Marblehead 1st Half Sales: 50% Over List Price

Half Sales over List Price in the first half of 2024
In the first half of the year, 4 in 100 sales were below List Price; 1 in 10 at List Price; and 5 in 10 over List Price.
11 of the 95 sales were 20% or more over List Price, including 2 at 40% over and 1 at 50% over.

If you – or somebody you know – are considering buying or selling a home and have questions about the market and/or current home prices, please contact me on 617.834.8205 or ajoliver47@gmail.com.

Andrew Oliver, M.B.E.,M.B.A.

REALTOR®

m 617.834.8205

www.OliverReportsMA.com

““If you’re interested in Marblehead, you have to visit the blog of Mr. Andrew Oliver, author and curator of OliverReportsMA.com. He’s assembled the most comprehensive analysis of Essex County we know of with market data and trends going back decades. It’s a great starting point for those looking in the towns of Marblehead, Salem, Beverly, Lynn and Swampscott.”

“Thank you for the wonderful, wonderful job you do for the community (explanation of property tax process and calculation) – it is so helpful and so clearly explained.”

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Licensed in Florida with Compass

www.OliverReportsFL.com

Marblehead Mid-Year 2024 Market Review

The median price of the SFHs sold in Marblehead in the first half of 2024 rose to record highs – again-  while sales were similar to the 2023 level.

The 23 Condos sold in a wide range – from $177,300 to $1.25 million — with 10 of the 23 sales under $500,000, and 9 over $700,000.

44% of all sales were Over List Price in Q1 and 54% in Q2

The Median Price per Sq.Ft. continued its ascent, while there was no slow down in the pace of sales, as evidenced by DTO- Days To Offer – the number of days a property is on the market before an accepted offer is received. (more…)

Open Houses Sunday July 14

Here are today’s Open Houses:

Click on these links for details:
Marblehead Open Houses
Swampscott Open Houses
Salem Open Houses
Beverly Open House

And these recent articles:
The Federal Reserve’s Analysis Paralysis
July Housing Inventory and H1 Sales to List Price

Marblehead Q1 2024 Market Summary
Swampscott Q1 2024 Market Summary
Salem Q1 2024 Market Summary
Essex County Q1 2024 Market Summary

How was MY assessment calculated? Q&A with Marblehead Assessor Karen Bertolino
My Marblehead Current article on Property Taxes
Marblehead FY 2024 Property Tax Explained

If you – or somebody you know – are considering buying or selling a home and have questions about the market and/or current home prices, please contact me on 617.834.8205 or ajoliver47@gmail.com.

Andrew Oliver, M.B.E.,M.B.A.
Market Analyst | Team Harborside | teamharborside.com
REALTOR®

m 617.834.8205

www.OliverReportsMA.com

““If you’re interested in Marblehead, you have to visit the blog of Mr. Andrew Oliver, author and curator of OliverReportsMA.com. He’s assembled the most comprehensive analysis of Essex County we know of with market data and trends going back decades. It’s a great starting point for those looking in the towns of Marblehead, Salem, Beverly, Lynn and Swampscott.”

“Thank you for the wonderful, wonderful job you do for the community (explanation of property tax process and calculation) – it is so helpful and so clearly explained.”

Open Houses weekend July 13/14

Here are this weekend’s (very few) Open Houses (an updated list for Sunday will be posted tomorrow at 8 a.m.*):

Click on these links for details:
Marblehead Open Houses
Swampscott Open Houses
Salem Open Houses
Beverly Open House

*because of the timing of the MLS feed, many of Sunday’s OHs do not show up in today’s links until later today, and will also be in tomorrow’s post

And these recent articles:
The Federal Reserve’s Analysis Paralysis
July Housing Inventory and H1 Sales to List Price

Marblehead Q1 2024 Market Summary
Swampscott Q1 2024 Market Summary
Salem Q1 2024 Market Summary
Essex County Q1 2024 Market Summary

How was MY assessment calculated? Q&A with Marblehead Assessor Karen Bertolino
My Marblehead Current article on Property Taxes
Marblehead FY 2024 Property Tax Explained

If you – or somebody you know – are considering buying or selling a home and have questions about the market and/or current home prices, please contact me on 617.834.8205 or ajoliver47@gmail.com.

Andrew Oliver, M.B.E.,M.B.A.
Market Analyst | Team Harborside | teamharborside.com
REALTOR®

m 617.834.8205

www.OliverReportsMA.com

““If you’re interested in Marblehead, you have to visit the blog of Mr. Andrew Oliver, author and curator of OliverReportsMA.com. He’s assembled the most comprehensive analysis of Essex County we know of with market data and trends going back decades. It’s a great starting point for those looking in the towns of Marblehead, Salem, Beverly, Lynn and Swampscott.”

“Thank you for the wonderful, wonderful job you do for the community (explanation of property tax process and calculation) – it is so helpful and so clearly explained.”

New Listings, Inventory week ending July 12

Here are the New Listings and inventory numbers:

Click on these links for details:
Marblehead New Listings
Swampscott New Listings
Salem New Listings
Beverly New Listings

Here are the latest inventory numbers:

And read these recent articles:
The Federal Reserve’s Analysis Paralysis
July Housing Inventory and H1 Sales to List Price

My Property Tax reports mentioned at Town Meeting
Marblehead Q1 2024 Market Summary
Swampscott Q1 2024 Market Summary
Salem Q1 2024 Market Summary
Essex County Q1 2024 Market Summary
Why Mortgage Rates will fall in 2024

(more…)

The Federal Reserve’s Analysis Paralysis

In November 2023, I wrote: “The question now is whether the Federal Reserve, having been extremely slow to start raising rates and reversing Quantitative Easing, will be similarly late in easing (rates). The Fed claims to be data dependent, but data tells us what happened in the past – and the Fed’s actions impact the future.”
The answer to that question is “yes” – and here we are, 8 months later, and the Fed is still “data dependent”, although this year’s mantra has become “higher for longer.”

2022
While nearly everybody outside the Fed now accepts that it kept interest rates “too low for too long”, I published the following articles: (more…)

July Housing Inventory and H1 Sales to List Price

The inventory of Single Family Homes (SFH) has increased sharply since April , taking the level to its highest in 4 years:

On the other hand, while Condo Inventory has also increased significantly since April, the July level is little more than half the July 2020 number. (more…)

New Listings, Inventory after July 4

Here are the New Listings and inventory after July 4:

Click on these links for details:
Marblehead New Listings
Swampscott New Listings
Salem New Listings
Beverly New Listings

Here are the latest inventory numbers:

And read these recent articles:
The Federal Reserve’s Analysis Paralysis
July Housing Inventory and H1 Sales to List Price

My Property Tax reports mentioned at Town Meeting
Marblehead Q1 2024 Market Summary
Swampscott Q1 2024 Market Summary
Salem Q1 2024 Market Summary
Essex County Q1 2024 Market Summary
Why Mortgage Rates will fall in 2024

(more…)

Open Houses Sunday, July 7

Here are today’s (very few) Open Houses:


Click on these links for details:

Marblehead Open Houses
Swampscott Open Houses
Salem Open Houses
Beverly Open House

And these recent articles:
Housing Inventory at highest level since 2020
Marblehead House sell for $1.2 million OVER List Price

Marblehead Q1 2024 Market Summary
Swampscott Q1 2024 Market Summary
Salem Q1 2024 Market Summary
Essex County Q1 2024 Market Summary

How was MY assessment calculated? Q&A with Marblehead Assessor Karen Bertolino
My Marblehead Current article on Property Taxes
Marblehead FY 2024 Property Tax Explained

If you – or somebody you know – are considering buying or selling a home and have questions about the market and/or current home prices, please contact me on 617.834.8205 or ajoliver47@gmail.com.

Andrew Oliver, M.B.E.,M.B.A.
Market Analyst | Team Harborside | teamharborside.com
REALTOR®

m 617.834.8205

www.OliverReportsMA.com

““If you’re interested in Marblehead, you have to visit the blog of Mr. Andrew Oliver, author and curator of OliverReportsMA.com. He’s assembled the most comprehensive analysis of Essex County we know of with market data and trends going back decades. It’s a great starting point for those looking in the towns of Marblehead, Salem, Beverly, Lynn and Swampscott.”

“Thank you for the wonderful, wonderful job you do for the community (explanation of property tax process and calculation) – it is so helpful and so clearly explained.”

Open Houses weekend July 6/7

Here are this weekend’s (very few) Open Houses (an updated list for Sunday will be posted tomorrow at 8 a.m.*):

Click on these links for details:
Marblehead Open Houses
Swampscott Open Houses
Salem Open Houses
Beverly Open House

*because of the timing of the MLS feed, many of Sunday’s OHs do not show up in today’s links until later today, and will also be in tomorrow’s post

And these recent articles:
Housing Inventory at highest level since 2020
Marblehead House sell for $1.2 million OVER List Price

Marblehead Q1 2024 Market Summary
Swampscott Q1 2024 Market Summary
Salem Q1 2024 Market Summary
Essex County Q1 2024 Market Summary

How was MY assessment calculated? Q&A with Marblehead Assessor Karen Bertolino
My Marblehead Current article on Property Taxes
Marblehead FY 2024 Property Tax Explained

If you – or somebody you know – are considering buying or selling a home and have questions about the market and/or current home prices, please contact me on 617.834.8205 or ajoliver47@gmail.com.

Andrew Oliver, M.B.E.,M.B.A.
Market Analyst | Team Harborside | teamharborside.com
REALTOR®

m 617.834.8205

www.OliverReportsMA.com

““If you’re interested in Marblehead, you have to visit the blog of Mr. Andrew Oliver, author and curator of OliverReportsMA.com. He’s assembled the most comprehensive analysis of Essex County we know of with market data and trends going back decades. It’s a great starting point for those looking in the towns of Marblehead, Salem, Beverly, Lynn and Swampscott.”

“Thank you for the wonderful, wonderful job you do for the community (explanation of property tax process and calculation) – it is so helpful and so clearly explained.”

New Listings, Inventory, week ending July 5

Very, very few New Listings around July 4:

Click on these links for details:
Marblehead New Listings
Swampscott New Listings
Salem New Listings
Beverly New Listings

Here are the latest inventory numbers:

And read these recent articles:
Housing Inventory at highest level since 2020
Marblehead House sell for $1.2 million OVER List Price

My Property Tax reports mentioned at Town Meeting
Marblehead Q1 2024 Market Summary
Swampscott Q1 2024 Market Summary
Salem Q1 2024 Market Summary
Essex County Q1 2024 Market Summary
Why Mortgage Rates will fall in 2024

(more…)

New Listings, Inventory, before July 4

Here are the latest New Listings:

Click on these links for details:
Marblehead New Listings
Swampscott New Listings
Salem New Listings
Beverly New Listings

Here are the latest inventory numbers:

And read these recent articles:
Housing Inventory at highest level since 2020
Marblehead House sell for $1.2 million OVER List Price

My Property Tax reports mentioned at Town Meeting
Marblehead Q1 2024 Market Summary
Swampscott Q1 2024 Market Summary
Salem Q1 2024 Market Summary
Essex County Q1 2024 Market Summary
Why Mortgage Rates will fall in 2024

(more…)

Open Houses Sunday June 30

Here are today’s Open Houses:

Click on these links for details:
Marblehead Open Houses
Swampscott Open Houses
Salem Open Houses
Beverly Open House

And these recent articles:
Housing Inventory at highest level since 2020
Marblehead House sell for $1.2 million OVER List Price

Marblehead Q1 2024 Market Summary
Swampscott Q1 2024 Market Summary
Salem Q1 2024 Market Summary
Essex County Q1 2024 Market Summary

How was MY assessment calculated? Q&A with Marblehead Assessor Karen Bertolino
My Marblehead Current article on Property Taxes
Marblehead FY 2024 Property Tax Explained

If you – or somebody you know – are considering buying or selling a home and have questions about the market and/or current home prices, please contact me on 617.834.8205 or ajoliver47@gmail.com.

Andrew Oliver, M.B.E.,M.B.A.
Market Analyst | Team Harborside | teamharborside.com
REALTOR®

m 617.834.8205

www.OliverReportsMA.com

““If you’re interested in Marblehead, you have to visit the blog of Mr. Andrew Oliver, author and curator of OliverReportsMA.com. He’s assembled the most comprehensive analysis of Essex County we know of with market data and trends going back decades. It’s a great starting point for those looking in the towns of Marblehead, Salem, Beverly, Lynn and Swampscott.”

“Thank you for the wonderful, wonderful job you do for the community (explanation of property tax process and calculation) – it is so helpful and so clearly explained.”

Open Houses weekend June 29/30

Here are this weekend’s Open Houses (an updated list for Sunday will be posted tomorrow at 8 a.m.*):

Click on these links for details:
Marblehead Open Houses
Swampscott Open Houses
Salem Open Houses
Beverly Open House

*because of the timing of the MLS feed, many of Sunday’s OHs do not show up in today’s links until later today, and will also be in tomorrow’s post

And these recent articles:
Housing Inventory at highest level since 2020
Marblehead House sell for $1.2 million OVER List Price

Marblehead Q1 2024 Market Summary
Swampscott Q1 2024 Market Summary
Salem Q1 2024 Market Summary
Essex County Q1 2024 Market Summary

How was MY assessment calculated? Q&A with Marblehead Assessor Karen Bertolino
My Marblehead Current article on Property Taxes
Marblehead FY 2024 Property Tax Explained

If you – or somebody you know – are considering buying or selling a home and have questions about the market and/or current home prices, please contact me on 617.834.8205 or ajoliver47@gmail.com.

Andrew Oliver, M.B.E.,M.B.A.
Market Analyst | Team Harborside | teamharborside.com
REALTOR®

m 617.834.8205

www.OliverReportsMA.com

““If you’re interested in Marblehead, you have to visit the blog of Mr. Andrew Oliver, author and curator of OliverReportsMA.com. He’s assembled the most comprehensive analysis of Essex County we know of with market data and trends going back decades. It’s a great starting point for those looking in the towns of Marblehead, Salem, Beverly, Lynn and Swampscott.”

“Thank you for the wonderful, wonderful job you do for the community (explanation of property tax process and calculation) – it is so helpful and so clearly explained.”

New Listings, Inventory, week ending June 28

Here are the latest New Listings:

Click on these links for details:
Marblehead New Listings
Swampscott New Listings
Salem New Listings
Beverly New Listings

Here are the latest inventory numbers:

And these recent articles:
Housing Inventory at highest level since 2020
Marblehead House sell for $1.2 million OVER List Price

My Property Tax reports mentioned at Town Meeting
Marblehead Q1 2024 Market Summary
Swampscott Q1 2024 Market Summary
Salem Q1 2024 Market Summary
Essex County Q1 2024 Market Summary
Why Mortgage Rates will fall in 2024

(more…)