Open Houses Sunday October 25
As always, rather more Open Houses are scheduled for today than were shown when the list was published yesterday: (more…)
Open Houses weekend October 24/25
Here are this weekend’s Open Houses. This list will be updated on Sunday morning (because of the quirks of MLS some of the Sunday Open Houses don’t show up on Saturday. (more…)
New Listings week ending October 23
Here are the latest New Listings. See below to see how low supply is for the towns, while demand remains strong. (more…)
New Listings mid-week October 21
These are the latest New Listings. (more…)
Mortgage demand slows, but is still far ahead of a year ago
“Homebuyer demand is incredibly strong compared with last year, but there appears to be a slight pullback this month.
A drop in buyer demand caused total mortgage application volume to fall 0.6% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index.
Applications to purchase a home fell 2% for the week, the fourth straight week of declines. Purchase demand is down nearly 7% compared with four weeks ago. Volume, however, is still 26% higher than one year ago.
The drop may be seasonal, although not much has conformed to normal patterns in the year of Covid-19. It may be more a factor of the incredibly low supply of homes for sale. Inventory continues to set record lows, especially at the entry level of the market.
Strong demand is outstripping any new supply coming onto the market, thanks to consistently low mortgage rates, which set a new record two weeks ago.
Rates did move slightly higher last week. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($510,400 or less) increased to 3.02% from 3%, with points increasing to 0.36 from 0.32 (including the origination fee) for loans with a 20% down payment. That rate was a full percentage point higher a year ago.((CNBC.)
Andrew Oliver
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Swampscott Q3 2020 Housing Market Report
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The median price of the Single Family Homes (SFH) sold in the first 9 months of 2020 increased 4.1%, breaking $600,000 for the first time. Sales were steady, while the median Days to Offer (DTO) was just 7 days. (more…)
Marblehead Q3 2020 Housing Market Summary
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In Q3, the first full quarter of sales post the COVID-19 slowdown in March and April, the median price of the Single Family Homes (SFH) sold jumped to $846,000, more than $100,000 higher than any prior quarter. The median price in the first 9 months of the year increased 5.3% to a new record of $750,000.
Sales were steady as was the median Days to Offer (DTO) at 12. (more…)
Open Houses Sunday October 18
As always, rather more Open Houses are scheduled for today than were shown when the list was published yesterday: (more…)
Salem Q3 Housing Market Report
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Single Family Homes (SFH)
The median price of SFHs sold in the first 9 months of 2020 (YTD Q3) jumped 13.3% to $490,000. Sales eased a little from last year’s record level, and the median Days to Offer (DTO) was just 7 days. (more…)
Essex County Q3 2020 Housing Market Report
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Single Family Homes (SFH)
The median price of SFHs sold in the first 9 months of 2020 (YTD Q3) jumped 11.8% to $532,500, comfortable breaking through the $500,000 level for the first time. Every one of the 34 cities and towns saw a Year on Year increase. Most of the sales decline occurred in the COVID-19 impacted Q2. The median Days to Offer (DTO) was just 10 days. (more…)
Beverly Q3 Housing Market Report
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Single Family Homes (SFH)
The median price of SFHs sold in the first 9 months of 2020 (YTD Q3) increased 5.8% to $550,000. Sales were in line with 2019 and the median Days to Offer (DTO) was just 7 days. (more…)
Latest list of properties for sale
New listings are seeing tremendous competition, and inventory is way down compared with a year ago. Buyers need to look at the list of all available properties as sometimes properties get overlooked for no obvious reason. Here is the summary of current inventory:
Open Houses weekend October 17/18
Here are this weekend’s Open Houses. This list will be updated on Sunday morning (because of the quirks of MLS some of the Sunday Open Houses don’t show up on Saturday.) (more…)
New Listings week ending October 16
Here are the latest New Listings. See below to see how low supply is for the towns, while demand remains strong. (more…)
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