WARNING: Before you delve deep into the extraordinary amount of negative red figures, keep in mind, all Real Estate Reports are somewhat a look in the rearview mirror. Recorded data that is analyzed reflects closings that went into contract an average of 60 days prior.
That said, Q1 home sales clearly show a tremendous pull back on the high end. TOWN & COUNTRY monitors eight separate price ranges in 12 different markets. Across the board, none of the hamlets experienced an increase in the $10m-19.99m or $20m and up price ranges. In All Hamptons Markets Combined, these two price categories declined by -83% and -67%, respectively.
The only beacon in this report would be Southampton Village, where the Total Home Sales Volume jumped a whopping +93.6%, while the Median Home Sales Price shot up 87.5% to $3.75m in 2017 from $2m in 2016. In fact, the only sale in the $20m and up category was 7 Old Town Road in Southampton Village for $26,000,000.
While nine of the 12 markets that TOWN & COUNTRY analyzes experienced declines in both Number of Home Sales and Total Home Sales Volume criteria, the Median Home Sales Price rose in 10 of the 12 markets. This demonstrates the resiliency of East End dirt, meaning that while the sales activity may ebb with factors such as the movement of stocks and bonds, the inherent value of our real estate has true, long-term staying power.
Most of this data reflects Q4 2016 sales activity, which was apparently weak for many sectors. Just as I predicted these stats would be sad for Q1 2017, I predict that the Second Quarter will be better for most markets and price ranges, while the high end remains against headwinds.
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