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Berkshire Market Watch Report

Here is a link to the full 2024 Quarter 2 Market Watch report for the Berkshires.  For a quick bite of what you should know about the market At-A-Glance:  2nd Qtr Residential Sales

?      Are sales up or down?  UP 3% with 741 sales YTD 2024 compared to 720 in 2nd Qtr of 2023  The # number of residential homes sold are up by 5.3% compared to same time last year. South county saw largest increase, up 22%; middle Berkshire up 4.3% and north Berkshire down slightly with 3 less sales.

?      Is dollar volume up or down?  UP Residential sales rose to $296 million transacted YTD 2024 compared to $290 in 2nd Qtr of 2023.  The $ dollar volume of residential sales is up in all regions, by 6%, with the largest increase in northern Berkshire of 13%. Overall sales rose 2% including all property types.

?      Are pending transactions up or down? DOWN in June with 96 pending compared to 127 last year. The hottest residential market countywide is in the $250,000-$400,000 price range for pending sales.

?      Is inventory up or down? UP On average there were 307 properties active in MLS this year, compared 286 last with an overall absorption rate of 3 months instead of 2, it’s still very, very low.

?      Are prices up or down? UP. Countywide average in of residential homes is now $445,449, compared to 42,681 last year in the first two quarters.  Average sales prices are up 1% overall with north county reporting double digit gains.… Read on

RETS, Data Use, and Other Website Options

Internet Data Exchange (IDX)

IDX is a method of providing a search feature on your website. This allows members of the public to utilize your site to perform a search of properties in the Multiple Listing Service. Limited data is displayed back to them. There are several options available to integrate this search on your site, keep reading to find out more! Please inquire from Board Office staff or Flex IDX staff to see about the options available. A free, smart frame version IDX SE is included in our MLS contract. Please go to IDX Manager from the menu in FlexMLS.

Data Feeds – $100 – $1,000 / yr

We offer members with an RESO API data feed for API through the Sparkmart Platform managed by FBS data systems.  RETS is currently being deprecated in favor of the Spark API and our RESO Web API. The future of real estate data transport increasingly uses RESO standards like the Web API and Data Dictionary. After execution of the local agreement, please follow these steps to learn how to subscribe to an MLS data plan in the Spark Datamart:

  1. The Brokerage must execute a Data License Agreement to begin. Email this completed agreement to Sue@BerkshireRealtors.org (MLS Admin) and/or Sandy@BerkshireRealtors.org (CEO)
  2. Visit The Spark Platform and click “Signup” in the upper right hand corner. Note: Check out Pricing, Documentation. (Note $100 per agent or office feed, $1,000 for MLS wide license)
  3. Complete the Developer Registration form and click “Sign Up” at the bottom of the page.
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