Massachusetts Real Estate

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 […]
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 […]
May 1, 2011

New FHA guidelines may hurt condo sales and refinancings

The FHA recently began implementing previously proposed changes to its guidelines governing government-insured mortgage financing for condominiums. Among these new FHA mandates is a requirement that […]
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 […]