Home buyers are continuing to snap up newer condos in Dublin, CA. Of the 21 condos sold during February in Dublin, 66% were built within the last 8 years, and only one was built prior to 1990. The newer homes tend to have central heat and air, garage parking, modern kitchens, and updated bathrooms. The sale prices for these condos ranged from $260,000 to $626,414, with an average of only 41 days on the market.

Inventory levels continue to shrink for Dublin CA condos. Dublin has just 86 condos and townhomes currently for sale. This figure is down 16% from last month’s report. Of these only 10 are foreclosures and 29 are short sales. Dublin also has 109 condo and townhome pending sales. This number is up 8% from last month’s report.

The prices for the foreclosure pending sales range from $92,610 to $424,900. A whopping 67% of these are reported as short sales, is down compared to the 79% from last month. One unlucky buyer has been waiting since last June for bank approval to proceed with a short sale. The listing prices for the pending short sales range from $119,500 to $425,000.

Of interest to many Around Dublin Blog readers are the condos in Brookside. As of March 14th, two homes in Brookside are listed as pending:

• a 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath, 2-car garage home with 1,202 square feet of living space offered for $345,000
• A 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath, 2-car garage home with 1,610 square feet of living space offered for $429,500

The townhomes in Brookside were built between 1996 and 1999. All the homes are two levels, and most have two-car garages that are not tandem. Of the 123 homes in the Brookside community, two sold in 2010. The sale prices for two homes ranged from $369,000 to $393,000. The median sales price in the Highlands was $383,500. These homes were on the market for an average of 17 days.

With fantastic access to I-580 and BART, the Brookside community is within walking distance from Hacienda Crossings and Dougherty Elementary School. The homes have open floor plans, high ceilings, and lots of light.

Further along Central Parkway toward the East are the Vineyards townhomes at Dublin Green. These homes were built in 2000 and 2001. The Vineyards at Dublin Green are located just behind the Shops at Waterford and across from Emerald Glen Park. Like the Brookside townhomes, the Vineyards homes are also two levels. The two-car garages in these units are on the same level as the kitchen, so bringing in the groceries requires no stair climbing.

Six homes sold in the Vineyards at Dublin Green last year. The sale prices ranged from $390,000 to $455,000. One Vineyards townhome sold this year so far, and the sale price was $395,000. Four homes in this highly desirable community currently have sales pending. These homes were on the market for an average of just 24 days.