Andover, MA

Andover, MA Homes Sold - 2009 Third Quarter

Data indicates that the market may have turned in the first half of 2009. Visit Andover MA Market Report - Have We Seen the Bottom?.

Third Quarter Statistics

Homes Sold - Increase from 2008 of 19% to 84 units from 71. The average sales price increased 3% to $616,796. This is approaching the 2007 average of $628,217.

Active and pending listings are as of September 30, 2009.

Active Listings - there are 56 current listings with an average "days on market" of 104 days. The highest concentration of listings in a given price range was 11 between $450,000-$499,999. There are 10 listings between $1,000,000-$1,499,999. There are six properties listed below $300,000.

Pending Sales - Fourteen properties are currently under contract with the lowest price being $269,000 and the highest at $1,799,900. The average asking price for pending is $651,029 and the average "days on market" were 106. Most of these listings will close in October and will provide the most current comps in the market.

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I originally had bought a Nikon D50 a couple of years ago and it came with a 18-50mm lens.

I just wasn't happy with the 18mm for my widest setting. I felt at times I was not getting the feel of the room for my home sellers. In smaller rooms, I felt like I was photographing furniture.

To enhance my real estate photography for my home sellers, I decided to get a wider angle lens. I found very quickly they could get quite expensive. I ended up with the Sigma 10-22mm. I found it to bea good balance between cost and benefit. You can purcase on for around $450.00 and you can get it in all the popular camera mounts.

There is definitely some perspective distortion that you will tend to get with any wide angle lens as well as a little bit of barrell distortion on the lower end of the zoom. Overall I have been quite pleased.

Below is an example of a living room photographed with the Sigma vs a point and shoot camera. With the point and shoot you feel like your shooting furniture, with the wider lens you can get the feel of this room.

Again, a decent sized room approx 14 x14, but you can get the feel of this room.

This room is approx 30x30 you can definely get the feel of the spce with the wide angle lens. I could have gone wider but I thought the furniture was getting to far away. (perspective distortion will exaggerate distances)

The next couple of shots are example of very tight shots that would never have been any good without an extreme wide angle.

Bedroom was 9x10

This Sunroom was 8x14

Now a tough one, a 6x11 Kitchen

As the internet gets more powerful are homebuyer are making more and more decision based on what they see online. The days of putting up one photo and getting them to call are over. I am sure we all have had buyers who think the interior must be bad because there are no photographs of the inside of the home.

I have noticed over the years as I have improved my skills at photographing houses it definitely draws more traffic and I can sell for more money and faster. You can compel valid buyers to see the home with great photos on the internet vs mediocre or bad photos. The listing with great photos stand out and shine above the competition!!

Andover Massachusetts Real Estate

Andover, Massachusetts is located in Essex County, the most northerly county in the eastern part of Massachusetts. From the early days of the town, manufacturing was a major concern. The town's first powder mill was established in 1775; the manufacture of paper began in 1789; and in the early nineteenth century, woolen mills, a major New England industry of the era, were constructed. While many early businesses have since moved elsewhere, the town continues to attract major industry.

In recent decades, Andover has emerged as a highly affluent community with a strong economic base. Conveniently located near the intersection of two major highways, the town is well within commuting distance of Boston, and just a short drive away from the Massachusetts seashore and the White Mountains of New Hampshire. An accessible location and great potential for growth have attracted many professionals to the town over the years.

The community's real estate market has historically been strong and resistant to economic downturns. Municipal government remains commitment to stability and excellence in services along with maintenance of the highly regarded public school system. The town also offers top-quality private schooling opportunities at Phillips Academy and the Pike School. A thriving suburban community and an industrial leader in its own right, Andover offers an abundance of economic and cultural resources for professionals, families and businesses alike.

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Growing population, aging population, less land in suburb areas available and the average age of couples getting married is higher, leads to the poularity of condos as a home purchase option. The mechanics of buying a condo is different than purchasing a single family home.

While being a great alternative to a single family home for a person that doens't want to deal with a lot of maintence, it's important to know what you are buing into and the road ahead. The attached article lays out some important questions to ask when you are purchasing a condo.

When you are buying a condo it is important you are buying a piece of the whole. You usually just have control from inside stud to inside stud. After that their are other people making decisions that govern the complex read whole article....

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  Sold Market Statistics for Andover Massachusetts.  Only Single family properties are reflected in this report.

                                                                                               2008                   2007

Average List Price in Andover for December                            $ 613,824         $ 592,258

Median Selling Price in Andover for December                         $ 552,765         $ 522,500

Average Days on Market for Andover in December                       126                  99

Number of Properties Sold in Andover                                        17                   12

Listings currently on the Market = 79

Massachusetts Association of Realtors reports there has been a 9.2% drop in the median house price from 2007 to 2008 for the Northeast region.

This information was gathered from the Massachusetts MLS and does not reflect private sales.

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