The 2015 first quarter sales results in Pebble Beach and the prime parts of Carmel showed clear slowing, with varying impacts throughout the price spectrum; too early to call trend lines but, as always, some interesting patterns and nuances worth noting: Pebble Beach: - The number of closed sales was down 30% from 4Q 2014; however, we’re carrying 20 pending sales into Q2 so we may yet see a return to the mean as we move into our peak selling season. - The dominant market in Pebble remains under $2.5M, with 75% of all sales. - We saw a surge in activity between $2.5-$4M, with 4 closed sales and 3 pending sales. - Some activity between $6-$8M but comatose north of $8M. Real soft spot is between $8-$15M – sellers can expect aggressive discounting there to bring deals together. Prime Carmel: - Carmel actually saw an even greater decline in closed sales, falling 35%; however, rather than due to lack of demand, this has been more due to lack of supply, a condition we see persisting for some time. With 22 pending sales Carmel is also poised to catch up to market averages but it appears unlikely to reach 2014 levels. - Carmel also remains predominantly an under $2.5M market but did see a surge in deals between $4-6M and one very large deal at $12.75M (the third highest sale in Carmel history). - A highly favored location, Carmel Point sales slowed to a crawl last quarter – very tight inventory on The Point right now. We’ve also added analysis on the Carmel Meadows/Highlands markets (extending south through Otter Cove), as well as the Quail Lodge/Meadows markets: Carmel Meadows/Highlands: - Historically slower moving with longer days-on-market, we saw a fairly significant spike in interest in this market. That said, inventory is high and action slow in the $4-$15M range. Quail Lodge/Meadows: - Quail Lodge has enjoyed a huge rebound the past two years and Q1 is off to a record start. The only thing that will likely hold that market back will be tightening inventory levels. - We saw the first sale north of $2M at Quail Lodge ($2.1M) since 2009. We do see demand rising up the price spectrum and are closely watching demand north of $2M. As always, if you have any specific questions on the market feel free to give us a call or shoot us an email. Yours very truly,
JESSICA CANNING
MIKE CANNING
831.238.5535 jessica@canningproperties.com CalBRE#01920034
831.596.1171 mike@mikecanning.com CalBRE#01004964
NICHOLAS CANNING 831.241.4458 nicholas@canningproperties.com CalBRE#01959355