PRICES DOWN, SELECTION UP

The latest report on the Bakersfield housing market finds it lost more than nine percent of its value in the past three months. Affiliated Appraisers reports September sales declined 6.3 percent from August while the median price dropped $2,000. Home prices have gone down for three straight months. Inventory now stands at a three-month supply which should send prices even lower as supply versus demand falls further out of balance.

Sean Michael Lisle