Dewey Market Watch 6/6/18 to 9/14/18

Welcome to my newly revised website!! I’ve recently updated my website with many new and exciting features, all geared up to be more user friendly:) Interested in a property below? Just click on the address and the full details as listed in our MLS system will appear. On June 1st we joined a new operating system that combines a multiple state membership. The new MLS information sheet on properties has changed and offers more detailed information on a given property. This weekly Market watch contains all of the activity for the summer of 2018. My weekly market Watch will resume on a bi weekly update every other weds. At that time I’ll have the ability to educate you with each new listing… in a much more detailed manner.

     To all of my 1st time users this section labeled Weekly Market Watch is a short editorial containing all transactions within the previous two weeks. The areas that are included are Dewey Beach, Indian Beach (South Dewey), Forgotten Mile to include Silver Lake Manor, Dodds Addition, Killens Addition on the east side of Ocean Hwy and Ann Acres and Poynters Addition on the west side of Ocean Hwy. This week’s update contains all of the transactions from 6/6/2018 to present, basically the whole summer. Transaction numbers are down in just about every corner of the market. Low inventory is to blame. The problem not only exists in Dewey but the who resort area has been effected. The low inventory has been reported on the front page of just about every newspaper in the state. Interest rates have risen sharply and was nearing the 5% mark but have recently dropped back down to 4.6250% for a 30 year fixed. These interest rates are still historically low and aren’t effecting the purchases of properties within our area. The autumn selling season is now in full gear. Many people consider listing their home after summer rental incomes are realized. Thinking of listing or wondering what the value of your home is? Please call me for a free market analysis

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There’s only been seven new single family homes listings in Dewey in the previous 10 weeks. Let’s review the new listings! 25 Chesapeake & 27 Chesapeake! Need I say more. Two very Rare Silver Lake front oasis’s  just steps from the beach sums it all up. Great opportunity for a family compound! Location, location!! 123 Chesapeake is another great location in north Dewey. This 5 bed 3.5 bath, 3100 sq’ home sits on a slightly over sized lot in the 2nd beach block of Chesapeake. Due to location Chesapeake St. is one of  the most sought after streets in Dewey. 38285 Blackstone is another rare listing and another fine example of location, location! 110 & 111 Clayton are both homes from yesteryear. Great location and priced aggressively, both of these homes sold in 4 & 5 days Presently there’s 12 homes listed on the Dewey market. Inventory is desperately needed for the upcoming autumn selling season. Thinking of buying an investment this autumn? Contact me and I’ll be more than happy to educate you with the present market

Won’t last long is the new phrase in town. This is when properly priced single family homes will be snatched up due to the low inventory. 110 & 111 Clayton, 3 Hall Ave and 20783 Old Bay Rd all sold within two weeks from listing. The Dover St & George St listings initiated a couple of price reductions to get them sold. 107 Carolina is A Reho. By The Sea leased land property with a new 59 year lease. New renegotiated leases add value to the property and have been selling quite well. ALL of these homes with the exception of Hall are entry level pricing for fee simple homes in Dewey and surrounding walk to the beach communities.

Closing numbers have been down in the single family market due to the low inventory. There wasn’t any fee simple (you own land) closings up until August. Four of the closings have been in the Forgotten Mile just north of Dewey and two of the closings were in Indian Beach. The Forgotten Mile on the east side of Ocean Highway has been selling well. Naturally when inventory is critically low then surrounding areas appreciate and increase in activity.

Low inventory continues to plague the condo market similar to the low inventory in the single family home market. Presently there’s only 27 active condos on the market. Nine of the listings are new construction at the Lighthouse Cove leaving the remaining 18 units all resales. Typical inventory is about 30 resales and a dozen new construction thus proving the numbers are way off of previous years inventories. There’s only been 14 closings for the YTD figures with five of the sales coming from the new construction at Lighthouse Cove.

Thanks to the new Lighthouse Cove project we have eight pending contracts in the last ten weeks. Another new building will be released shortly as construction progresses thus keeping the inventory for new construction well supplied. 

     There’s only been eighteen condo closings in the year 2018. Ten of the closings were in the new construction in Lighthouse Cove and eight of the closings were re sales. There were four closings for condos on leased land. All of the closings took place in the Mariners Surfside complex. The owners re negotiated their leases and added value to the unit by doing so. Closing priced ranged from $270K to $290K  for the quaint 2 bedroom units.