Sales were 43% below the average November since 1988.
Homebuying froze in Los Angeles and Orange counties in November, plunging sales 44% to a record low as house payments jumped 53% or more.
Sales totaled 5,878 in the two counties, down 4,686 from November 2021, according to data from CoreLogic. It was the slowest November in records dating to 1988 and the second-biggest 12-month decline. Closed transactions for single-family homes and condos, existing and new construction ran 43% below the average November since 1988.
Economic skittishness, especially soaring inflation, and pricier home loans have frozen the housing market. Surging mortgage rates also cut buying power by 35% in a year, making the region’s high home prices even more unaffordable.Let’s look at where the L.A.-O.C. cooldown was most intense, starting with November’s sales.
Los Angeles County had 4,118 sales, down 11% in a month and 44% lower in a year. Orange County had 1,760 — down 17% in a month and 45% lower in a year.In Los Angeles County, the $785,000 median was down 2% in a month and 1% higher in a year. It’s also 9% off the $865,000 record high set in April 2022.
Orange County had a $960,000 median — up 1.1% in a month and 5% higher in a year. It’s also 9% off the $1,054,000 peak of May 2022.The 30-year mortgage averaged 6.8% vs. 3.1% 12 months earlier. Here’s what my trusty spreadsheet tells us about how the rate jump changed a typical homebuyer’s house payment …Buyers got a $4,094 estimated cost per month for the $785,000 median vs. $2,669 a year ago on the $781,100 median, 53% higher.Buyers got a $5,007 payment on $960,000 median vs.
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