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Homes Under Contract Down by 26% in Manchester CT!

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Home Buyers Realty, LLC-Manchester, Bolton. Vernon,Ellington 0788174

Fear is spawned by Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) since it gained traction in the media last month. As days went by, supplies of masks, hand sanitizers and disinfectant wipes in the groceries and drugstores quickly disappeared from the shelves. Online stores were out of stock too of these popular items.

While demand for these items skyrocket, other supplies in the market see lackluster. Home sales is also down. In Manchester CT, properties that went under contract in the month of February, the month wherein the outbreak of the novel virus became prominent, is down by 26 percent. It is not a scary ratio to trigger panic in the real estate industry. But it is enough to precipitate concern as to how far this pandemic would gravely affect the real estate.

SUMMARY OF MANCHESTER CT REAL ESTATE FOR MARCH 2020

Single Family Homes for Sale as of March 11, 2020

  • Units for Sale: 75. Last Month: 77
  • Average List Price is $242,263 with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and average square feet of 1,789
  • Median List Price is $233,500 with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and median square feet of 1,664
  • Most Expensive Home is $579,900 with 3 bedrooms, 2 and 1/2 bathrooms and 2,400 square feet of living space
  • Least Expensive Home is $62,900 with 3 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom and 1,152 square feet of living space

Single Family Homes Under Contract for the month of February 2020

  • Units under Contract: 47. Last Month: 64
  • Average List Price is $196,270 with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and average square feet of 1,629
  • Median List Price is $184,900 with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and median square feet of 1,484
  • Most Expensive Home is $339,900 with 4 bedrooms, 3 and 1/2 bathrooms and 2,980 square feet of living space
  • Least Expensive Home is $119,900 with 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and 768 square feet of living space

Sold Single Family Homes in February 2020

  • Units Sold: 39. Last Month: 26
  • Average Sale Price is $199,452 with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and average square feet of 1,608
  • Median Sale Price is $184,900 with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and median square feet of 1,491
  • Most Expensive Sold Home is a bank-owned home at $370,000 with 5 bedrooms, 3 and 1/2 bathrooms and 3,182 square feet of living space
  • Least Expensive Sold Home is $80,000 with 4 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms and 1,760 square feet of living space.

Significance of the Current Inventory and Absorption Rate

Manchester CT Sold Homes from March 1, 2019 to February 29, 2020 converted into an absorption rate give us an approximate length or period of time when the current inventory of 75 units would be depleted. Five Hundred Eighty Six (586) single family homes were sold within a period of one year.

Given the absorption rate of 48 units sold in a month, the Town of Manchester, currently, has 1 to 2 months of inventory supply. This is an emaciated supply of properties. With this inventory, unless demand is curtailed, home prices might increase tremendously.

Absorption Rate: “The rate at which available homes are sold in a specific real estate market during a given time period.” Click on the link for a better explanation of Absorption Rate.

Understanding Mean(numerical Average) and  Median: 

“The median takes into consideration the middle value of the set of data.  However the mean/average takes into consideration all of the values.  Therefore high or low values will effect the mean/average.  If the mean/average is a lot higher than the median, there is an unusually high value that pulls the average price up.  If the mean is a lot lower than the median, there is an unusually low value that pulls the average price down.

In most cases, the reason the median price is used rather than the mean is mainly because it is a more accurate indicator of the market.

Planning to buy or sell properties in Manchester Connecticut ? Make sure to have the best representation. Contact Maria Gilda Racelis of Home Buyers Realty at 860.995.9473. Visit her website www.hbrsales.com

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        Maria Gilda Racelis 

      "I Always Strive to Make a Difference."

         Serving Hartford, Tolland and Middlesex Counties

Phone: 860-995-9473

Email: mariagracelis@gmail.com

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Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Hi Maria Gilda Racelis - first of all I hope you and your family are well and safe. There is certainly uncertainly but we will get through if we do the required things even if we don't know when.

Mar 19, 2020 10:51 AM
Maria Gilda Racelis

Thank you Grant Schneider . And yes we will get through this. 

Mar 19, 2020 11:04 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Maria, valuable information for CT buyers.   I know business was crazy last week, but this week with everything being closed, we are seeing a slowdown too.

Mar 19, 2020 11:04 AM
Maria Gilda Racelis

Time to revamp web sites. Something I should do. But lazy to do. It is expensive and I am holding on to my cash for now. :)

Mar 19, 2020 11:06 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Hi Maria... no doubt this is concerning news. Hopefully over time the trends will move back up.

Mar 19, 2020 11:24 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Maria - it's nice to "see" you here and hope you are doing well.  Manchester CT real estate along with the world itself is facing some challenges, here's to better times.  Keep a positive attitude.  

Mar 20, 2020 06:29 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

I am thinking that things will really pick up after all of this virus stuff has been resolved.

Mar 20, 2020 06:40 AM
The Woodland Team North Shore Lake Superior
The Woodland Companies - Grand Marais, MN
Land Specialists

Thanks for sharing the information on this community, I hope you sell many of these homes. 

Sara 

Mar 21, 2020 12:37 AM