In the study of Palos Verdes real estate trends, as many of you know who’ve been following me on my blog posts, on my old website, or on these various social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter), when I comment on the Palos Verdes homes real estate market, I try hard to minimize opinion and concentrate on the facts.  We all know what facts are; they are verifiable, credible, and reliable.  Play the video below first, then dive in to the data below…

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What are the “facts” when it comes to analyzing real estate markets, specifically Palos Verdes real estate trends? 

That question first leads us to ask what real estate really is. When we consider it, we know that it is simply a commodity. Just like any other commodity—gold, silver, live cattle futures—how is the price of any commodity determined?…

A commodity’s price is solely determined by the forces of SUPPLY AND DEMAND

From that, we come up with the next logical question.  How do you measure supply and demand in the residential real estate market?  Supply is the fairly easy part – it’s just the number of properties that were listed during any given period of time.  Demand is a little trickier.  I’ve found the best measure of demand is knowing the number of months of unsold inventory.  In other words, the answer to this question … “Based on the rate at which homes are selling, how long will it take to sell existing levels of unsold inventory?”  That’s demand.  The lower the number for that metric, the higher the demand. 

Now we have the basis to understand and verifiably, credibly and reliably what the facts are that will determine not only what the Palos Verdes homes market is doing now, but where prices might go in the future.  Are you with me so far?  At the very bottom of this article, there will be a short survey that will simply ask if you believe it is more likely that the price for Palos Verdes homes will go up 5% or more in the next 12 months, stay about the same, or go down 5% or more. Take a moment to click on your answer. If you need help understanding the content, methodology, and what the numbers in the table below mean, use my Calendly link (blue tab at the bottom of any page on this website) to schedule a time to jump on a Zoom call.

Time Period	Palos Verdes Estates (Days to Sell Existing Supply)	Listing Volume	Pending Volume	%Change Listing Volume (Supply) Same Time Period Last Year	%Change Pending Volume (Demand) Same Time Period Last Year	Change in Unsold Inventory Index from Last Period	% Change in Unsold Inventory Index from Same Period Last Year
5/1/2023-10/31/2023	286	135	85
4/1/2024-9/30/2024	318	122	69
5/1/2024-10/31/2024	278	108	70	-20.00%	-17.65%	-12.74%	-2.86%
Time Period	Palos Verdes Peninsula (Days to Sell Existing Supply)	Listing Volume	Pending Volume	%Change Listing Volume (Supply) Same Time Period Last Year	%Change Pending Volume (Demand) Same Time Period Last Year	Change in Unsold Inventory Index from Last Period	% Change in Unsold Inventory Index from Same Period Last Year
5/1/2023-10/31/2023	257	374	262
4/1/2024-9/30/2024	279	418	270
5/1/2024-10/31/2024	272	387	256	3.48%	-2.29%	-2.35%	5.90%
Time Period	Greater South Bay Unsold Inventory (Days to Sell Existing Supply)	Listing Volume	Pending Volume	%Change Listing Volume (Supply) Same Time Period Last Year	%Change Pending Volume (Demand) Same Time Period Last Year	Change in Unsold Inventory Index from Last Period	% Change in Unsold Inventory Index from Same Period Last Year
5/1/2023-10/31/2023	233	3193	2472
4/1/2024-9/30/2024	241	3415	2552
5/1/2024-10/31/2024	239	3393	2552	6.26%	3.24%	-0.64%	2.93%
Time Period	Rancho Palos Verdes Unsold Inventory (Days to Sell Existing Supply)	Listing Volume	Pending Volume	%Change Listing Volume (Supply) Same Time Period Last Year	%Change Pending Volume (Demand) Same Time Period Last Year	Change in Unsold Inventory Index from Last Period	% Change in Unsold Inventory Index from Same Period Last Year
5/1/2023-10/31/2023	242	208	155
4/1/2024-9/30/2024	268	269	181
5/1/2024-10/31/2024	272	261	173	25.48%	11.61%	1.51%	12.42%
Time Period	Rolling Hills Estates Unsold Inventory (Days to Sell Existing Supply)	Listing Volume	Pending Volume	%Change Listing Volume (Supply) Same Time Period Last Year	%Change Pending Volume (Demand) Same Time Period Last Year	Change in Unsold Inventory Index from Last Period	% Change in Unsold Inventory Index from Same Period Last Year
5/1/2023-10/31/2023	228	38	30
4/1/2024-9/30/2024	215	37	31
5/1/2024-10/31/2024	215	37	31	-2.63%	3.33%	0.00%	-5.77%
Time Period	Rolling Hills Unsold Inventory (Days to Sell Existing Supply)	Listing Volume	Pending Volume	%Change Listing Volume (Supply) Same Time Period Last Year	%Change Pending Volume (Demand) Same Time Period Last Year	Change in Unsold Inventory Index from Last Period	% Change in Unsold Inventory Index from Same Period Last Year
5/1/2023-10/31/2023	208	15	13
4/1/2024-9/30/2024	300	20	12
5/1/2024-10/31/2024	280	14	9	-6.67%	-30.77%	-6.67%	34.81%

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