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Prime Swampscott development opportunity

October 24, 2015 · by Andrew Oliver · in Market Reports, Swampscott Housing Market

I have just listed almost 4 acres of prime development land in Swampscott close to the High School and Commuter Train, and only 12 miles from Logan Airport. Possible ocean and Boston views.

Click Prime Residential Development Opportunity to download the brochure. (more…)

How Swampscott has combined its High School and Senior Center

October 17, 2015 · by Andrew Oliver · in Market Reports, Swampscott Housing Market

I read an interesting article this week in CityLab.com about how Swampscott had combined its High School and Senior Center. (more…)

Essex County Median Home Prices Town by Town

July 25, 2015 · by Andrew Oliver · in Beverly Housing Market, Essex County Housing News, Marblehead News, Market Reports, Massachusetts Housing News, Salem housing market, Swampscott Housing Market

This report shows Single Family Home (SFH) median prices for each city and town in Essex County for 2015 compared with 2014. Several towns have a very small number of sales, especially in the first quarter, so I have used the half-year prices to calculate the change from 2014.

The second table shows the towns with the largest increase and decrease year over year. Overall, the message is that prices in both Essex County and Massachusetts have edged up 1% in 2015. As always, there are variations from town to town. (more…)

Swampscott Mid-Year Housing Market Review

July 18, 2015 · by Andrew Oliver · in Market Reports, Swampscott Housing Market

Inventory in the Single Family Home (SFH) in Swampscott remained well down on last year, while sales were slightly up. The outlook is for an increase, possibly a sharp one, in the median price in the second half of the year.

Median Prices
The median price for the first half of 2015 was $445,000, up 1% from $439,000 in 2014. (more…)

Swampscott’s shrinking Housing Inventory

June 27, 2015 · by Andrew Oliver · in Essex County Housing News, Market Reports, Swampscott Housing Market

Swampscott’s housing inventory has actually declined since the beginning of May, a period that has seen a 30% increase in inventory of Single Family Homes (SFH) in Essex County overall. (more…)

Housing Inventory still down heading to July 4

June 20, 2015 · by Andrew Oliver · in Beverly Housing Market, Essex County Housing News, Marblehead News, Market Reports, Salem housing market, Swampscott Housing Market

As we head towards July 4th, often the target date for home buyers wanting to be in their new homes for the start of the school year, housing inventory remains well down from a year ago. (more…)

Marblehead vs Swampscott

May 24, 2015 · by Andrew Oliver · in Essex County Housing News, Marblehead News, Market Reports, Swampscott Housing Market

On BostonGlobe.com under Lifestyle, Real Estate, there is a tool to allow the reader to compare two towns. Here is a link to Marblehead vs Swampscott;

The most notable comparisons: (more…)

What’s happening – or not – in the Marblehead market?

May 9, 2015 · by Andrew Oliver · in Beverly Housing Market, Essex County Housing News, Marblehead News, Market Reports, Massachusetts Housing News, Salem housing market, Swampscott Housing Market

I am always cautious about reading too much into short-term trends, especially in a market like Marblehead with a small number of sales, but at the same time I do try to report on current market conditions.

And I am puzzled by what has been happening over the last 2-3 weeks – or rather by what has not been happening. And that is houses receiving accepted offers. (more…)

We’re off: more listings, Open Houses

April 11, 2015 · by Andrew Oliver · in Beverly Housing Market, Marblehead News, Market Reports, Salem housing market, Swampscott Housing Market

As expected, we have seen a decent number of new listings this week. We even have the promise of 60 degrees and sunshine on Sunday.

So make plans to visit these Open Houses:
(more…)

Beverly, Salem and Swampscott Housing Market Reports

April 4, 2015 · by Andrew Oliver · in Beverly Housing Market, Essex County Housing News, Market Reports, Massachusetts Housing News, Salem housing market, Swampscott Housing Market

In the world of small numbers it is necessary to be cautious about drawing too many conclusions. That is why, for example, I am not including percentage changes for the tables below. The message I take from these numbers is that, in general, the market continues to progress in an orderly manner. (more…)

Housing inventory: how low can it go?

March 14, 2015 · by Andrew Oliver · in Beverly Housing Market, Boston housing market, Essex County Housing News, Marblehead News, Market Reports, Massachusetts Housing News, Salem housing market, Swampscott Housing Market

A recent Boston Globe article Snow delays spring market highlighted the lack of inventory in the, you know, “important” markets such as Cambridge and Somerville.

We know inventory is down from last year, when if you remember we had the polar vortex, but where do we stand, here in Essex County and indeed throughout Massachusetts, compared with the last several years? (more…)

Swampscott housing market steady in 2014; condo sales explode

January 3, 2015 · by Andrew Oliver · in Market Reports, Massachusetts Housing News, Swampscott Housing Market

Here are the highlights of the market in Swampscott in 2014.

Single Family Homes (SFH)
– the median price eased 0.5% to $440,000, still down 15% from the 2005 peak of $517,300
– sales were up slightly to 168, but that was the best sales number since 2004
– the Assessed Value to Sales Ratio (ASR*) declined from 87.8% to 84.8%.

Condos
– the median price increased 4% to $267,500, still down 6% from the 2005 high
– sales exploded to 74, almost double the 40 of 2013 and more than the prior peak years (this century) of 70 in 2005 and 2006
– the ASR increased slightly from 80.9% to 82.7%.

Property Taxes
– While the tax rate for FY2015 has dropped from $18.70 to $17.15, the average tax bill will increase by 4% or $352. (more…)

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