Spring is coming, we promise! February is a time when some families head south to beat away the blues, while many others count down for March Break and the anticipation of the annual spring awakening. This year, however, there appears to be a plethora of eager home Buyers still “chomping at the bit” too. First [...]
Do you have your snow tires on yet? This region has certainly had enough winter weather already to warrant it. Fun fact though: Last year’s first school “snow day” was also mid November; so it really shouldn’t have come as a surprise we guess. Speaking of surprises, when Santa came to town for the parade [...]
Market Update -Inventory of houses for sale this year dropped 6.8% from September of last year (1030 in 2019 vs. 1105 in 2018) putting further pressure on buyers and pushing the average price up further -Regarding Average Price for Kingston and Area, September posted another year-over-year increase of 11.2%! Average price for the month was [...]
Is there anything new about this market? You bet there is! Now, if you’re buying, don’t get too excited we’re not about to tell you we’re seeing a shift back toward a buyers’ market. Kingston’s market is at a historic low for listings, and home prices are continuing to reflect this reality. Competitively priced homes [...]
As we dive into what the real estate market looked like around these parts to start the year, it must be pointed out that the January stats for our Local Board can be quite deceiving when you just look at the overall averages (and these “averages” are usually what is presented in the news and online). [...]
Well, if you participated in the real estate market last year and/or keep up on reading our newsletter, there will be absolutely zero surprises here!The month of December's results closed off the year similar to how it began = home sales down from prior year. In fact, home sales for December in Kingston and Area showed [...]
This year saw a return to the typical August real estate activity around these parts, as people enjoyed the last chance to vacation with family and begin preparing for the new school year as well. So, it was not that surprising to see sales and active listings were down compared to the month before and compared [...]
