Home Values

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

August 14, 2010

Slight rise in MA homes for sale inventory points to weaker real estate market this fall?

The supply of single family homes for sale in Massachusetts rose modestly this month, a move that might reflect lingering weakness in the MA real estate […]
August 4, 2010

July home sales fall sharply in Massachusetts

Home sales in Massachusetts fell 31.7% in July 2010 from year ago levels according to data maintained by MLSPIN, the largest MLS in the state.  Pending […]
July 28, 2010

Boston home prices rise for 2nd straight month

Greater Boston single family home prices rose 1.5% in May, according to the Standard & Poor’s/Case Shiller home price index for the Boston metro area. The […]
July 6, 2010

Massachusetts (MA) real estate – 1st half 2010 market update

The Massachusetts real estate market turned in a pretty good showing for the first half of 2010.  Home sale volume and median home sale prices were […]
June 29, 2010

Greater Boston home prices rise for first time in 8 months

Greater Boston home prices rose a solid 1.4% in April 2010, according to figures released today by Standard and Poors.  The jump in the S&P/Case-Shiller Home […]
June 17, 2010

What MA home for sale inventory says about RE market

Monitoring the rate at which MA’s home for sale inventory is “absorbed” (sold) is a good way to keep tabs on the health and direction of […]
May 27, 2010

Seven straight monthly drops in Greater Boston home prices at an end?

Home prices in the metro Boston region have been falling for seven straight months, according to the Case-Shiller Home Price Index for Boston issued monthly by […]
May 18, 2010

Franklin, Massachusetts (MA) real estate keeps improving

Franklin, MA real estate continued to strengthen in May 2010 in terms of what’s called its “absorption rate”.  At 7.5 months of standing inventory, the supply […]
May 3, 2010

Franklin Massachusetts (MA) home sales surge 45% in April

Franklin, MA single family home sales shot up a stellar 45% in April 2010 over year ago levels.  According to MLSPIN, the regional MLS system in […]
May 1, 2010

MA real estate 2010: home sales data confusion to clear soon?

What direction is Massachusetts real estate headed in 2010?  To judge from the conflicting statistics published this week by two highly-respected real estate tracking firms, the […]
April 5, 2010

MA real estate improved in first quarter 2010

Massachusetts real estate turned in a pretty good showing during the first three months of the year, despite the record rains and widespread flooding that plagued […]
March 30, 2010

Housing optimists cite better jobs outlook, more affordable homes

The improving US economy and increased home affordability are convincing some analysts that the national real estate market will continue to recover in 2010 and beyond.  […]