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There are many positive indicators in Belmont’s housing market from just a year ago. This data is from the MLS from April 2010, when the government tax rebate was still being offered. That said, only two of the 14 sales in April could have potentially qualified for the rebate since it was capped at a sale price of $800,000.
Below, we’ve added a new feature–a short summary of the homes which sold. We think this may help you gleam more information than just the address.
Wrap-Up Belmont Housing Market Review April 2010
Sales
Sales year over year for the month of April were almost unchanged at 14 for this year as compare to 13 last April.
Median Price
The median price jumped from $810,000 last April to $967,500 (19%) but the size home which sold in the two periods was also exactly 19% larger which effectively wipes out any real gain—but it looks good in the media.
Days on the Market
The time it took to sell a home dropped from 64 last year to only 44 this year.
Percent Received
Of course when homes sell faster that usually means the market is a bit stronger and we’d expect to see that this April 4 homes sold over asking, 1 at asking and 8 under asking as opposed to last year when none sold over, 4 sold right at asking and 9 sold for less—on average receiving 96.3% of their asking price last year compared to 99% this year.
Summary
It will be interesting to see what impact the end of the tax credit may have on real estate. We’ve already pointed out that it really shouldn’t impact Belmont that much however, if the media gets wind of sales dropping off in the coming months, you may see a pull-back on the part of buyers. The frenzied pace of the last few months caught on like a bad virus leading many to start bidding homes right back up again playing sort of a game of “musical chairs†to see who could get a home before the money ran out. All of which may slow back down—we’ll see…
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Stay tunned. The stats for August are due out soon…
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