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May 19, 2011

MA economy adds 19,500 jobs; unemployment falls below 8 percent

The Massachusetts economy continues to add jobs, building on recently reported momentum.  Experts predict that the number of MA jobs will regain pre-recessionary highs by 2013 […]
May 11, 2011

Good news on MA economy you may not have heard

You might have missed recent news reports detailing positive developments in the Massachusetts economy. This good news has been easy to miss because so much of […]
May 2, 2011

Greater Boston home prices fall

Greater Boston home prices took a tumble in the most recent release of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index.  The decline in Boston home prices is encouraging […]
April 18, 2011

Inventory of homes for sale in MA rises back up to 2009 levels

It would take 10 and a half months for all the single family homes currently for sale in Massachusetts to find buyers according to data maintained […]
April 4, 2011

March MA real estate sales improve slightly

The real estate market in Massachusetts showed signs of life last month, picking up some much-needed momentum after a truly dismal February. Home sales for the […]
April 3, 2011

Greater Boston home prices rise for second straight month

Greater Boston home prices rose in January, according to figures released last week by Standard and Poors. 2nd monthly rise in a row The seasonally-adjusted S&P/Case-Shiller […]
March 7, 2011

MA home sales drop in February

February’s brutal weather appears to have played havoc with the Massachusetts real estate market.  Home sales activity in MA last month plummeted as the winds howled […]
February 24, 2011

Greater Boston home sale prices rise slightly

Greater Boston home sale prices are stabilizing and even rising a little according to seasonally adjusted home price data released this week by Standard & Poors.  […]
February 18, 2011

Home buyers battle bad weather to maintain market momentum

While both December and January saw increased home sales in Massachusetts, the inventory of homes for sale in MA rose in February as home buyers fought […]
February 3, 2011

January home sales rise in MA

January home sales in Massachusetts rose 6.7% from year-ago levels, making last month the best January in the Commonwealth since 2007 in terms of single family […]
January 26, 2011

How to know where MA home prices are really headed

It can sometimes be hard to know exactly where home prices in Massachusetts are headed. That’s because local sale price statistics can be heavily influenced by […]
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 […]
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 […]