Asking Prices and Inventory for Homes in San Francisco California

As of May 14 2012 there were about 11,917 single family and condo homes listed for sale in San Francisco California. The median asking price of these homes was approximately $498,888. Since this time last year, the inventory of homes for sale has decreased by 43.2% and the median price has increased by 13.4%.

	May 14, 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Median Asking Price	$498,888	+8.5%	+13.4%
Home Listings/Inventory	11,917	-0.1%	-43.2%

Recent Asking Price and Inventory History for San Francisco

Date	Single Family & Condo Inventory	25th Percentile Asking Price	Median Asking Price	75th Percentile Asking Price
05/14/2012	11,917	$289,950	$498,888	$849,000
05/07/2012	11,821	$287,500	$489,000	$828,000
04/30/2012	11,716	$280,000	$479,500	$824,000
04/23/2012	11,765	$279,000	$468,000	$799,000
04/16/2012	11,928	$275,000	$460,000	$795,000

San Francisco Asking Price History

The median asking price for homes in San Francisco peaked in May 2006 at $668,570 and is now $174,626 (26.1%) lower. From a low of $391,180 in January 2011, the median asking price in San Francisco has increased by $102,764 (26.3%).

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

San Francisco Housing Inventory History

Housing inventory in San Francisco, which is typically highest in the spring/summer and lowest in the fall/winter, peaked at 29,478 in May 2008. The lowest housing inventory level seen was 11,745 in April 2012.

Housing Inventory for San Francisco California

San Francisco Asking Price and Inventory History

Date	Single Family & Condo Inventory	25th Percentile Asking Price	Median Asking Price	75th Percentile Asking Price
May 2012	11,869	$288,725	$493,944	$838,500
April 2012	11,745	$275,780	$462,500	$794,600
March 2012	12,547	$260,750	$430,975	$734,252
February 2012	12,972	$250,100	$404,725	$682,500
January 2012	13,041	$239,300	$392,320	$637,500
December 2011	14,799	$240,863	$396,750	$654,038
November 2011	17,038	$251,475	$428,828	$698,238
October 2011	18,577	$257,740	$444,380	$723,200
September 2011	19,068	$257,475	$445,500	$722,711
August 2011	19,637	$257,400	$441,800	$723,560
July 2011	20,484	$259,463	$448,985	$734,225
June 2011	20,884	$258,350	$449,100	$738,238
May 2011	20,912	$249,958	$439,882	$726,368
April 2011	20,236	$242,000	$417,750	$686,987
March 2011	19,648	$246,500	$420,847	$697,197
February 2011	19,024	$240,100	$399,725	$660,750
January 2011	18,212	$236,376	$391,180	$625,378
December 2010	20,367	$245,462	$403,500	$657,971
November 2010	22,851	$259,490	$440,400	$714,800
October 2010	24,179	$272,450	$464,600	$749,250
September 2010	25,312	$275,575	$473,447	$751,975
August 2010	24,188	$280,580	$485,368	$770,760
July 2010	23,452	$290,750	$498,948	$799,210
June 2010	22,439	$295,225	$499,688	$818,738
May 2010	21,716	$298,900	$499,919	$827,190
April 2010	20,134	$290,750	$496,000	$798,225
March 2010	18,312	$282,198	$479,590	$787,800
February 2010	16,066	$271,925	$461,625	$752,235
January 2010	14,366	$266,475	$449,987	$749,250
December 2009	15,141	$279,750	$482,375	$801,063
November 2009	16,756	$303,580	$527,399	$873,380
October 2009	17,689	$320,975	$551,875	$899,250
September 2009	18,047	$316,725	$553,375	$899,475
August 2009	18,700	$314,000	$553,568	$902,400
July 2009	19,345	$307,000	$553,225	$905,722
June 2009	20,359	$301,890	$550,378	$909,864
May 2009	21,635	$297,000	$532,250	$897,713
April 2009	21,979	$281,925	$499,447	$854,000
March 2009	21,636	$260,950	$472,600	$789,580
February 2009	21,078	$248,475	$445,488	$743,472
January 2009	21,372	$253,341	$448,131	$740,546
December 2008	22,815	$267,707	$465,578	$760,432
November 2008	26,088	$281,609	$482,464	$779,676
October 2008	26,866	$295,975	$499,912	$799,562
September 2008	27,401	$299,000	$499,280	$795,177
August 2008	28,387	$299,887	$499,350	$796,750
July 2008	28,977	$313,450	$505,000	$799,000
June 2008	29,399	$328,424	$518,356	$799,000
May 2008	29,478	$345,915	$524,962	$799,000
April 2008	27,919	$349,950	$523,962	$784,250
March 2008	26,124	$358,180	$518,357	$747,767
February 2008	24,638	$374,725	$522,237	$733,000
January 2008	22,930	$381,725	$524,962	$719,875
December 2007	25,544	$399,560	$544,390	$740,780
November 2007	28,326	$418,225	$568,487	$772,500
October 2007	29,363	$435,380	$587,500	$796,280
September 2007	29,372	$448,312	$593,000	$790,500
August 2007	28,444	$449,962	$598,569	$790,750
July 2007	27,110	$456,500	$599,290	$799,367
June 2007	25,850	$459,350	$599,906	$803,731
May 2007	24,378	$461,225	$601,975	$821,998
April 2007	20,866	$463,000	$600,345	$825,780
March 2007	18,084	$464,625	$602,224	$833,250
February 2007	16,897	$462,500	$599,687	$803,743
January 2007	15,765	$468,376	$600,730	$804,499
December 2006	18,623	$477,450	$620,975	$819,474
November 2006	22,087	$491,500	$638,500	$847,249
October 2006	24,156	$499,000	$649,177	$858,777
September 2006	24,136	$499,000	$649,000	$854,237
August 2006	23,965	$499,884	$649,250	$851,862
July 2006	22,902	$499,987	$654,711	$869,000
June 2006	20,977	$508,500	$668,500	$890,750
May 2006	18,123	$510,989	$668,570	$896,800
April 2006	15,435	$499,983	$654,663	$891,325