{"id":71486,"date":"2020-10-12T21:32:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T04:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?p=71486"},"modified":"2020-10-12T21:32:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T04:32:09","slug":"luxury-real-estate-q3-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/luxury-real-estate-q3-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxury Home Sales Surge 42% in the Third Quarter as Sales of Affordable Homes Falter, Highlighting the Pandemic\u2019s Uneven Impact on Americans With Less Wealth"},"content":{"rendered":"

A relative abundance of expensive homes is supporting sales at the high end and giving luxury homebuyers plenty of options to choose from. Meanwhile, sales of affordable homes are slowing amid a supply shortage that\u2019s posing challenges for first-time buyers.<\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n

U.S. luxury home sales increased 41.5% year over year in the third quarter, the largest jump since at least 2013, when Redfin began recording this data. <\/span>Meanwhile, sales of medium-priced homes climbed just 3%, and sales of affordable homes declined 4.2%, underscoring the coronavirus pandemic\u2019s disparate impact on Americans with lower levels of wealth.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is according to an analysis that divided all U.S. residential properties into five price tiers based on <\/span>Redfin Estimates<\/span><\/a> of the homes\u2019 market values as of Oct. 12, 2020. Scroll down to the methodology section at the bottom of this report to read more about how we determined which homes were placed in each bucket.<\/span><\/p>\n

Third-Quarter Housing Market Summary<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nLuxury<\/b><\/td>\nExpensive<\/b><\/td>\nMedium<\/b><\/td>\nAffordable<\/b><\/td>\nMost affordable<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Homes sold, YoY change<\/b><\/td>\n41.5%<\/span><\/td>\n17.1%<\/span><\/td>\n3.0%<\/span><\/td>\n-4.2%<\/span><\/td>\n-4.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Median sale price<\/b><\/td>\n$862,700<\/span><\/td>\n$402,000<\/span><\/td>\n$259,000<\/span><\/td>\n$178,000<\/span><\/td>\n$90,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Median sale price, YoY change<\/b><\/td>\n6.5%<\/span><\/td>\n7.2%<\/span><\/td>\n7.1%<\/span><\/td>\n6.3%<\/span><\/td>\n2.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of homes for sale, YoY change<\/b><\/td>\n8.4%<\/span><\/td>\n-2.6%<\/span><\/td>\n-7.9%<\/span><\/td>\n-7.6%<\/span><\/td>\n-4.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New listings, YoY change<\/b><\/td>\n44.9%<\/span><\/td>\n13.8%<\/span><\/td>\n3.5%<\/span><\/td>\n2.8%<\/span><\/td>\n4.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Median days on market<\/b><\/td>\n58 (-11 days YoY)<\/span><\/td>\n35 (-10 days YoY)<\/span><\/td>\n26 (-8 days YoY)<\/span><\/td>\n27 (-5 days YoY)<\/span><\/td>\n36 (-2 days YoY)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

“The luxury housing market normally takes a hit during recessions as wealthy Americans tighten their purse strings, but this isn’t a normal recession,” said Redfin chief economist <\/span>Daryl Fairweather<\/span><\/a>. “Remote work, record-low mortgage rates and strong stock prices during the pandemic are allowing America’s wealthy families to gobble up expensive houses with home offices and big backyards in the suburbs. Meanwhile, scores of lower- and middle-class Americans have <\/span>lost<\/span><\/a> their jobs or are still renting in the city because they’re essential workers and have to commute into work, so they’re unable to reap the benefits of homeownership.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A handful of West Coast metro areas fueled the surge in luxury home sales during the third quarter. In Sacramento<\/a>, luxury sales soared 86.1% from a year earlier, more than any other major metro. Rounding out the top three were two other California metros\u2014Riverside, CA<\/a> and Oakland, CA<\/a>, up 62.8% and 60.9%, respectively. Portland, OR<\/a> (+60.6%) and West Palm Beach, FL<\/a> (+59.7%) also saw sizable gains.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kelly Crocker<\/span><\/a>, a Redfin real estate agent in the Sacramento area, is working with one client who\u2019s selling a $1.2 million villa in an exclusive <\/span>wine-making community<\/span> in Loomis, CA<\/a>. Within 24 hours of putting it on the market, she had five showings scheduled.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s well known in the real estate world that luxury properties typically take\u00a0 longer to sell, but this may be starting to change,\u201d Crocker said. \u201cSacramento has always been a popular landing place for transplants from crowded cities, but now with the pandemic and record-low mortgage rates, it\u2019s becoming an even bigger hotspot for people who have the means to move. We\u2019re seeing a lot of tech workers sell their expensive Silicon Valley homes and come out here in search of more space and more bang for their buck. A number of my buyers have been eyeing the Sacramento suburbs for a while, but are just now pulling the trigger because rates are low and they no longer need to commute into work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sacramento metro was the <\/span>most popular<\/span><\/a> destination for homebuyers looking to relocate in July and August, according to an analysis of Redfin.com users. San Francisco<\/a> was the top origin of out-of-area buyers looking in the Sacramento area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Luxury home sales declined in just two of the 49 most populous U.S. metros\u2014Philadelphia<\/a> (-8.2%) and Nassau County, NY<\/a> (-2%).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPhiladelphia is seeing more luxury sellers than buyers right now because luxury homeowners are fleeing the city during the pandemic,\u201d said local real estate agent <\/span>Blakely Minton<\/span><\/a>. \u201cWhy spend $1 million on a high-end home in the city when you can get a larger house with land in the Philadelphia suburbs for a more affordable price?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

High-End Home Prices Are Growing Faster Than Affordable-Home Prices<\/span><\/h3>\n

Over the past five years, growth in prices of America\u2019s most affordable homes has consistently outpaced growth in prices of America\u2019s most expensive homes. That is no longer the case.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Luxury home prices increased 6.5% year over year in the third quarter, while prices in the expensive tier rose 7.2%\u2014both outpacing the 2.9% growth in prices of the country\u2019s most affordable homes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cPrices of the most affordable homes are experiencing relatively slow growth because the families who typically buy these homes have been hit especially hard by the pandemic,\u201d Fairweather said. \u201cSo long as the coronavirus keeps people out of work and the government doesn\u2019t provide more stimulus, the owners of America\u2019s most affordable homes will continue to see relatively low property value growth because the folks who would normally make offers on their homes will consider it more financially prudent to continue renting instead.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Supply of Luxury Homes Is Growing<\/span><\/h3>\n

The number of luxury homes for sale increased 8.4% year over year in the third quarter, while the supply of homes in all other price tiers declined.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Luxury housing supply is growing because new listings in this segment of the market are surging. New listings of luxury homes soared 44.9% year over year in the third quarter, while new listings in the bottom three tiers grew less than 5%.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cLuxury listings are skyrocketing because high-end homeowners have the financial means and the flexibility to move during this pandemic,\u201d Fairweather said. \u201cThe growing supply of luxury homes for sale means that wealthy buyers have more options to choose from and a better chance of finding a home that checks all of their boxes. Meanwhile, buyers who are in search of more affordable homes are grappling with fewer choices and fierce competition.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Third-Quarter Summary of Luxury Market by Metro Area (49 Most Populous*)<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Metro area<\/b><\/td>\nHomes sold, YoY change<\/b><\/td>\nMedian sale price<\/b><\/td>\nMedian sale price, YoY change<\/b><\/td>\nActive listings, YoY change<\/b><\/td>\nNew listings, YoY change<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anaheim, CA\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n54.0%<\/span><\/td>\n$2,675,000<\/span><\/td>\n-0.9%<\/span><\/td>\n-3.6%<\/span><\/td>\n28.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atlanta, GA\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n32.9%<\/span><\/td>\n$840,000<\/span><\/td>\n5.0%<\/span><\/td>\n34.5%<\/span><\/td>\n81.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austin, TX\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n51.2%<\/span><\/td>\n$1,325,000<\/span><\/td>\n12.0%<\/span><\/td>\n19.5%<\/span><\/td>\n61.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baltimore, MD\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n48.9%<\/span><\/td>\n$840,000<\/span><\/td>\n3.7%<\/span><\/td>\n-0.9%<\/span><\/td>\n25.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boston, MA\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n16.9%<\/span><\/td>\n$1,837,500<\/span><\/td>\n4.4%<\/span><\/td>\n19.5%<\/span><\/td>\n67.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charlotte, NC\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n25.0%<\/span><\/td>\n$875,000<\/span><\/td>\n9.4%<\/span><\/td>\n-1.4%<\/span><\/td>\n20.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago, IL\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n29.6%<\/span><\/td>\n$975,000<\/span><\/td>\n-2.5%<\/span><\/td>\n4.4%<\/span><\/td>\n51.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cincinnati, OH\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n14.7%<\/span><\/td>\n$620,500<\/span><\/td>\n1.7%<\/span><\/td>\n6.9%<\/span><\/td>\n32.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cleveland, OH\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n20.2%<\/span><\/td>\n$537,000<\/span><\/td>\n3.0%<\/span><\/td>\n-7.2%<\/span><\/td>\n16.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Columbus, OH\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n33.4%<\/span><\/td>\n$658,400<\/span><\/td>\n2.9%<\/span><\/td>\n-5.3%<\/span><\/td>\n31.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dallas, TX\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n56.5%<\/span><\/td>\n$900,000<\/span><\/td>\n-0.6%<\/span><\/td>\n4.3%<\/span><\/td>\n28.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denver, CO\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n57.3%<\/span><\/td>\n$1,241,000<\/span><\/td>\n5.6%<\/span><\/td>\n25.1%<\/span><\/td>\n58.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detroit, MI\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n14.8%<\/span><\/td>\n$507,993<\/span><\/td>\n3.7%<\/span><\/td>\n35.9%<\/span><\/td>\n68.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fort Lauderdale, FL\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n46.3%<\/span><\/td>\n$1,000,000<\/span><\/td>\n5.3%<\/span><\/td>\n1.2%<\/span><\/td>\n27.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fort Worth, TX\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n42.3%<\/span><\/td>\n$750,000<\/span><\/td>\n4.4%<\/span><\/td>\n1.1%<\/span><\/td>\n20.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Houston, TX\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n45.3%<\/span><\/td>\n$825,000<\/span><\/td>\n0.4%<\/span><\/td>\n6.3%<\/span><\/td>\n32.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indianapolis, IN\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n44.8%<\/span><\/td>\n$620,000<\/span><\/td>\n4.2%<\/span><\/td>\n0.5%<\/span><\/td>\n11.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jacksonville, FL\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n53.9%<\/span><\/td>\n$819,000<\/span><\/td>\n3.8%<\/span><\/td>\n3.0%<\/span><\/td>\n42.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kansas City, MO\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n45.8%<\/span><\/td>\n$649,000<\/span><\/td>\n3.3%<\/span><\/td>\n-19.6%<\/span><\/td>\n-2.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Las Vegas, NV\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n48.8%<\/span><\/td>\n$800,000<\/span><\/td>\n0.6%<\/span><\/td>\n19.6%<\/span><\/td>\n49.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Los Angeles, CA\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n30.5%<\/span><\/td>\n$3,000,000<\/span><\/td>\n3.5%<\/span><\/td>\n9.4%<\/span><\/td>\n36.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Miami, FL\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n23.5%<\/span><\/td>\n$1,950,000<\/span><\/td>\n8.3%<\/span><\/td>\n10.4%<\/span><\/td>\n44.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milwaukee, WI\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n38.0%<\/span><\/td>\n$682,500<\/span><\/td>\n7.3%<\/span><\/td>\n6.8%<\/span><\/td>\n24.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minneapolis, MN\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n26.5%<\/span><\/td>\n$815,000<\/span><\/td>\n2.4%<\/span><\/td>\n7.5%<\/span><\/td>\n29.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montgomery County, PA\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n28.4%<\/span><\/td>\n$950,000<\/span><\/td>\n4.1%<\/span><\/td>\n5.8%<\/span><\/td>\n29.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nashville, TN\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n33.8%<\/span><\/td>\n$1,070,000<\/span><\/td>\n10.8%<\/span><\/td>\n8.1%<\/span><\/td>\n21.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nassau County, NY\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n-2.0%<\/span><\/td>\n$1,972,500<\/span><\/td>\n6.6%<\/span><\/td>\n-5.0%<\/span><\/td>\n62.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Brunswick, NJ\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n46.9%<\/span><\/td>\n$1,255,000<\/span><\/td>\n7.7%<\/span><\/td>\n8.1%<\/span><\/td>\n78.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newark, NJ\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n37.9%<\/span><\/td>\n$1,210,500<\/span><\/td>\n9.1%<\/span><\/td>\n20.4%<\/span><\/td>\n114.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oakland, CA\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n60.9%<\/span><\/td>\n$2,190,000<\/span><\/td>\n7.8%<\/span><\/td>\n23.4%<\/span><\/td>\n60.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orlando, FL\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n31.6%<\/span><\/td>\n$725,000<\/span><\/td>\n2.3%<\/span><\/td>\n9.3%<\/span><\/td>\n38.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philadelphia, PA\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n-8.2%<\/span><\/td>\n$830,000<\/span><\/td>\n3.1%<\/span><\/td>\n19.3%<\/span><\/td>\n41.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phoenix, AZ\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n49.7%<\/span><\/td>\n$1,020,117<\/span><\/td>\n13.4%<\/span><\/td>\n5.3%<\/span><\/td>\n49.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pittsburgh, PA\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n33.6%<\/span><\/td>\n$610,000<\/span><\/td>\n2.5%<\/span><\/td>\n20.6%<\/span><\/td>\n33.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portland, OR\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n60.6%<\/span><\/td>\n$1,025,499<\/span><\/td>\n3.1%<\/span><\/td>\n17.6%<\/span><\/td>\n70.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Providence, RI\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n44.6%<\/span><\/td>\n$950,000<\/span><\/td>\n5.6%<\/span><\/td>\n10.5%<\/span><\/td>\n58.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riverside, CA\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n62.8%<\/span><\/td>\n$960,000<\/span><\/td>\n5.5%<\/span><\/td>\n3.3%<\/span><\/td>\n73.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sacramento, CA\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n86.1%<\/span><\/td>\n$1,200,000<\/span><\/td>\n3.0%<\/span><\/td>\n22.6%<\/span><\/td>\n71.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
San Antonio, TX\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n53.1%<\/span><\/td>\n$654,000<\/span><\/td>\n4.6%<\/span><\/td>\n23.5%<\/span><\/td>\n59.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
San Diego, CA\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n41.2%<\/span><\/td>\n$2,275,000<\/span><\/td>\n7.1%<\/span><\/td>\n22.3%<\/span><\/td>\n76.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
San Francisco, CA\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n50.0%<\/span><\/td>\n$4,500,000<\/span><\/td>\n0.0%<\/span><\/td>\n41.0%<\/span><\/td>\n49.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
San Jose, CA\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n47.6%<\/span><\/td>\n$3,750,000<\/span><\/td>\n4.2%<\/span><\/td>\n31.4%<\/span><\/td>\n41.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seattle, WA\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n35.1%<\/span><\/td>\n$1,983,500<\/span><\/td>\n4.4%<\/span><\/td>\n11.3%<\/span><\/td>\n51.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Louis, MO\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n29.5%<\/span><\/td>\n$665,000<\/span><\/td>\n1.4%<\/span><\/td>\n-7.9%<\/span><\/td>\n-2.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tampa, FL\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n36.8%<\/span><\/td>\n$853,500<\/span><\/td>\n5.4%<\/span><\/td>\n-1.5%<\/span><\/td>\n24.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Virginia Beach, VA\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n38.0%<\/span><\/td>\n$699,000<\/span><\/td>\n3.8%<\/span><\/td>\n-11.3%<\/span><\/td>\n21.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warren, MI\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n33.1%<\/span><\/td>\n$680,000<\/span><\/td>\n0.7%<\/span><\/td>\n37.4%<\/span><\/td>\n77.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washington, DC\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n34.3%<\/span><\/td>\n$1,350,000<\/span><\/td>\n6.3%<\/span><\/td>\n18.2%<\/span><\/td>\n39.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Palm Beach, FL\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n59.7%<\/span><\/td>\n$1,737,500<\/span><\/td>\n8.3%<\/span><\/td>\n17.8%<\/span><\/td>\n55.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
National\u2014U.S.A.<\/strong><\/td>\n41.5%<\/strong><\/td>\n$862,700<\/strong><\/td>\n6.5%<\/strong><\/td>\n8.4%<\/strong><\/td>\n44.9%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*Excludes New York City<\/span><\/p>\n

Methodology<\/span><\/h3>\n

We divided all U.S. residential properties into five buckets. There are three equal-sized tiers based on Redfin Estimates of the homes\u2019 market values as of Oct. 12, 2020, as well as tiers for the bottom 5% and top 5% of the market. The top 5% of the market by price is considered \u201cluxury\u201d for the purposes of this report, while the bottom 5% is titled \u201cmost affordable.\u201d The \u201caffordable\u201d tier is homes estimated to be in the 5th-35th percentile. The \u201cmiddle\u201d tier represents homes estimated to be in the 35th-65th percentile. The \u201cexpensive\u201d tier represents homes estimated to be in the 65th-95th percentile. By using Redfin Estimates of homes\u2019 market value, we are able to use the same group of homes to report on price, sales and inventory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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