California Real Estate : Prices

Hi,

I've gotten some questions/requests about this, so here's a site that I use to get information on housing prices in California. It's called California Moves and although it's run by Coldwell Banker, it has listings from all realtors. Of course, it's asking prices not final transaction prices, but I think it's a reasonable first approximation if you just want to get a rough idea of what the market is doing.

The site should be self-explanatory, but for me the most useful way to get data is:

• Click on Property Search (not on Open Home Search)
  
• Select a county in either northern or southern california and click 'submit'
  
• Then you can either select all cities, one city, or a part of one city and click 'Search'
  
• Finally, enter your own criteria for price, rooms, zip code, etc. Or enter nothing and just hit 'Search Now' to get all the properties sorted by price.
  

Some of the listings have more information than others, with the ones going all out having virtual tours that you can click on. Some don't even have pictures.

Then again, sometimes I just stay on the main page, watch the pictures scroll through, and click on ones that catch my eye. Most of those houses I'll never see the inside of : ). Happy Hunting!