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Ruth Bates

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Long Days On Market

Across Santa Cruz County there are only 250 homes for sale (as of 8/11) and the Average Days on Market is up to 71 days! A wellpriced home will sell in the first 14 days, and we are in the middle of summer, so the conclusion is that many homes are way overpriced. In Aptos, we have 36 Active listings and an Average 43 Days on Market. The Average List Price in Aptos is $2,241,254 and the Median List Price is $1,862,500. The Median Sales Price in Aptos for the past 30 days is $1,700,000; Prices are going to come down.

Active Listings

120 Debernardo is the High list at $5,699,000. This property has been for sale for about 10 years with at least 10 different agents. Low list is 626 Bonita, a 2 bed, 1 bath, 1056 SF home in the SCC Affordable Housing Program, listed for $556,255. Listings around the Median List Price include: 7215 Mesa –3/2/2124SF, asking $1,899,000, 4 DOM, 144 Victoria Lane - 4/2.5/2751SF, asking $1,895,000, 24 DOM, 204 Highland – 4/2/1629, asking $1,839,000, 43 DOM, 762 Estates – 3/2/2094, asking $1,799,000, 80 DOM.

SOLD PAST 30 DAYS

25 homes sold. High sale is 960 Via Malibu, $3,500,000. Low sale is 3182 N. Polo, $835,000 for a 2 bed, 1 bath, 864SF home. I represented the Buyers on 201 Augusta which sold for $1,526,000, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1698SF single-level home. Four condos/townhomes sold – 291 Marlin Court - $850,000 – 3/1.5/1234, 2619 Willowbrook #92 - $806,000, 3/2/1433SF, 2603 Willowbrook #20 - $802,500, 3/2/1398SF, 439 Sailfish$775,629 – 2/1/844SF.

HISTORICAL PRICES

Zillow tracks Average Sales Price for Aptos as: Jan 2017 - $864K, Jan 2018 - $916K, Jan 2019 - $963K, Jan 2020 - $940K, Jan 2021 - $1085K, Jan 2022 - $1318K, peaking at $1492K in June 2022, and declining since then to $1360K as of June 2023. This still represents a 57% increase in value in just over 5 years.

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