Housing trends: Contra Costa County

Thursday 01/30/2006: Inventory Check! The decline in inventory appears to be seasonal. The inventory level started to rise again right after the New Year. As of the end of business day yesterday, there were 6,811 units of listing for sale in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. That's an increase of 913 units from the January 3rd low of 5,898.



01/30/2006: Withdrawn/Cancelled listings were staying on the market longer in December 2005 than the same month in 2004. The average number of days on the market had reached 47 days after it made a sharp turn upward in October.