Mortgage rates last week fell to their lowest level in more than three years, with 30-year loans averaging just over 6 percent and a 15-year note at about 5.4 percent.
It’s a welcome turn for prospective buyers pacing the sidelines. Cheaper borrowing may also nudge homeowners who would want to move but have been reluctant to part with historically low rates. If more existing homes go on the market, it could help ease the housing crunch or at least give long-frustrated prospective buyers more options.
But it’s not that simple – nothing ever is when it comes to the real-estate landscape. If lower interest rates push more people into the market, they might also signal the return of bidding wars for the most coveted properties in desirable neighborhoods.
In any case, don’t expect prices to start tumbling in Plymouth. As the “experts” frequently say, the best time to buy is when you can afford it. Waiting out interest rate declines is a tricky strategy – escalating prices could wipe out any savings in the interim.
Now, on to the December particulars.
Last month, 76 properties exchanged hands across town, compared with 102 in December 2024. That was up slightly from November 2025, when 71 single-family homes and condominiums sold.
Of those 76 homes, 30 went at or above asking price. Seven sold for more than $1 million. Interestingly, only two of those were in the Pinehills development, which typically dominates the “top 10 most expensive” list.
Also of note, properties are staying on the market longer. Single-family homes sold in an average of 57 days in December, compared with 42 in December 2024. The change was more dramatic for condos – they averaged 98 days on the market last month, compared with 55 during the same period in 2024. Leon Lopes, of Compass Real Estate in Plymouth, points out that the numbers could be slightly skewed because of new builds, which usually take longer to sell.
Ultimately, the local market can’t heat up until more properties are listed. How fast – or whether – that happens depends not only on mortgage rates, but on how people feel about job security and the overall economy.
Inventory in Plymouth remains low – about half of what it was in January 2020. Back then, we had no idea that a pandemic was about to turn the world upside down.
From high to low, here’s the listing of December transactions in Plymouth. The data come from real estate tracking firm Banker & Tradesman.
December 2025 Real Estate Sales
12/23/2025 – 183 Warren Ave – $1,480,000
12/9/2025 – 11 Pine Cobble – $1,325,000
12/3/2025 – 322-R Center Hill Rd – $1,300,000
12/5/2025 – 180 Black Cat Rd – $1,300,000
12/5/2025 – 49-R Hayden Holw – $1,289,000
12/30/2025 – 11 Oar And Line Rd – $1,190,000
12/1/2025 – 36 Barnswallow Ln – $1,155,000
12/22/2025 – 46 Sandwich Rd Unit 2 – $999,000
12/4/2025 – 65 Outlook East – $980,274
12/11/2025 – 36 Firefly Point – $970,961
12/15/2025 – 39 Woodsong – $950,000
12/12/2025 – 249 Little Sandy Pond Rd – $935,000
12/16/2025 – 52 Taylor Ave – $920,000
12/10/2025 – 21 Hatherly Rise – $915,000
12/1/2025 – 154 Fairview Ln – $910,000
12/30/2025 – 40 Firefly Point – $908,500
12/31/2025 – 879 Long Pond Rd – $905,000
12/3/2025 – 11 April Way – $900,000
12/4/2025 – 89 Jordan Rd – $875,000
12/11/2025 – 451 Ship Pond Rd – $860,000
12/5/2025 – 91 Newfield St Unit 23 – $840,000
12/2/2025 – 101 Perseverance Path – $815,000
12/2/2025 – 16 Matthews Trl – $800,000
12/11/2025 – 12 Weathervane – $760,000
12/2/2025 – 7 Thayer Ln – $740,000
12/17/2025 – 19 Ludlow Trl – $740,000
12/2/2025 – 21 Cross Wind – $735,000
12/12/2025 – 39 Hatherly Rise – $735,000
12/4/2025 – 14 Valley Front – $729,000
12/8/2025 – 31 Jamies Path – $725,000
12/18/2025 – 22 Cottage Cv – $725,000
12/23/2025 – 27 Cross Wind – $725,000
12/16/2025 – 127-C Taylor Ave – $720,000
12/17/2025 – 24 Webster Reach – $715,000
12/29/2025 – 45 White Trellis – $715,000
12/12/2025 – 31 Fox Holw – $705,000
12/29/2025 – 83 Miter Dr Unit 6-3 – $697,178
12/11/2025 – 200 Plympton Rd – $692,000
12/12/2025 – 87 Miter Dr Unit 6-1 – $690,225
12/23/2025 – 48 Columbia Cir – $685,000
12/5/2025 – 6 Wayside Path – $680,000
12/12/2025 – 38 Russell St Unit 4 – $677,000
12/1/2025 – 37 W Pond Rd – $670,000
12/1/2025 – 30 Langford Rd – $670,000
12/19/2025 – 885 Long Pond Rd – $634,000
12/11/2025 – 37 Flintlocke Dr – $629,000
12/16/2025 – 84 Bartlett Rd – $627,500
12/1/2025 – 128 Pine Mountain Dr – $625,000
12/15/2025 – 28 Picket Fence – $615,000
12/19/2025 – 7 Sugarbush Ln – $610,000
12/4/2025 – 32 Lakeview Blvd – $600,000
12/10/2025 – 7 W Hill Rd – $600,000
12/10/2025 – 1150 Long Pond Rd – $599,087
12/2/2025 – 40 Jacqueline Ln – $577,000
12/2/2025 – 31 Sunflower Way – $575,000
12/16/2025 – 7 Sansome St – $565,000
12/22/2025 – 25 Harvard Dr – $550,000
12/10/2025 – 61 Palmer Rd – $545,000
12/31/2025 – 90-R Bartlett Rd – $510,000
12/4/2025 – 756 Bourne Rd – $505,000
12/19/2025 – 215 Roxy Cahoon Rd – $503,500
12/1/2025 – 62 Cape Cod Ave – $499,900
12/22/2025 – 54 Manomet Point Rd – $425,000
12/12/2025 – 90 Westcliff Dr – $393,000
12/5/2025 – 27 Ocean Walk Dr Unit 204 – $380,000
12/5/2025 – 637 Wareham Rd – $375,000
12/12/2025 – 62 Spooner St – $370,000
12/12/2025 – 165 Hedges Pond Rd – $350,000
12/24/2025 – 85 Miter Dr Unit 6-2 – $323,600
12/19/2025 – 5 Marc Dr Unit C1 – $309,000
12/31/2025 – 2 Marc Dr Unit B2 – $290,000
12/5/2025 – 47 Lake Dr – $272,500
12/31/2025 – 17 Chapel Hill Dr Unit 1 – $260,000
12/12/2025 – 21 Chapel Hill Dr Unit 9 – $255,700
12/30/2025 – 6 Marc Dr A7 – $250,000
12/19/2025 – 9 Tideview Path Unit 8 – $209,000
Mark Pothier can be reached at mark@plymouthindependent.org.