Westport, CT February 2024 Real Estate Market Update
CITY: WESTPORT, CT
BY: JUDY MICHAELIS, 203-247-5000
Westport homeowners,
Now may be the time to sell your home: at present, we only have 52 homes on the market; to put that in perspective, there are 10,000 homes in Westport – meaning we have less than 0.5% of homes available to sell. To spice it up, almost half of our buyers are all cash; our median sales price is $1.9M, up 20% just this year alone. Median sales price has been up every year for the last 4 years, all together up around $700,000.
Have a look at the numbers below, and let me know what you think!
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– Judy
Westport, CT Real Estate Market & Trends Overview
FEBRUARY, 2024
Westport, CT Average and Median Home Sales Prices
FEBRUARY, 2024
The median sales price in January 2024 was $1,887,500, up 9.42% from $1,725,000 from the previous month and 18.71% higher than $1,590,000 from January 2023. The January 2024 median sales price was at a mid level compared to January 2023 and 2022. The average sales price in January 2024 was $2,542,650, up 21.64% from $2,090,222 from the previous month and 23.45% higher than $2,059,725 from January 2023. The January 2024 average sale price was at its highest level compared to January 2023 and 2022.
Westport, CT Sales Price / List Price Ratio
FEBRUARY, 2024
The sales price/list price ratio is the average sale price divided by the average list price for sold properties expressed as a percentage. If it is above 100%, homes are selling for more than the list price. If it is less than 100%, homes are selling for less than the list price. The January 2024 sales price/list price ratio was 100.72%, down from 103.14% from the previous month and up from 98.48% from January 2023.
Westport, CT Number of Properties Sold and Absorption Rate
FEBRUARY, 2024
The number of properties sold in January 2024 was 20, up 11.11% from 18 from the previous month and equal to January 2023. The January 2024 sales were at its lowest level compared to January 2023 and 2022. Absorption rate is the average number of sales per month divided by the total number of available properties.
Westport, CT Average Days on Market (DOM)
FEBRUARY, 2024
The average days on market (DOM) is the number of days a property is on the market before it sells. An upward trend in DOM tends to indicate a move towards a buyer’s market, a downward trend tends to indicate a move towards seller’s market. The DOM for January 2024 was 96 days, up 14.29% from 84 days from the previous month and 47.69% higher than 65 days from January 2023. The January 2024 DOM was at a mid level compared with January 2023 and 2022.
Westport, CT Average Sales Price per Square Foot
FEBRUARY, 2024
The average sales price per square foot is a more normalized indicator for the direction of property value. The sales price per square foot in January 2024 was $560, down -26.61% from $763 from the previous month and 9.80% higher than $510 from January 2023.
Westport, CT Inventory & MSI
FEBRUARY, 2024
The number of properties for sale in January 2024 was 72, up 9.09% from 66 from the previous month and -19.10% lower than 89 from January 2023. The January 2024 inventory was at its lowest level compared with January 2023 and 2022. A comparatively lower MSI is more beneficial for sellers while a higher MSI is better for buyers. The January 2024 MSI of 3.6 months was at its lowest level compared with January 2023 and 2022.
Westport, CT New Listings
FEBRUARY, 2024
The number of new listings in January 2024 was 47, up 422.22% from 9 from the previous month and 88.00% higher than 25 from January 2023. The January 2024 listings were at its highest level compared to January 2023 and 2022.
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Based on information from SmartMLS for the period 2/1/2021 through 1/31/2024. Source data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Realty are independent contractor sales associates, not employees.
