Condo Trends

Somerville Condo Trends – June 2012

Somerville Condo Trends June 2012

Somerville Summary: June condo inventory reached a new low down 42%. ~ Listing $ volume was down 38% from $66 million to $40 million. ~ The median list price went up a little over $10K with the active days on market loosing 8 more days. ~ Condos going under agreement increased by 8%.

Condo Sales Chart June 2012

Condos sold for the month exceeded last June by 17% with the year to date sales up 27%. ~ Somerville condo sold $ volume YTD is up 28.7% from the end of June last year. ~ Sold average days on market dropped by over 2 weeks to 48 days. The original price to sale price ratio increased to 99% of the original list price due to competitive bidding. ~ The average square foot price increased by $37 to $357 per square foot with the average condo living area at 1,294 square feet.

Somerville Condo Trends – May 2012

Somerville Summary: May condo inventory remains quite low down by -40%. ~ Listing $ volume was down 27 million from $68.5 million to $40.7million. ~ The median list price went up $10,000 with the active days on market shortening by 11 days to 2 months. ~ Condos going under agreement increased by 39%. Condos sold for May soared by 53%% with year to date sales up 30%.

Somerville condo sold $ volume YTD is up $19 million  or 32%.~ Sold average days on market increased a modest 8 days. The original price to sale price ratio increased to 98% of the original list price. ~ The average square foot price decreased modestly by $4 to $340 per square foot with the average condo size at 1,221 square feet.

Cambridge Condo Trends – April 2012

Cambridge Summary: Inventory continues to remain quite low, up  from – 46% from last month to -42% compared to April last year. ~ Condo listing $ volume remains low by 39% from 161 million to 97 million in market value. ~ The median list price is up by 2.4% or 11K with days on market dropping from 3 monyhs to 2 months on average before going off market. ~ Condos that went under agreement were pretty much the same.

Cambridge condo sales month to date are up by 26% with year to date number sold condos up by 15%. Sold $ volume YTD improved 14% from 70 million in 2011 to 82 million this year. The median sale price improved by 3.6% with the ratio of sale price to original price above at 100% due to multiple bidding and reduced time on market. ~ The average square foot price for April was $484 per square foot with the average living areaof 1,185 square feet.

Somerville Condo Trends – April 2012

Somerville Summary: April condo inventory remained down by -24%. ~ Listing $ volume was down 15 million from $54.6 million to $69.7million. ~ The median list price went up 7.5% with the active days on market sliding below 2 months. ~ Condos going under agreement increased by 36%. Condos sold for the month exceeded last April by 10% with the year to date sales up 16%. ~

Somerville condo sold $ volume YTD is up 21.9% from the end of April last year. ~ Sold average days on market dropped by over 3 weeks to 85 days. The original price to sale price ratio increased to 96% of the original list price. ~ The average square foot price increased by $37 to $357 per square foot with the average condo size at 1,294 square feet.

 

Cambridge Condo Trends – March 2012

Inventory remains quite low, less 46% compared to March last year,. ~ Condo listing $ volume is down over 39% from 149 million to 90 million in value. ~ The median list price is up by 14% or 69K with days on market dropping by 14% to less than 90 days on average before going off market. ~ Condos that went under agreement are up by 7%.

Cambridge condo sales month to date are up but only by one sale with year to date number sold up by a modest .05%. Sold $ volume YTD improved but remains down 8% from 49 million in 2011 to 45 million this year. The median sale price dropped by 8% with the ratio of sale price to original price above average at 98%. ~ The average square foot price for March was up $28 per square foot to $475 with the average living area loosing 146 sf from 1,118 to 9728 square feet.

 

 

 

 

Somerville Condo Trends – March, 2011

March condo inventory was down 11%. ~ Listing $ volume is basically even – down only 57K from $50,593 million to $50,535 million. ~ The median list price went up 6% with the active days on market dropping through demand to just over 2 months. ~ Condos going under agreement increased by 23%.

Condos sold for the month exceeded last March by one sale with the year to date sales up 18%. ~ Somerville condo sold $ volume YTD is up 20% from the end of March last year. ~ Sold average days on market shrunk by 50% on average to less than 2 months. The original price to sale price ratio increased by 3% to 96% of the original list price. ~ The average square foot price was increased by $46 to $358 per square foot with the average condo size remaining about the same at 1,086 square feet.