510 New High Rises planned in London
When I saw the headline 510 new tall towers on Mansion Global, my first reaction was that it meant 510 new flats (condos). Then I read it more carefully and realised that it referred to 510 new buildings, each of at last 20 floors.
New Listings week ending April 20
This post lists the week’s new listings, shown below. We are also seeing more Open Houses on Saturdays and you can click Saturday Open Houses to see the list.

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Marblehead new listings
Swampscott new listings
Salem new listings
Beverly new listings
Lynn new listings
Saturday Open Houses April 21
As we enter the peak spring selling season we are seeing more Open Houses on Saturdays. Here are links to today’s:
Marblehead Saturday Open Houses
Swampscott Saturday Open Houses
Salem Saturday Open Houses
Beverly Saturday Open Houses
Lynn Saturday Open Houses
New Listings during School Vacation week
It may be School Vacation week and you may have thought you were living in an Indian monsoon on Monday, but it is officially spring and new listings are coming on. Here are the latest:

Sagan Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty
Marblehead new listings
Swampscott new listings
Salem new listings
Beverly new listings
Lynn new listings
One more Marblehead Open House
Missing from the earlier list was 8 Pond Street which has an Open House today from 11:00-2:00.

Open Houses Sunday April 15
Wrap up but plan to attend these Open Houses:

Sagan Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty
Marblehead Open Houses
Swampscott Open Houses
Salem Open Houses
Beverly Open Houses
Lynn Open Houses
Essex County Q1 2018 housing market: prices continue to increase
The first Quarter of the year is the slowest one for sales in Essex County (weather!), typically representing about 15% of the year’s total. The smaller the number of sales the less significant is the data, so the numbers for individual towns can and do fluctuate from quarter to quarter.
As the numbers get bigger so does the significance. In the 34 cities and towns of Essex County overall, sales of Single Family Homes (SFH) were down 4% from Q1 2017 while the median price increased 4.4%.
In the whole of Massachusetts, sales were flat and the median price increased 3%,
The table below shows the median SFH price for each town for the last three years; and the median price and sales for Q1 for 2017 and 2018. The mid-year data, which I shall publish in mid-July, will give a better feel for the market in individual cities and towns, but these numbers support the general perception that the housing market in Essex County continues to show price increases.


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Shingle style house on Marblehead’s Unknown Oceanfront
A man came to see 11 Crown Way a while back and commented that he had driven up and down Atlantic Avenue for years and had no idea that there were oceanfront houses at the end of the streets between Preston Beach and Beach Street.
There are a lot of small streets that lead to the water and have 1 or 2 or maybe 3 or 4 houses sitting directly on the ocean at the end. And for the most part these houses sit on the rocky Atlantic coast and are high enough that flooding is not a concern, while many of them face South, have great views of Ram Island and down the coastline, and are well protected from the nor’easters that can impact more exposed areas.
In 2014 there were 29 houses with an Assessed Value of $2 million or more in this area and by this year that number had jumped to 45.This area does indeed contain Marblehead’s Unknown Oceanfront properties.
11 Crown Way, which has breathtaking views all the way down to the South Shore, is a gracious, restored (1998-2006), 1870s oceanfront home. The open floor plan offers an easy flow for entertaining. The house sits on a private beach, high above the Atlantic, in a wonderfully protected location (no flood insurance required.) VIEWS and VIEWS and VIEWS.
Click 11 Crown Way for details of the property. And here’s a link to the Video and to the sky over the ocean at sunset.
The Carriage House is believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad, and the property has been featured by the Massachusetts Historical Commission.
Listen to the sound of the ocean, while looking out over the rocks which provide a sanctuary for wildlife.
11 Crown Way is just 13 miles north of Boston’s Logan Airport, while enjoying all the charms and delights of the “Yachting Capital of America”, and “New England’s Best-Kept Seaside Secret.”
Call Andrew Oliver on 617.834.8205 or Kathleen Murphy on 603.498.6817 to arrange a showing.

This week’s new listings
Here is a guide to the latest new listings:

Sagan Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty
Marblehead new listings
Swampscott new listings
Salem new listings
Beverly new listings
Lynn new listings
Swampscott Oceanfront sale eclipses previous record
The sale of 25 Rockyledge Road in Swampscott closed this week at $7.7. million, nearly double the price of the previous highest MLS sale in Swampscott – the house next door – which sold in 2013 for $3.95 million.

25 Rockyledge is a one of a kind house – at a one of a kind price.
But agents are reporting that there has been a lot of activity at the higher end recently, a good sign as we head into spring.
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 Andrew Oliver on 617.834.8205 or Kathleen Murphy on 603.498.6817.
If you are looking to buy, we will contact you immediately when a house that meets your needs is available. In this market you need to have somebody looking after your interests.
Are you thinking about selling? Read Which broker should I choose to sell my house?
Andrew Oliver and Kathleen Murphy are Realtors with Sagan Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
@OliverReports
New Listings mid-week April 11
We are starting to see a slight increase in new listings. Here are the latest:

Sagan Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty
Marblehead new listings
Swampscott new listings
Salem new listings
Beverly new listings
Lynn new listings
Open Houses Sunday April 8
This week has seen a slight pick up in new listings as the spring market gets under way – but homes are selling quickly. Here are today’s Open Houses:

Marblehead Open Houses
Swampscott Open Houses
Salem Open Houses
Beverly Open Houses
Lynn Open Houses
Housing Inventory drops even further: a breakdown by price
This will come as no surprise to anybody who has been looking for a home to buy, but the number of both Single Family Homes (SFH) and Condos for sale throughout the North Shore, Essex County and Massachusetts as a whole has continued to drop, in many cases sharply, from already low levels a year ago.
First, I’ll show the percentage declines in the different market, followed by a detailed breakdown of inventory by price (note that the percentage change shown in the tables is from 2017 to 2018).

Oliver Reports, MLS
In line with the principle of shopping locally, I will start with 5 North Shore towns, followed by Essex County and Massachusetts.
Marblehead

Swampscott

Salem

Beverly

Lynn

Essex County

Massachusetts

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 Andrew Oliver on 617.834.8205 or Kathleen Murphy on 603.498.6817.
If you are looking to buy, we will contact you immediately when a house that meets your needs is available. In this market you need to have somebody looking after your interests.
Are you thinking about selling? Read Which broker should I choose to sell my house?
Andrew Oliver and Kathleen Murphy are Realtors with Sagan Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
@OliverReports
New Listings week ending April 6
As my computer is in the ICU at Staples, I am unable to produce the table of new listings this week, but I can state that there are 7 new SFH listings and 1 condo in Marblehead, 6 SFHs and 8 condos in Swampscott, 6 SFHs and 12 condos in Salem, 9 SFHs and 6 condos in Beverly, and 16 SFHs and 5 condos in Lynn.
Click on the links below for the individual property details:
Marblehead new listings
Swampscott new listings
Salem new listings
Beverly new listings
Lynn new listings
New Listings mid-week
Here are the new listings immediately after Easter and Passover, often the start if the spring selling season:

Sagan Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty
Marblehead new listings
Swampscott new listings
Salem new listings
Beverly new listings
Lynn new listings




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