***Please note that we pull these Maplewood and South Orange home sale prices and stats from the GSMLS statistics, so "Original Listing Price" and "Days On Market" only include its current listing, not the full history of a listing. For example,if the listing agent took it off the market to change the price and put it back on as a new listing,or a listiing had previously expired and was relisted, the previous listing is not included in gsmls' Original List Price or Days On Market calculations. If you'd like to know the complete history of a specific listing, we'll be happy to get you that information. Furthermore, when we pull comps for you prior to any home purchase, we will provide a more in depth analysis for you. May 2009 Home Sale Prices and Market Stats  MAPLEWOOD
| Address |
Original List Price |
List Price at Sale |
Sale Price |
DOM |
Beds |
Baths |
Style |
| 465-73 Valley St |
$204,000 |
$140,000 |
$120,000 |
165 |
2 |
2 |
HighRise |
| 166 Franklin Ave |
$239,000 |
$199,000 |
$205,000 |
221 |
2 |
1 |
Ranch |
| 26 Hausmann ct. |
$200,000 |
$200,000 |
$200,000 |
57 |
2 |
1.1 |
TwnIntUn |
| 23 Hilton Ave |
$225,000 |
$225,000 |
$207,500 |
85 |
3 |
1.1 |
Colonial |
| 162 Burnett Avenue |
$295,000 |
$295,000 |
$315,000 |
98 |
6 |
2.1 |
Colonial |
| 37 Norfolk Avenue |
$389,000 |
$369,000 |
$322,000 |
78 |
3 |
1.1 |
Colonial |
| 91 Union Ave |
$389,000 |
$389,000 |
$360,000 |
102 |
3 |
1.1 |
Colonial |
| 50 Bowdoin |
$429,000 |
$429,000 |
$425,000 |
21 |
4 |
1.1 |
Colonial |
| 13 Rynda Rd. |
$499,000 |
$499,000 |
$480,000 |
71 |
4 |
1.1 |
Tudor |
| 34 Burroughs way |
$535,000 |
$499,000 |
$485,000 |
72 |
3 |
2.1 |
Tudor |
| 39 Oberlin St. |
$569,900 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
95 |
4 |
2.1 |
Victrian |
| 35 Kensington Ter |
$559,500 |
$559,500 |
$555,017 |
13 |
3 |
2.1 |
Colonial |
| 8 Madison Ave. |
$579,000 |
$579,000 |
$590,000 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
Colonial |
| 88 Jefferson Ave |
$588,000 |
$588,000 |
$630,000 |
10 |
4 |
2.1 |
Colonial |
| 5 Brookside Road |
$599,000 |
$599,000 |
$545,000 |
93 |
3 |
2.1 |
Tudor |
| 54 Sommer Ave. |
$659,000 |
$659,000 |
$610,000 |
17 |
4 |
1.1 |
Colonial |
| 7 Fairview Terrace |
$799,900 |
$799,900 |
$790,000 |
20 |
6 |
5 |
Tudor |
| 11 Ridgewood Terrace |
$839,000 |
$809,000 |
$780,000 |
83 |
5 |
2.1 |
Colonial |
| 454 Walton |
$850,000 |
$850,000 |
$880,000 |
9 |
5 |
4.1 |
Colonial |
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET:68 AVERAGE LISTING PRICE:$493,885
AVERAGE SALE PRICE:$469,695 % SALE PRICE / LIST PRICE:98%
Maplewood Home sale Trends May 2008 thru May 2009
|
desc |
May |
June |
July |
Aug. |
Sept. |
Oct. |
|
Average Listing Price |
$483,033 |
$489,722 |
$468,482 |
$476,834
|
$448,845 |
$435,917 |
|
Average Sale Price |
$466,857 |
$591,389 |
$533,421 |
$595,273 |
$538,700 |
$489,164 |
|
%Sale Price to List Price Ratio |
98% |
97% |
97% |
98% |
99% |
98% |
|
Days on Market |
38 |
53 |
56 |
54 |
68 |
119 |
|
# of Active Listings |
205 |
214 |
202 |
178 |
183 |
167 |
|
# of Closed Listings |
28 |
28 |
35 |
32 |
16 |
13 |
|
desc |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
April |
May 2009 |
|
Ave List Price |
$442,491 |
$425,126 |
$448,497 |
$462,783 |
$488,496
|
$499,995 |
$493,885 |
|
Ave Sale Price |
$385,545 |
$478,056 |
$337,000 |
$380,200 |
$462,474 |
$450,636 |
$469,695 |
|
%Sale/List Price Ratio |
98% |
97% |
94% |
92% |
99% |
96% |
98% |
|
DOM |
119 |
71 |
102 |
80 |
80 |
116 |
68 |
|
# Active Listings |
167 |
150 |
161 |
176 |
186 |
204 |
208 |
|
# Closed Listings |
13 |
19 |
12 |
10 |
14 |
14 |
19 |
|
May 2009 |
Active Listings |
New Listings |
Under Contract |
Sold Listings |
Average |
SP/LP |
|
# Beds |
Avg LP |
Avg LP |
Avg LP |
Avg LP |
DOM |
% |
|
1 |
$162,633 |
$149,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
0 |
0% |
|
2 |
$325,963 |
$336,754 |
$199,000 |
$175,000 |
148 |
97% |
|
3 |
$394,099 |
$391,331 |
$406,653 |
$385,903 |
70 |
95% |
|
4 |
$528,365 |
$635,762 |
$539,880 |
$539,167 |
37 |
99% |
|
5 |
$802,277 |
$752,613 |
$683,843 |
$691,250 |
53 |
100% |
|
TOWN |
$493,885 |
$491,645 |
$499,530 |
$469,695 |
68 |
98% |  SOUTH ORANGE
| Address |
Original List Price |
List Price at Sale |
Sale Price |
DOM |
Beds |
Baths |
Style |
| 7 Speir Dr |
$428,500 |
$349,500 |
$344,500 |
59 |
2 |
2 |
SplitLev |
| 31-41 Church St Unit 206 |
$429,000 |
$398,800 |
$367,000 |
197 |
2 |
2 |
OneFloor |
| 331 Turrell Avenue |
$420,000 |
$420,000 |
$385,000 |
80 |
5 |
2 |
Colonial |
| 321 Wyoming Av 2D |
$449,000 |
$449,000 |
$415,000 |
81 |
4 |
3.1 |
TwnEndUn |
| 17-A Glenside Rd |
$489,900 |
$449,900 |
$406,750 |
150 |
4 |
3 |
Bi-Level |
| 32 University Crt |
$470,000 |
$470,000 |
$460,000 |
17 |
4 |
1.1 |
Colonial |
| 175 Kilburn |
$499,000 |
$499,000 |
$485,000 |
33 |
3 |
2 |
CapeCod |
| 107 Milton Place |
$499,000 |
$499,000 |
$470,000 |
48 |
6 |
3.2 |
Colonial |
| 386 Irving Hill |
$549,000 |
$529,000 |
$500,000 |
124 |
5 |
3.1 |
Colonial |
| 21 Overhill Rd |
$849,000 |
$699,000 |
$650,000 |
55 |
5 |
4.2 |
Colonial |
| 240 Montrose ave |
$949,000 |
$799,000 |
$785,000 |
269 |
5 |
4.2 |
Colonial |
| 281 Montrose ave |
$829,000 |
$829,000 |
$750,000 |
21 |
6 |
4.1 |
Colonial |
| 314 Scotland Rd |
$1,190,000 |
$935,000 |
$850,000 |
97 |
6 |
3.1 |
Custom |
| 217 Raymond Ave |
$950,000 |
$950,000 |
$880,000 |
197 |
6 |
3.1 |
Tudor |
| 2 Tillou Crt |
$999,000 |
$999,900 |
$940,000 |
7 |
3 |
3.1 |
TwnEndUn |
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET 97 AVERAGE LISTING PRICE: $608,980
AVERAGE SALE PRICE$590,946% SALE PRICE / LIST PRICE: 94%
South Orange Home Sale Trends May 2008 thru May 2009
|
desc |
May |
June |
July |
Aug. |
Sept. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
|
Average Listing Price |
$685,958 |
$654,148 |
$670,046 |
$680,732 |
$663,764 |
$655,885 |
$627,506 |
|
Average Sale Price |
$572,182 |
$557,460 |
$609,500 |
$867,222 |
$529,896 |
$539,825 |
$623,168 |
|
%Sale /Ratio |
96% |
98% |
97% |
142% |
95% |
96% |
95% |
|
DOM |
48 |
109 |
62 |
66 |
64 |
78 |
52 |
|
#Active Listings |
171 |
177 |
172 |
174 |
177 |
180 |
160 |
|
#Closed Listings |
16 |
20 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
9 |
8 |
|
desc |
Dec. |
Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar |
April |
May 2009 |
|
Average Listing Price |
$605,693 |
$622,425 |
$621,842 |
$603,415 |
$622,030 |
$608,980 |
|
Average Sale Price |
$534,600 |
$458,500 |
$698,750 |
$527,563 |
$452,980 |
$590,946 |
|
%Sale Price to List Price Ratio |
96% |
97% |
94% |
97% |
96% |
94% |
|
Days On Market |
85 |
77 |
97 |
83 |
137 |
97 |
|
# of Active Listings |
136 |
120 |
141 |
157 |
158 |
159 |
|
# of Closed Listings |
15 |
9 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
15 |
|
May 2009 |
Active Listings |
New Listings |
Under Contract |
Sold Listings |
Average |
SP/LP |
|
# Beds |
Avg LP |
Avg LP |
Avg LP |
Avg LP |
DOM |
% |
|
1 |
$273,271 |
$349,300 |
$0 |
$0 |
0 |
0% |
|
2 |
$369,573 |
$381,667 |
$309,524 |
$355,750 |
128 |
95% |
|
3 |
$528,703 |
$583,313 |
$486,975 |
$712,500 |
20 |
95% |
|
4 |
$583,413 |
$604,225 |
$621,500 |
$433,375 |
84 |
94% |
|
5 |
$806,971 |
$844,635 |
$800,500 |
$658,750 |
111 |
93% |
|
TOWN |
$608,980 |
$675,289 |
$557,579 |
$590,946 |
97 |
94% |  CLICK BELOW TO VIEW SALE PRICES AND STATS FOR EACH MONTH since 2005!
Maplewood NJ Home Sales & Market
Trends
South Orange NJ Home Sales & Market
Trends
Data compiled from the GSMLS. Deemed reliable, but not guaranteed.
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