The Jim ratio is simply the number of active listings, divided by the number of pending listings.

It's a good gauge of the "health" of the marketplace.  In the 2000-2004 time frame, the ratio was around 2:1, with the hottest times as low as 1:1. 

Score Guide

under 3           Hot market

3-4                    Regular market

4-5                   Market in trouble

5-7                   Too many choices, buyers are winning

7+                     Freefall

                                                                                             Jim Ratio

Jan 1           1,217 Actives/218 Pendings                 5.58

Jan 10       1,234 Actives/203 Pendings                6.08

Jan 18        1,306 Actives/220 Pendings               5.94

Jan 26       1,324 Actives/231 Pendings                5.73

Feb 6         1,279 Actives/265 Pendings                4.83

Feb 14      1,283 Actives/286 Pendings                4.48

Feb 20      1,300 Actives/310 Pendings               4.19

Feb 26      1,301 Actives/326 Pendings                3.99

Mar 7       1,299 Actives/341 Pendings                 3.81

Mar 21    1,255 Actives/328 Pendings                 3.82

Mar 27    1,274 Actives/339 Pendings                3.76

Apr 2       1,380 Actives/343 Pendings                4.02

Apr 14    1,431 Actives/336 Pendings                 4.26

Apr 20   1,465 Actives/342 Pendings                4.28

Apr 27   1,506 Actives/323 Pendings                 4.66

May 3    1,488 Actives/291 Pendings                  5.11

May12   1,518 Actives/346 Pendings                 4.39

May 21  1,547 Actives/339 Pendings                 4.56

May 31  1,580 Actives/312 Pendings                 5.06

June 11  1,660 Actives/282 Pendings                5.89

June 22  1,714 Actives/283 Pendings               6.06

June 30  1,699 Actives/278 Pendings               6.11

July 11    1,730 Actives/301 Pendings              5.75

July 22   1,711 Actives/293 Pendings               5.84

July 29  1,704 Actives/297 Pendings               5.74

Aug 3      1,725 Actives/261 Pendings               6.61

Aug 17    1,792 Actives/225 Pendings              7.96

Aug 25   1,804 Actives/218 Pendings              8.28

Sep 2      1,804 Actives/210 Pendings              8.59

Sep 11    1,790 Actives/207 Pendings              8.65

Sep 22   1,779 Actives/204 Pendings              8.72

Oct 5      1,769 Actives/210 Pendings              8.42

Oct 11    1,776 Actives/202 Pendings             8.79

Oct 25   1,761 Actives/205 Pendings             8.59

Nov 7    1,711 Actives/215 Pendings              7.96

Nov 20  1,693 Actives/208 Pendings            8.14

Dec 6      1,640 Actives/205 Pendings           8.00

Jam 6     1,547 Actives/184 Pendings            8.41

The market conditions are different in each area, and, as a result, here are the numbers per zip code:

5/12/07

92008    92 Actives/26 Pendings                        3.53

92009   176 Actives/70 Pendings                      2.51

92010     54 Actives/19 Pendings                       2.84

92011    113 Actives/37 Pendings                      3.05

92054   226 Actives/46 Pendings                     4.91

92056   233 Actives/43 Pendings                     5.41

92057   354 Actives/67 Pendings                     5.28

92084   270 Actives/38 Pendings                     7.10

The first four are Carlsbad, the next three are Oceanside, and 92084 is North Vista.  The Carlsbad zips disect the town into quadrants.

I need to format this better, but for now....

May 21

92008     99 Actives/23 Pendings          4.30

92009    184 Actives/63 Pendings         2.92

92010      52 Actives/19 Pendings          2.73

92011     117 Actives/36 Pendings         3.25

92054    223 Actives/45 Pendings        4.96

92056     249 Actives/49 Pendings       5.08

92057     359 Actives/66 Pendings        5.44

92084    264 Actives/38 Pendings        6.95 

May 31st:

92008    96 Actives/19 Pendings           5.05

92009   188 Actives/64 Pendings         2.94

92010     57 Actives/18 Pendings          3.17

92011    122 Actives/33 Pendings         3.70

92054   228 Actives/36 Pendings        6.33

92056   250 Actives/51 Pendings        4.90

92057   373 Actives/56 Pendings        6.66

92084  266 Actives/35 Pendings        7.60

June 11

92008   102 Actives/15 Pendings        6.80

92009   208 Actives/54 Pendings       3.85

92010    62 Actives/15 Pendings          4.13

92011   127 Actives/30 Pendings        4.23

92054  232 Actives/34 Pendings        6.82

92056  261 Actives/50 Pendings         5.22

92057  388 Actives/57 Pendings         6.81

92084  280 Actives/27 Pendings       10.37

June 22

92008  107 Actives/15 Pendings         7.13

92009  209 Actives/59 Pendings        3.54

92010    65 Actives/15 Pendings          4.33

92011   131 Actives/28 Pendings         4.68

92054  237 Actives/35 Pendings        6.77

92056  277 Actives/55 Pendings        5.04

92057  398 Actives/51 Pendings         7.80

92084  290 Actives/25 Pendings        11.60

June 30

92008   108 Actives/17 Pendings       6.35

92009   213 Actives/50 Pendings       4.26

92010   64 Actives/ 16 Pendings         4.00

92011    130 Actives/32 Pendings       4.06

92054   232 Actives/31 Pendings       7.48

92056   273 Actives/50 Pendings      5.46

92057   396 Actives/54 Pendings      7.33

92084   283 Actives/28 Pendings     10.11

July 11

92008   105 Actives/23 Pendings        4.57

92009   209 Actives/54 Pendings       3.87

92010     70 Actives/16 Pendings         4.38

92011    128 Actives/30 Pendings        4.27

92054   240 Actives/28 Pendings       8.57

92056   296 Actives/54 Pendings       5.48

92057   402 Actives/65 Pendings       6.18

92084   280 Actives/31 Pendings       9.03

July 22

92008   102 Actives/25 Pendings       4.08

92009   203 Actives/51 Pendings       3.98

92010     68 Actives/17 Pendings        4.00

92011   131 Actives/30 Pendings        4.37

92054  233 Actives/27 Pendings        8.63

92056  286 Actives/54 Pendings       5.30

92057  400 Actives/62 Pendings      6.45

92084  288 Actives/27 Pendings      10.67

July 29

92008   103 Actives/25 Pendings      4.12

92009   194 Actives/57 Pendings      3.40

92010     68 Actives/15 Pendings       4.53

92011   128 Actives/27 Pendings       4.74

92054  229 Actives/30 Pendings      7.63

92056  291 Actives/56 Pendings       5.20

92057  400 Actives/63 Pendings     6.35

92084  291 Actives/24 Pendings    12.13

August 3

92008   110 Actives/21 Pendings     5.23

92009   199 Actives/49 Pendings    4.06

92010     63 Actives/14 Pendings     4.50

92011     128 Actives/27 Pendings   4.74

92054    238 Actives/29 Pendings   8.21

92056    297 Actives/43 Pendings   6.91

92057    403 Actives/49 Pendings  8.22

92084    287 Actives/29 Pendings  9.90

August 17

92008    111 Actives/19 Pendings   5.84

92009   203 Actives/40 Pendings  5.08

92010     66 Actives/11 Pendings     6.00

92011    124 Actives/28 Pendings   4.43

92054   260 Actives/22 Pendings  11.82

92056   321 Actives/30 Pendings   10.70

92057   418 Actives/51 Pendings     8.20

92084   289 Actives/24 Pendings  12.04

August 25

92008   108 Actives/18 Pendings     6.00

92009   209 Actives/37 Pendings    5.65

92010     70 Actives/12 Pendings     5.83

92011    130 Actives/24 Pendings   5.42

92054   268 Actives/24 Pendings  11.17

92056   316 Actives/34 Pendings    9.29

92057   419 Actives/46 Pendings     9.11

92084   284 Actives/23 Pendings  12.35

Sep 2

92008   120 Actives/16 Pendings   7.50

92009   216 Actives/30 Pendings  7.20

92010     67 Actives/13 Pendings   5.15

92011   134 Actives/21 Pendings   6.38

92054  266 Actives/20 Pendings  13.30

92056   302 Actives/36 Pendings  8.39

92057   427 Actives/52 Pendings  8.21

92084   272 Actives/22 Pendings  12.36

Sept. 11

92008   116 Actives/12 Pendings    9.67

92009   214 Actives/26 Pendings   8.23

92010     64 Actives/19 Pendings    3.37

92011    141 Actives/19 Pendings   7.42

92054   269 Actives/19 Pendings   14.16

92056   309 Actives/36 Pendings   8.58

92057   413 Actives/56 Pendings   7.38

92084   265 Actives/20 Pendings  13.25

Sep 22

92008   117 Actives/10 Pendings   11.70

92009   217 Actives/28 Pendings    7.75

92010     60 Actives/17 Pendings     3.53

92011   144 Actives/22 Pendings    6.55

92054  275 Actives/20 Pendings   13.75

92056   297 Actives/30 Pendings    9.90

92057   400 Actives/54 Pendings  7.41

92084   269 Actives/23 Pendings   11.70

Oct 5

92008    120 Actives/10 Pendings    12.00

92009    223 Actives/34 Pendings     6.56

92010     57 Actives/18 Pendings       3.17

92011     145 Actives/16 Pendings     9.06

92054    253 Actives/33 Pendings     7.67

92056    291 Actives/28 Pendings    10.39

92057    399 Actives/50 Pendings    7.98

92084    281 Actives/21 Pendings    13.38

Oct 11

92008   120 Actives/10 Pendings     12.0

92009   227 Actives/34 Pendings     6.68

92010   57 Actives/17 Pendings         3.35

92011  147 Actives/16 Pendings        9.19

92054  252 Actives/32 Pendings      7.88

92056  290 Actives/31 Pendings      9.35

92057  399 Actives/44 Pendings     9.07

92084  284 Actives/18 Pendings    15.78

Oct 25

92008  116 Actives/12 Pendings     9.67

92009  217 Actives/40 Pendings   5.43

92010    58 Actives/10 Pendings    5.80

92011  145 Actives/14 Pendings   10.36

92054  245 Actives/27 Pendings  9.07

92056  288 Actives/26 Pendings  11.07

92057  395 Actives/57 Pendings  6.93

92084  297 Actives/19 Pendings  15.63

Nov 7

92008   110 Actives/9 Pendings   12.22

92009   201 Actives/28 Pendings 7.18

92010   55 Actives/15 Pendings    3.67

92011   138 Actives/26 Pendings  5.31

92054  238 Actives/26 Pendings  9.15

92056  281 Actives/30 Pendings   9.37

92057   399 Actives/56 Pendings  7.13

92084   289 Actives/25 Pendings  11.56

Nov 20

92008  112 Actives/8 Pendings     14.00

92009  199 Actives/29 Pendings    6.86

92010    50 Actives/17 Pendings    2.94

92011    142 Actives/12 Pendings  11.83

92054  241 Actives/28 Pendings    8.61

92056  278 Actives/26 Pendings   10.69

92057  394 Actives/59 Pendings   6.68

92084  277 Actives/29 Pendings   9.55

Dec 6

92008  108 Actives/8 Pendings   13.50

92009  199 Actives/26 Pendings 7.65

92010  48 Actives/13 Pendings   3.69

92011  135 Actives/11 Pendings  12.27

92054  245 Actives/28 Pendings 8.75

92056  256 Actives/36 Pendings  7.11

92057  378 Actives/59 Pendings  6.41

92084  271 Actives/24 Pendings  11.29

Jan 6

92008   91 Actives/15 Pendings     6.07

92009   196 Actives/24 Pendings  8.17

92010     47 Actives/7 Pendings     6.71

92011   118 Actives/14 Pendings   8.43

92054 248 Actives/23 Pendings  10.78

92056 244 Actives/30 Pendings  8.13

92057  360 Actives/51 Pendings  8.19

92084  243 Actives/20 Pendings  12.15