At the end of the third quarter, the high-end inventory decreased by 12% to 226 listings compared to 252 last year and the record of 283 listings in 2015. Historically speaking, the inventory is tight compared to the ten-year average of 246 listings. At the very high $5mm+ end of the market, there has been a significant 32% growth in listings from Q2 to Q3 (34 to 45).
Cape Cods high-end market lagged thru Q2 and exploded in Q3 with 86 sales vs 31 last year. For the first three quarters, sales volume was up by 47% with a record 131 sales compared to a record of 89 sales in the first half of 2020 and compared to the ten-year average of 71 sales. The very high $5mm+ end of the market was dead thru the first half with only 2 sales compared to 10 last year. In Q3 it recovered smartly, adding 14 sales for a total of 16 sales for Q1-Q3.
LandVest brokers working in second-home markets across New England continue to report an increase in buyer interest in having a country refuge, but a decrease in inventory, and upward pressure on pricing for properties with special refuge qualities.
Property: 187 Penzance Road Town: Woods Hole (Falmouth) Selling price: $20,000,000. Trophy refuge property within the gated community of Penzance Point, 10-acre peninsula with panoramic views of Woods Hole Passage, 1993 residence with 6,923 square feet, plus guesthouse, boathouse, and a small beach, 35 days on market, listed for $25,000,000.
Days on market for high-end sales in Q1-Q3 decreased slightly to 345 from 365 last year, and are below the ten-year average of 393. The range in days on market is wide, from 3 to 6 years. Through the first-half, sales were happening more quickly with an average of 251 days on market.
In Q1-Q3, all 15 towns on Cape Cod had sales at the $2,000,000+ level. The three leading towns: Barnstable (69% in Osterville), Chatham, and Falmouth together had 71 sales compared to 38 sales last year. In the first half, Barnstable had dropped to 6 sales from 15 last year, but by the end of Q3 turned in a record 32 sales, twice its ten-year average. Mashpee and Orleans also turned in strong increases with 11 and 16 sales, more than twice their ten-year averages.
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