Ashland: Boston Magazine Sticks a Label on You!
August 27th, 2008
Congratulations Ashland, Boston Magazine reports that you are the top town in Massachusetts for a buyer who is “single and you want peace and quiet.”
Ok, so it’s not a very prestigious award, but you made the list!
When it comes to nightlife, Ashland offers little more than cricket symphonies. What it does provide in abundance are small houses and fully loaded townhouses, priced in the $300,000s, that you can swing on a single income. There’s also the promise of future gains: Metrowest has been home to a sales-appreciation gravy train in the past decade, and this town sits at the next stop.
The article also provided some stats.
I have posted them from the article:
Median Single Family Sales Price 2007 $368,950
Median Single Family Sales Price 2006 $400,000
1 Year Change -7.8%
5 Year Change 10.5%
Average Days on Market 2007 118
Next I pulled the Year to Date information off of the Multiple Listing Service:
Median Single Family Sales Price (YTD) $427,500
Average Days of Market 2008 (YTD) 100
The median selling prices from this year contain 78 transactions, which is down from 88 in 2007 year to date. So the Number of Sales are down.
The news headlines might read:
Ashland Sales Down 12%
but I think most residents like the sound of:
Ashland Homes Valued at 16% More than Last Year
Ed Daniels, with Remax Executive Realty, can be reached at 508-341-7880 with any real estate questions. Your comments on the local market are welcome.
Categories: Ashland, Real Estate
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