Salem

2021
Salem 2021 Year End Review
The median price of the SFHs sold in Salem in 2021 increased 14.3% to $560,000 on the smallest number of sales since 2012.The median price of the Condos sold in Salem in 2021 increased 12.1% to $431,500 on steady sales

Salem Q3 2021 Market Report
The median price of the SFHs sold in Salem in the 9 months of 2021 (YTD Q3 2021) increased 14.7% to $562,000 on the lowest sales number since 2012

Salem Mid-Year 2021 Market Report
The median price of Single Family Homes (SFH) sold in the first half of 2021 (H1 2021) rose12.9% from $472,850 to $534,000, confirming the breakout above $500,000 in H2 2020.
Sales dropped from 93 to 80 – the lowest figure since 2014 – with all the reduction in Q1.
80% of SFHs sold above list price in H1 2021, with 45% of sales (vs 8% in H1 2020) at 110% or more of list. (against 3% in H1 2020)

Salem Q1 2021 Housing Market Review
1.The median price of Single Family Homes (SFH) sold in Q1 2021 increased 14.4% to $527,410, only the second time a Quarterly price has exceeded $500,000.
2. The median price of the Condos sold increased 11.7% to $405,000, breaking $400,000 for the first time, although the median price in the second half of 2020 was close – $395,000.
3. Sales of SFH were sharply lower at 30 vs 42 and compared with a 5-year average of 37. Condo sales increased to 74 from 68, slightly above the 5-year average of 70.
4. 70% of both SFHs and Condos sold in Q1 2021 received an accepted offer in 15 days or less

2020
Salem Housing Market 2020 Review
The median Single Family Home (SFH) price in Salem in 2020 increased 13.6% to $490,000, while the median condo price was 8.5% higher at $385,000. Despite the big jump, Salem was one of only 8 of the 34 cities and towns in Essex County to have a median SFH price under $500,000 in 2020.

Salem Q3 2020 Housing Market Review
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.

2019
Salem 2019 Housing Market Summary
After a 10.5% increase in 2018, the median price of SFHs sold in 2019 increased just 1.4% to a new high of $431,250. The median price of the condos increased just 1.5% in the first half (H1) but jumped 10.7% in H2 for a Year-on-Year gain of 6.2%.

Salem Q3 2019 Housing Market Summary
The median price of Single Family Homes (SFH) sold in the first 9 months of 2019 (YTD Q3) increased 1.6% to $432,5000.

Salem Mid-Year 2019 Housing Market Summary
The median price of Single Family Homes (SFH) sold in the first half of 2019 (H1 2019) was virtually unchanged, at $427,000 vs $425,500 in H1 2018

Salem Q1 2019 Housing Market Review
[Click Salem Q1 2019 Housing Market Review to download a pdf of this report.]
The median price of Single Family Homes (SFH) sold in Q1 2019 increased 4% compared with Q1 2018 to
$445,500. Sales of SFH declined from 41 to 36.
The median price of condos declined 2% to $317,500 Year-over-Year while condo sales were sharply lower at 57 compared with 78 in the prior year

2018
Salem 2018 Housing Market By The Numbers
The median price of the SFHs sold in Salem in 2018 increased by 11% to a new record $425,500. Of note was the consistency of pricing quarter by quarter. Sales were in line with the 2017 total
The median price of the Condos sold in Salem in 2018 increased by 8% to a new record $335,000. Prices were also consistent throughout the year, and sales were similar to 2017’s level.

Salem Q3 2018 Report: Prices Rising Strongly
Through the first 9 months of 2018 the median price of the SFHs sold in Salem increased by 11% and that of condos by 7% – both to new highs.

Salem Mid-Year 2018 Housing Market Report
The median price of the Single Family Homes (SFH) sold in Salem in the first half of 2018 jumped 13% to $425,500, while
the median condo price increased 10% compared with 2017 to $335,000.

Salem Q1 2018 Housing Market By The Numbers
With sales flat year on year, the median price of the SFHs sold moved strongly past $400,000 in Q1, while the median price of condos sold staying comfortably above $300,000.

2017
Salem 2017 Housing Market Review
The median price of the SFHs sold in Salem in 2017 increased 4.1% to a new high of $385,000. Sales were down somewhat from 2016, reflecting the shortage of inventory.

Salem Q3 2017 Housing Market
The SFH market in Salem continued its steady rise in 2017, with the median price in the first 9 months increasing by 3%, while sales were down slightly from the 2016 level.
The Salem condo market has been very active for some time, and in terms of unit sales is one of the two largest in Essex County. In the first 9 months of 2017, the median price increased 12%, breaking through the $300,000 level for the first time. Sale were down 15%, reflecting the shortage of inventory.

Salem Mid-Year 2017 Review: By The Numbers
The median price of a Single Family Home (SFH) increased slightly in the first half of 2017, while sales fell back to the levels of 2014/15.
Sales of Condos were also down from the 2016 level, while the median price increased 9%, exceeding $300,000 for the first time.

Salem Q1 Housing Market Report: chronic shortage of supply

As condo sales in Salem are about double the level of Single Family Home (SFH) sales, I will start with the condo market. After holding pretty steady for the last several quarters, the median price jumped 25% in Q1 from a year ago, driven by a shift from sales under $300,000 to sales over $300,000.

2016
Salem 2016 Housing Market by the Numbers
In 2016 the median price of a Single Family Home (SFH) rose 6% to a new record high on a 16% increase in sales, which were also a record. The median price of a condo rose 2% and is just 1% below the 2005 peak. Condo sales were also up 16% but are still below the levels of 2004/05.

Salem 2016 housing market: record prices and sales
In 2016 the median price of a Single Family Home (SFH) in Salem increased by $21,000, or 6%, to $370,000, a new record high.  Sales jumped 16% to a new high while the average number of houses for sale dropped slightly, indicating that houses sold very quickly

Salem Q3 2016 Housing Market Summary
Through the Third Quarter, the median price of a Single Family House (SFH) in Salem rose 3% to a new high of $370,000, while that for a condo rose 4% to $280,000, also a new record.

Salem Q3 condo market: booming sales, shrinking supply
While the median price of a Salem condo was flat in Q3 and up 3% YTD through the first three quarters of the year, the story of the year to date is one of sales up 19% while supply is down by more than one-third from a year ago.

Salem Mid-Year 2016 Review
Condo sales have sizzled this year, up 45% in the first half from a year ago, and up 60% over the average for the first half for the last 5 years. Current inventory represents less than 2 months of supply based on sales in the second quarter, and is about equal to the number sold in the month of June alone.

Salem Q1 2016 Housing Market by the Numbers
Sales of SFHs were up slightly from last year, but sales of condos rose sharply. The median price of a SFH was slightly lower than a year ago, while that for condos was up.

2015
Salem 2015 Housing Market Review
Sales of SFHs were over 200 for the third consecutive year, while the median price was slightly higher at $349,000, equaling the previous peak reached in 2005.

Salem 2015 Condo Market Review

Sales of condos in Salem in 2015 jumped 22% while the median price gained 9%, although both sales and the median price remain below their 2005 peak levels. The median condo sold for 18% above its Assessed Value in 2015.

Salem 2015 Housing Market Summary
Just the numbers for both SFHs and Condos

Salem 2015 Midyear Housing Market Review
Sales and prices continued to improve in the first half of 2015

Beverly, Salem and Swampscott Housing Market First Quarter Reports
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.

2014
Salem 2014 housing market highlights
While SFH prices were almost back to their prior peak in 2014, condo prices are still 11% below that peak

Salem Third Quarter Housing Review
The closing of the Salem Power Plant and the opening of the new MBTA garage can only benefit Salem. The housing market has seen tight supply for some time. Salem remains an attractive destination, especially for the young, and the market should reflect that fact, along with the improving economy and lower mortgage rates.

2013
Salem 2013 Housing Review and 2014 Outlook
The Single Family (SFH) market in Salem had a very good year in 2013 with total sales within 2 of the peak year of 2004, median prices rising 16% to get back to within 7% of the all-time high, and the ASR (the ratio of Assessed Value to Sales Price) dropping to below 90%.

Salem 2013 Condo Review and 2014 Outlook
Condo sales continued to recover, but the median price was down 7% from 2012 and remains 18% below the peak of 2005. A  median price decline, however, can reflect either an overall reduction of prices or a change in the mix of sales. As this report will show, it was a mix change in 2013, and, as another calculation will demonstrate, underlying prices actually increased.

Andrew Oliver is a Realtor with Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty in Marblehead, MA.

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