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November 29, 2012
Case Shiller Boston Home Price Sept 2012 - adjusted

Greater Boston home prices up 1.7 percent in last 12 months

Greater Boston home prices have risen 1.7 percent in the last 12 months as tracked by the seasonally adjusted S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index for Boston.  However, […]
November 7, 2012
Case Shiller Boston home prices august 2012 adjusted

Boston home prices rise 4 months in a row

Greater Boston home prices rose a half a percent last July.  July’s 0.5% increase marked the 4th straight monthly advance in the seasonally adjusted S&P/Case-Shiller Home […]
September 27, 2012
Case-Shiller home prices Boston July 2012-adj

MA home prices on the rise

Greater Boston home prices rose again in July, continuing an upward trend which began earlier this year. According to heartening new figures just released by Standard […]
September 10, 2012
MA home sales and pendings August 2012

MA home sales up 22 percent in August

The Massachusetts real estate market continued its winning ways in August, racking up another month of substantial gains in home sales volume.  According to data maintained […]
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 […]
January 23, 2012

Greater Boston MA real estate rebound coming: Forbes

Metro-Boston is overdue for a real estate rebound, according to a report just released by Forbes, the highly-regarded publisher of business and financial news.  In the […]
January 1, 2012

MA real estate 2011 year in review

Stability – it’s an easy thing to take for granted but in hindsight it’s a very welcome description to be able to use for the 2011 […]
December 17, 2011

2012 MA economic and real estate forecast

We witnessed a slew of positive economic news in the middle of December.  ABC News declared during one evening broadcast aired the week of December 12 […]
December 5, 2011

MA home sales soar 20% in November

MA home sales in November rose an impressive 20% over year ago levels, according to data maintained by MLSPIN, the dominant MLS in Massachusetts. The rise […]
December 1, 2011

Boston home prices lag improving economy

Real estate is a lagging economic indicator.  Home prices and property sales usually trail movements in the general economy.  When a new up cycle gets underway, […]
November 3, 2011

Where MA home prices may head in 2012 if US enters a “third dip”

Greater Boston home prices essentially held steady according to the August rendition of the widely-followed Case-Shiller Index for Boston released recently by Standard and Poors.  The […]
October 27, 2011

Why good times may be ahead for America

A very promising future for America in the 21st Century may be taking shape, at least if some surprising trends play out as some are predicting. […]
October 24, 2011

MA economy improving; MetroWest unemployment at 5 percent

The Massachusetts unemployment rate continued its year-long decline in September, falling to 7.3 percent last month.   The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce announced late […]
August 31, 2011

Greater Boston home prices leap 5% in 2 months

Standard & Poors announced yesterday that Greater Boston home prices rose an impressive 5% over the last two months. The startling news is contained in the […]
August 6, 2011

MA home sales up 19 percent in July

Home sales rebounded strongly across Massachusetts in July, rising 19% from their levels of one year ago.  July’s healthy sales figures mark the first notable pick […]
July 27, 2011

MA home prices rise

Massachusetts home sellers finally got some good news this week as Standard & Poors announced a nearly one percent rise in the seasonally adjusted S&P/Case-Shiller Home […]
July 8, 2011

Home buying opportunity of a generation?

What may be looked back on years from now as the home-buying opportunity of a generation continues in Massachusetts real estate. MA home prices and home […]
June 15, 2011

Rising supply of MA homes for sale means time to buy

The inventory of homes for sale in Massachusetts swelled a whopping 21% in June compared to year-ago levels.  The rise in MA housing inventory this year […]
June 9, 2011

Consensus: MA home prices will fall in 2011, rise in 2012

If you’ve been wondering when the Massachusetts real estate market will start rising, 2012 looks to be the year. That’s the consensus among 111 housing and […]