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, [...]

The avg. days on market for Boston condos:
Back Bay Condos – Avg. market time 156.16 days.
Beacon Hill Condos – Avg. market time 152.64 days.
Charlestown Condos – Avg. market time 113.63 days.
South Boston Condos – Avg. market time 103 days.
South End Condos – Avg. market time 99.35 days.

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 [...]

Boston Massachusetts Mortgage Rate Update is a resource for potential Homeowners and current Mortgage Borrowers to understand what economic data is relevant and what the situation is with mortgage Interest Rates. Brian Cav will provide a opinion as to whether you should lock or float your Home Mortgage.

This week will be the last Open House weekend before the $8,000 tax credit expires for first-time home buyers (under contract). Many sellers and brokers have high hopes that the spring market is very much alive and buyers will be rushing to get their offers accepted to meet the federal deadline.
Last weekend was the first-ever [...]

A look at the Boston luxury condo market 1st quarter:
2008 1st Q Boston condo sales $1mil and above.
Number of sales – 92
Average sales price per sq ft – $902.00
2009 1st Q Boston condo sales $1mil and above.
Number of sales – 37
Average sales price per sq ft – $944.00
2010 1st Q Boston condo sales $1mil and [...]

Boston is now one of the many markets that Zillow has now added to the double-dip home value watch list. Double dip, meaning home values showed sustained monthly increases sometime during the year, but have been falling again, for at least five months in a row, on a month-over-month basis.
Zillow’s data actually contradicts The Warren [...]

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. [...]

Comparing Boston condos sales for $300,000 and below.
Jan & Feb 2008 Boston condo sales $300,000 and below
Number of condo sales – 189
Avg. price per sq ft – $345.00
Avg. days on the market – 99
Jan & Feb 2009 Boston condo sales $300,000 and below.
Number of condo sales – 221
Avg. price per sq ft. – $230.00
Avg. days [...]

The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported yesterday that the number of single-family homes put under agreement in February was up 16 percent over the same time last year, while condominiums were up 25 percent. February marks the eighth straight month that the number of both single-family homes and condominiums put under agreement had [...]