Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Maynard Real Estate/Housing Report - April Sales & Prices Up!

Take a visual tour of Maynard MA
Complete MLS Home Listings

Welcome to the Maynard MA Real Estate Market Conditions report for May 2010.

There are currently 43 single-family homes on the market in Maynard compared with 34 at this time last year; 7 of the 43 listings already have accepted offers waiting for contingencies to clear. There are also 16 homes with sales pending.

The median list price for a single family home in Maynard is $299,000, just about the same as last year at this time; the average list price is $315,146, approximately $3,000 less than last year. The average list price for the homes with offers accepted is $335,000; the average list price for sales pending is $308,655.

The average time on the market for current listings is 100 days compared with 122 days on 5/12/2009.

Closed single family home sales in April 2010 were up from April 2009; 11 compared with 7. Median and average sale prices were also up. The median sale price was $364,900; the average was $350,221. The median sale price during April 2009 was $276,500; the average was $265,914.

For anyone looking for easy living, there are there are 19 condominiums/townhouses available in Maynard; last year at this time there were 25. Prices range from $99,900 for apartment style condos to $339,900 for new townhouses. Prices at the established townhouse developments of Apple Ridge, Oak Ridge, and Deer Hedge Run range from $245,000 to $279,900.



Year to date as of 5/11, both the number of single-family homes sold and sale prices were up over the same period in 2009. The median sale price was $295,000 and the average was $317,126; the 2009 median was $275,000 and the average was $266,674.



Maynard offers more affordable housing options for buyers than the surrounding towns of Sudbury, Acton, Concord, and Stow, and the town has lots of activities and amenities including an active downtown with a variety of specialty shops and restaurants, a movie theatre, live arts, music, and theatre.

Data Source - MLSPIN (Multiple Listing Service Property Information Network.)

Friday, May 7, 2010

Maynard MA - Engergy Fair Saturday 5/4

Maynard CAN (Climate Action Network) will be holding an energy fair tomorrow, Sat. May 8, at the Fowler school between 12 and 4 pm. The program will feature over 30 exhibitors, food, live music, and activities in tracks “food” and “buildings and energy”. Kate Hogan and Jamie Eldridge are on the schedule as “invited” to speak.


This should be interesting and informative. See the event web page here for more details: http://www.maynardcan.org/Fair10.html

Monday, April 12, 2010

Maynard MA Real Estate/Housing Market - March Sales Up! Days on Market Down!

Welcome to the Maynard MA Real Estate Market Conditions report.

There are currently 48 single-family homes on the market in Maynard compared with 37 at this time last year; 5 of the 48 listings already have accepted offers waiting for contingencies to clear. There are also 17 homes with sales pending.

The median list price for a single family home in Maynard is $289,950 and the average list price is $315,345; both down a bit from last year when the median list price was $299,900 and the average was $325,705. The average list price for the homes with offers accepted is $347,720; the average list price for sales pending is $326,571. Note – accepted offers generally reflect more recent activity than pending sales.

The average time on the market for current listings is 77 days; almost half of the time last year at this time when the average time on market was 150 days.

Closed single family home sales in March 2010 were up 375% from March 2009; 15 compared with 4. The median sale price was $286,000 and the average sale price was $315,125.

For anyone looking for easy living, there are there are 26 condominiums/townhouses available in Maynard; last year at this time there were 23. Prices range from $99,900 for apartment style condos to $339,900 for new townhouses. Prices at the established townhouse developments of Apple Ridge, Oak Ridge, and Deer Hedge Run range from $239,900 to $289,900.

Maynard offers more affordable options for buyers than the surrounding towns of Sudbury, Acton, Concord, and Stow. The extended home buyer tax credit, which now also includes $6,500 for many existing home owners who would like to move up, move down or move sideways to easier living or another location, should help more buyers and sellers take advantage of all that the town of Maynard has to offer. The purchase contract deadline is April 30; the deadline for closing is June 30, so not a lot of time left to take advantage.

To find out what homes are available in Maynard and the nearby towns west of Boston, visit http://http//www.marilynmessenger.com your on-line source for real estate listings, news and information or call Marilyn Messenger at 508-596-3501 for personal real estate services.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Maynard Real Estate - Houses Selling Faster!

Welcome to the Maynard MA Market Conditions report.


There are currently 38 single-family homes on the market in Maynard compared with 27 at this time last year. However, 9 of the 38 properties already have accepted offers waiting for contingencies to clear. There are also 9 homes with sales pending.

The median list price is $286,400, down slightly from last year; the average list price is $312,190, up a bit from last year. Average time on the market is down significantly from last year - 96 days compared to 195 days.

For anyone looking for easy living, there are there are 16 condominiums/townhouses available in Maynard; last year at this time there were 23. Prices range from $159,900 for apartment style condos to $339,900 for new townhouses. Prices at the established townhouse developments of Apple Ridge, Oak Ridge, and Deer Hedge Run range from $239,900 to $289,900.

Maynard offers more affordable options for buyers than the surrounding towns of Sudbury, Acton, Concord, and Stow. The extended home buyer tax credit, which now also includes $6,500 for many existing home owners who would like to move up, move down or move sideways to easier living or another location, should help more buyers and sellers take advantage of all that the town of Maynard has to offer.

To find out what homes are available in Maynard and the nearby towns west of Boston, visit http://www.marilynmessenger.com%20your/ on-line source for real estate listings, news and information or call Marilyn Messenger at 508-596-3501 for personal real estate services.

*Data Source - MLSPIN (Multiple Listing Service Property Information Network.)

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Just Sold! Deer Hedge Run Townnhouse Maynard MA

Just sold another townhouse at Deer Hedge Run in Maynard. Sale price: $233,500! Check out the video.

The happy sellers are ready to take advantage of the home buyer tax credit which now includes up to $6,500 to puchase a single-family in Sudbury. What a great opportunity for buyers and sellers in this spring market; deadlines and restrictions apply - click here for information.

Deer Hedge Run is a townhouse development consisting of 155 townhouse units, a clubhouse for entertaining, a fitness room, heated outdoor pool, and a community tennis court; all  beautifully sited on 37+ acres of private land near Acton, Concord, and Sudbury. Perfect place for anyone looking for easy living.