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COVID-19 has impacted the real estate market mainly by causing substantially fewer sellers to list their homes for sale. Below are some graphs that show the initial decrease in various market activities and then their recovery on a weekly basis.
Last Updated: 1/10/2022 – 12:51 PM
HOMES LISTED PER WEEK
As illustrated, the number of homes listed for sale per week dropped dramatically at the end of March 2020 after the stay-at-home advisory was enacted. Though the number of homes listed did eventually catch up and even beat the previous year, inventory remains tight as there’s more demand than supply.
(Weekly data run Sunday-Saturday)
SNAPSHOT OF HOMES FOR SALE EACH SATURDAY IN MA
The graph illustrates the number of homes for sale every Saturday. 2020 was lower than 2019, and 2021 wasn’t able to catch up to previous years as demand has cannibalized most of the available supply.
(Weekly data run Sunday-Saturday)
SINGLE FAMILY INVENTORY
Single-family homes are the highest in demand and are therefore being purchased almost as quickly as they’re listed. As well, they’re not being listed as much as usual so the available inventory is very low in 2021.
(Weekly data run Sunday)
HOMES PENDING PER WEEK
The number of homes placed under agreement (contracts accepted) dropped significantly in the second week of March 2020, when normally at that time pendings would increase. The decline lasted until the second week of April 2020, but has since gained steam. 2021 has fought hard to keep up with last year but has done well to beat 2019, a market not yet effected by the pandemic.
(Weekly data run Sunday-Saturday)
HOMES SOLD PER WEEK
The graph illustrates the number of homes sold per week. 2021 is following similar trendlines to 2019, but delayed about a week in the summer months.
(Weekly data run Sunday-Saturday)
PERCENT OF PENDING HOMES OUT OF TOTAL INVENTORY PER WEEK
The percentage of homes placed under agreement at the beginning of 2020 was higher than any other year, meaning that inventory was so low because buyers were consuming inventory as soon as it became available, which is the sign of a very strong seller’s market. 2021 has aggressively beat 2020 despite a drop in the summer months.
(Weekly data run Sunday-Saturday)
AVERAGE SELLING PRICE PER MONTH
Prices for homes in 2021 are substantially higher than in previous years. Prices increase when demand is high and supply is low. This chart is updated in the middle of every month.
MONTHLY SINCE COVID-19
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