OliverReports.com is now OliverReportsMA.com
With the pending publication of a sister site, www.OliverReportsFL.com, covering the market in Southwest Florida from Naples to Fort Myers, www.OliverReports.com is now OliverReportsMA.com.
During the migration this morning’s post on New Listings disappeared into cyberspace. I shall republish it on the new site.
All being well, if you type in OliverReports.com you will automatically be forwarded to the new site.
Andrew Oliver
Market Analyst | Team Harborside | teamharborside.com
Sagan Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty
One Essex Street | Marblehead, MA 01945
REALTOR®
www.OliverReportsMA.com
Andrew.Oliver@SothebysRealty.com
Sales Associate | Market Analyst | DomainRealty.com
Naples, Bonita Springs and Fort Myers
Andrew.Oliver@DomainRealtySales.com
m. 617.834.8205
www.OliverReportsFL.com (coming soon)
New Listings mid-week January 27
New Listings remain at the dribble level in a market with an ever smaller inventory
Marblehead New Listings
Swampscott New Listings
Salem New Listings
Beverly New Listings
Lynn New Listings
These tables show that inventory is reduced from a year ago, when levels were already low:
And read these recent articles:
Marblehead record $7 million sale
How Marblehead’s 2021 Property Tax Rate is Calculated
Essex County 2021 Residential Property Tax Rates: a Town by Town guide
Conforming Mortgage Loan Limits raised for 2021
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 Andrew.Oliver@SothebysRealty.com.
“If you’re interested in Marblehead, you have to visit the blog of Mr. Andrew Oliver, author and curator of Oliver Reports . 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, Sale, Beverly, Lynn and Swampscott.”
Andrew Oliver
Market Analyst | Team Harborside | teamharborside.com
REALTOR®
Sagan Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty
One Essex Street | Marblehead, MA 01945
m 617.834.8205
www.OliverReports.com
Andrew.Oliver@SothebysRealty.com
Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
Andrew Oliver
Sales Associate | Market Analyst | DomainRealty.com
REALTOR®
Naples, Bonita Springs and Fort Myers
Andrew.Oliver@DomainRealtySales.com
m. 617.834.8205
www.OliverReportsFL.com (coming soon)
Salem Housing Market 2020 Review
The median Single Family Home (SFH) price in Salem in 2020 increased 13.6% to $490,000, while the median condo price was 8.5% higher at $385,000. Despite the big jump, Salem was one of only 8 of the 34 cities and towns in Essex County to have a median SFH price under $500,000 in 2020.
For a more detailed report go to Team Harborside’s website: Salem 2020 Review (more…)
New Listings week ending January 15
Just a dribble of New Listings: (more…)
Marblehead house receives over 30 offers
Perhaps you are hoping that the housing market will slow down in the winter months, or that new inventory will help to meet the demand.
Well, as they say, not so fast.
A house was listed in Marblehead recently for $445,000. A Cape on an 8,600 sf lot overlooking a wooded area.
There were more than 30 offers submitted. Yep, 30. (more…)
Essex County Housing Inventory: how low can you go?
A picture is worth a thousand words:
Comment
The market in recent months has been characterised by the twin challenges of reduced inventory and increased demand, with buyers from Boston and beyond adding to local demand; and both aided by record low mortgage rates.
We are back to the most basic economic equation: when demand exceeds supply, prices rise. In housing, that often results in bidding wars, as we are seeing frequently now.
Goodbye Boston, Hello Marblehead
Essex County 2021 Property Tax Rates: Town by Town guide
How Marblehead’s 2021 Property Tax Rate is Calculated
Are you thinking of moving to Southwest Florida?
Andrew Oliver
Market Analyst | Team Harborside | teamharborside.com
REALTOR®
Sagan Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty
One Essex Street | Marblehead, MA 01945
m 617.834.8205
Licensed Sales Agent in Florida
www.OliverReports.com
Andrew.Oliver@SothebysRealty.com
Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
“If you’re interested in Marblehead, you have to visit the blog of Mr. Andrew Oliver, author and curator of OliverReports.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.”
Open Houses January 3
Today’s Open Houses:
Click on these links for details:
Marblehead Open Houses
Swampscott Open Houses
Salem Open Houses
Beverly Open House
Lynn Open Houses
And a look at inventory compared with a year ago:
How Marblehead’s 2021 Property Tax Rate is Calculated
Marblehead record $7 million sale
Essex County 2021 Property Tax Rates: Town by Town guide
“If you’re interested in Marblehead, you have to visit the blog of Mr. Andrew Oliver, author and curator of OliverReports.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, Sale, Beverly, Lynn and Swampscott.”
Andrew Oliver
Market Analyst | Team Harborside | teamharborside.com
REALTOR®
Licensed Sales Agent in Florida
Sagan Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty
One Essex Street | Marblehead, MA 01945
m 617.834.8205
www.OliverReports.com
Andrew.Oliver@SothebysRealty.com
Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
“If you’re interested in Marblehead, you have to visit the blog of Mr. Andrew Oliver, author and curator of OliverReports.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.”
New Listings may necessitate call for Roget
Unless the situation changes soon I shall have to consult Roget for synonyms for “handful” and “smattering.” Meanwhile, there is a smattering of New Listings in a market with just a handful of inventory.
Click on these links for the New Listings:
Marblehead New Listings
Swampscott New Listings
Salem New Listings
Beverly New Listings
Lynn New Listings
These tables show that inventory is greatly reduced from a year ago, when levels were already low:
And read these recent articles:
Marblehead record $7 million sale
How Marblehead’s 2021 Property Tax Rate is Calculated
Conforming Mortgage Loan Limits raised for 2021
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 Andrew.Oliver@SothebysRealty.com.
“If you’re interested in Marblehead, you have to visit the blog of Mr. Andrew Oliver, author and curator of Oliver Reports . 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, Sale, Beverly, Lynn and Swampscott.”
Andrew Oliver
Market Analyst | Team Harborside | teamharborside.com
REALTOR®
Sagan Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty
One Essex Street | Marblehead, MA 01945
m 617.834.8205
www.OliverReports.com
Andrew.Oliver@SothebysRealty.com
Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, goodbye to 2020
As we mourn the 338,656 Americans and 1,792,581 people worldwide who have died so far, we also look forward to 2021 with hope as people start to receive a vaccine.
And as we turn the calendar on 2020, let us give thanks to those who kept the real estate industry working. Quite quickly, buyers and sellers adjusted to the new way of doing business. Professional photography and videography have facilitated transactions sight unseen – physicilly, that is.
But there have been many professionals who have worked to develop new protocols. This list will inevitably be unintentionally incomplete, but gratitude is expressed to everybody who has been involved.
So here is a list of at least some of those who have made 2020 a record year for the industry in many places:
– Office brokers who worked together to develop new protocols
– Agents who handled the new ways of holding Open Houses
– Appraisers
– Home Inspectors
– Mortgage Lenders
– Attorneys
– Moving Companies
– Electricians and Plumbers
– Contractors and Handymen
– Painted and Decorators
– Photographers and Videographers
– Online documents signing companies
And, of course, buyers and sellers.
To all of you – thank you.
So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, goodbye to 2020. Roll on 2021!!!
Andrew Oliver
Market Analyst | Team Harborside | teamharborside.com
REALTOR®
Sagan Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty
One Essex Street | Marblehead, MA 01945
m 617.834.8205
Licensed Sales Agent in Florida
www.OliverReports.com
Andrew.Oliver@SothebysRealty.com
Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
“If you’re interested in Marblehead, you have to visit the blog of Mr. Andrew Oliver, author and curator of OliverReports.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.”
New Listings week ending December 18
Very few New Listings again this week and very little inventory:
Click on these links for the New Listings: (more…)
Marblehead record $7 million sale
Prior to 2020 there had been just 5 MLS sales over $5 million in the history of Marblehead, and the highest price recorded was a non-MLS sale at $6.7 million in 2008. (more…)
What is the connection between airlines and real estate?
My guess is you are thinking either (a) you get on a plane to visit your winter residence, or (b) none.
Read on to find out why neither answer is right. (more…)
What are the lessons of low inventory?
First of all, how low is low? Let’s look at current inventory by price:
It is staggering to think that in a town like Marblehead, with over 6,250 Single Family Homes, there are just 12 currently for sale. It is a seasonally low period, but the average in the last 5 years has been almost 4 times as many.
What messages can we draw from this? Here are a few thoughts: (more…)
How Marblehead’s 2021 Property Tax Rate is Calculated
This article, which explains how the tax rate is calculated, is a follow up to Marblehead’s 2021 Property Tax Rate
The formula is actually very simple: take the $ amount of the previous year’s Tax Levy, add 2.5% for Proposition 2 1/2, and also add any New Growth (such as new construction or a condo conversion). This figure is the new tax levy. To this figure is added debt service – the Principal and Interest payable on the town’s debt. – to produce the new Tax Levy.
Here are the numbers for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021, remembering that FY 2021 runs from July 2020 to June 2021. (more…)
Why doesn’t Facebook like me?
Recently I tried to advertise the following post on Facebook:
“The Election, more COVID-19 restrictions, Thanksgiving less than two weeks ago, Hanukkah starts on December 10 and Christmas is two weeks later.
All these are reasons not to sell right now but wait for the New Year – boy, aren’t we all waiting for and looking forward to the end of 2020!
But I would like to suggest that, in fact, this is a great time to sell. Inventory is remarkably low – read Does nobody want to leave Marblehead? (more…)
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