Los Angeles County house hunters balked in May, as sales fell for the 10th consecutive month despite a 15% surge in existing homes for sale.

CoreLogic reported that overall sales in Los Angeles County for May totaled 7,095 homes, down 3% in a year. The median selling price of $615,000 was up 1.7% in a year. In a six-county Southern California region, 22,300 homes sold down 2.7% in a year. The regional median of $530,000 was up 0.2% in a year.

As for Los Angeles County’s supply, ReportsOnHousing says as of June 13 there were 13,933 existing residences listed for sale, up 15% in a year and up 7% vs. the 2014-18 average. One reason: It’s harder to sell with the report’s selling speed metric at 57 days vs. 50 days a year earlier.

In key slices of May’s market …

Sales of existing single-family homes: 5,044 — down 0.4% in a year. Median of $640,000 was up 0.8% in 12 months.

Existing condo sales: 1,743 — down 10% in a year. Median of $515,000 was down 1.9% in 12 months.

New homes: Builders sold 308 — up 1% in a year. Median of $677,250 was down 0.6% in 12 months.

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ReportsOnHousing’s tracking of new escrows gives hints at future closed sales. As of June 13, Los Angeles County house hunters had 7,366 agreements to purchase in process, down 1.5% in a year.