The Boston Massachusetts Association of Realtors said the bad weather was to blame for  huge declines in January home sales. Single-family homes put under agreement fell 7.3 percent compared to January 2010, and condo sales fell 12 percent from a year earlier. We don’t necessarily doubt that bad weather hasn’t helped, but it doesn’t explain [...]

The number of  Boston condos under agreement per neighborhood:
Back Bay condos under agreement – 38
Beacon Hill condos under agreement – 18
Brighton condos under agreement – 20
Charlestown condos under agreement – 14
Dorchester condos under agreement – 59
East Boston condos under agreement – 12
Hyde Park condos under agreement – 2
Jamaica Plain condos under agreement – 14
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More signs that the economy is improving, the Patriot Ledger reports: The Cape and Islands summer rental market is rebounding from an anemic season in 2009, when economic downdrafts put a damper on vacation plans. Now, the most sought-after listings – oceanfront cottages available from mid-July through mid-August – are leasing quickly, and high-end properties [...]

The number of Boston condos presently under agreement by neighborhoods:
Back Bay – 75
Beacon Hill – 26
Charlestown – 46
Dorchester – 99
Fenway – 28
North End – 28
South Boston – 142
South End – `122
Waterfront/Seaport – 32

I have noticed that investors have reemerged in the Boston condo market (condos below $400,000), triggering in some cases bidding wars in some neighborhoods. For example, over the holiday weekend, Vilma in my office, had several offers on a small studio located at 21 Beacon Street, which prompted interest from both first-time homebuyers and [...]

Boston condos under agreement by neighborhood.
Back Bay condos under agreement – 80
Beacon Hill condos under agreement – 19
Charlestown condos under agreement – 41
Dorchester condos under agreement – 71
Fenway condos under agreement – 21
Jamaica Plain under agreement – 61
Midtown condos under agreement – 9
North End condos under agreement – 13
South Boston condos under agreement – 102
South [...]

According to MLS, 348 Boston condos are under agreement. Price ranges from $34,900 located in Roxbury to $6,250,000 in Back Bay.
A random sample of Boston neighborhoods and the number of condos under agreement.
Back Bay condos under agreement – 35. Avg. list price – $1,689,086.00
Beacon Hill condos under agreement – 11. Avg. list price – $581,909.00
Charlestown condos under agreement – [...]