Somerville Condo Trends – September 2013

Somerville Condo Trends - 9-13Somerville Summary: September condo inventory remains lower than last year by 17%. ~ Listing market $ value went up 6% from $22 million in 2012 to $23 million. ~ The median list price rose significantly by 34% with the active days on market the same at 51 days on average. ~ Condos going under agreement were up 24% compared to a year ago.

Somerville Condo Sales Chart 9-13

The number of condos sold in September was up 17% from a year ago resulting in a 2% loss in year to date sales. ~ Somerville sold condo market $ value YTD was up 7% to $160 million from $149 million in 2012. ~ The median sales price rose 6%. ~ Days on market were just over a month on average. The original price to sale price ratio was closer to normal at 98% of original list price. ~ The average square foot price of $377 was down 4% per square foot with the living area about 170 SF larger.

 

Paul’s Somerville Condo Trends – August 2013

Somerville Condo TrendsSomerville Summary: August condo inventory remains low, down 17% from a year ago. ~ Listing market $ value was down 13% from $25 million in 2012 to $22 million. ~ The median list price rose 10% with the active days on market at 56 days on average. ~ Condos going under agreement were up 23% compared to a year ago.

Somerville Sales Chart 9/13

The number of condos sold in August were up 20% from a year ago resulting in a 5% loss in year to date sales. ~ Somerville sold condo market $ value YTD was up 4% to $140 million from $134 million in 2012. ~ The median sales price rose 11%. ~ Days on market remained less than a month on average. The original price to sale price ratio was 103% of original list price due to competitive bidding. ~ The average square foot price of $366 was down 2% per square foot with the living area about the same.

 

Paul’s Somerville Condo Trends – July 2013

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Somerville Summary: July condo inventory remains low down 15% from a year ago. ~ Listing market value remained about the same with only a 1.3% increase in the 27 million range of value. ~ The median list price rose 14% with the active days on market just over one month, 24 days less on average. ~ Condos going under agreement were flat  increasing by only one compared to a year ago.

Somerville Condo Sales Chart July 2013

 

 

 

 

 

The number of condos sold in July also dropped by a third from a year ago, which resulted in a 12% loss in year to date sales. ~ Somerville sold condo market value YTD was down 0.66% to 113,985 million from 114,750 million in 2012. ~ The median sales price was about the same. ~ Days on market dropped to 14 days in July on average YTD. The original price to sale price ratio was 104% of original list price due to competitive bidding. ~ The average square foot price of $368 was up 3% per square foot with the living area increasing less than 5%.

Paul’s Mid-Year Condo Trends – Somerville

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Somerville Summary: June condo inventory remains at record lows, down 41% from a year ago. ~ Listing market value was down by 37% from 39 million to 25 million in value. ~ The median list price rose over 8% with the active days on market just over one month. ~ Condos going under agreement slipped by 15% from a year ago.

Somerville Condo Sales Chart

The number of condos sold in June also dropped by a third from a year ago, which resulted in a 12% loss in year to date sales. ~ Somerville sold condo market value YTD went down by 2% to 87 million from 89 million in 2012. ~ The median sales price was up 8% YTD. ~ Days on market decreased to 27 days in June 47 days on average YTD. The original price to sale price ratio was 102% of original list price due to competitive bidding. ~ The average square foot price of $383 was up 6% per square foot with the living area increasing less than 12%.

 

Somerville Condo Trends – May 2013

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Somerville Summary: May condo inventory remains at record lows, down 53% from a year ago. ~ Listing market value was down by 48% from 40 million to 21 million in value. ~ The median list price, like in Cambridge was unchanged with the active days on market shrinking 52% to one month. ~ Condos going under agreement slipped by over12% from a year ago.

Somerville Condo Sales Chart 5/13

The number of condos sold in May also slipped by close to 4%, which resulted in a modest 2% gain in year to date sales. ~ Somerville sold condo market value YTD was up 6% to 62 million from 59 million in 2012. ~       The median sales price was up 6%. ~ Days on market decreased to 40 days. Th original price to sale price ratio was 102% of original list price due to competitive bidding. ~ The average square foot price $370 was up 9% per square foot with the living area decreasing less than 10%.

Somerville Condo Trends – April 2013

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Somerville Summary: April condo inventory remains at record lows, down 50% from a year ago. ~ Listing market value was down by 45% from 54 million to 30 million in value. ~ The median list price increased by 15% with the active days on market shrinking 44% or by 25 days. ~ Condos going under agreement went up 31% from a year ago.

Somerville Condo Sales Chart April 2013

The number of condos sold in March was up by 3%, which resulted in a 5.5% decrease in year to date sales. ~ Somerville sold condo market value YTD was up 6% to 39 million from 37 million. ~ The median sales price was up 3%. ~ Days on market increased 53% to just over a month. The original price to sale price ratio was 103% of original list price due to competitive bidding. ~ The average square foot price $370, up 4% per square foot with the living area remaining about the same.

Somerville Condo Trends – March 2013

Somerville Condos 3-13Somerville Summary: March condo inventory remains at record lows, down 51% from a year ago. ~ Listing market value was down by 48% from 48 million to over 48 million in listing value. ~ The median list price increased by 7% with the active days on market shrinking 45% or by 29 days. ~ Condos going under agreement were down 6% from a year ago.

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The number of condos sold in March was down by 30%, which resulted in a 13% decrease in year to date sales. ~

Somerville sold condo market value was up 13% 9 million to 10+ million in sales. ~ The median sales price was up 13% at $492,000. ~ Days on market increased 43%to over a month. The original price to sale price ratio was at 98% of original list price due to competitive bidding. ~ The average square foot price $382, up 8% per square foot with the living area increasing by 211 square feet.

Somerville Condo Trends – February 2013

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Sold condos divided by condos for sale shows % of market sold for the month. Absorption rate = how long to sell the inventory based on the % sold for that month.

Somerville Summary: February condo inventory is at record lows, down 42% from a year ago. ~ Listing market value was down by 33% to $26,212,000 in value. ~ The median list price increased by 19% with the active days on market shrank 56% or 37 days. ~ Condos going under agreement were down 16% from a year ago.

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The number of condos sold in February were the same, which resulted in a 13% increase year to date. ~ Somerville sold condo market value went up 31% to $15,312,350. ~ The average sales price was up 29% at $487,855. Days on market improved 37% by 41 days. The original price to sale price ratio was at 99% of original list price due to competitive bidding. ~ The average square foot price was $359, up 7% per square foot with the living area increasing by 66 square feet.

Paul’s Condo Trends – January 2013

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Somerville Summary: January condo inventory is at record lows, down 43% from a year ago. ~ Listing $ Volume was down by 40% from $33 million to nearly $20 million in total market value. ~ The median list price increased by 6% with the active days on market shrinking 30 days to just over 2 months. ~ Condos going under agreement improved by 26% from a year ago.

Somerville Condo Sales Chart

The number of condos sold for January went up by 26%. ~ Somerville condo Sold $ Volume for went up 16% from $15 million in sales to over $17 million. ~ Sold average days on market improved by 48 days and the median sale price  improved by 13%. The original price to sale price ratio jumped by 7% of the original list price due to competitive bidding. ~ The average square foot price was up by $60 per square foot with the average condo living area remaining about the same.

Somerville Year End Condo Trends 2012

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Somerville Summary: December condo inventory remained at record lows, down 60% from a year ago. ~ Listing $ Volume mirrored this, down 58% from $35 million to $14 million in total market value. ~ The median list price decreased by a modest 3% with the active days on market less than 2 months. ~ Condos going under agreement improved by 12% from a year a

Somerville Condo Trends December 2012

 

Condos sold for the month were up big by 76% with year end sales up 29%. ~ Somerville Condo Sold $ Volume for 2012 went up 33% from year end last year. ~ Sold average days on market remained less than 2 months and the median sale price improved by 13%. The original price to sale price ratio remained high at 97% of the original list price due to competitive bidding. ~ The average square foot price was $335 per square foot with the average condo living area at 1,183 square feet.