Lake at River Oaks Home to Jim May Park (an 11 acre park which includes a lake and walking trails) and Ida Redmond Taylor Elementary, the River Oaks development offers an idyllic setting which parallels the Santa Maria riverbed in northeast Santa Maria. Built from 1999 -2003, these homes range from 1400 sq.ft. up to almost 3000 sq.ft. in size. Current asking prices for active and pending homes in the River Oaks development range from $260,000 to $299,900. In the past 6 months, home sales prices in River Oaks ranged from $235,000 – $310,000. A 1400 sq.ft. one story short sale on Cornell Ct. sold for $235,000 and a 2086 sq.ft. two story foreclosure (REO) on Jesselle Ct sold for $310,000. The average selling price was approximately $285,000 after 76 days on market with an average price per square foot of $134. The smaller one story models sold for between $235,000 – $260,000 (there was also one larger one story home on Melanie Ct. which had a 500 sq.ft. addition which sold for $290,000 — but that was the exception not the rule). The larger two story models ranged between $265,000 – $310,000, with an average sales price of about $285,000. The largest home in River Oaks during this period was on Murray Drive and it had 5 bedroom, 4 baths and sold for $310,000.
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*Based on the information from the Central Coast Regional MLS. Neither the Association, the Multiple Listing Service, or Mint Properties guarantees or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Association or its MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.
Today's information is encouraging. As reported in the MLS, currently in the Santa Maria and Orcutt areas, there are 720 homes on the market, 127 homes that are pending or contingent, and in the past thirty days, 73 homes sold. So, the market is still moving at a steady clip. Inventory had fallen below 700 homes at one time, so it has edged up, I believe in anticipation of the upcoming spring buying season.
The Santa Maria/Orcutt CA market for foreclosure properties is certainly not unique. However, because of media reports on overall trends in the national real estate market, many who venture into the local home buying market are under the misimpression that there are hundreds of cheap houses sitting out there for the picking. That is not exactly how it is currently working. I might say that about the local condo market — but not the market for homes. That is not to say that there are not bargains out there. There clearly are. But, the local market for foreclosed properties is extremely competitive. On one particularly choice recent bank owned listing, the listing agent reported 28 offers in 5 days.
Tni LeBlanc, JD, M.A., e-PRO
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