If you are looking to buy or sell a home in the Silver Lake area, you are most likely curious about the current Silver Lake real estate market. Well priced Silver Lake homes are selling relatively quickly with many of the more desirable properties selling in multiple offers. That said, there are still some sellers who are not being realistic about their asking price. Such homes linger on the market until reality sets in or the property listing is withdrawn or expires. There is not a particularly large inventory homes for sale in the area right now. The MLS shows the current active listing inventory of single family Silver Lake homes to be 67, which coincidentally, is the same number of homes that have sold in the first half of the year. The follow chart shows Silver Lake Real Estate Market activity for the Month of June, 2011. 
Now let’s take a look at some year to date figures from January 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011. These figures are for single family homes in Silver Lake only and to not include Silver Lake condos or income properties. If you’d like information on either or both of those categories, give me a call at (213) 215-4758.
Silver Lake Home Sales Year-to-date from January 1st, 2011 through June 30, 2011
- Number of Single Family Homes SOLD: 67
- Highest price - $1,605,000
- Median price -$628,000
- Average price -$688,255
- Lowest price - $135,000
- Average Days on the Market - 71
- Average Square footage 1673.89
- Average price per square foot- $408.62
According to the information provided in the MLS, of the total number of single family homes sold in Silver Lake so far this year, 7 where short sales and 8 where bank owned. Approximately 22% of the total sales for the first half of this year were distress sales. Six of the currently active Silver Lake listings are distress sales, just shy of 9%. Silver Lake prices vary by location, school district, property size and condition. The following chart shows that the majority of sale of Silver Lake single family homes this year (46%) have sold between $500,000 and $800,000. If you have been hoping to find a house in Silver Lake for less than $400,000 you’ll see that only 11 homes (about 16%) have sold in that price range since the beginning of 2011. The market for homes in this lower price range is not only very competitive, but the majority of the properties are major fixers, very small, and/or in less desirable areas. Investors have come back into the market and are snapping many of these up for all cash. If you are looking to buy such a home to live in, you do have a time advantage in some cases. Fannie Mae’s “First Look Program” for Fannie Mae-owned foreclosed homes only considers offers from public entities and those seeking to purchase a home as their primary residence during the first 15 days that a property is listed. For a list of First Look properties or assistance in buying or selling Silver Lake area real estate, fill out the online contact form, or better still, give me call today at 213-215-4758.
Jenny Durling
Broker Associate
L.A. Property Solutions
213-215-4758
info@LApropertySolutions.com
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It sounds like your market has really turned around. We've got bargain hunters in Silicon Valley but all the good deals are gone and prices are moving back up.
Isn't it good to see things improving?!
This is a really comprehensive report on the Silver Lake area. And with 67 sold and 67 on the market, it would seem to be a very stable one. Great area to be selling, Jenny. I dabble there myself.
Jane- Yes, interesting that the solds and on market is the same number at this point. I'm glad to have things more stable. Is it about the same in your area - a bit west of me?