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Asking Prices and Inventory for Homes in San Jose California

As of May 23 2011 there were about 7,317 single family and condo homes listed for sale in San Jose California. The median asking price of these homes was approximately $479,900. Since this time last year, the inventory of homes for sale has decreased by 5.0% and the median price has decreased by 4.0%.

May 23, 2011 Month/Month Year/Year
Median Asking Price $479,900 +2.1% -4.0%
Home Listings/Inventory 7,317 +2.6% -5.0%

Recent Asking Price and Inventory History for San Jose

Date Single Family & Condo
Inventory
25th Percentile
Asking Price
Median
Asking Price
75th Percentile
Asking Price
05/23/2011 7,317 $319,888 $479,900 $745,000
05/16/2011 7,247 $319,900 $480,000 $739,000
05/09/2011 7,239 $315,000 $478,000 $735,000
05/02/2011 7,046 $314,500 $475,000 $729,500
04/25/2011 7,133 $300,000 $469,900 $724,888

San Jose Asking Price History

The median asking price for homes in San Jose peaked in May 2006 at $748,977 and is now $270,752 (36.1%) lower. From a low of $424,780 in January 2011, the median asking price in San Jose has increased by $53,445 (12.6%).

25th, Median (50th) and 75th Percentile Asking Prices for San Jose California

San Jose Housing Inventory History

Housing inventory in San Jose, which is typically highest in the spring/summer and lowest in the fall/winter, peaked at 10,152 in July 2008. The lowest housing inventory level seen was 3,979 in January 2007.

Housing Inventory for San Jose California

San Jose Asking Price and Inventory History

Date Single Family & Condo
Inventory
25th Percentile
Asking Price
Median
Asking Price
75th Percentile
Asking Price
May 2011 7,212 $317,322 $478,225 $737,125
April 2011 6,994 $299,975 $465,975 $710,947
March 2011 6,907 $299,676 $452,000 $697,375
February 2011 6,696 $298,697 $439,710 $668,500
January 2011 6,327 $290,500 $424,780 $633,568
December 2010 6,930 $298,225 $438,738 $649,125
November 2010 7,712 $302,970 $463,378 $692,560
October 2010 8,195 $317,750 $480,750 $718,613
September 2010 8,673 $323,750 $486,725 $718,375
August 2010 8,437 $328,380 $498,790 $745,580
July 2010 8,110 $329,675 $499,950 $764,738
June 2010 7,765 $333,737 $499,960 $779,250
May 2010 7,732 $338,568 $499,918 $780,800
April 2010 7,106 $334,750 $498,972 $762,988
March 2010 6,558 $327,390 $487,167 $748,570
February 2010 5,648 $328,450 $486,750 $736,097
January 2010 4,926 $323,750 $476,698 $729,500
December 2009 5,056 $332,500 $493,350 $770,972
November 2009 5,484 $348,100 $524,599 $820,378
October 2009 5,674 $356,422 $548,750 $852,463
September 2009 6,075 $351,974 $549,238 $866,750
August 2009 6,499 $351,000 $549,968 $887,938
July 2009 6,674 $349,988 $549,988 $888,000
June 2009 7,250 $349,779 $549,200 $882,800
May 2009 7,994 $344,472 $529,450 $851,644
April 2009 8,277 $334,725 $499,907 $799,475
March 2009 7,966 $337,928 $499,000 $781,168
February 2009 7,671 $335,589 $489,922 $749,470
January 2009 7,654 $337,577 $494,210 $755,737
December 2008 8,012 $345,461 $504,905 $767,535
November 2008 8,550 $353,091 $515,255 $778,951
October 2008 9,454 $360,975 $525,950 $790,749
September 2008 9,770 $372,970 $529,600 $785,190
August 2008 10,137 $383,724 $545,225 $789,475
July 2008 10,152 $396,875 $551,475 $793,125
June 2008 10,048 $403,570 $560,600 $796,755
May 2008 10,037 $421,922 $573,971 $799,000
April 2008 9,480 $439,863 $582,197 $796,921
March 2008 8,523 $454,560 $594,745 $784,000
February 2008 7,860 $474,975 $599,000 $775,500
January 2008 6,997 $491,987 $599,974 $771,000
December 2007 7,512 $501,390 $619,747 $782,200
November 2007 7,835 $519,750 $636,224 $804,737
October 2007 7,710 $534,199 $649,517 $823,790
September 2007 8,003 $548,724 $659,572 $834,472
August 2007 7,716 $549,750 $668,225 $847,722
July 2007 7,315 $558,320 $673,980 $861,999
June 2007 6,998 $565,987 $680,087 $881,959
May 2007 6,687 $571,000 $686,000 $898,487
April 2007 5,535 $577,100 $687,970 $910,590
March 2007 4,454 $602,187 $708,737 $969,172
February 2007 4,274 $588,722 $695,487 $918,597
January 2007 3,979 $580,589 $690,399 $900,190
December 2006 4,733 $579,724 $695,375 $913,944
November 2006 5,543 $583,472 $698,975 $929,097
October 2006 6,038 $597,777 $704,789 $949,777
September 2006 6,074 $596,959 $713,250 $955,625
August 2006 6,092 $599,699 $725,950 $981,475
July 2006 5,880 $610,190 $731,745 $1,004,298
June 2006 5,494 $619,125 $742,972 $1,076,000
May 2006 4,931 $616,447 $748,977 $1,099,589
April 2006 4,426 $599,966 $739,333 $1,098,833