Monday, January 4, 2016

2015 Homes Sales were the Highest in 10 Years

Shown below are a series of charts summarizing the latest single family home sales for Longmeadow, Massachusetts.  These latest results for the full year 2015 include both MLS and FSBO transactions and are based upon public information obtained from the Hampden County Registrar of Deeds website.

Highlights
  • The number of Longmeadow home sales for 2015 were the highest total during the past 10 years.  Comparision of 2015 results vs. the year earlier period (2014) showed significantly higher results (219 vs. 207, + 5.8%, see figure 1).
     
  • The December 2015 monthly median sales price was 6.1% lower vs. December 2014 ($304,250 vs. $323,890, see figure 2).

    Over the past 10 years (2006 - 2015) the annual median sales price in Longmeadow has ranged from a high of $339,000 (2006) to a low of $267,000 in 2012 (see figure 3).  The 2015 annual median sales price was 4.5% lower vs. the corresponding result for 2014 ($312,250 vs. $327,075).

    The official Town of Longmeadow FY2016 mean assessed value for all Longmeadow single family residential properties was $327,848.  The corresponding median assessed value was $285,100.
     
  • For 2015, only 26.1% of the homes (57 out of 219) were sold below the official assessed value (see figure 4 below).  This compares to 29% of the homes (61 out of 207) that were sold below the current assessed value in 2014.   Previous years have shown up to 65% of homes sold below assessed value. This change is likely due to stability in home sales prices in recent years with the lagging official assessed values better reflecting current market sales prices.
Many real estate markets across the country showed continued strength and stability in 2015 continuing the strong results from 2014.  A continuation of the improvement in employment and sustained economic recovery without a significant rise in mortgage interest rates will likely lead to higher consumer confidence and a strong year for Longmeadow real estate sales in 2016.
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Here is a link to the data for 2006-2015 Real Estate Transactions that were used to develop the above graphs.  Other resources for local information are listing below:
 

Sunday, July 19, 2015

1Q/2Q 2015 Longmeadow Home Sales Look Good

Shown below are a series of charts summarizing the latest single family home sales for Longmeadow, Massachusetts.  These latest results for the January - June 2015 period include both MLS and FSBO transactions and are based upon public information obtained from the Hampden County Registrar of Deeds website.

Highlights
  • The number of Longmeadow home sales for the January - June 2015 was the highest total for the past 10 years.  Comparison of results vs. the year earlier period showed significantly higher results. (95 vs. 87, + 9.2%, see figure 1).  Home sales for 2015 are shaping up to be one of the highest totals in recent years.
     
  • The June 2015 median sales price (six months trailing average) was 6.3% lower vs. the corresponding June 2014 result ($313,750 vs. $335,000, see figure 2).
     
  • Over the past 10 years (2006 - 2015) median sales prices in Longmeadow have ranged from a high of $350,000 (October 2007) to a low of $244,000 in May 2012.

    The official median assessed value for all Longmeadow single family residential properties for FY2015 was $284,700.
     
  • For the January - June 2015 period, only 26% of the homes (25 out of 95) were sold below the official assessed value (see figure 3 below).  This compares to 29% of the homes (61 out of 207) that were sold below the current assessed value in 2014.
     
Many real estate markets across the country have shown strength in 2015 continuing the strong results from 2014.  A continuation of the improvement in employment and sustained economic recovery without a significant rise in mortgage interest rates will likely lead to higher consumer confidence and a strong year for Longmeadow real estate sales in 2015.

Figure 1- Monthly Longmeadow Home Sales
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Figure 2- Monthly Longmeadow Median Sales Prices

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Figure 3- Home Sales Prices vs. Assessed Value

Here is a link to the data for 2006-2015 Real Estate Transactions that were used to develop the above graphs.


Friday, January 2, 2015

2014 Longmeadow Home Sales Look Good!

Highlights
  • Longmeadow home sales for the 12 months (January - December 2014) was the highest total for the past 9 years.  Comparison of results vs. the year earlier period showed significantly higher results (207 vs. 184, + 12.5%, see figure 1).
     
  • Monthly median sales prices in 2014 showed continued improvement vs. levels earlier this year with a December 2014 median sales price (6 month trailing average) of $323,890 vs. $282,500, +14.7% in early 2014 (see figure 2). This year end result was only 7.5% lower vs. the peak of $350,000 observed in October 2007.

    The monthly median sales price for December 2014 (6 month trailing average) was higher vs. the year earlier period ($323,890 vs. $300,500, +7.8%).

    The 2014 annual median sales price (12 month trailing average) was $327,075- a 6.4% increase from 2013 (see figure 3).  During the past three years (2011 - 2014) the annual median sales price has increased by $60,000 or 22.5%.
     
  • For the January - December 2014 period, only 29% of the homes (61 out of 207) were sold below the assessment value (see figure 4 below).  This compares to 47% of the homes (86 out of 184) were sold below the current assessment value in 2013.

Many real estate markets across the country have shown strength in 2014 continuing the hopeful signs from 2013.  A continuation of the improvement in employment and sustained economic recovery without a significant rise in mortgage interest rates will likely lead to higher consumer confidence and a strong year for Longmeadow real estate sales in 2015.

Shown below are a series of charts summarizing the latest single family home sales for Longmeadow, Massachusetts.  These latest results for the full year January - December 2014 period include both MLS and FSBO transactions and are based upon public information obtained from the Hampden County Registrar of Deeds website.
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Figure 1 [click to enlarge chart]

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Figure 4

Here is a link to the data for 2006-2014 Real Estate Transactions that were used to develop the above graphs.
 
Longmeadow official FY2015 property value data from the Vision website showed the following for Residential Single Family Homes:
 
FY2015 Median Assessed Value - $284,700
FY2015 Average Assessed Value - $326,700

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