Home Values

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

July 9, 2015

Why MA home prices may drop this summer

The seasonally adjusted Case-Shiller Home Price Index for Boston may be signaling that a new round of real estate weakness is in the offing in the […]
June 2, 2015

Home price gains, demand shift forecast for Bay State housing

The Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern  University recently released its annual Greater Boston Housing Report Card.  In the Report Card, the Dukakis […]
May 24, 2015

What the low supply of homes in MA means for you

The advent of spring’s warm weather brought more home listings onto the market in Franklin, MA and across Massachusetts. But the supply of homes for sale […]
January 30, 2015

Home prices resume rise

It’s safe to say the slump Greater Boston home prices encountered last summer is over!  The seasonally adjusted Case-Shiller Home Price Index for Greater Boston rose […]
January 21, 2015

Tight supply plagues MA housing market early in 2015

“Woefully inadequate” appears to be the best way to describe the widespread lack of supply of homes for sale in Massachusetts so far in 2015.  As […]
January 6, 2015

Bullish outlook for MA real estate in 2015

The stage may be set for strong home sales and rising property prices in Massachusetts during 2015.  The Bay State’s housing market showed renewed vigor in […]
December 28, 2014

Good economic news may be good for MA real estate in 2015

The new year is about to get under way on a high note of financial hope and optimism. Very encouraging economic trends that developed in the […]
November 20, 2014

The state of MA real estate as 2014 ends

As we near the end of 2014, there’s a lot of angst being expressed in the media about the real estate market in Massachusetts.  The Boston […]
October 6, 2014

Greater Boston home prices in 3 month decline

The seasonally adjusted Case-Shiller Home Price Index for Boston has declined for the third month in a row. The Index tracks single family home sale prices […]
September 1, 2014

Home supply up in Franklin as fall selling season begins

Home sellers in Franklin, MA face a potential trap for the unwary when it comes to pricing their homes for the fall 2014 market.  On the […]
July 15, 2014

Franklin home prices rise 13.7 percent, midyear supply of homes swells

The median sales price of single family homes in Franklin, MA rose 13.7% in the first half of 2014 compared to last year.  That’s the best […]
July 8, 2014

Greater Boston home prices near 2005 highs

As astonishing as it may sound, Greater Boston home values have recouped most of their Great Recession losses!  Since January 2012, metro Boston single family home […]