It is that time of the year again, the beginning of a new one, and time to look back at how the Santa Monica real estate market fared in 2011.
Since Santa Monica is made up of diverse neighborhoods I have split the report into single family by price and condos.
What is Market Absorption?
Market absorption trends show the rate that properties are selling compared with inventory which enables us to see if it is a sellers’ or buyers’ market.
6 months worth of inventory is a balanced market. Under 6 months is a sellers’ market, and anything over 6 months is a buyers’ market.
So how is the Santa Monica real estate market doing?




Surprisingly, the under $2M Santa Monica single family home market showing a bigger drop than the higher end homes, although both are showing a larger decrease over 2011. The median price is down at the lower end, but the sales vs list price is slightly up, indicating that homes priced well are selling close to asking. Also, with inventory at around 2 months, Santa Monica home sellers should consider this a good time to put their homes on the market.
The higher end market is a buyers’ market
Santa Monica condos are also showing a decrease across the board, number of sales, median price, and sales to list price, but the inventory is low, so if you are thinking of selling a Santa Monica condo now would be a good time.
Previous Santa Monica Housing Market Reports
Santa Monica Market Report September 2011
Real Estate in Santa Monica Half Yearly Market Report
Santa Monica Real Estate First Quarter 2011 Market Report
Showing properties 1 - 15 of 69. See more Santa Monica Homes for Sale.
(all data current as of 1/4/2012)
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$899,000 : 2446 11TH ST, Santa Monica2 beds, 1.5 bathsHome size: 1,200 sq ftLot size: 4,500 sq ftYear built: 1940Parking spots: 4Days on market: 7
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$1,690,000 : 212 ENTRADA DR, Santa Monica5 beds, 6.5 bathsHome size: 4,211 sq ftLot size: 7,684 sq ftYear built: 1932Days on market: 13
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$3,100,000 : 2916 2ND ST, Santa Monica4 beds, 3 full, 1 part bathsHome size: 2,822 sq ftLot size: 4,996 sq ftYear built: 1991Days on market: 16
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$999,000 : 1787 SUNSET AVE, Santa Monica4 beds, 3.5 bathsHome size: 2,073 sq ftLot size: 5,715 sq ftYear built: 1944Parking spots: 2Days on market: 21
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$5,999,999 : 477 21ST PL, Santa Monica8 beds, 9.0 bathsHome size: 6,587 sq ftLot size: 17,480 sq ftYear built: 1923Days on market: 22
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$1,995,000 : 2711 2ND ST, Santa Monica3 beds, 1.5 bathsHome size: 2,744 sq ftLot size: 6,499 sq ftYear built: 1898Days on market: 23
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$1,039,000 : 2509 CLOVERFIELD, Santa Monica3 beds, 2.0 bathsHome size: 1,786 sq ftLot size: 6,250 sq ftYear built: 1937Days on market: 27
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$2,295,000 : 694 KINGMAN AVE, Santa Monica4 beds, 3.0 bathsHome size: 2,624 sq ftLot size: 7,500 sq ftYear built: 1941Days on market: 28
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$1,379,000 : 2618 2ND ST- FRONT HOUSE PLUS 2 UNITS, Santa Monica7 beds, 6.0 bathsHome size: 2,650 sq ftLot size: 2,503 sq ftYear built: 2008Days on market: 28
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$2,695,000 : 602 KINGMAN AVE, Santa Monica5 beds, 5.0 bathsHome size: 4,700 sq ftLot size: 10,018 sq ftYear built: 1950Parking spots: 2Days on market: 34
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$1,649,000 : 3009 2ND ST, Santa Monica3 beds, 2.5 bathsLot size: 6,499 sq ftYear built: 1905Days on market: 34
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$2,348,000 : 609 20TH ST, Santa Monica3 beds, 3.0 bathsHome size: 2,434 sq ftLot size: 8,940 sq ftYear built: 1928Parking spots: 2Days on market: 39
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$929,950 : 1032 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica5 beds, 2 full, 1 part bathsHome size: 2,228 sq ftLot size: 8,336 sq ftYear built: 1922Parking spots: 7Days on market: 45
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$1,899,000 : 2655 33RD ST, Santa Monica4 beds, 3.5 bathsHome size: 3,059 sq ftLot size: 6,400 sq ftYear built: 2008Days on market: 48
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$699,000 : 1834 19TH ST, Santa Monica3 beds, 2 full, 1 part bathsHome size: 1,301 sq ftLot size: 7,998 sq ftYear built: 1923Days on market: 54
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