Open House TODAY. New Listing – Marblehead Old Town Antique
With winter weather due to return overnight, you may want to consider attending today’s first Open House at 59 Washington Street in Marblehead.
This Bright and sunny 1800 Antique Colonial is over 3,000 sf and has 6 Bedrooms and 4 Baths, including a self-contained 1 bed 1 bath apartment (AirBnB?). It has high ceilings, wide staircases, wide pine floors and 7 fireplaces, while also offering 2 decks and garden areas.
Open House today 12:00 – 2:00
Open House Sunday 11:30 – 1:00
Marblehead home prices set record in First Quarter
Marblehead home prices set a record in the first Quarter of 2016, with the median price of $660,000 equalling the record quarterly number in Q3 2015. But……the first quarter is almost always the lowest quarter in terms of the number of sales and, consequently, the quarter most likely to be distorted by the pattern of sales.
The goal of this blog is twofold: to report the numbers, and to interpret them. The second is the more important goal, since there are many, often automated, sources of bare bones numbers, but far fewer analyses and commentaries on the numbers.
Here is the breakdown for 2015 and 2016:
MLS, Oliver reports
And in chart form:
MLS,Oliver Reports
Commentary
In the first several months of 2015 the surprise, at least to me, was the lack of activity at the higher end in Marblehead. That changed as the year went on, and in Q1 2016 we are seeing some of that effect as sales agreed last year closed in this one. We have already had 3 sales over $3 million (1 over $4 million) and one just below that level.
As a market strengthens, so it is reasonable to expect that sales will move up into higher brackets. Note that sales between $750,000 and $1 million increased from 1 to 5, and that all sales over $750,000 doubled year over year.
While, because of the small number, I believe caution is needed as to the absolute number of the median price to start 2016, there is no doubt that the sales activity in Q1 is indicative of a healthy market. For the reasons I have mentioned it is quite likely that Q1 will see the highest median price for the year, something which last occurred in 2008 and we do not want to relive that year!
I have suggested before that 2016 may be the year when we see homeowners in Boston cashing in their profits and heading to the ‘burbs – and if you are going to move to the ‘burbs what better place to go than historic, idyllic (definition: peaceful, happy and enjoyable) Marblehead! Already this year a large percentage of buyers attending Open Houses are coming from Boston, suggesting that 2016 will be a good year for the real estate market here. (more…)
Marblehead 2015 Median Price revised
Recently, I spotted in the MLS that one SFH listing in Marblehead was still showing as pending several months after an offer had been accepted. I checked with the Registry of Deeds and found that the sale had actually closed last October, but the broker had failed to update the listing in MLS, a violation of MLS rules. (Note, this was not one of the major real estate firms, but an Entry Only listing).
No big deal, you may think, but the addition of just one sale did two things: it lowered the median price for 2015 by $2,500 to $596,500, and it caused me to redo 6 charts and tables. The first was disappointing, the second downright annoying.
Here is the revised Marblehead 2015 Housing Market review. (more…)
Only 2 Oceanfront Homes for sale in Marblehead
Recently I published Marblehead sets record for sales over $3 million highlighting the spurt in sales of Oceanfront properties recently.
The pace of sales (and the withdrawal of some properties from the market) means that there are now only 2 Oceanfront homes for sale in Marblehead, one on Ocean Avenue and 11 Crown Way, and both have Open Houses this Sunday.
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If you – or somebody you know – are considering buying or selling a home and have questions about the market and/or current home prices, feel free to contact me on 617.834.8205 or [email protected].
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Bizarre Open House activity
Last Sunday the temperature was in the single digits after the coldest night in 60 years. It was also the start of school vacation week in New England. And it was President’s Day weekend. And Valentine’s Day.
Being smart people, most real estate agents concluded that there was no point in holding an Open House.
But a bizarre thing happened. At one of the few Open Houses in Marblehead, 16 couples came through. At another there were 12. And both these houses were hosted by Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty (HSIR) agents.
There are two clear messages: buyers are out there, and HSIR agents really work hard for their clients – as well as having the best marketing plans. (more…)
New listings go cold
New listings this week dropped with the temperature: (more…)
Today’s Open Houses
A glorious day in New England to visit these Open Houses and take advantage of mortgage rates under 4% again.
Marblehead Open Houses
Swampscott Open Houses
Salem Open Houses
Beverly Open Houses
If you – or somebody you know – are considering buying or selling a home and have questions about the market and/or current home prices, feel free to contact me on 617.834.8205 or [email protected].
Read Which broker should I choose to sell my home?
Andrew Oliver is a Realtor with Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
You can REGISTER to receive email alerts of new posts on the right hand side of the home page at www.OliverReports.com.
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New Listings this week
Here are this week’s new listings:
Source:MLS, Oliver Reports
Marblehead new listings
Beverly new listings
Salem new listings
Swampscott new listings
If you – or somebody you know – are considering buying or selling a home and have questions about the market and/or current home prices, feel free to contact me on 617.834.8205 or [email protected].
Read Which broker should I choose to sell my home?
Andrew Oliver is a Realtor with Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
You can REGISTER to receive email alerts of new posts on the right hand side of the home page at www.OliverReports.com.
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Today’s Open Houses
Today’s Open Houses : (more…)
Marblehead sets record for sales over $3 million
After lagging for some time Marblehead set record sales over $3 million, in terms of offers received, in 2015. Indeed, with a further accepted offer this week, we have now seen 6 consecutive months with a sale of a property listed at over $3 million.
I have written several times about the puzzlement that many real estate agents have felt about slow pace of sales at the top end. Last September I wrote Time to buy that Oceanfront property? and included the comment: “Both the stock market and Boston condos have enjoyed a great run in prices in the last few years. One area that has not participated in the recent upturn, however, has been oceanfront property on the North Shore. Maybe Boston condo owners should be asking whether now is time to buy that oceanfront property.”
Since that article was published last September 5 houses in Marblehead on the water have received offers, so I guess at least some Boston condo owners have decided that the answer to my question is YES. (more…)
This week’s new listings
A small number of new listings this week but there is plenty of activity taking place in the market right now. (more…)
Open Houses thanks to the Patriots
I still think the Patriots should have run the ball when they got it back with 7:28 to go in the fourth quarter – they passed three times taking only a minute off the clock, in case for some extraordinary reason you were not watching – but Bill Belichick – yet again – has not called me for advice. (more…)
New listings mostly under $500,000
Definitions of affordable and inexpensive vary from area to area, but the most noticeable feature of this week’s new listings is that, but for 1 in Salem and 2 in Swampscott, they are all under $500,000.
New listings total 1 in Marblehead, 7 in Beverly, 17 in Salem and 6 in Swampscott.
Marblehead new listing
Beverly new listings
Salem new listings
Swampscott new listings
If you – or somebody you know – are considering buying or selling a home and have questions about the market and/or current home prices, feel free to contact me on 617.834.8205 or [email protected].
Read Which broker shouuld I choose to sell my home?
Andrew Oliver is a Realtor with Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated
You can REGISTER to receive email alerts of new posts on the right hand side of the home page at www.OliverReports.com.
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Open Houses today: no Pats game
No Pats game today so plan to visit these Open Houses, with everything from a condo in Salem under $200,000 to an oceanfront estate in Marblehead: (more…)
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