This can be a glass half-full or half-empty story, but it depends how you look at it. The Boston Business Journal has an item on a study by Core Logic that reports that 16 percent of Boston homeowners have mortgage values that exceed their house value — another 3.5% or so are close to even.
That [...]

The Boston Business Journal reports on the most recent data compiled by CoreLogic on the local residential real estate market. Year over year for December 2010, CoreLogic reports that in the Boston-Quincy metro area, values were up 6.16 percent. For the 2010 up to Nov. 30, values over all in this area were up 4.65 [...]

Comparing 3rd Q total Boston condo market sales volume:
Boston condo sales volume in 2010: $495,027,145
Boston condo sales volume in 2009: $567,371,219
Boston condo sales volume in 2008: $583,540,140
Boston condo sales volume in 2007: $600,150,008

Despite the end of the federal tax credit, housing conditions across most of the country improved in May, according to a new S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices report.
Massachusetts fared pretty well, with home prices increasing about 1.6 percent month-to-month and 4.8 percent year-over-year. The report tends to confirm what Banker & Tradesman is also reporting (see [...]

Single-family home sales in Massachusetts spiked 45.8 percent in April compared to the same month a year ago, while condominiums sales soared 55.7 percent, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tadesman. The article also noted that median home prices climbed for the fifth straight month.

A week ago, the local news reported on $52,000 per month rental at the Mandarin. Well today, I looked up the penthouse listing and I found out that it was withdrawn after four days on the market. What’s up with that?
On another note, two of the Bryant auction condos are now listed for rent. 303 [...]

From Banker and Tradesman:
Buying a home is about to get cheaper for a whole new crop of homebuyers — $6,500 cheaper.
First-time homebuyers have been getting tax credits of up to $8,000 since January as part of the economic stimulus package enacted earlier this year. But with the program scheduled to expire at the end of [...]

Fenway condo sales – 1/1/09 – 5/31/09
Number of Fenway condo sales – 30
Avg. Fenway condo sales price – $369,207.00
Median Fenway condo sales price – $338,250.00
Avg. price per sq ft. – $551.00
Avg. days on the market – 51
Fenwat condo sales – 1/1/08 – 5/31/08
Fenway condo sales – 73
Avg. Fenway condo sales price – $411,406.00
Median Fenway condo [...]

Comparing Boston condo sales of the 1st Q 2009 with 2008.
Boston condo sales 1/1/09 – 3/31/09
Number of Boston condos sold – 618
Avg. Boston condo sales price – $437,845.00
Median Boston condo sales price – $301,750.00
Avg price per square foot – $404.00
Avg # of days on the market – 125
Boston condo sales 1/1/08 – 3/31/08
Number of Boston [...]

1st Q Boston real estate sales.
Unit dollar volume 1/1/09 – 3/31/09:
$634,386,673.50
Unit dollar volume 1/1/08 – 3/31/08:
$1,061,152,975.28
Source: MLS