| Sharon REALTOR® and Smart Growth Expert Testifies at Congressional Roundtable in Washington D.C. |
| 5/2/2008 |
| Wluka is a past president of the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS®
WALTHAM, Mass. – May 2, 2008 – Sharon REALTOR® David Wluka recently participated at the Democratic Roundtable on Infrastructure Issues meeting conducted on Capitol Hill by the House Small Business Committee. An expert on smart growth development, Wluka appeared on behalf of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR).
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| Massachusetts Home Sales Continue to Decline in March and in First Quarter |
| 4/27/2008 |
| WALTHAM, Mass. – April 28, 2008 - The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that both single-family home sales and condominium sales were down in March compared to the same time last year. |
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| Massachusetts Home Sales Continue to Decline in February |
| 3/25/2008 |
| WALTHAM, Mass. – March 25, 2008 - The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that both single-family home sales and condominium sales were down in February compared to the same time last year. This repeats the sales pace reported last month. The number of single-family homes sold in February was down 22.9 percent with median sales prices down 4.6 percent. The number of condominiums sold in February was down 34.6 percent, with median sales prices down 6.7 percent. |
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| January Home Sales Continue to Decline after Difficult Fourth Quarter |
| 2/25/2008 |
| Condominium median sales prices continue to go up
WALTHAM, Mass. – February 26, 2008 - The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported that the number of single-family homes sold in January were down 28 percent compared to the same time last year. Single-family home median selling prices were also down 5.6 percent. The number of condominiums sold in December was down 34 percent from last year, while median sales prices were up 3.5 percent.
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| Use of Internet and Social Networking Sites on the Rise by Home Buyers and Sellers According to Recent REALTOR® Study |
| 2/12/2008 |
| Eighty-seven percent of home buyers worked with a real estate professional
Waltham, Mass. – February 12, 2008 – A new study on Massachusetts home buyers and sellers shows that the Internet continues to be one of the most important tools in the home buying process with 90 percent of buyers and 94 percent of sellers, reporting that they either searched or listed their homes on the Internet. The 2007 Massachusetts Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers, compiled by the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), also found that 34 percent of home buyers surveyed (and half of home buyers aged 18-24) reported using social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Friendster.
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| Massachusetts REALTORS® Report Modest Decline in 2007 Sales, Median Prices |
| 1/28/2008 |
| Sales down for fourth straight month in December
WALTHAM, Mass. – January 28, 2008 – The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that despite the troubles in the subprime market and the tightening of credit, 2007 finished as the eighth best year on record for residential home sales. Residential sales were down only 4.4 percent compared to 2006, while median prices were down less than one percent. On a monthly basis, single-family home sales and condo sales were down substantially in December at 20 and 28 percent respectively. |
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| Lexington REALTOR® Elected Regional Vice President of the National Association of REALTORS® |
| 12/28/2007 |
| Judy Moore to represent New England REALTORS® in America’s largest trade association
Waltham, Mass. – December 27, 2007 – The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) announced today that Judy Moore, a REALTOR® from Lexington, Mass. and former MAR president, was elected as a 2008 regional vice president for the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR).
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| Massachusetts Home Sales Down for Third Straight Month in November |
| 12/27/2007 |
| Buyers continue to sit out ‘Buyers Market’
WALTHAM, Mass. – December 27, 2007 – “If your New Year’s resolution is to buy a home, you have the market to do it in,” said Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® President Doug Azarian, broker/owner of Century21 Dream Homes in Falmouth, in response to the latest housing numbers released today by MAR. “We are in a ‘buyer’s market’ that really favors first-time homebuyers who don’t have a home to sell. In fact, first-time homebuyers could be one of the keys to reversing the downward sales trend of the last several months.”
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| Greenfield Broker Elected President of Massachusetts Association of Realtors® |
| 12/10/2007 |
| Waltham, Mass. – December 10, 2007 – Susan Renfrew of Bernardston, broker/co-owner of Renfrew Real Estate in Greenfield was elected as president of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors® (MAR) for 2008 on December 6, 2007 during an Installation Banquet at the Hotel Northampton, in Northampton, Massachusetts. Renfrew is the Association’s 71st president and was installed along with the MAR Board of Directors and Executive Committee. |
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| Waltham Broker Elected 2008 President-Elect of Massachusetts Association of Realtors® |
| 12/10/2007 |
| Waltham, Mass. – December 10, 2007 – Gary Rogers, a broker with RE/MAX First Realty in Waltham, was elected as president-elect of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors® (MAR) for 2008 on December 6, 2007 during an Installation Banquet at the Hotel Northampton, in Northampton, Massachusetts. He was installed along with the MAR Board of Directors and Executive Committee. |
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