The realtors released recent sales data for November 2015 showing nice growth but not nutso growth we’ve seen in years past — which is a good thing, right? 

Right. The market is settling into a quasi-normal growth pattern but ‘great’ properties are still rare and will draw lots of offers which will drive prices up as you may have seen in our insider In the Know newsletters that you can get delivered every 2 weeks by subscribing here. Read the full report here and  be sure to ask Kevin+Jonathan for what it really means for you as a buyer or as a seller as San Francisco’s real estate market is as diverse as its people and neighborhoods.

The Realtors issued their market breakdown of what happened in San Francisco’s residential real estate market comparing November 2014 and November 2015.

From the realtors: 

Residential real estate is experiencing its best year since the recession. Housing demand is healthy, and that is expected to continue until the end of the year. Home sales are actually set to have their best national showing since 2006. More of the same is anticipated in 2016, but inventory and affordability challenges coupled with mortgage rate increases will likely keep any sort of monster growth in check. This should be a good thing for keeping home prices from increasing too rapidly to maintain economic stability.

• New Listings were down 6.3 percent for single family homes and 4.2 percent for Condo/TIC/Coop properties.
• Pending Sales decreased 17.1 percent for single family homes but increased 6.0 percent for Condo/TIC/Coop properties.
• The Median Sales Price was up 15.0 percent to $1,295,000 for single family homes and 10.3 percent to $1,125,000 for Condo/TIC/Coop properties.

Months Supply of Inventory decreased 6.3 percent for single family units but remained flat for Condo/TIC/Coop units. Unemployment rates across the nation changed little last month, which bodes well for an increase in buying activity. The national jobless rate was 5.0 percent in October, which was 0.7 percent lower than the year prior. Although housing and employment data are quite positive at this juncture, it is still certainly possible for listings and sales to be down in year-over-year comparisons. Bad weather and the mix of housing available to buyers tend to have a greater effect on trends at the end of the year than during the midsummer months.