Home Value Update: May 2024

U.S. existing-home sales fell for the second month in a row, sliding 1.9% month-over-month and 1.9% year-over-year, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), with sales down in all four regions of the country.

Higher borrowing costs and accelerating home prices continue to weigh on demand, pushing some prospective buyers to the sidelines and causing market activity to slump ahead of summer.

  • Closed Sales increased 2.2 percent for Detached homes but decreased 0.7 percent for Attached homes.
  • Pending Sales increased 8.0 percent for Detached homes and 2.4 percent for Attached homes.
  • The Median Sales Price was up 14.3 percent to $1,200,000 for Detached homes and 20.4 percent to $825,000 for Attached homes.
  • Days on Market decreased 8.0 percent for Detached homes but increased 5.0 percent for Attached homes.
  • Supply increased 4.8 percent for Detached homes and 20.0 percent for Attached homes.

Home prices have continued to climb nationwide, despite an uptick in inventory this year. Nationally, the median existing-home price reached $407,600 as of last measure, a 5.7% increase from the same period last year and a record high for the month, according to NAR. Meanwhile, total inventory heading into May stood at 1.21 million units, a 9% increase month-over month and a 16.3% increase year-over-year, for a 3.5 month’s supply at the current sales pace.

The numbers by city:
These #’s are for Single Family Detached homes and do not include Attached Homes, aka condos and townhomes.
DOM = Days on Market
% List Price = Percentage of the original list price that the home sold for.

Carlsbad

MonthAvg
Sold $
ChgDOMChgSold HomesChgActive ListingsChg% List PriceYoY Chg
05/24$2,024,000-1%19-5%18911%10018%100.4%6.5%
04/24$2,039,0004%20-17%17120%858%100.5%13.7%
03/24$1,960,000-3%24-4%14221%795%100.1%18.3%
02/24$2,024,0001%25-14%11717%75-12%99.4%27.0%
01/24$2,005,000-0%2912%100-2%85-6%97.7%25.5%
12/23$2,013,00012%26-4%102-20%90-10%96.9%24.0%
11/23$1,795,0001%2723%128-15%1004%97.2%13.1%
10/23$1,778,0001%2216%151-19%96-5%98.3%10.2%
09/23$1,759,000-3%1927%186-3%101-3%98.5%3.3%
08/23$1,815,000-2%157%1917%1041%99.6%0.7%
07/23$1,861,000-3%140%17915%1036%100.0%2.2%
06/23$1,920,0001%14-26%156-3%9723%100.3%3.0%
05/23$1,900,0006%19-17%16115%7922%100.0%2.4%
04/23$1,793,0008%23-26%1409%655%98.4%-0.8%
03/23$1,657,0004%310%12835%62-2%96.9%0.8%
02/23$1,594,000-0%3111%95-17%63-19%95.5%5.1%
01/23$1,598,000-2%280%114-10%78-21%95.9%4.1%
12/22$1,623,0002%28-7%127-19%99-14%94.4%4.9%

Encinitas

MonthAvg Sold $ChgDOMChgSold HomesChgActive ListingsChg% List PriceYoY Chg
05/24$2,834,0000%3455%6612%6625%98.6%13.5%
04/24$2,828,0005%22-8%5926%5318%100.9%9.1%
03/24$2,684,000-2%24-33%4724%4510%100.9%5.6%
02/24$2,750,000-2%36-5%38-10%41-7%99.0%32.4%
01/24$2,800,0002%383%42-14%44-14%95.0%38.1%
12/23$2,740,000-7%3716%49-17%51-12%95.0%21.5%
11/23$2,932,0009%3214%59-23%5821%97.0%25.1%
10/23$2,696,000-0%284%77-3%482%98.4%7.6%
09/23$2,698,0002%2729%79-4%47-2%100.0%3.6%
08/23$2,640,0003%21-5%820%487%100.0%-1.1%
07/23$2,560,0001%2216%82-1%450%99.7%-3.4%
06/23$2,523,0001%19-21%832%452%98.7%-2.7%
05/23$2,496,000-4%24-11%8131%4413%98%-3.7%
04/23$2,592,0002%27-18%6219%393%97.1%6.4%
03/23$2,542,00022%33-8%520%38-16%94.9%17.2%
02/23$2,077,0002%3613%520%45-4%92.2%1.2%
01/23$2,028,000-10%32-3%52-15%47-10%93.4%-5.9%
12/22$2,255,000-4%3318%61-5%52-5%92.5%1.3%

Oceanside

MonthAvg
Sold $
ChgDOMChgSold HomesChgActive ListingsChg% List PriceYoY Chg
05/24$1,061,0001%17-6%26123%11319%101.1%7.4%
04/24$1,053,0002%18-22%21221%953%101.1%7.0%
03/24$1,037,000-3%23-8%1754%926%100.2%12.4%
02/24$1,066,000-1%2514%168-6%87-16%99.3%13.6%
01/24$1,074,000-1%225%178-1%104-12%99.0%15.1%
12/23$1,080,0004%210%180-5%118-11%99.0%15.6%
11/23$1,034,0003%215%190-12%13222%100.0%13.5%
10/23$1,000,0001%2025%217-9%1086%100.4%13.0%
09/23$995,0002%1614%239-8%102-7%101.4%10.0%
08/23$971,000-0%140%2597%110-1%101.5%4.9%
07/23$974,000-2%14-22%2433%11110%102.1%-0.6%
06/23$997,0001%18-33%2362%1016%101.1%2.6%
05/23$988,0000%27-18%23212%9517%100%0.9%
04/23$984,0007%33-11%2087%81-21%98.5%5.6%
03/23$923,000-2%379%19410%103-18%97.2%3.0%
02/23$938,0001%340%176-7%125-15%96.1%14.0%
01/23$933,000-0%3417%190-16%147-15%95.2%9.5%
12/22$934,0003%294%225-11%173-9%95.3%9.8%

San Marcos

MonthAvg
Sold $
ChgDOMChgSold HomesChgActive ListingsChg% List PriceYoY Chg
05/24$1,318,0006%160%12932%7414%100.9%17.4%
04/24$1,241,0004%16-27%9829%6525%101.3%11.5%
03/24$1,195,0007%22-12%7613%5216%100.2%17.5%
02/24$1,113,000-2%25-19%67-4%450%99.5%11.7%
01/24$1,137,000-5%3135%70-22%45-2%98.4%17.0%
12/23$1,195,000-2%2315%90-6%46-8%99.0%25.7%
11/23$1,219,0002%2025%96-17%5019%99.4%25.2%
10/23$1,192,000-1%16-11%1166%428%100.2%21.0%
09/23$1,208,0002%180%109-13%390%100.7%15.4%
08/23$1,185,000-0%18-14%1251%395%101.1%7.9%
07/23$1,186,0003%2111%124-6%37-12%100.6%3.8%
06/23$1,154,0003%19-5%1325%425%100.1%4.9%
05/23$1,123,0001%20-29%12613%40-9%99.3%3.4%
04/23$1,113,0009%28-20%1128%44-19%98.7%5.6%
03/23$1,017,0002%35-3%10416%54-17%97.3%-1.9%
02/23$996,0002%3624%90-14%65-14%95.5%1.5%
01/23$972,0002%297%105-15%76-16%95.2%-2.1%
12/22$951,000-2%278%123-22%90-11%94.6%-1.0%

Vista

MonthAvg
Sold $
ChgDOMChgSold HomesChgActive ListingsChg% List PriceYoY Chg
05/24$1,009,000-0%21-22%1482%7813%100.8%7.8%
04/24$1,011,0002%27-23%1453%6913%100.0%8.1%
03/24$994,0003%350%1410%61-2%98.5%15.2%
02/24$968,0001%350%14118%62-18%96.8%15.9%
01/24$955,0002%3540%120-9%76-17%96.4%16.5%
12/23$937,000-3%2514%1325%92-9%97.6%13.2%
11/23$964,000-1%2216%126-19%10111%98.9%13.2%
10/23$970,000-2%190%156-7%9123%99.4%7.0%
09/23$994,000-0%1919%167-2%74-12%100.8%9.2%
08/23$998,0002%167%17016%842%101.4%8.7%
07/23$982,0002%15-6%14720%826%102.1%7.6%
06/23$964,0003%16-20%123-8%7738%100.2%1.6%
05/23$936,0000%20-13%1348%5610%99.3%-1.0%
04/23$935,0008%23-21%124-6%51-16%98.7%0.9%
03/23$863,0003%29-17%13227%61-10%97.5%-3.7%
02/23$835,0002%35-3%104-10%68-22%95.3%-5.5%
01/23$820,000-1%3620%116-6%87-19%94.2%-7.2%
12/22$828,000-3%3011%124-24%107-18%95.3%-3.6%