$350 million price cut in Beverly Hills
After saying for 4 years that no offer under $1 billion would be accepted, the seller of The Mountain of Beverly Hills has reduced the price to a bargain $650 million.
According to American Luxury,the property, which totals 157 acres, “up to six separate properties may be carved out of it. It is pre-landscaped, and has already had thousands of plants and trees transplanted on it; a tireless series of sprinklers keeps the lawn looking fairytale. A gate and a paver motor court have also already been installed, not to mention an extensive array of atmospheric lighting.”
Here’s the view (there are more photos in the link above):

And if you are interested I can introduce you to a very good mortgage broker. Saving a few basis points on the mortgage may just make a difference….
Andrew Oliver
Realtor, Sagan Harborside
Sotheby’s International Realty
www.andrewJoliver.com
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Tel: 617.834.8205
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Open Houses weekend March 2/3
Light snow with the temperature above freezing for today’s Open Houses:

Marblehead Open Houses
Swampscott Open Houses
Salem Open Houses
Beverly Open Houses
Lynn Open Houses
Andrew Oliver
Realtor, Sagan Harborside
Sotheby’s International Realty
www.andrewJoliver.com
www.OliverReports.com
Tel: 617.834.8205
Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
Housing Inventory increase continues
The number of Single Family Homes (SFH) for sale in Essex County increased year-over-year for the 9 th consecutive month, with levels back in line with 2017 numbers:


Condos
The story is similar with Condos where the increase year-on-year has been happening for 10 months.


Andrew Oliver
Realtor, Sagan Harborside
Sotheby’s International Realty
www.andrewJoliver.com
www.OliverReports.com
Tel: 617.834.8205
Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
New Listings week ending March 1
Here are the week’s new listings:

Marblehead new listings
Swampscott new listings
Salem New Listings
Beverly New Listings
Lynn New Listings
Andrew Oliver
Realtor, Sagan Harborside
Sotheby’s International Realty
www.andrewJoliver.com
www.OliverReports.com
Tel: 617.834.8205
Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
Open Houses Sunday February 24
Damp but mild for these Open Houses:

Marblehead Open Houses
Swampscott Open Houses
Salem Open Houses
Beverly Open Houses
Lynn Open Houses
Andrew Oliver
Realtor, Sagan Harborside
Sotheby’s International Realty
www.andrewJoliver.com
www.OliverReports.com
Tel: 617.834.8205
Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
Million Dollar Sales jump 15% in Essex County
Sales of Single Family Homes (SFH) at $1 million or more in the 34 cities and towns of Essex County jumped 15% in 2019 to a record level of 331.

Andover took over the number one position from Marblehead, where Million Dollar sales have been flat for the last three years:

Click Million Dollar Sales by Town to download a copy of the table including aggregate numbers not in the table above.
Andrew Oliver
Realtor, Sagan Harborside
Sotheby’s International Realty
www.andrewJoliver.com
www.OliverReports.com
Tel: 617.834.8205
Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
Open Houses weekend February 23/24
Travel weekend for many and so a possible opportunity for those who are here to visit these Open Houses:

Marblehead Open Houses
Swampscott Open Houses
Salem Open Houses
Beverly Open Houses
Lynn Open Houses
Andrew Oliver
Realtor, Sagan Harborside
Sotheby’s International Realty
www.andrewJoliver.com
www.OliverReports.com
Tel: 617.834.8205
Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
New Listings in School Vacation Week
A small number of new listings this week:

Marblehead new listings
Swampscott new listings
Salem new listings
Beverly new listings
Lynn new listings
Andrew Oliver
Realtor, Sagan Harborside
Sotheby’s International Realty
www.andrewJoliver.com
www.OliverReports.com
Tel: 617.834.8205
Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
Open Houses Sunday February 17
Snow tomorrow but sunshine today to visit these Open Houses:

Marblehead Open Houses
Swampscott Open Houses
Salem Open Houses
Beverly Open Houses
Lynn Open Houses
Andrew Oliver
Realtor, Sagan Harborside
Sotheby’s International Realty
www.andrewJoliver.com
www.OliverReports.com
Tel: 617.834.8205
Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
New Listings week ending February 15
As, we hope, we head towards spring and more new listings coming on to the market, I am resuming publication of current inventory along with the details of New Listings and Open Houses:

Marblehead new listings
Swampscott new listings
Salem new listings
Beverly new listings
Lynn new listings
Andrew Oliver
Realtor, Sagan Harborside
Sotheby’s International Realty
www.andrewJoliver.com
www.OliverReports.com
Tel: 617.834.8205
Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
Open Houses weekend February 16/17
As, we hope, we head towards spring and more new listings coming on to the market, I am resuming publication of current inventory along with the details of New Listings and Open Houses:

Marblehead Open Houses
Swampscott Open Houses
Salem Open Houses
Beverly Open Houses
Lynn Open Houses
Andrew Oliver
Realtor, Sagan Harborside
Sotheby’s International Realty
www.andrewJoliver.com
www.OliverReports.com
Tel: 617.834.8205
Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
Amazon pulls out of New York deal: whoops
According to this Mansion Global article, The danger of speculative home buying, in the three months since Amazon announced plans to build a new HQ in Long Island City some 138 buyers signed contracts for apartments, triple the number for the same period a year ago.
And now, Amazon has cancelled plans to move to Long island City. Whoops indeed.
Andrew Oliver
Realtor, Sagan Harborside
Sotheby’s International Realty
www.andrewJoliver.com
www.OliverReports.com
Tel: 617.834.8205
Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
Inventory : rising trend continues
The number of Single Family Homes (SFH) for sale in the 34 cities and towns of Essex County increased again in February, the 8th consecutive month of increase Year-on-Year. The first chart below shows January-June and the second one July-December:


Condos
It is the same story with condos, except that here the increase in February was the 9th consecutive month of Year-on-Year increases:


Comment
Translating inventory into months of supply is complicated this early in the year for two reasons: inventory is always low in the winter, as is sales activity. I will, however, write another post soon showing the current inventory by price for each of the towns and cities of Essex County.
Andrew Oliver
Realtor, Sagan Harborside
Sotheby’s International Realty
www.andrewJoliver.com
www.OliverReports.com
Tel: 617.834.8205
Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn honeymooned here
Mansion Global reports that the house where Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn honeymooned in is now for sale.
The house had fallen into disrepair until a team of historic preservation organizations, including the Spitalfields Trust and English Heritage, rallied together to restore the ancient gatehouse between 2006 and 2011.

$3.5 million seems a small price to pay for such a piece of history.
Andrew Oliver
Realtor, Sagan Harborside
Sotheby’s International Realty
www.andrewJoliver.com
www.OliverReports.com
Tel: 617.834.8205
Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
Open Houses Sunday February 10
Here are the Open Houses on the first Sunday after the Super Bowl:

Marblehead open Houses
Swampscott Open Houses
Salem Open Houses
Beverly Open Houses
Lynn Open Houses
Andrew Oliver
Realtor, Sagan Harborside
Sotheby’s International Realty
www.andrewJoliver.com
www.OliverReports.com
Tel: 617.834.8205
Sotheby’s International Realty® is a registered trademark licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
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