Rosemont Real Estate Market

Posted by John Lockwood on April 9th, 2008

Like most areas in Sacramento County, Rosemont experienced sharp declines in prices over the last year.  The median home price fell 29.8% from the first quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2008, from  $307,500 to $216,000.  The average home sold this year in Rosemont for $221,287, down 26.7% from last year’s average of $301,786.  Sold price per square foot fell 29%, from $219.80 in the first quarter of 2007 to $156.17 in the first quarter of 2008. 

Currently there are 9.7 months of homes in inventory in Rosemont, with some 33 homes selling every month and 323 homes available.  36.5% of the available homes in Rosemont are short sales, and 23.2% of sales are bank owned.  In contrast, last quarter’s sales were made up of 8.7% short sales, and 59.8% bank owned.