Essex County Housing Report December 2025, 1/21/2025 -

Essex County Housing Report December 2025, 1/21/2025

Nationally - Nov. vs Dec., Sales Picked Up but Prices were Soft

Single family home sales rose 13.3% to 320,891 but prices fell 1.5% to $455,944. 14.9% of active listings had price reductions, the sale to list price ratio fell to 98.24% and inventory fell 2.68 months. Condo sale rose +16.6% to 41,993 but prices only rose +0.6% to $361,996. 12.1% of active listings had price drops, the sale to list price ratio fell to 97.47% and inventory fell to 3.96 months.

Essex County - Nov. vs Dec., Sales were Mixed but Prices were Up:

Sales were down -0.8% for singles but up +7.3% for condos; Prices were up +5.4% for singles and up +2.2% for condos. Inventory remained very low, 1.4 months for singles and 1.9 months for condos. 13.8% of single family and 16.8% of condo listings had price reductions in Dec 2025 which averaged -4.1% and -2.5% respectively. The sale price to list price ratio for single families was 100% and condos was 99%.

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