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Median single-family home price increases 8.3 percent year-over-year to $585,000.

PEABODY, August 16, 2022 – Single-family home and condominium sales declined dramatically in July. The market has cooled in Massachusetts after being confronted with high prices and rising mortgage rates, according to a new report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of real estate and transaction data.

Single-Family Homes

Last month, there were 5,266 single-family home sales in Massachusetts, a 17.4 percent decrease from July 2021 when there were 6,374 transactions. Meanwhile, the median single-family sale price spiked 8.3 percent on a year-over-year basis to $585,000, up from $540,000 in July 2021 – a new all-time high for the month of July.

July 2020 July 2021 July 2022 % Change 2021-2022 % Change 2020-2022
Single-Family Home Sales

6,861

6,374 5,266 -17.4% -23.3%
YTD Single-Family Sales 29,608 33,807 29,819 -11.8% 0.7%
Median Single-Family Home Price $460,000 $540,000 $585,000 8.3% 27.2%
YTD Median Single-Family Home Price $425,000 $507,500 $553,000 9.0% 30.1%

“Mortgage rates are now over five percent while a year ago they were under three percent. The single-family home median price is $45,000 higher than a year ago. Increases in wages and salaries are not keeping pace with inflation that is now running at 8.5 percent. Plus, homebuyers face a very low inventory of homes for sale. All this leads us to a cooler real estate market,” said Tim Warren, CEO of The Warren Group. “We’ve seen the same trend occur for many consecutive months now; prices reach new highs while the total number of sales declines on a year-over-year basis. Evidence of the cooling is seen in prices. They are rising at a slower rate, gaining just 9 percent so far this year after gaining 14 percent last year.”

Year-to-date, there have been 29,819 single-family home sales in Massachusetts, an 11.8 percent decrease from the first seven months of 2021. Meanwhile, the year-to-date median single-family home price increased 9 percent on the same basis to $553,000.

Condominiums

There were 2,201 condominium sales in July 2022, compared to 2,916 in July 2021 – a 24.5 percent decrease on a year-over-year basis. Meanwhile, the median sale price increased 10.9 percent on a year-over-year basis to $521,000 – the fourth consecutive month that the median condo price has hovered above $500,000.

July 2020 July 2021 July 2022 % Change 2021-2022 % Change 2020-2022
Condominium Sales 2,487 2,916 2,201 -24.5% -11.5%
YTD Condominium Sales 11,950 16,794 14,465 -13.9% 21.1%
Median Condominium Price $430,000 $470,000 $521,000 10.9% 21.2%
YTD Median Condominium Price $415,000 $460,000 $500,000 8.7% 20.5%

“The median condo price has now been above $500,000 for four consecutive months, and $521,000 marked a new all-time high for the month of July,” Warren added. “The median condo price is up 10.9 percent in July, outpacing the 8.3 percent gain in the single-family median price.”

Year-to-date, there have been 14,465 condo sales, a 13.9 percent decrease from the first seven months of 2021 with a median sale price of $500,000, an 8.7 percent increase on the same basis.

LOCAL STATISTICS: Click for a breakdown of town sales and county sales statistics.


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