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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.  […]
March 29, 2010

MA recession ends, recovery under way

“Massachusetts will be seeing job gains pretty consistently from here on out,’’ according to an economist quoted in an article published last week in The Boston […]
March 20, 2010

Franklin, MA homes for sale inventory rises; remains below prior years

Every spring, the inventory of homes for sale across Massachusetts rises as home sellers put their properties on the market to catch the prime spring home selling season. […]
March 4, 2010

Franklin MA real estate: What will Spring bring?

Franklin MA’s real estate activity in February gave conflicting signals about where the Spring 2010 market may be headed. Single family home sales in Franklin during […]
February 26, 2010

Franklin Massachusetts (MA) condo sales improve

Inventory levels of condominiums for sale in Franklin, MA showed a marked improvement in February 2010. This continued the trend towards absorption of standing condo inventory […]
February 3, 2010

Franklin Massachusetts (MA) home sales for January 2010

The top four and bottom four single family home sales in Franklin, MA for January 2010 mark a fairly unusual month for property sales in the […]
January 30, 2010

MA home sale volume up, 12 month home prices slump modestly

Two reports issued separately last week paint a relatively upbeat picture of Massachusetts real estate as we get ready for the Spring 2010 prime home selling […]
January 18, 2010

Real estate starts 2010 on the right foot in Massachusetts (MA)

A very early reading of the 2010 Massachusetts real estate market taken in mid-January confirms the continuation of the trend towards stabilization and improved conditions that […]
January 3, 2010

2009 real estate review for Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts real estate turned in a pretty good performance in 2009, given how dire national economic conditions were at the start of the year.  Greater Boston […]
December 22, 2009

Massachusetts (MA) Home Sales Sky-Rocket

There was an early Christmas present delivered today for Massachusetts homeowners: an influential real estate trade publication reported that MA home sale volume jumped over 50 […]
December 4, 2009

Vigorous November Home Sales in Franklin (MA) Massachusetts

Home sales during November in Franklin, MA amply demonstrate the on-going recovery of the local housing market. 20 single family homes sold in November 2009, compared […]
November 25, 2009

Massachusetts (MA) home sales soar; slight pullback in Greater Boston home prices

The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index for Boston took a breather in September, 2009, the Index’s most recent reporting period. The September Index slipped 0.2%, settling at […]
November 16, 2009

Massachusetts (MA) real estate 2010 forecast

The $8,000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit was recently extended to April 30, 2010.  And Congress created a new $6,500 long-term homeowner Home Buyer Tax […]
November 4, 2009

MA home price rise likely; Franklin, MA real estate among best: report

Massachusetts real estate looks poised for another round of strong price appreciation in coming years according to The Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2009.  Released earlier […]
October 19, 2009

Better real estate market ahead?

Fewer homes sitting unsold on the market often signal better times ahead for real estate. So the ongoing absorption of single family home inventory in Massachusetts […]
October 3, 2009

Solid September for Franklin (MA) Massachusetts home sales

Home sales in Franklin, MA continued a strengthening trend in September 2009.  20 single family homes sold, compared to only 17 September sales in 2008.  This […]
September 29, 2009

Boston MA home prices recover 2009 losses

The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index for Greater Boston has erased all of the declines it experienced in 2009 and is now higher than it was back […]
September 27, 2009

MA economy recovers quickly: Boston Globe

Massachusetts home prices stand to benefit as the surprising MA economy is recovering quickly from the national recession.  The Boston Sunday Globe announced today that “Massachusetts […]
September 18, 2009

Home prices to rise 20 percent in Massachusetts – Forbes.com

Forbes.com has projected that metro-Boston home prices will rise over 20% in the next 5 years. This means that Boston home prices will recover almost all […]