Market Reports

Aug. 1, 2017

July's Big Bear Real Estate Numbers

July was yet another strong month for Big Bear real estate sales as there was a 17% increase in homes sales over the previous July with 110 closings.

All four major price measures showed mixed results. The average sale price dropped 10% as compared to last July down to …

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July 27, 2017

Big Bear Home Inventory Stays Remarkably Low

The number of Big Bear homes for sale has remained remarkably low this summer with only 511 single family residences currently for sale in the Big Bear MLS.

Looking at the graph below, you can see that the only other time since the market's bottom in 2011 that we've …

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July 1, 2017

2017 First Half Big Bear Real Estate Market Report

We're halfway through 2017 and the market has been growing as predicted; single digit appreciation with strong buyer interest and low home inventory resulting in continued price gains.

Sales are up 12% over last year with 513 Big Bear homes sold in the first half of 2017. Home inventory …

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June 4, 2017

Big Bear Real Estate Numbers for May 2017

Comparing real estate data from May 2016 to May 2017, the number of Big Bear home sales were up a whopping 38% this year.

Although sales increased significantly, prices measures were mixed. The average sales price for Big Bear homes was down 2.5% to $295,828 while the median rose …

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May 15, 2017

Big Bear Real Estate Seeing Seasonal Increase In LIstings

As yet another summer approaches, we are now seeing our annual rise in the number of Big Bear homes for sale. Every spring brings more listings as the busy summer season approaches.

Big Bear Home Inventory

You can see from the figure above that the uptick in home listings that we are …

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May 1, 2017

April 2017 Big Bear Real Estate Report

MONTH TO MONTH COMPARISON

Good news! Comparing April of 2017 to last April, the number of sales are up, prices are up, days on market and sales price to list price ratio stayed about the same, while inventory of homes for sale remains low.

This April saw 88 …

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April 28, 2017

Aspen Ski CO - KSL Capital Partners In Process of Purchasing Big Bear Resorts

Big Bear - Aspen Ski CoJust a couple years after Mammoth Mountain purchased Big Bear's two local resorts, Bear Mountain and Snow summit, the mountains will likely be under new ownership by next winter as Aspen Ski Co. - KSL Capital Partners are in the process of buying Mammoth Mountain and it's other associated ski …

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April 18, 2017

Big Bear Real Estate Market Update - a quick look at inventory and demand...

It's mid-month when I usually take a look at the inventory of Big Bear homes for sale. Unlike the last few years at this time, we have very few Big Bear homes listed for sale right now. Take a look...

Home inventory is a good indicator of a …

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April 13, 2017

2017 First Quarter Big Bear Real Estate Report

The number of Big Bear homes sold was up slightly in the first quarter of 2017 from 246 closings in the first quarter of last year to 257 this year.

Meanwhile, all four price measures showed appreciation as well. The average and median price of a Big Bear home …

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March 3, 2017

Big Bear Real Estate Numbers for February 2017

 In a same month comparison of February sales, home closings remained basically the same with 66 sales this year compared to the 69 homes sold in February of last year.

The average and median sales prices both rose approximately 6% and 5% to $322,917 and $262,000 respectively. Meanwhile, the …

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