Home Values

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

January 24, 2011

MA home for sale inventory rises in January

January may mark the start of a new year, but for the real estate market in Massachusetts the first month of 2011 feels less like a […]
December 3, 2010

MA November home sales sag – best home buying opportunity in years

Home sales in Massachusetts were anemic in November, mirroring weak real estate activity across the US.  CNNMoney.com recently announced that today’s lagging home sales, attractive home […]
December 1, 2010

Greater Boston home sale prices drop 2 percent since May

Greater Boston single family home sale prices have declined almost 2% since peaking last May, according to data issued yesterday by Standard and Poors. Decline follows […]
October 29, 2010

Greater Boston home sale prices steady in August

Greater Boston home sale prices drifted just a bit lower in August 2010, posting a mild 0.3% drop. The essentially steady performance of metro Boston home […]
October 20, 2010

MA home sellers: What October’s inventory figures mean for you

A slowdown in MA home sales coupled with an increase in the number of homes for sale caused home inventories to rise in Massachusetts in October. […]
October 4, 2010

MA home sales fell 18.9 percent in September

Home sales in Massachusetts fell 18.9% in September compared to sales in September 2009, according to data maintained by the MA MLS (MLSPIN). The decline in […]
September 30, 2010

Why you should ignore today’s negative real estate headlines and buy now

In keeping with the approach of Halloween and the fall’s increasingly dark and dreary weather, we may soon see a lot of gloomy (and possibly even […]
September 28, 2010

Another rise in Greater Boston home prices

July saw yet another increase in Greater Boston home prices.  This is the fourth consecutive month that single family residential home values in the metro Boston […]
September 16, 2010

MA home for sale inventory rises in September

The inventory of single family homes for sale in Massachusetts climbed 8.6% this month compared to year ago levels.  This marked the second month in a […]
September 3, 2010

Fall 2010 MA real estate outlook

In the face of exceptionally weak MA home sales in July and August, Massachusetts home sellers and buyers alike may be wondering what the fall 2010 […]
August 31, 2010

Boston home prices rose 1.2 percent in June 2010

In data released today, Standard and Poors reported that Greater Boston single family home prices rose 1.2% in June.  This was the third month in row […]
August 31, 2010

Housing weakness spurs calls for new Federal home buyer tax credit

There was speculation in Washington this past week that the Federal government might get back into the business of stimulating the national housing market. CNN’s Sunday […]