Real Estate
Real Estate: January Home Sales Up 20 Percent in Foxborough but Median Sale Price Down
Year over year statistics show more houses sold in Foxborough in January 2013 than in January 2012.
Foxborough saw its home sales increase 20 percent in the month of January, according to data recently released by The Warren Group.
According to the report, home sales increased in Foxborough from five in January 2012 to six in January 2013.
In Massachusetts, 2,680 homes sold in January 2013, up over last year's 2,436 sales. This is the highest January sales volume for single-family homes in Massachusetts in five years, when there were 2,953 transactions in January 2007.
Find out what's happening in Foxboroughfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
"We ended 2012 on a pretty positive note, and this is carrying into January," said Timothy M. Warren Jr., CEO of The Warren Group. "Recent pending sales data are a hopeful sign for a strong spring market. And given low mortgage rates and steady prices, there are positive signs that 2013 will be a second year of recovery."
The median sale price in Foxborough is down, however, dropping 17 percent from 2012 to 2013.
Find out what's happening in Foxboroughfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Here are the home sales numbers and median sale prices for area towns:
Home Sales
January 2012
January 2013
% Change
Easton
4
13
225%
Foxborough
5
6
20%
Norton
8
7
-12.50%
Attleboro
14
25
78.57%
Seekonk
5
4
-20%
Swansea
10
9
-10%
Stoughton
8
13
62.50%
Sharon
14
19
35.71%
Canton
8
13
62.50%
Wrentham
10
8
-20%
Plainville
3
4
33.33%
Norfolk
5
11
120%
Dedham
16
13
-18.75%
Norwood
11
15
36.36%
Walpole
13
16
23.08%
Median Sale Price:
January 2012
January 2013
% Change
Easton
$416,800
$320,000
-23.22%
Foxborough
$323,000
$267,500
-17.18%
Norton
$249,000
$185,000
-25.70%
Attleboro
$187,500
$226,100
20.59%
Seekonk
$265,000
$357,500
34.91%
Swansea
$222,650
$178,000
-20.05%
Stoughton
$277,500
$271,402
-2.20%
Sharon
$410,500
$357,500
34.91%
Canton
$493,500
$410,000
-16.92%
Wrentham
$262,000
$383,750
46.47%
Plainville
$190,700
$343,750
80.26%
Norfolk
$465,000
$386,000
-16.99%
Dedham
$297,500
$315,000
5.88%
Norwood
$334,000
$339,000
1.50%
Walpole
$313,000
$359,250
14.78%
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
