Newbury, MA 01951 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 24
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Home Value
$1M
+3.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
24
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
57 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
21%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
101.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
39%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$3,971/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-1.0%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$120
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (−1% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 46% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+8% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (24/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (101.8% of list); 21% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 39% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $239k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,892 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $2,015/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $120 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (77% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.7% to +11.6% (80% range; middle estimate +4.6%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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