Homes sold in Duxbury - September 2013

The busy summer for home sales in Duxbury, Massachusetts, slowed dramatically in September, as it usually does at this time of year.

12 single-family homes sold in September

• down from 27 in August and 13 in September 2012
• a list with details about each sale appears below

The AVERAGE

• SALES price was $615,000
  • down from $626,000 in August and $928,000 last September
• LISTING price was $641,000
  • down from 650,000 in August and $1,013,000 last September
• ORIGINAL price was $648,000
  • down from $684,000 in August and $1,112,00 last September
• ASSESSMENT was $507,000
• AGE is 38 years (built in 1975)

Average = total prices / number of homes. Obviously, September 2012 had an unusually high percentage of high-priced sales

The MEDIAN

• SALES price was $480,000
• LISTING price was $499,000
• ORIGINAL price was $529,000
• ASSESSMENT was $397,000

Median = the home halfway down the list

The average

• number of days on market was 52
  • down from 97 in August and 211 last September
• square footage was 2,697
  • up from 2,545 in August and down from 3,300 last September
• price paid per square foot was $227
  • down from $257 in August and $283 last September
• homes sold for about 95% of its original asking price and 96% of its last listing price

102 single-family homes are on the market in Duxbury today

• That's 9 months of inventory

17 new properties came on the market in September

• 43 homes are under agreement or contingent

Mortgage interest rates are trading around 4 1/4%

• At 4.5%, the monthly payment per $100,000 of principal loan amount is $506 

In Duxbury, properly priced homes are selling quickly, while others are languishing. There weren't any homes that sold for more than the asking price in September. There are clearly prepared buyers in the market, pre-approvals in hand, looking for the right property to come up for sale. 

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Numbers may be rounded to nearest thousand. The information contained in this report, Homes sold in Duxbury - September 2013, was taken from MLS Data run on 10/03/2013 and represents all single-family home sales in Duxbury from 09/01/2013 to 09/30/2013. It is deemed reliable but cannot be guaranteed. It is not our intention to solicit other real estate broker’s clients. We are happy to work with them and cooperate fully. ©2013 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Coldwell Banker is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Housing Opportunity. Owned and operated by NRT, LLC.