64. Duxbury December: Over-Ask Wins on a Skinny Shelf

Duxbury closed the year exactly how a tight coastal market should: very little on the shelf, quick decisions when value is obvious, and selective—but not silent—activity at the top.  December’s macro tape shows a still-seller-leaning market: Months of Inventory at 1.9 (up ~25% month over month, but still lean), Sold-to-List 101.1% (a small uptick), and a median 5 days to go active-to-hot in RPR—fast by any standard.  Median sold price jumped to $1.175M for the month, confirming that clean, well-positioned homes continued to command near-ask or better into the holidays. 

On the ground, the MLS ledger tells the story of scarcity and selectivity.  Only one active single-family finished December—$2.95M at ~36 DOM—so buyers ended the year with almost nothing to tour.  The only meaningful price move was a single cut in the $2.5M–$2.99M band, –5.56% (–$200K), a reminder that luxury asks still have to clear today’s comps. 

Demand wasn’t absent; it was choosy.  Eight properties went pending, spanning $859,900 to $3.2M with a median pending price around $1.46M. Look at the time-to-offer split: the mid-market ($675K–$1.5M) moved in 4–24 days, while older, higher-priced listings needed 95–239 days to finally capture a buyer.  That’s classic December bifurcation: families pounce on practical, turn-key homes; trophy-tier buyers take their time. 

Closings were the exclamation point.  Eleven December sales posted a median of $1.25M, average SP:LP ~101%, avg DOM 55 and avg DTO 30.  Drill down by band and the signal is sharp: $1.0M–$1.5M averaged 110% SP:LP with lightning-quick offers, while $2.0M–$2.5M averaged 91% SP:LP on much longer market times; a single $3.0M sale printed at 100%.  The extremes included $735K at the floor and $3.0M at the top.  In the address list, note the spread: 117 Soule Ave at $3.0M; 54 Marshall St at $2.35M; 30 Cushing Dr at $2.2M; 20 Island Creek Rd at $1.546M; and several efficient mid-market wins like 59 Priscilla Ave at $1.065M and 61 North St at $789K. 

Not everything sold—three expireds clustered in the upper brackets (median $1.95M, average 127 DOM), which is your caution flag for 2026: if you’re north of ~$1.5M without A-level presentation and precise pricing, days will stack up and buyers will wait you out.  

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Jim Aldred is a Realtor serving Boston's South Shore and can be contacted via his Links below.
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Email me at JimAldredRealtor@yahoo.com

cell: 339-987-0382

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