The Planning Commission took up two Amoruso Ranch proposals that together would add more than 850 homes, including 451 single-family lots requiring changes to the city's long-range plan and zoning rules.
The median sale price barely budged year-over-year, yet buyers paid slightly less per square foot — a sign that larger homes helped prop up the headline number.
Homes in the Placer County city sold in 24 days over the three months ending August, a full 12 days quicker than a year earlier, as sales volume climbed.
Home sales climbed 8.5% year-over-year in the three months ending August, and buyers moved faster too, as homes changed hands three days sooner than last summer.
The median sale price dropped 6.1% from a year earlier, one of the sharpest declines in the region, while sales volume and inventory both climbed.
The median sale price fell 4.5% from a year earlier while sales volume climbed 11%, leaving Lincoln a tight sellers' market despite softer pricing.
Home sales rose nearly 37% from a year earlier even as prices dipped slightly, with tight inventory keeping the market tilted toward sellers.
Active listings in the small Yolo County city climbed more than 50% year-over-year, even as the market remained firmly tilted toward sellers.
A city advisory panel received a routine progress report on programs for Sacramento's seniors, though the update touched only lightly on housing concerns.
Homes spent 42 days on the market in the three months ending August, up modestly from a year ago, while sales volume climbed 18% against tight inventory.