Oct. 5, 2009: Ontario Home Market Activity

A total of 33 Ontario homes were added to those listed for sale during the week ending Oct. 5, 2009, according to the Inland Multi-Regional Multiple Listing Service and 38 Ontario properties were reported as entering escrow during the week.

A total of 238 Ontario homes were listed for sale in the MLS on Oct. 5. Included are 147 single-family homes. There were 91 condominiums, townhomes and single-family homes in homeowner associations listed for sale in Ontario on Oct. 5; 96 homes were reported as vacant.

The MLS showed 43 foreclosed, or Real Estate Owned, homes listed in Ontario on Oct. 5; 142 others were in pre-foreclosure - listed as "in foreclosure," Notice of Default or Short Pay/Subject to Lender.

There were 42 Ontario homes reported in the MLS as sold in the week ending Oct. 5, 2009.

Ila Josephs, an associate Realtor with Tarbell, Realtors, prepares weekly reports for her website, www.ilajosephs.com, surveying home market activity in the Inland Empire cities of Chino, Claremont, Fontana, La Verne, Montclair, Ontario, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, and Upland. For more information, call Ila at (909) 261-3541.