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Weekly housing sales trends in San Mateo County can give information useful to everyone involved in technology or the Silicon Valley economy...

Recent history of home sales for San Mateo County (per DataQuick, as published in SJMN): (San Mateo, Burlingame, San Bruno real estate info.)

January 28, 2006:
Median Price        Jan.03'06 from'05 $/SqFt Volume from'05
All homes           $745,000   12.0%   $556     629  -13.8%
Total resale houses $789,250   10.7%   $588     504   -6.8%
Total condominiums  $550,000   14.6%   $494     116  -24.2%
Total new homes     $827,000   -8.1%             9  -75.0%

January 21, 2006:
Median Price        Dec.28'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $748,000   12.5%   $551     648  -16.5%
Total resale houses $789,250   12.5%   $584     511  -12.2%
Total condominiums  $550,000   14.6%   $508     128  -18.5%
Total new homes     $827,000   -7.4%             9  -75.7%

January 14, 2006:
Median Price        Dec.19'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $750,000   13.2%   $548     711  -19.3%
Total resale houses $789,500   11.2%   $572     563  -13.7%
Total condominiums  $545,000   13.7%   $496     136  -25.7%
Total new homes     $807,500   -1.2%            12  -73.9%

January 06, 2006:
Median Price        Dec.13'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $735,000   11.4%   $545     712  -20.3%
Total resale houses $772,000   10.4%   $571     558  -16.7%
Total condominiums  $525,250   13.8%   $496     146  -17.0%
Total new homes     $520,000  -31.4%             8  -83.0%

December 31, 2005:
Median Price        Dec.06'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $745,000   11.0%   $553     744  -17.4%
Total resale houses $779,500    9.8%   $571     590  -12.6%
Total condominiums  $520,000   13.4%   $496     147  -14.5%
Total new homes     $515,000  -37.0%             7  -87.0%

December 24, 2005:
Median Price       *Nov.28'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $749,000   12.9%   $549     764  -16.2%
Total resale houses $789,000   12.6%   $567     611  -10.0%
Total condominiums  $512,000   11.1%   $501     146  -18.0%
Total new homes     $515,000  -39.1%**           7 -87.3%
*- same date as last week but different data???

**- mew homes down ~50% in 3 weeks!

December 17, 2005:
Median Price        Nov.28'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $750,000   13.1%   $560     745 -23.0%
Total resale houses $790,000   11.9%   $572     604 -15.2%
Total condominiums  $507,500   10.1%   $520     135 -30.4%
Total new homes     $702.750   -5.6%             6 -90.2%

**Y-o-y volume dropped -22 points in six weeks.

December 10, 2005:
Median Price        Nov.15'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $750,000   11.9%   $559     721 -19.0%
Total resale houses $810,000   15.1%   $576     576 -12.1%
Total condominiums  $514,500   10.6%   $516     141 -19.0%
Total new homes     $702.750    4.4%              4 -93.4%

**Y-o-y volume dropped >-18 points in six weeks.

December 3, 2005:
Median Price        Nov.09'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $768,000   15.0%   $563     701  -21.6%
Total resale houses $818,000   15.2%   $583     560  -14.4%
Total condominiums  $528,500   14.9%   $520     133  -24.4%
Total new homes   $1,000,000   48.7%              8  -87.5%

November 26, 2005:
Median Price        Nov.01'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $757,500   15.7%   $554     698  -18.9%
Total resale houses $800,000   14.3%   $578     561  -11.0%
Total condominiums  $540,000   20.1%   $514     124  -27.9%
Total new homes   $1,050,750   50.1%             13  -78.0%

November 19, 2005:
Median Price        Oct 24'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $760,000   15.2%   $544     722  -15.0%
Total resale houses $800,000   14.3%   $572     553  -11.4%
Total condominiums  $552,500   24.4%   $494     154   -8.9%
Total new homes   $1,050,750   26.6%             15  -73.2%

November 12, 2005:
Median Price        Oct 19'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $760,000   15.2%   $547     746  -14.9%
Total resale houses $800,000   14.3%   $576     571  -11.9%
Total condominiums  $549,000   27.7%   $494     159  -12.6%
Total new homes   $1,019,000   18.4%             16  -66.0%

November 05, 2005:
Median Price        Oct 11'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $758,500   14.2%   $537     720  -12.2%
Total resale houses $800,000   14.3%   $566     566  -11.0%
Total condominiums  $542,000   24.3%   $496     163   -0.6%
Total new homes     $954,500   10.5%             13  -71.1%

October 29, 2005:
Median Price        Oct 06'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $758,500   14.9%   $538     749  -12.2%
Total resale houses $805,000   15.8%   $570     556  -14.1%
Total condominiums  $538,000   22.3%   $496     178   +4.1%
Total new homes     $954,500   11.8%             15  -57.1%

October 22, 2005:
Median Price        Sep 30'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $757,000   16.5%   $544     774  -12.4%
Total resale houses $807,500   18.8%   $576     571  -14.8%
Total condominiums  $528,000   18.7%   $501     187   +2.7%
Total new homes     $947,000    7.0%             16  -50.0%

October 16, 2005:
Median Price        Sep 22'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $752,000   15.7%   $551     845   -4.4%
Total resale houses $805,000   17.5%   $583     640   -2.9%
Total condominiums  $515,000   17.0%   $507     188   -2.1%
Total new homes     $992,000   13.4%             17  -48.5%

October 09, 2005:
Median Price        Sep 15'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $757,000   18.3%   $556     833   -4.6%
Total resale houses $808,000   18.8%   $589     641   -0.9%
Total condominiums  $515,000   15.5%   $506     178  -11.4%
Total new homes     $993,500   12.7%             14  -44.0%

October 02, 2005:
Median Price        Sep 08'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $769,000   18.3%   $561     859   -3.0%
Total resale houses $816,750   17.9%   $596     674   -3.4%
Total condominiums  $521,750   18.6%   $506     172  -16.1%
Total new homes     $992,000   13.4%             13  -55.2%

September 24, 2005:
Median Price        Sep 02'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $770,000   18.5%   $559     879   -0.7%
Total resale houses $824,500   17.3%   $593     696   +7.1%
Total condominiums  $538,500   23.2%   $505     172  -14.9%
Total new homes     $992,000   18.8%             11  -66.7%

September 17, 2005:
Median Price        Aug 25'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $768,000   18.2%   $556     913   -4.9%
Total resale houses $827,500   18.2%   $585     716   -0.4%
Total condominiums  $542,500   27.0%   $513     164  -12.3%
Total new homes     **N O T  R E P O R T E D**   33  

September 10, 2005:
Median Price        Aug 19'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $771,000   18.6%   $556     814   -7.5%
Total resale houses $830,000   18.6%   $586     638   -3.8%
Total condominiums  $539,750   26.1%   $509     164  -12.3%
Total new homes     $914,000   17.8%             12  -60.0%

September 3, 2005:
Median Price        Aug 11'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $770,500   17.6%   $554     809  -12.4%
Total resale houses $830,000   17.7%   $579     633   -8.8%
Total condominiums  $537,500   25.0%   $509     160  -19.2%
Total new homes     $967,500   23.2%             16  -48.4%

August 27, 2005:
Median Price        Aug 03'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $770,000   17.0%   $560     792  -16.9%
Total resale houses $825,000   16.2%   $581     632  -13.2%
Total condominiums  $526,500   23.4%   $511     147  -27.9%
Total new homes     $949,500   19.4%             13  -38.1%

August 20, 2005:
Median Price       July 27'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $775,000   19.2%   $559     807  -17.0%
Total resale houses $815,000   14.6%   $581     648  -11.0%
Total condominiums  $526,500   21.6%   $515     140  -34.9%
Total new homes     $985,000   35.3%             19  -34.5%

August 13, 2005:
Median Price       July 20'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $775,000   18.3%   $560     819  -19.5%
Total resale houses $815,000   14.2%   $579     661  -13.1%
Total condominiums  $542,500   23.6%   $516     139  -34.7%
Total new homes     $992,000   47.6%             19  -55.8%

August 6, 2005:
Median Price        July14'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $758,000   15.0%   $556     824  -18.5%
Total resale houses $800,000   11.1%   $577     658  -13.3%
Total condominiums  $550,000   27.8%   $523     146  -28.4%
Total new homes     $972,750   44.3%             20  -58.3%

July 30, 2005:
Median Price        July06'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $755,000   15.3%   $550     862  -19.4%
Total resale houses $800,000   12.6%   $570     674  -14.4%
Total condominiums  $536,500   18.4%   $519     165  -26.3%
Total new homes     $970,000   49.5%             23  -61.0%

July 23, 2005:
Median Price        June21'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $754,000   16.4%   $546     828  -20.6%
Total resale houses $816,000   16.6%   $573     643  -17.4%
Total condominiums  $520,000   15.6%   $503     172  -20.7%
Total new homes     $914,500   42.4%             13  -72.9%

July 16, 2005:
Median Price        June16'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $750,000   17.2%   $550     843  -22.3%
Total resale houses $819,000   17.3%   $579     642  -20.1%
Total condominiums  $510,000   13.6%   $505     187  -20.8%
Total new homes     $943,000   48.5%             14  -68.9%

July 09, 2005:
Median Price        June13'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $750,000   17.4%   $548     827  -24.3%
Total resale houses $818,000   19.1%   $574     632  -21.6%
Total condominiums  $508,500   15.6%   $506     183  -23.1%
Total new homes     $949,750   48.8%             12  -75.0%

July 02, 2005:
Median Price        June06'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $749,000   17.2%   $545     763  -20.8%
Total resale houses $809,000   17.6%   $572     578  -20.9%
Total condominiums  $512,250   17.2%   $500     171   -9.5%
Total new homes     $888,000   40.0%             14  -67.4%

June 25, 2005:
Median Price        May 31'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $740,000   15.6%   $547     763  -20.8%
Total resale houses $800,000   17.8%   $572     578  -20.9%
Total condominiums  $515,000   17.6%   $502     171   -9.5%
Total new homes     $743,750   17.1%             14  -67.4%

June 18, 2005:
Median Price        May 23'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $735,000   15.7%   $545     759  -20.7%
Total resale houses $800,000   19.4%   $566     561  -22.8%
Total condominiums  $510,000   15.9%   $502     181   -2.7%
Total new homes     $737,000   11.4%             17  -61.4%

June 11, 2005:
Median Price        May 17'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $739,000   18.2%   $540     735  -20.2%
Total resale houses $800,000   20.9%   $561     548  -22.2%
Total condominiums  $505,000   15.6%   $502     174    2.4%
Total new homes     $737,000   16.2%             13  -72.3%

May 21, 2005:
Median Price        Apr26'05  from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $745,000   20.2%   $530     748  -17.8%
Total resale houses $787,000   20.1%   $546     573  -16.0%
Total condominiums  $505,000   23.2%   $503     151   -9.6%
Total new homes     $864,000   39.8%             24  -60.7%

May 14, 2005:
Median Price        Apr19'05  from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $746,750   20.4%   $529     730  -15.4%
Total resale houses $780,000   18.3%   $549     560  -12.8%
Total condominiums  $483,750   18.0%   $494     136  -13.4%
Total new homes     $871,500   38.8%             34  -46.9

April 30, 2005:
Median Price        Apr06'05  from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $747,000   23.5%   $530     699  -16.8%
Total resale houses $775,000   19.2%   $551     553  -10.2%
Total condominiums  $490,000   16.7%   $483     113  -33.1%
Total new homes     $894,000   28.0%             33  -40.0%

April 16, 2005:
Median Price        Mar23'05  from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $735,000   26.7%   $531     649  -16.6%
Total resale houses $775,000   21.9%   $568     506   -7.0%
Total condominiums  $505,000   22.9%   $474     111  -41.3%
Total new homes     $780,000   51.0%             32  -28.9%

April 09, 2005:
Median Price        Apr26'05  from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $730,000   25.9%   $526     680  -14.7%
Total resale houses $779,000   22.0%   $565     520   -6.1%
Total condominiums  $489,500   21.6%   $468     125  -34.2%
Total new homes     $817,500   56.2%             35  -34.0%

April 02, 2005:
Median Price        Mar03'05  from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $700,000   21.7%   $527     623   -8.5%
Total resale houses $745,000   20.2%   $552     459   -3.2%
Total condominiums  $472,500   22.1%   $467     125  -18.8%
Total new homes     $730,500   27.0%             39  -26.4%

March 26, 2005:
Median Price        Feb28'05  from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $691,000   21.0%   $527     546  -15.3%
Total resale houses $730,000   18.4%   $559     407   -9.8%
Total condominiums  $465,000   18.9%   $465     103  -28.0%
Total new homes     $879,250   52.9%             36  -29.4%

March 19, 2005:
Median Price        Feb22'05  from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $675,000   19.5%   $517     505   -8.8%
Total resale houses $700,000   16.7%   $548     386   -5.9%
Total condominiums  $480,000   20.0%   $462      85  -22.0%
Total new homes     $876,750   35.4%             34   -2.9%

March 12 2005:
Median Price        Feb10'05  from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $672,500   20.1%   $505     520   -9.6%
Total resale houses $687,500   14.6%   $530     403   -8.6%
Total condominiums  $470,000   19.4%   $463      87  -17.1%
Total new homes     $935,000   47.6%             30   +3.4%

March 5, 2005:
Median Price        Feb07'05  from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $670,500   19.1%   $503     548   -8.2%
Total resale houses $689,000   14.8%   $526     424   -8.8%
Total condominiums  $470,000   20.5%   $459      91  -11.7%
Total new homes     $922,000   45.5%             33  +13.8%

February 26, 2005:
Median Price        Feb01'05  from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $671,500   18.8%   $500     556   -8.7%
Total resale houses $698,500   16.8%   $528     421  -12.5%
Total condominiums  $470,000   20.5%   $456     104   +2.0%
Total new homes     $919,500   47.0%             31  +19.2%

February 19, 2005:
Median Price        Jan24'05  from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $670,000   16.5%   $490     608  -14.4%
Total resale houses $705,000   17.5%   $518     452  -18.0%
Total condominiums  $465,000   16.7%   $448     130  +25.0%
Total new homes   $1,106,750   77.1%             26  -52.7%

February 12, 2005:
Median Price        Jan14'05  from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $675,000   16.0%   $489     639   -8.5%
Total resale houses $720,500   17.0%   $519     482   -9.4%
Total condominiums  $465,000   24.0%   $446     134  +31.4%
Total new homes     $911,000   45.8%             23  -64.1%

February 05, 2005:
Median Price        Jan10'05  from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $665,000   13.7%   $484     681  -14.9%
Total resale houses $710,000   14.5%   $513     503  -17.0%
Total condominiums  $465,000   22.9%   $442     152  +23.6%
Total new homes     $905,500   44.9%             26  -63.4%

January 29, 2005:
Median Price        Jan10'05  from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $659,000   14.1%   $484     694  -13.9%
Total resale houses $703,500   15.3%   $515     522  -13.1%
Total condominiums  $485,000   24.0%   $447     149  +12.0%
Total new homes     $897,000   40.7%             23  -68.1%

January 22, 2005:
Median Price        Dec31'04  from'03 $/SqFt Volume from'03
All homes           $663,500   15.4%   $483     786  -11.7%
Total resale houses $710,000   16.4%   $510     591  -10.3%
Total condominiums  $480,000   26.3%   $444     165   +5.8%
Total new homes     $842,000   31.3%             30  -60.0%

January 8, 2005:
Median Price        Dec13'04  from'03 $/SqFt Volume from'03
All homes           $660,000   16.0%   $493     890   -8.4%
Total resale houses $699,000   13.9%   $520     670   -4.7%
Total condominiums  $461,500   18.9%   $442     176  -12.9%
Total new homes     $753,750   10.9%             44  -34.3%

A few weeks of 2005 data are missing, strictly due to our own imperfections in collecting it.  San Mateo has a smaller total inventory, making weekly fluctuations more volatile than Santa Clara County.  Decide for yourself what this data is saying.

We assume no liability for the accuracy of this data nor for its transcription from the original publication.