SAN FRANCISCO – New figures show that nationwide, Sacramento was the most searched-for destination among homebuyers looking to relocate, while San Francisco was home to one of the top cities that homebuyers were looking to leave.

Migration trends identified by residential real estate brokerage Redfin also showed that California was the top state homebuyers searched to leave. 

The top states people searched to relocate to included Florida, Arizona, and North Carolina.

The analysis covered the period from February to April of this year and was based on a sample of some 2 million Redfin users who searched for homes across more than 100 major U.S. metro areas, the company said. Those included in the dataset viewed at least 10 homes for sale in a three-month period. 

Year-over-year declines

Redfin’s latest figures also show a year-over-year decline in home prices in six of the nine Bay Area counties.

By the numbers:

Alameda County saw the biggest drop of 4.3% with a median home price of $1,167,500.

Contra Costa County saw a similar decline at 4.2%, though its median home price was much lower at $829,000.

Solano (-1.6%), Napa (-1.1%), San Mateo (-0.89%), and Marin (-0.4%) counties also saw year-over-year declines, though there were large differences in their median prices.

Solano County had a median of $575,500. 

Napa County’s median was $920,000.

San Mateo County had a median of $1,665,000.

Marin County’s median was $1,543,750.

Year-over-year increases

San Francisco saw the Bay Area’s biggest increase from a year ago at 3.9%, with a median of $1,455,000.

Santa Clara County’s increase was 3.6%. The county also had the highest median home price in the Bay Area at $1,750,000.

Compare that with Sonoma County, with the lowest median in the Bay Area of $828,353. The county saw an increase of 1.4% last month from a year ago.

Dig deeper:

Other notable findings showed that Sunnyvale was the city with the fastest growing sales price in all of California, with home prices up almost 30% compared to last year.

Sunnyvale’s median price was $2.3 million last month, according to Redfin.

Berkeley had the fourth-fastest sales growth, up almost 20%, putting the median at almost $1.6 million.

Danville also made the top 10 list of California metros that saw a jump in sales prices. 

In seventh place, the Contra Costa County city had a 15% spike in the sale price compared to last year. It also saw a nearly 15% decline in the number of homes sold. 

Danville’s median price was $2.3 million.

Bay Area cities identified as ‘most competitive’  

The Bay Area took every slot in Redfin’s list of top 10 “most competitive” cities in the state.

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The real estate company compiled its list based on the most homes that received multiple offers, often with waived contingencies. Redfin then scored the cities on a 0 to 100 scale. 

The metros deemed “most competitive” fell in the 90-100 range.

Top 10 Most Competitive Cities in California

1. Santa Clara
2. Sunnyvale
3. Alameda
4. Daly City 
5. Livermore
6. Mountain View
7. Berkeley
8. Danville 
9. Castro Valley 
10. San Ramon

(Source: Redfin)

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A court ruling on Tuesday clears the way for State Farm Insurance to move forward with significant rate increases for homeowners and renters. Homeowners would see an average 17% hike, while renters and condo owners would see prices increase an average of 15%. We spoke to industry expert Karl Susman for his analysis on the situation.

A Southern California college student who went missing in a popular mountain town over the weekend has been found dead in Big Bear Lake.

Tanner Prentiss, 22, was last seen on May 17 at around 12:30 a.m. in Big Bear Lake, California, according to the city’s sheriff station. Search crews located his body in the water Monday shortly before 10:30 a.m. near the city’s Pine Knot Marina.

CBS News reported that deputies searching the lake from a helicopter spotted Prentiss’ body, which was then recovered by a dive team. Deputies are investigating how Prentiss ended up in the water, the outlet reported.

No foul play is suspected and his cause of death is under investigation by the coroner’s office, the Big Bear Sheriff Station confirmed on Facebook.

The University of California at Santa Barbara student visited the lake with a group of friends, who reported him missing after he failed to return to their rental cabin, according to local stations KTLA and KABC.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to Tanner’s family, friends and all those who are affected by his loss. The family is requesting privacy as they navigate through this tragic incident,” the sheriff station wrote.

‘This loss is more than we can bear’

Prentiss’ grandmother, Marilyn Taylor, wrote on Facebook that her family is devastated by Tanner’s passing and thanked everyone who supported their family during this time.

“Tanner was the funny guy, always smiling, tons of friends, charismatic, responsible and a really good person. This loss is more than we can bear at this time,” she wrote.

In a statement, UC Santa Barbara called Tanner’s death “heartbreaking” for the entire university community and expressed condolences to his friends and families.

“We understand the impact and stress surrounding this tragedy and are committed to supporting our campus community who may be impacted,” the school said in a statement shared with USA TODAY. “Our campus offers resources to students, staff, and faculty who are in need of support.”

Meteorologists are projecting unusually high temperatures in Southern California this week, with the heat predicted to climb above 100 degrees in the San Fernando Valley and reach the 90s elsewhere.

After a balmy weekend, temperatures are expected to start rising Monday. “We’re looking at pretty widespread 80 to 90 degrees for highs” Monday across the Valley, said David Gomberg, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, which covers Los Angeles County.

Temperatures will soar by midweek, hitting 103 degrees in Woodland Hills on Wednesday and 101 degrees on Thursday, the National Weather Service predicted.

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In downtown Los Angeles, meanwhile, temperatures are expected to climb from the low 80s on Monday to the mid-80s on Tuesday and finally to the low 90s on Wednesday, before dropping back to the high-80s on Thursday.

“I’d say Wednesday and Thursday are going to be the two hottest days,” Gomberg said. “Saturday is when things should get back to normal.”

The weather service expects to issue heat advisories, warning people to think twice if considering strenuous midday activity such as hiking.

“Also, the very old and little children are always going to be vulnerable to those heat events,” Gomberg said.

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Temperatures in the Inland Empire, meanwhile, are expected to reach the mid- to upper 90s on Wednesday and Thursday. In inland Orange County cities such as Irvine and Anaheim, temperatures will hit the upper 80s and low 90s by midweek.

“Our highs will get back to the mid-80s by Saturday, which is pretty close to the climatological norm for late May,” said Dave Munyan, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in San Diego, which covers Orange County and the Inland Empire. “It’s not going to be as hot as the mini heat wave we had two weeks ago.”

He characterized the coming week as “abnormally warm, not record-breaking heat, but definitely something that could take some folks off guard because it’s May and they expect it to be cooler and cloudier.”

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