Happy Weekend, Northampton-area friends! For those of you thinking about selling your home, good news! Sales prices in Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin counties are up this year. For those of you looking to buy, it's a good time to connect with a realtor to help you navigate the competitive market. Attached are some recent real estate stats, courtesy of Masslive!
Got $400,000? That’s the median home sale price in 2019
Posted Oct 23, 2019 / MASSLIVE
By State House News Service
The median Massachusetts home sale price over the first nine months of 2019 clocked in at an even $400,000, bolstered by a record-setting month of September.
The Warren Group reported Wednesday that the year-to-date median home sale price rose 3.2 percent compared to the same nine-month period in 2018, but that home sales so far this year are down 1.6 percent. Sales are down this year in 10 of the state’s 13 counties, while prices are up across all counties.
Sale prices through September
Sales were up 1.4 percent in September and the median home sale price last month of $399,000 was up 5 percent over September 2018 and marked a record high.
"The gain in the median price last month was the biggest monthly gain since March and the gain in sales of single-family homes is the first time sales have actually increased since May," Tim Warren, CEO of The Warren Group, said in a statement. "Until the economy hits a bump in the road, the real estate market in Massachusetts should continue to inch its way upwards."
The median condo sale price in September of $375,000 shot up more than 14 percent over last September and also established an all-time high for the month. The higher prices did not discourage buyers as condo sales for the month were up 5.6 percent over September 2018.
"Condos have been a hot commodity in 2019, but a double-digit spike in the median sale price is quite remarkable," Warren said. "In fact, 14.3 percent marked the biggest year-over-year spike for the month of September in 17 years."
Year-to-date condo sales are down 2.3 percent. The median condo sale price this year is $385,000, a 4.3 percent bump compared to the same period in 2018.
The biggest year-to-date home sale declines in 2019 have occurred on the islands of Nantucket (24 percent), Martha's Vineyard (16 percent) and in Suffolk County, which includes Boston (6.5 percent).
The largest increases in median home sale prices so far this year have occurred on Nantucket (9.1 percent), Franklin County (7.8 percent), Bristol County (7.6 percent) and Berkshire County (7.6 percent).
The five counties where the median home sale price this year has registered below $300,000 are Worcester ($290,000), Hampshire ($282,250), Franklin ($220,000), Berkshire ($215,000), and Hampden ($205,000).