After another year of subpar snowfall and unseasonably warm temperatures, one would think spirits may be down about our latest winter experience here in Big Bear. But nothing could be further from the truth as the recent purchase of our two local ski resorts by industry giant Mammoth Resorts has …

In the previous post, we saw a healthy jump in Big Bear home values over the last year. On a shorter, quarterly timeframe, we are seeing similar gains.

Take a look at this quarterly history of Big Bear home prices.

Although the median and average sales prices …

The recovery from The Great Recession continues with Big Bear real estate values continuing their strong recovery. All four major price measures showed improvement in 2014 in spite of sales slowing and inventory rising.

Here is an historical look at the average and median sales prices of Big Bear …

As we're coming down the home stretch for 2014, we have seen continued appreciation in almost all segments of the Big Bear Real Estate market. One market segment which I have not taken a look at lately is the sale of Big Bear luxury homes. So let's take a …

Comparing sales data from September 2013 to September 2014, we are seeing a leveling off of home values after a couple years of double digit growth. As buyer demand has cooled, sales and price increases have flattened resulting in mixed market numbers.

Comparing the average and median sale prices …

Third quarter Big Bear real estate numbers are showing mild price declines over the previous quarter while still showing gains as compared to the third quarter of 2013.

Compared to the second quarter of this year, the third quarter saw a 7% drop in the average sale price down …

As mentioned in recent posts, there are signs that the Big Bear real estate market is cooling off after a 3 year stronger-than-expected run. As the number of Big Bear homes for sale increases, we are seeing the number of home sales decrease. The extent to which this is happening …