THIS YEAR'S REAL ESTATE TREND - as you have heard me say before is -lower inventory of properties for sale- See how it going nationwide here:  everywhere else

FEBRUARY NORTH COUNTY REAL ESTATE STATISTICS-

Sales of all North County real estate types were up 5% in February over January and down 9% over February  of last year.   The first 2 months of this year are down 5% in sales for the same time frame last year.   Properties in escrow are up 13% from last month and  down 3% from February of 2012. Active listings on the market are up 2% from January  and also up 12% from the same time last year.