Regular Sales Fetch Higher Prices than Bank Owned Sales or Short Sales

In the last three months, 16 triple-deckers have sold in East Boston, ranging in price from $135,000 for a rundown, bank-owned, gut-rehab at 204 Princeton Street to $350,000 for a completely renovated and smaller property located at 67 Webster Street. Of the 16 properties, 4 were bank owned, 7 were short sales, and 5 were regular sellers. A “regular seller” is an individual, not a bank, who owns a property and who usually sells for more than what is owed on a mortgage.

Two of the bank owned properties were in decent condition, not requiring a gut rehab. 51 Wordsworth Street was sold in one day. The asking price was $190,900. The sale price was $230,000. A very large bank owned property at 316 Saratoga Street was listed for $325,000 and sold in six days at asking price. It is not uncommon for well-priced bank owned properties to sell at or above list price.

It is interesting to note that four of the five most expensive three-families to sell, all between $290,000 and $350,000 were not bank owned. These properties—67 Webster at $350,000, 26 Bremen Street at $335,000, 358 Meridian Street at $320,000, and 499 Sumner Street at $290,000—were all in very good or excellent condition and sold for prices higher than most bank owned or short sale properties.

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