Stow, MA

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Welcome to the Stow MA Real Estate Market Conditions Report for December 2010.

Here is what's going on in Stow: list prices for single family homes in Stow range from $199,000 to $719,500. The median list price is less than it was last year at this time - $411,950 compared with $599,900 last year; and the average is also less: $454,378 compared with $545,772 last year. Currently, there are 38 single family homes for sale in Stow MA. Last year at this time there were 35 listings. Average time on the market is 220 days.There is one property with an accepted offer and there are 4 sales pending.

Year to date sales as of 12/20 are up slightly over the same period for 2009; 57 compared with 54. The median sale price so far this year is $447,500; the average is $457,254; both lower than in 2009 when the median was $470,000 and the average was $497,783.

Both the number of closed sales and the median and average sale price during the month of November were less than in November 2009. There were 3 closed sales; the median sale price was $560,000 and the average was $658,667. There were 5 sales during November 2009; the median sale price was $572,000 and the average was $565,000.

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Data source: MLSPIN (Multiple Listing Service Property Information Network.

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May single-family home sales and prices were up in Stow. There were 7 closed sales during the month of May 2010 compared with only 3 during May 2009 Median and average sale prices were up - the median was $440,000; the average was $463,057 compared with $336,500 and $455,833 during May 2009.

Year-to-date sales in Stow are also up over last year. As of 6/20/2010, there have 23 closed sales; last year there were 15 for the same period and it tool less time for houses to sell - the average time on the market was 162 compared with 194 days for the same period in 2009. The median sale price was $435,000; the average was $436, 959.

Currently, there are 55 single family homes for sale in Stow MA. Last year at this time there were 53 listings. List prices in Stow range from $159,000 for a total rehab or tear-down, to $999,400 for an antique home on 10+ acres. The price range with the most home for sale continues to be $500,000 to $599,900; there are 11 houses for sale in that range.

The median list price is less than it was last year at this time - $489,000 compared with $579,900 last year; and the average is also less: $510,029 compared with $582,878 last year.

Five of the forty-nine homes for sale already have accepted offers waiting for contingencies to clear. There are 9 single-family homes with sales pending; the average list price for these homes is $522,389.


Source: MLSPIN

Stow Massachusetts: Welcome to the real estate/housing market conditions report for Stow MA. Currently, there are 52 single family homes for sale in Stow MA. Last year at this time there were 58 listings. List prices in Stow range from $177,000 for a total rehab or tear-down, to $999,400 for an antique home on 10+ acres. The price range with the most home for sale continues to be $500,000 to $599,900; there are 12 houses for sale in that range.

The median list price is less than it was last year at this time - $544,450 compared with $562,000 last year; and the average is also less: $545,732 compared with $565,072 last year.

Five of the forty-nine homes for sale already have accepted offers waiting for contingencies to clear; the average list price for these properties is $562,920. There are 11 single-family homes with sales pending; the average list price for these homes is $454,755.

Year-to-date as of 5/11/2010, there have 15 closed sales; last year there were 11 for the same period and it tool less time for houses to sell - the average time on the market was 120 compared with 248 days for the same period in 2009. There were 2 closed sales in Stow during the month of April 2010; exactly the same number as during April 2009.

Source: MLSPIN

Stow Massachusetts: Welcome to the real estate/housing market conditions report for Stow MA. Currently, there are 49 single family homes for sale in Stow MA. Four of the forty-nine already have accepted offers waiting for contingencies to clear. Last year at this time there were 44 listings. List prices in Stow range from $177,000 for a total rehab or tear-down, to $1,095,000 for an antique home on 10+ acres.

The price range with the most home for sale is $500,000 to $599,900; there are 12 houses for sale in that range so there are some excellent opportunities for move-up buyers to take advantage of the expanded home buyer tax credit which includes up to $6,500 for existing home owners. The median list price is up approximately $20,000 from last year at this time - $539,900 compared with $519,900 last year; and the average is down by about the same amount: $545,732 compared with $565,072 last year.

There are six single-family homes with sales pending. Year-to-date, there have 13 closed sales; last year there were 9 for the same period; there were 4 closed sales during the month of March compared with just one closed sale during March 2009.

Source: MLSPIN