Market Watch 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW
Jenness Beach, Rye NH
The 2016 real estate market was another strong sales year on the Seacoast. In fact, new records were set in total volume and median sale price. Over the last four months of 2016, however, Seacoast inventory dwindled to a new modern low. As a result, we saw a classic demonstration of the law of supply and demand. Buyers felt an urgency to act on new offerings, driving up prices in frequent multiple offer scenarios. This a trend that mirrors the National Association of REALTORS’ prediction for declining inventory and rising prices in 2017. There is no question that Portsmouth and the greater Seacoast area continue to be attractive to buyers from all parts of New England, the country and the world. We enjoy meaningful professional employment, up to date infrastructure and access to world-class education. The area boasts high quality medical facilities, excellent restaurants, a thriving arts scene and proximity to Boston and three major airports. Not to mention the recreational opportunities here: the ocean, nearby mountains, golf courses and more. Indeed, there is something compelling for any demographic, from young professionals to retirees. The Seacoast enjoys an abundance of luxury residences for sale; while inventory is plentiful and varied, sellers are experiencing longer marketing times as demographics change. 2016 saw 56 transactions involving $1M+ homes in our ‘13 Sample Seacoast Towns’ (see Page 4). However, inventory continued to grow, putting downward pressure on listing prices. As of mid-January 2017, usually a slow month for high-end transactions, there were 44 $1M+ single family listings on the market with an additional nine condos priced at $1M+; about 15% of the available 298 single family units are luxury properties. That seems like a lot of inventory to absorb. Properties having the most difficulty finding buyers are those with living areas with 4,500+ square feet. They seem to require special features to put them in the sale column. Features like waterfront, excessive acreage or, basically, an extraordinary discount. Ominously, larger luxury home sales usually thrive when there are buyers with large families to fill them. But 85% of the millennial generation is single and 89% have no children. It appears that almost every demographic group is flocking to urban living—especially as New Hampshire and Maine age (among the oldest U.S. states). So walkability is now a crucial factor. Proximity to downtown with high-end amenities and convenient services has become more important. It’s a trend clearly on display in Portsmouth, where we have seen a proliferation of high-end condominium construction. But, it’s not just aging Boomers who are snapping up these properties. In Boston, millennials represent 40% of residency. They bring with them a mindset of ‘less personal items and more personal life.’ The Seacoast is mirroring its urban neighbor. As a result, the 2016 condo market set volume records month after month. In 2017, interest rates are likely to reach a three-year high, but remain attractive and not that far from the record lows we have experienced. At the end of the day, we see a classic Seller’s market setting up. However, buyers can certainly be confident in the security of their Seacoast real estate investment—so there is something for everybody. We believe it will be another strong real estate year. Our ‘stock in trade’ remains the upper end, luxury market. We have a sophisticated, talented sales team that knows this market well and a proven track record in high-end sales going back decades. We have built on that record by embracing new technology and lifestyle marketing. And behind us, of course, is the power of Sotheby’s International Realty, the acknowledged leader in luxury real estate throughout the world. Anthony Jalbert Principal Broker 1 • MARKET WATCH
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Offered For Sale
Sections 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27
Green Gables, Rye Beach NH
Key Observations
SEACOAST OVERVIEW PORTSMOUTH AREA THE HAMPTONS EXETER AREA DOVER AREA DURHAM AREA ELIOT & THE BERWICKS SO. YORK COUNTY COAST LUXURY WATERFRONT
Number of Sales
Days on Market
Average Price
Median Price
Highest Price
With low inventory, bidding wars, price appreciation and decreasing days on market, the Seacoast area is without a doubt robust. When a short supply of homes collides with high-income homebuyers, you get this type of hyper-competitive climate.
HISTORIC & ANTIQUE FARM & EQUESTRIAN OUR TEAM Pictured on Cover: Little Bay, Newington NH Photography pictured within this report courtesy of Mike Barron Photography and Clear Eye Photo
Special thanks to Chief Statistician/Sales Associate John Rice for his significant contribution. Data sourced from New England Real Estate Network (NEREN), analyzed by Tate & Foss Sotheby’s International Realty. NEREN does not guarantee nor is in any way responsible for its accuracy and the data maintained may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. All reproduction of data requires TFSIR’s written consent. BROWSE ALL MLS LISTINGS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MARKET AT TATEANDFOSS.COM
MARKET WATCH • 2
Seacoast Overview
Exeter • Greenland • Hampton • Hampton Falls • New Castle • Newington • Newfields Newmarket • North Hampton • Portsmouth • Rye/Rye Beach • Seabrook • Stratham
2016 At a Glance
Number of Sales
Days on Market
Average Price
Median Price
Highest Price
Average Sales Price
$405,357 Number of Homes Sold
870 Days on Market
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Our team tracks 13 Sample Seacoast Towns* for residential sales and, as they did in 2015, the Seacoast Real Estate market set many new monthly volume records in 2016. At year’s end, prices were up on a new record annual volume, although that number was less than 1% more than all of 2015. By year’s end the Seacoast had seen four straight months of declining single family and condominium sales. Yet record monthly median sale prices were achieved in November: $434,516 for single family and $334,500 for condominium sales. The year closed with a total median sale price of $410,000— another record. There is no denying that Seacoast real estate represents a solid investment. We break down the 13 towns into four price points: the ‘popular price range’ under $400,000; $400,000$700,000; $700,000 to $1M; and, $1M and above. Since we began tracking sales in 2011, there has never been a month when the volume in the upper price points exceeded that of the popular range. That streak came to an end in November as, for the first time, sales volume for both single family and condominium units in the $400,000-$700,000 range outpaced those in the popular range. (Predicted in last year’s report!) As the 2017 market heats up, this range is likely to meet or exceed the popular range more than once. With inventory down 19% from 2016, we are unlikely to see many monthly or even an annual volume record. Prices should continue to rise if only through the law of supply and demand. *Exeter, Greenland, New Castle, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Newington, Newfields, Newmarket, North Hampton, Portsmouth, Rye, Seabrook, Stratham. BROWSE ALL MLS LISTINGS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MARKET AT TATEANDFOSS.COM
MARKET WATCH • 4
Greater Portsmouth Area
Greenland • New Castle • Newington • Portsmouth • Rye • Rye Beach
2016 At a Glance
Number of Sales
Days on Market
Average Price
Median Price
Highest Price
Average Sales Price
$571,764 Number of Homes Sold
557 Days on Market
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Greenland
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
79 84 $433,133 $405,000 $915,000
84 77 $517,236 $494,750 $3,010,000
Change 6% -8% 19% 22% 229%
New Castle
2015
2016
Change
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
22 70 $1,231,955 $1,032,250 $4,000,000
23 77 $965,387 $975,000 $1,925,000
4% 9% -28% -6% -108%
Tax Rate: $16.65 Newington
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
6 34 $780,500 $750,000 $949,000
10 99 $822,219 $704,500 $1,500,000
Tax Rate: $5.85 Change 40% 66% 5% -6% 37%
Portsmouth
2015
2016
Change
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
362 43 $433,558 $361,500 $6,250,000
345 66 $483,053 $385,000 $3,000,000
-5% 35% 10% 6% -108%
Tax Rate: $9.15 Rye
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
109 82 $705,148 $605,900 $2,375,000
89 107 $794,028 $694,500 $2,750,000
Tax Rate: $11.25
Tax Rate: $17.04 Change -22% -23% 11% 13% 14%
Rye Beach
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
3 42 $1,231,667 $835,000 $2,350,000
6 133 $1,212,775 $1,212,500 $1,669,000
Change 50% 68% -2% 31% -41%
Tax Rate: $10.95
Portsmouth is the nucleus of the Seacoast. When we’re selling a house anywhere in this area, everyone wants to know how close it is to Portsmouth. You see it as well in ad copy for property being sold in other towns! Portsmouth really does have it all—from theater to restaurants—it has a ‘sense of place.’ You walk down a street and you feel good about being there. Even new developments like Port Walk have their own sense of place—vital, youthful, sophisticated, upbeat and full of energy. It’s a perfect complement to the Historic District. Even so, with inventory levels 16-19% below where they were in 2015, sales were bound to decline and they did, though by only 5%. Portsmouth’s Days-On-Market was still the lowest (66 days) of any of the five abutting towns. Buyers were snapping-up what inventory there was, often spending $550,000-$600,000 or more for a fixer-upper on streets within walking distance to downtown. Of the surrounding towns, Rye experienced the only other volume decrease, off 22% on 89 sales—the most of any town other than Portsmouth. Greenland had the lowest median sale price at $494,750, while Rye Beach and New Castle had the highest with median sale prices at $1,212,500 and $975,000 respectively. That mark easily makes the two communities the region’s most expensive. But houses were generally taking longer to sell as only Greenland (with more property in the ‘popular’ range) experienced a decline in days-on-market (-8%.) All six towns saw impressive high-end sales in excess of $1.5M, although only three of the six had bigger sales in 2016 than in 2015.
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MARKET WATCH • 6
The Hamptons
Hampton • Hampton Falls • North Hampton • Seabrook • South Hampton
2016 At a Glance
Number of Sales
Days on Market
Average Price
Median Price
Highest Price
Average Sales Price
$379,774 Number of Homes Sold
620 Days on Market
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Hampton
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
408 93 $332,579 $296,500 $1,150,000
422 81 $338,422 $321,000 $2,250,000
Change
Hampton Falls
2015
2016
3% -14% 2% 8% 49%
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
27 103 $481,889 $439,000 $848,000
37 92 $501,126 $450,000 $1,385,000
Tax Rate: $16.08 North Hampton 2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
68 75 $548,882 $492,938 $1,250,000
67 94 $562,325 $469,900 $1,700,000
27% -12% 4% 2% 39%
Tax Rate: $21.50 Change 1% -25% -2% 5% -36%
Seabrook
2015
2016
Change
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
90 93 $483,245 $352,750 $3,500,000
84 80 $399,872 $337,500 $1,318,000
-7% -17% -21% -5% -166%
Tax Rate: $17.79
Tax Rate: $14.79
South Hampton 2015
2016
Change
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
9 30 $354,567 $325,000 $796,700
-33% -220% -6% -10% 1%
12 97 $376,901 $357,450 $790,000
Change
Average Days on Market in North Hampton Down by
Tax Rate: $18.23
25%
Significant Sale: North Hampton $1,062,700 | May 2016 Listed by Tate & Foss Sotheby’s International Realty The Hamptons are a great place to live with excellent infrastructure and schools, beautiful sandy beaches and proximity to the Greater Boston Area. Hampton boasts the best value, and has always been more affordable than its sister towns to the north. This year that difference was truly profound with the average sales price almost $200,000 less than the Greater Portsmouth Area. Not surprisingly, The Hamptons experienced a robust 2016: volume and median sale prices went up together, while days-on-market were down. Most notable was a 220% decline in days-on-market in South Hampton. Hampton saw the area’s highest sale price at $2.25M, while other towns struggled to record anything higher than $1.385M (Hampton Falls). Hampton also had the region’s lowest median sale price of $321,000; it won that distinction last year, too. While North Hampton’s highest sale price dropped to $1.285M, our company registered a $1,062,700 sale, one of the most significant in town. BROWSE ALL MLS LISTINGS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MARKET AT TATEANDFOSS.COM
MARKET WATCH • 8
Greater Exeter Area
Brentwood • East Kingston • Exeter • Kensington • Newfields • Stratham
2016 At a Glance
Number of Sales
Days on Market
Average Price
Median Price
Highest Price
Average Sales Price
$362,563 Number of Homes Sold
622 Days on Market
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Brentwood
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
58 72 $352,853 $369,000 $558,500
47 80 $383,991 $392,000 $560,000
Change -23% 10% 8% 6% 0.3%
East Kingston
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
46 55 $298,650 $267,500 $535,000
39 49 $349,579 $359,900 $597,500
Tax Rate: $24.25 Exeter
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
270 65 $307,566 $299,646 $870,000
291 65 $320,268 $309,900 $975,000
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
23 61 $390,953 $394,000 $859,000
38 102 $440,158 $389,500 $865,000
Tax Rate: $23.22
-18% -13% 15% 26% 10%
Tax Rate: $24.79 Change 7% 1% 4% 3% 11%
Kensington
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
22 89 $417,906 $358,450 $1,000,000
32 72 $382,502 $337,950 $687,000
Tax Rate: $26.24 Newfields
Change
Change 31% -23% -9% -6% -46%
Tax Rate: $23.51 Change 39% 40% 11% -1% 1%
Stratham
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
163 77 $397,768 $397,500 $1,700,000
175 67 $409,536 $379,900 $1,019,700
Change 7% -15% 3% -5% -67%
Tax Rate: $20.40
Significant Sale: Stratham $920,000 | August 2016 Listed by Tate & Foss Sotheby’s International Realty If the Hamptons are affordable, Exeter is even more so. There’s a lot of square footage and value for the money. The area has one of the state’s finest high schools, newer infrastructure in Exeter, an NHL skating complex (Rinks at Exeter) and the Downeaster train to Boston/Portland. World famous Phillips Exeter Academy is here, UNH is nearby and Manchester Airport is just a 30-minute drive. With so much going for it, the area did reasonably well in 2016. Days-on-market was down in three towns to a low of 49 in East Kingston, while it rose in three other communities, the highest being 102 in Newfields. East Kingston had the highest jump in median sale price—26% to $359,900. Newfields, Kensington and Stratham all experienced modest declines. Stratham had the area’s most significant sale at $1,019,700. Our company was not too far behind that mark with a $920,000 sale. This area was hit hard by the Great Recession and prices can still be said to be in recovery mode. BROWSE ALL MLS LISTINGS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MARKET AT TATEANDFOSS.COM
MARKET WATCH • 10
Greater Dover Area
Dover • Rochester • Rollinsford • Somersworth
2016 At a Glance
Number of Sales
Days on Market
Average Price
Median Price
Highest Price
Average Sales Price
$227,688 Number of Homes Sold
1108 Days on Market
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Dover
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
446 70 $276,047 $248,900 $1,611,975
490 57 $273,252 $243,000 $1,275,500
Change 9% -22% -1% -2% -26%
Rochester
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
376 71 $162,223 $156,770 $385,000
398 62 $185,218 $184,000 $570,000
Tax Rate: $26.29 Rollinsford
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
30 80 $244,178 $198,500 $578,350
45 58 $229,698 $185,000 $675,000
Tax Rate: $27.98
Change 6% -14% 12% 15% 32%
Tax Rate: $28.26 Change
Somersworth
2015
2016
33% -37% -6% -7% 14%
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
141 81 $175,739 $169,900 $374,900
175 69 $196,179 $183,000 $394,900
Change 19% -17% 10% 7% 5%
Tax Rate: $32.12
Significant Sale: Dover $740,000 | August 2016 Listed by Tate & Foss Sotheby’s International Realty
The Greater Dover Area has been the chief beneficiary of its expensive Seacoast neighbors. But there is more than just an average sale price of $227,688 that attracts buyers. Downtown Dover is booming with new construction and renovation. There’s a sense of energy to this old river town that can be felt in its suddenly vibrant nightlife scene. Dover took away Portsmouth’s Children Museum and ran with it. Quality education is a strong reality here with reconstruction plans for Dover High School. Berwick Academy, Portsmouth Christian Academy and St. Thomas Aquinas High School are all making their mark. UNH is just down the road. Wentworth Douglas Hospital is now affiliated with Mass General. Dover is also a gateway to the Lakes and White Mountain Regions. The Downeaster train makes travel to Boston or Portland easy. There are also important employment opportunities, not the least of which is the sprawling Liberty Mutual complex. No wonder people are moving here. While the average Seacoast price was topping $400,000, buyers flocked to the Dover area. Snapping up available inventory, buyers caused an increase in sales volume in all four towns that we track. Further, days-on-market figures dropped by double-digit percentage points across the board. Median prices did not follow suit however with gains in the most affordable towns, Rochester and Somersworth and losses in Dover and Rollinsford. Dover remains the only town of the four with a median sale price exceeding $200,000 and the only town with a sale exceeding $1M.
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MARKET WATCH • 12
Greater Durham Area
Barrington • Durham • Lee • Madbury
2016 At a Glance
Number of Sales
Days on Market
Average Price
Median Price
Highest Price
Average Sales Price
$312,261 Number of Homes Sold
352 Days on Market
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Barrington
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
153 83 $257,701 $253,500 $447,500
170 71 $278,674 $270,000 $725,000
Change 10% -16% 8% 6% 38%
Durham
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
110 68 $351,391 $315,000 $1,200,000
92 86 $349,621 $332,250 $713,080
Tax Rate: $26.04 Lee
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
59 68 $269,323 $267,900 $591,000
62 74 $340,704 $329,950 $660,000
Tax Rate: $29.25
Change -20% 21% -1% 5% -68%
Tax Rate: $29.73 Change 5% 8% 21% 19% 10%
Madbury
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
21 66 $366,398 $299,900 $945,000
28 124 $330,450 $321,950 $762,000
Change 25% 47% -11% 7% -24%
Tax Rate: $28.59
Significant Sale: Madbury $762,000 | November 2016 Listed by Tate & Foss Sotheby’s International Realty
Durham has long been famous for the University of New Hampshire and Oyster River High School, ranked among the top one percent in the country. As New Hampshire and the nation grow older, these attributes have become more important. Experts have identified college towns as some of the fastest growing demographics in the country. The area also boasts a Downeaster train stop and is a gateway to the state’s rapidly growing capitol region. The horse farms of Madbury and Lee are harder to find but remain one of the few areas where large tracts of acreage can be purchased. And with an average sale price more than $200,000 less than the Greater Portsmouth Area, buyers are giving this part of the state a closer look. Having said all that, oppressive real estate tax rates of $25 or more dampen prices and especially the upper end market here. No towns recorded a sale in excess of $762,000. But our company was proudly the price ‘pioneer’ by recording that one sale in Madbury. Still, only Durham, saddled by the area’s highest of the tax rates, experienced a declining sales volume. Barrington, with its exploding new infrastructure and new housing construction, recorded by far the most sales in the four towns. Last year was a very healthy one for the Greater Durham area. The potential is certainly there for another strong sales year in 2017. BROWSE ALL MLS LISTINGS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MARKET AT TATEANDFOSS.COM
MARKET WATCH • 14
Eliot and The Berwicks
Berwick • Eliot • North Berwick • South Berwick
2016 At a Glance
Number of Sales
Days on Market
Average Price
Median Price
Highest Price
Average Sales Price
$267,093 Number of Homes Sold
363 Days on Market
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Berwick
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
103 87 $209,800 $205,000 $575,000
118 59 $225,794 $235,000 $480,000
Change 13% -47% 7% 13% -20%
Eliot
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
98 99 $313,121 $286,032 $615,000
95 76 $352,735 $312,000 $995,000
Tax Rate: $16.30 North Berwick
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
55 85 $197,734 $195,000 $411,500
52 62 $241,152 $238,950 $460,000
Tax Rate: $12.60
Change -3% -30% 11% 8% 38%
Tax Rate: $14.05 Change
South Berwick
2015
2016
-6% -38% 18% 18% 11%
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
104 69 $257,674 $236,000 $799,000
98 68 $247,564 $242,500 $450,000
Change -6% -1% -4% 3% -78%
Tax Rate: $18.30
Significant Sale: Eliot $490,000 | November 2016 Sold by Tate & Foss Sotheby’s International Realty
Eliot and the Berwick’s offer ‘elbow room’ for buyers seeking property with acreage. The area has ample boating opportunities along the Piscataqua and Salmon Falls Rivers, lovely walking parks such as the grounds abutting Hamilton House and more. There are excellent schools here including prestigious Berwick Academy and Marshwood High School. People move to Eliot for its school system. Wentworth Douglass and York Hospitals are nearby. Portland and its Jet Port are about 45 minutes away. All this and some of Maine’s lowest real estate taxes. With an average sale price of $267,093 and its impressive schools, these communities are an attractive alternative to the pricey New Hampshire Seacoast. Be that as it may and while volume increased overall for a third straight year, Berwick was the only town that saw an increase in sales mostly due to new construction there. When sales happened, they went quickly with Berwick, North Berwick and Eliot all seeing days-on-market drop at least 30% to as little as 59 days. The region had no $1M sales as non-coastal Maine still struggles to shake off the ravishes of the depression of 2007-2010. The region lost as much as 30% of its value in that period. Eliot had the biggest sale at $995,000, the first time in several years that a property in Eliot has sold for more than $700,000. Maine’s income tax can be a depressant to rising prices, compared with its tax-free neighbor on the opposite side of the river. BROWSE ALL MLS LISTINGS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MARKET AT TATEANDFOSS.COM
MARKET WATCH • 16
Southern York County Coast
Kennebunk • Kennebunkport • Kittery • Ogunquit • Wells • York
2016 At a Glance
Number of Sales
Days on Market
Average Price
Median Price
Highest Price
Average Sales Price
$390,960 Number of Homes Sold
1289 Days on Market
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Kennebunk
2015
2016
Change
Kennebunkport 2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
246 107 $364,828 $289,000 $4,425,000
299 92 $350,208 $290,000 $2,100,000
18% -16% -4% 0% -111%
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
81 121 $554,100 $448,900 $3,150,000
109 141 $714,197 $519,000 $3,995,000
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
144 79 $354,501 $311,000 $1,350,000
155 73 $374,264 $313,500 $1,720,000
Change 7% -8% 5% 1% 22%
Ogunquit
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
85 105 $489,496 $392,000 $2,275,000
76 84 $474,384 $442,000 $1,300,000
Tax Rate: $16.05 Wells
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
309 102 $281,930 $245,000 $1,725,000
361 82 $313,196 $267,500 $2,200,000
Tax Rate: $10.06
-35% -17% -29% -16% -27%
Tax Rate: $8.28
Tax Rate: $15.90 Kittery
Change
Change -12% -25% -3% 11% -75%
Tax Rate: $8.07 Change 14% -24% 10% 8% 22%
York
2015
2016
Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price
276 130 $486,380 $370,000 $3,597,500
317 120 $464,433 $375,000 $3,195,000
Change 13% -8% -5% 1% -13%
Tax Rate: $11.15
Significant Sale: Kittery $925,000 | October 2016 Listed by Tate & Foss Sotheby’s International Realty
Southern York County is famous for high quality waterfront with generally more privacy than New Hampshire; more sheltered harbors, better ocean access, and views can be extraordinary. All that aside, the area has great schools, York Hospital, Kittery Outlet malls and Ogunquit Playhouse. Portland and its Jet Port are just 45 minutes away. Kittery Foreside with its vibrant downtown and walkability to Portsmouth made it one of the hottest markets. With all this and low real estate taxes, the area thrived in 2016, although it took longer to sell a home. Four of the six towns had increased sales volume and the median sale price improved in all but Kennebunkport which already had the highest at $448,900. The condo market exploded due to new construction and the aging demographic. As in 2015, Southern Maine saw some of the region’s most impressive prices with four of the six towns recording sales in excess of $2M. Our company was involved in Kittery’s second largest sale at 41 Bowen Road for $1.68M. ($380,000 more than 2015’s highest sale.) BROWSE ALL MLS LISTINGS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MARKET AT TATEANDFOSS.COM
MARKET WATCH • 18
Luxury
Offered for Sale
255 Gosport Road, Portsmouth NH
2016 At a Glance
Number of Sales
Days on Market
Average Price
Median Price
Highest Price
Average Sales Price
$1,497,891 Number of Homes Sold
113 Days on Market
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NUMBER OF SALES DAYS ON MARKET AVERAGE PRICE MEDIAN PRICE HIGHEST PRICE
2015
2016
Change
76 128 $1,582,716 $1,287,500 $6,250,000
113 123 $1,497,891 $1,360,000 $3,195,000
33% -4% -6% 5% -96%
Significant Sale: Rye Beach $1,550,000 | December 2016 Listed by Tate & Foss Sotheby’s International Realty
Significant Sale: Rye Beach $1,669,000 | December 2016 Listed by Tate & Foss Sotheby’s International Realty
Significant Sale: New Castle $1,117,500 | December 2016 Listed by Tate & Foss Sotheby’s International Realty
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Number of Luxury properties sold by TFSIR in 2016 Average sales price
$1,572,585
45% of all Luxury sales were in the
Greater Portsmouth Area
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Waterfront
Offered for Sale
Ten State Street, Portsmouth NH
2016 At a Glance
Number of Sales
Days on Market
Average Price
Median Price
Highest Price
Average Sales Price
$666,090 Number of Homes Sold
250 Days on Market
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NUMBER OF SALES DAYS ON MARKET AVERAGE PRICE MEDIAN PRICE HIGHEST PRICE
2015
2016
Change
323 117 $704,208 $425,000 $6,250,000
250 109 $666,090 $475,750 $3,195,000
-29% -8% -6% 11% -96%
Significant Sale: Rye $2,450,000 | September 2016 Sold by Tate & Foss Sotheby’s International Realty
Significant Sale: Hampton $2,250,000 | November 2016 Listed by Tate & Foss Sotheby’s International Realty
Significant Sale: Kittery ME $1,680,000 | August 2016 Listed by Tate & Foss Sotheby’s International Realty
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Number of Waterfront properties sold by TFSIR in 2016 Average sales price
$1,073,334
38% of all Waterfront sales were above $700,000
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Historic & Antique
1 Central Road, Rye NH
Offered for Sale
2016 At a Glance
Number of Sales
Days on Market
Average Price
Median Price
Highest Price
Average Sales Price
$355,438 Number of Homes Sold
392 Days on Market
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NUMBER OF SALES DAYS ON MARKET AVERAGE PRICE MEDIAN PRICE HIGHEST PRICE
2015
2016
Change
349 88 $385,374 $299,900 $2,037,000
392 84 $355,438 $282,700 $3,000,000
11% -5% -8% -6% 32%
Significant Sale: Portsmouth $900,000 | July 2016 Listed by Tate & Foss Sotheby’s International Realty
Significant Sale: Portsmouth $875,000 | September 2016 Listed by Tate & Foss Sotheby’s International Realty
Significant Sale: Kittery $445,000 | September 2016 Listed by Tate & Foss Sotheby’s International Realty
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Number of Historic & Antique properties sold by TFSIR in 2016 Average sales price
$687,545
32%
of all Historic & Antique sales above $700,000 were in Portsmouth
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Farm & Equestrian
8 Dancers Image Lane, North Hampton NH
Offered For Sale
2016 At a Glance
Number of Sales
Days on Market
Average Price
Median Price
Highest Price
Average Sales Price
$400,704 Number of Homes Sold
92 Days on Market
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NUMBER OF SALES DAYS ON MARKET AVERAGE PRICE MEDIAN PRICE HIGHEST PRICE
2015
2016
Change
89 126 $381,499 $340,000 $1,000,000
92 119 $400,704 $329,950 $3,150,000
3% -6% 5% -3% 68%
Significant Sale: Stratham $900,000 | March 2016 Listed by Tate & Foss Sotheby’s International Realty
Significant: South Hampton $796,700 | July 2016 Listed by Tate & Foss Sotheby’s International Realty
Significant Sale: Hampton Falls $465,000 | December 2016 Listed by Tate & Foss Sotheby’s International Realty
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Number of Farm & Equestrian properties sold by TFSIR in 2016 Average sales price
$616,725
32%
of all Farm & Equestrian sales above $400,000 were in the Greater Exeter Area
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