The North Fork markets fared well, considering – better than its cousin, the Hamptons.
Two of the four markets monitored by TOWN & COUNTRY experienced increases in both the Number of Home Sales as well as the Total Home Sales Volume. Orient, (which includes East Marion and Greenport) had a great quarter with increases of +26% in both Number of Home Sales and +23% in Total Home Sales Volume. Oddly,the Median Home Sales Price dipped -7% to $487,500. Jamesport, (which includes Aquebogue, Baiting Hollow and South Jamesport) was in the black for the first three months of 2017. Its Number of Home Sales increased +18%, while the Total Home Sales Volume rose +21.5%, and the Median Home Sales Price shot up nearly +10%.
The two markets experiencing some pain during the first quarter were Mattituck (which includes Laurel and Cutchogue) and Southold (which includes New Suffolk and Peconic). Southold decreased -36% in the Number of Home Sales and 26% in Total Home Sales Volume, while Mattituck dropped 39% in the Number of Home Sales and 24% in Total Home Sales Volume. The shining sparkle for both markets, though, is they logged in the two highest sales in the price range of $2m-3.49m: 5909 Lloyds Lane, Mattituck at $2.95m and 1350 Paradise Point Road, Southold at $3.25m.
Looking at All North Fork Markets Combined, you can see that while there may have been a pull back of -18% in the Number of Home Sales, there is a clear increase in the higher price categories. TOWN & COUNTRY monitors six specific price categories, and Q1 2017 saw increases in $1m-$1.99m of +17% and double the number of closings in the $2m-$3.49m category.
This first quarter home sales report is proof that while TOWN & COUNTRY is experiencing heightened activity in our offices, the market in general did not. I believe low inventory is one of our greatest challenges for all North Fork markets. We have the buyers and the interest. Now we need the listings.
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