Redfin looked up the numbers for all Suffolk County sales listings put on the market in 2009, to see how many had sold by August 11, 2010. The answer? 36.1%.
The survey looked at homes that were listed for sale last year in Suffolk County and about 36% of those listings had sold by August 11, [...]

Sold Statistics 1/1/2007 – 6/1/2007
Boston Condo Listings Sold: 2,356
Avg. $: $501,074
Median $: $447,500
Avg. $/SF: $481
Avg. DOM: 119*
Sold Statistics 1/1/2008 – 6/1/2008
Boston Condo Listings Sold: 1,885
Avg. $: $546,207
Median $: $498,000
Avg. $/SF: $491
Avg. DOM: 103
Sold Statistics 1/1/2009 – 6/1/2009
Boston Condo Listings Sold: 1,356
Avg. $: $423,941
Median [...]

Comparing Boston condo sales of $500k+ from January 1st – May 27th for 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Boston condo sales $500k+ for ‘08 – 416
Boston condo sales $500k+ for ‘09 – 207
Boston condo sales $500k+ for ‘10 – 378
Source: MLS

Boston condos that sold priced $500,000 and under.
1/1/08 – 5/26/08 – Boston condos sold 500k and under – 846
1/1/09 – 5/26/09 – Boston condos sold 500k and under – 746
1/1/10 – 5/26/10 – Boston condos sold 500k and under – 958
The above info was obtained by MLS.

1st Q 2010 Boston condo sales from $400k – $800k
Number of Boston condos sold: 216
Avg. $: $544,551
Median $: $524,000
Avg. $/SF: $509
Avg. DOM: 142
1st Q 2009 Boston condo sales from $400k – $800k
Number of Boston condos sold: 151
Avg. $: $531,692
Median $: $500,000
Avg. $/SF: $493
Avg. DOM: 130
1st [...]

Comparing 2008 – 2010 sales data for Boston condos sold for $500,000 or less in the 1st quarter:
Boston condos sold for $200,000 or less.
2010 – 227 Boston condos sold.
2009 – 222 Boston condos sold.
2008 – 102 Boston condos sold.
Boston condo sold from $201,000 – $300,000.
2010 – 157 Boston condos sold.
2009 – 128 Boston condos sold.
2008 [...]

Boston neighborhoods and the number of sales – 2010:
Back Bay Condos 2010 – 93 sold.
Back Bay Condos 2009 – 55 Sold.
Beacon Hill Condos 2010 – 29 sold.
Beacon Hill Condos 2009 – 20 sold.
Charlestown Condos 2010 – 38 sold.
Charlestown Condos 2009 – 19 sold.
Dorchester Condos 2010 – 130 sold.
Dorchester condos 2009 – 110 sold.
Fenway Condos 2010 [...]

Scott Van Voorhis just wrote a positive article about the Boston downtown condo market in the Banker & Tradesman web site blog.
And so far this year, 28 downtown condos have sold for more than $1,000 a square foot, a key price indicator of multimillion-dollar sales. That is three times the number of such units during [...]

Scott Van Voorhis wrote an article in today’s Boston Courant regarding a new report by luxury condo marketing and research firm Otis & Ahearn.
The article stated that so far this year, 28 Boston downtown condos have sold for more than $1,000 a square foot. That’s three times the number during the first 10 weeks of [...]

I thought it would be interesting to compare the first two and half months of 2010 with the same period in 2000.
2010 – 1/1/2010 – 3/15/2010
Number of Boston condo sales – 236
Avg. Boston condo sales price – $531,488
Med. Boston condo sales price – $350,500
2000 – 1/1/2000 – 3/13/2000
Number of Boston condo sales – 489
Avg. [...]