expects the Bay Area median price to remain basically flat, within …
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Napa County Real Estate December 2019 Report
Bay Area Median Home Prices and Bay Area County Market Size. By number of annual sales, Napa County is the smallest county market in the Bay Area. Market Seasonality: New Listings Coming on Market The market is now deep into its seasonal plunge in activity, which hits its nadir in December. (This chart is updated …
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Napa County Real Estate November 2019 Report
Long-Term Trends in Median Home Sales Prices Using a six-month-rolling average of monthly median sales prices smooths out the often meaningless monthly fluctuations to illustrate broad, long-term appreciation trends with more clarity. Sales Volumes and Median Prices by City In this first chart, we have included some cities in Sonoma County to add further context …
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Napa County Real Estate October 2019 Report
Updated Market & Census Statistics, Home Prices & Appreciation Rates, Luxury Home Sales, Price Reductions, Employment & Interest Rates. Year-over-Year Q3 Comparisons – Q3 2016 – Q3 2019 Median House Sales Price by Quarter Year-over-Year Quarterly Appreciation Rates Home Sales by Price Segment & Bedroom Count The variety of homes sold in Napa County is …
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Napa County Real Estate September 2019 Report
Home Prices by City; Short-Term & Long-Term Appreciation; Migration In & Out of the County; Price Reductions; Supply & Demand. Home Prices & Appreciation Trends by City Short-Term & Long-Term Trends in County Median Home Values People Moving In & Out of Napa County Using new U.S. Census estimates released 8/29/19, this chart attempts to …
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Napa County Real Estate August 2019 Report
Sales & Values by City, Price Segment & Lot Size; Luxury Home Sales; Market Seasonality; Market Indicators by City; Foreign Homebuyers. A Breakdown of Sales by Price Segment Sales, Prices & Home Sizes by Lot Size In San Francisco, houses selling for $8 million and houses selling for $800,000 can both be found on lots …
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Napa County Q2 Real Estate – Compass
The county Q2 2019 median house sales price was a tad above that of Q2 2018, but remains below the peak reached last summer. Home Sales by Property Type & Bedroom Count Sales Volumes: General Market & Higher Price Segments For the overall county market, spring sales volume in 2019 was a little above spring …
Napa County Market June 2019 Report
Sales & Prices Increase as the Spring 2019 Market Heats Up, But Inventory Up and Sales Volume Down Year-over-Year. Median House Sales Price Trend In 2018, the median house sales price peaked in August, which also saw the highest number of monthly sales during the year. Sales Volume Trend March-May Year-over-Year Comparisons Comparing March-May of …
Napa County Real Estate May 2019 Report
In Napa, the market typically begins to warm up in early spring, with both listing and sales volume steadily building through early-mid summer. With April’s end, we now have 2 months of spring season data unaffected by market activity at the end of 2018, when financial markets plunged. As of early May 2019, stock markets …