Let’s take a look at the Santa Monica real estate market. How did 2016 stack up compared with the previous year?

With five zip codes in Santa Monica it makes sense to break it down by each one, and also by property type.

90401

Condos (Downtown Santa Monica has very few single family homes)

Sold: 36 – a drop of 44 over 2015.
Median price: $1,800,000 = 2015.
Average days on market: 70 – a drop of 35 days.
Sold vs list price: 98.54% under 30 days. 92.86% over 120 days

90402

Single Family

Sold: 80 – a drop of 11 over 2015.
Median price: $3,778,667 – an increase of 6.44%.
Average days on the market: 58 – an increase of 15.
Sold vs list price: 100.54% under 30 days. 95.79% over 120 days.

Condos

Sold: 37 – 5 more than 2015.
Median price: $1,450,000 – 9.51% increase.
Average days on market: 72 – drop of 15 days over 2015.
Sold vs list price: 102.81% under 30 days. 94.95% over 120 days

90403

Single Family

Sold: 27 – an increase of 6 over 2015.
Median price: $2,800,000 – 21.08% increase.
Average days on market: 37 – basically the same.
Sold vs list price: 103.89% under 30 days. 97.11% over 120 days

Condos

Sold: 143 – a drop of 29 over 2015.
Median price: $1,200,000 – an increase of 11.63%.
Average days on market: 51 – an increase of 15 days.
Sold vs list price: 103.83% under 30 days. 96.11% over 120 days

90404

Single Family

Sold: 17 – 3 more than in 2015.
Median price: $1,200,000 – an increase of 8.99%.
Average days on the market: 50 – an increase of 3 days.
Sold vs list price: 104.57% under 30 days. (There do not appear to be any homes that stayed on the market over 120 days!).

Condos

Sold: 107 – 2 more than 2015.
Median price: $805,000 – an increase of 7.33%.
Average days on the market: 46 – a drop of 5 days.
Sold vs list price: 104.19% under 30 days. 101.67% over 120 days.

90405

Single Family

Sold: 105 – 2 less than 2015.
Median price: $1,750,000 – an increase of 3.24%.
Average days on the market: 46 an increase of 2 days.
Sold vs list price: 101.73% under 30 days. 98.10% over 120 days.

Condos

Sold: 86 – a drop of 17 over 2015.
Median price: $913,000 – an increase of 10%.
Average days on the market: 39 – basically the same.
Sold vs list price: 102.83 under 30 days. 89.70% over 120 days.

The Information provided by the MLS/CLAW deemed reliable but not guaranteed

Santa Monica real estate continues to have a shortage of inventory. The median price continues to rise at a steady rate. But the fact remains the same. Homes which are overpriced tend to sit on the market longer and ultimately end up selling for less than they would have if priced correctly.