Westport CT Housing and Real Estate Market Report Week of 11/21/13

There was a significant drop of nearly 13 percent from last week's inventory, and there are now just  249 homes that are actively on the market which is partly seasonal. The average list price of these available homes is  $2,340,273, and these properties have been listed for average of 125 days, with a cumulative market time of 203 days. The median price is currently at $1,785,000.

The seven bedroom colonial at 2 Manitou Court is the highest listed property in town at $12,985,000, and the lowest available priced home is a two bedroom ranch on Crescent Park for $289,000.

Eight new listings came on the market in the last seven days, and three homes came back on the market after being under deposit. Seven properties had a price change.

Eight properties have gone under the initial deposit stage, which we call CTS, and six properties went into pending status, which means that the conditions have been satisfied, and the property is scheduled to close.

The average price of these six pending properties is $1,035,167.  There are currently 26 homes in CTS status  throughout Westport, and another 41 properties scheduled to close town-wide, with an average price of $1,682,073.

Closings:  There were nine single family homes reported as sold in the last week, were listed on average at $2,418,889, and sold with an average market time of 123 days.   Two standout sales were at 15 Yankee Hill Road  and  38 Bermuda Road.  which closed at $5,720,000 and $5,900,000 respectively. There were 53 status changes in the last seven days.

Condos:  There are six condominiums that are available, and they have been listed an average of 82 days. Their average listing price is $702,038 and the median price is $781,500.

The highest priced condo in town is $899,000 and is a three bedroom home located at Regents Park, and the lowest priced unit for sale is a two bedroom home on Bradley Lane for $626,500.

There were no new listings this week, and no homes came back on the market after being under deposit. There was one price change, and one property entered into the initial stage of deposit. One home entered the pending stage of deposit.

There are two properties town-wide that are currently in CTS status, and four homes that are scheduled to close, which are listed on average  at $603,000.

No sales were reported during the last week. There were three status changes reported.

Rentals: If you are interested in renting year round, either furnished or unfurnished, there are 61 homes or apartments available. The median price is $4,675 per month and the average price is $5,400 per month. These year round rental opportunities have been on the market an average of 63 days.

There are 32 short-term rental opportunities that are available, and they have been on the market an average of 63 days.  Their  average price is $5,577,  and the median price is $5,500. Please note that seasonal rental prices are sometimes listed as an aggregate price for the season, or they can be listed as per the monthly rental cost.

SOURCE: Market Data is compiled from the GFC-CMLS and represents activity through our local MLS system. Private sales are not included in these statistics.

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