Wayland, MA Single Family Home Market Report Aug 2012 is remarkable.  There are 246 listings in the Active, Under Agreement, Sold, Expired and Canceled categories in the MLS. This is amazing for this town. What is really amazing in the number of sold homes in the last month. Brace yourself, there were 113 sold homes in Wayland last month. People must have heard about the Wayland Schools ranking in the top ten in this area by the Boston Magazine.  This kind of activity is huge for this area.  Let’s dig down into the numbers.

Single Family Active Listings: 72    Avg. Liv.Area SqFt: 3,787.60     Avg. List$: $1,224,560    Avg. List$/SqFt: $293     Avg. DOM: 175.72

Single Family Under Agreement Listings: 20    Avg. Liv.Area SqFt: 2,750.15     Avg. List$: $792,065    Avg. List$/SqFt: $277     Avg. DOM: 99.85

Single Family Sold Listings: 113    Avg. Liv.Area SqFt: 2,748.35     Avg. List$: $702,346    Avg. List$/SqFt: $256     Avg. DOM: 139.96    Avg. Sale$: $666,244   Avg. Sale$/SqFt: $245

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Well the first thing that jumps out is that the Active listings have an Average SqFt cost of $293 and the Solds have that same cost at $245. This means that the Active listings are darn close to the sold listings. If you are on the market longer than 140 days and you are not priced near the sold price of $245 SqFt than you might want to consider putting your home in this sweet spot for the buyers.  Looking at the Under Agreement pricing I see it is closer at $277.  Price is one of the three big factors in the sale of your home. Get your house priced right and it will sell.  If you are on the market too long, or if you are not having people see your house each week, you need a new price or a new agent who knows how to market your property.

Single Family Expired Listings: 24    Avg. Liv.Area SqFt: 3,855.29     Avg. List$: $1,575,790    Avg. List$/SqFt: $277     Avg. DOM: 321.00

Single Family Canceled Listings: 17    Avg. Liv.Area SqFt: 2,794.94     Avg. List$: $699,188    Avg. List$/SqFt: $253     Avg. DOM: 137.53

If your home is not being seen 5 times a week and you have not received any offers then your agent is not doing the job of explaining the process and pricing, or they are not doing enough marketing. Call me for some answers I would be happy to share insight into how to get sold for full market value in a quick period of time. Stop back next month for the Wayland, MA Single Family Home Market Report