Zip Codes: 91006, 91007market_icon.jpg

Current Market Listings as of May 10th, 2008*
Properties for Sale: 218 (+0)
Median Listing Price: $779,000 (-0.38%)

Weekly Foreclosure Update*
Properties in Foreclosure: 23 (-1)
Properties in Pre-Foreclosure: 65 (-1)
*+/- is compared to previous week’s data.

495 days and counting. That’s how long the property below has been listed on the market. It’s a newly built detached townhome and from the way it looks, this home has been standing vacant for over a year (when it was first listed).

519 S. 5th Ave. #C
Arcadia, CA 91006

5195th1.jpg

5195th2.jpg

5195th3.jpg

Listing Price: $768,000
Beds: 3
Baths: 2.5
Sq. Ft.: 2,002
$/Sq. Ft.: $384

This property’s listing price history is equally as impressive as its time on the market.

Date Price
Jan 26, 2007 $779,000
Feb 02, 2007 $789,000
Feb 24, 2007 $809,000
Apr 11, 2007 $808,900
Apr 29, 2007 $819,000
Jul 11, 2007 $818,000
Sep 04, 2007 $798,000
Oct 12, 2007 $758,000
Oct 16, 2007 $718,000
Nov 01, 2007 $728,000
Nov 02, 2007 $739,000
Nov 09, 2007 $738,000
Dec 19, 2007 $769,990
Dec 19, 2007 $769,000
Jan 11, 2008 $729,000
May 03, 2008 $768,000

There are 13 units in this cluster of townhomes. From what I can see, the investor/developer who built these can’t afford to sell them for under $700,000. We profiled unit #B back in April that one eventually sold for $735,000 after sitting for 400+ days on the market.

How many more months of interest will these investor(s) pay on their unsold homes? What was initially a profitable investment is turning out to be a big headache as these units continue to lose their value each week that goes by.

Property and foreclosure numbers obtained from U.S. Census, ZipRealty, Trulia, Yahoo Real Estate and Foreclosure.com. Market listings and price data obtained from DataQuick News.