Highlights
- Longmeadow home sales for January - August 2013 were slightly higher vs. the year earlier period (125 vs. 121, + 3.3 %- see figure 1 below).
- Median prices for July and August 2013 were significantly higher vs. the year earlier period.
The median sales price (6 month trailing average) for August 2013 was $325,000 as compared to $272,000 one year ago (19.5% higher, see figure 2 below) and $267,000 for all of 2012 (21.7% higher). Current median prices are the highest since January 2012. - This latest median sales price for August 2013 ($325,000) was 7.1% lower vs. the peak reached in September 2007 ($350,000) (see figure 2 below).
- For the January - August 2013 period, 48% of the homes (60 out of 125) were sold below the assessment value (see figure 3 below). For all of 2012, 64% of the homes (121 out of 190) were sold below the current assessment value.
Many real estate markets across the country have shown strength in 2013 continuing the hopeful signs from 2012. Recently, an rapid increase in mortgage rates have elevated concerns for the continuation of the housing recovery. The real estate market needs increased employment and continued economic recovery which will lead to improved consumer confidence and a more positive environment for home sales.
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Figure 1
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Figure 2
Below is a chart showing the relationship between recent
Longmeadow real estate Sales Prices and Assessed Values (data obtained from
the Vision Appraisal
website).
Figure 3
Here is a link to the data for
2006-2013 Real Estate Transactions that were used to
develop the above graphs.
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