November 2016 proved to be a strong month for home sales. The median price of a home increased substantially over last year , however we still trail 2015’s year-to-date median sale price by almost 2%. Overall, 2016 has seen more homes sell than 2015, and we hope to close out the year with a strong December.

MEDIAN SALES PRICE and CLOSED SALES
The number of closed sales was down 19.2% at 21 compared to 26 last year, but we are up 8.5% overall in the year-to-date with 320 properties sold compared to 295 by the same time in 2015. There was an increase in median sold price for this month from $640,000 to $732,500 representing an 14.5% increase compared to November 2015. We are still slightly down from last year’s year-to-date with the median price standing at $647,500 compared with $660,000 by this time last year.

PROPERTIES UNDER CONTRACT
We continue to see a strong fall selling season with 45 properties going under contract in November, compared to only 23 during the same time last year – an increase of 95.7%. Overall, the fall market is up 18.5% compared to the same time in 2015 with 358 properties in escrow compared to 302 last year.

DAYS ON MARKET and INVENTORY
The number of days on market increased from 155 in November, 2015 to 194 this year. However, months supply of inventory is only 7.3 months compared to 17.2 months at this time last year.

See a full graphical analysis of Ridgefield’s November 2016 real estate market report, and take advantage of my complimentary Comparative Market Analysis to find out what your home’s worth.

For a breakdown of the Ridgefield Real Estate Market by price, view the November 2016 price snapshot.

* All data taken from Greater Fairfield County CMLS as of 12/01/2016