Home Values

Massachusetts home sale prices and MA real estate market trends with a Franklin, MA emphasis

September 6, 2012
Case-Shiller Boston Home Price Index June 2012 - unadjusted

Does a 2.5 percent surge in Greater Boston home prices mean less than appears?

It was tempting to put a provocative headline to this post along the lines of “Boston home prices soar 2.5% in one month!” or “Does the […]
August 2, 2012

Greater Boston home prices up 1.5 percent since February

Boston home prices edged up for the 3rd month in a row according to figures just released by Standard and Poors.  The seasonally adjusted S&P/Case-Shiller Home […]
July 10, 2012

First half 2012 MA real estate update

The MA real estate market turned in a stellar performance in terms of home sale volume in the first 6 months of 2012. Home sales soared while […]
June 18, 2012

Tighter inventory means higher MA home prices ahead?

The inventory of single family homes for sale in Massachusetts in June is nearly 15% below year-ago levels.  This is a very positive development for the […]
June 6, 2012

MA real estate agents busy as homebuyer demand intensifies

Massachusetts Realtors® haven’t been this busy in years as a wild spring home selling season has brought buyers out, deposit checks in hand, throughout eastern MA.  […]
April 4, 2012

Brisk demand for MA homes lifts March sales, pendings

Pending sales in Massachusetts soared nearly 24% in March while closed transactions climbed 18% over year ago levels as Bay State home buyers ended the first […]
March 28, 2012

Greater Boston home prices rise slightly in January

The seasonally adjusted S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index for Boston rose a miniscule 0.1% in January 2012, breaking a months-long slide.  The seasonally adjusted Boston Index for […]
March 7, 2012

MA homes prices at attractive lows

Greater Boston home prices hit a new low in the most recent release of the Case-Shiller Index for Boston.  At a reading of 149.16, the Boston […]
March 6, 2012

Best February in years for MA home sales

Single family home sales in Massachusetts rose a hearty 36% in February over year-ago levels.  Last month’s impressive results follow very strong home sales in January […]
February 27, 2012

Buy real estate now: Warren Buffet

All you real estate market fence-sitters take note!  None other than Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, said today that now’s the time to buy that […]
February 5, 2012

MA home sales climb 22.6% in January

Massachusetts home sales rocketed upward in January, turning in by far their best performance for any January since 2007.  Single family home sales were up 22.6% […]
February 3, 2012

Where are MA home prices headed?

January is the month of Janus, the classical Roman god with the power to look back into the past while also seeing future events.  Observers of […]