Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® Press Room
The MAR Press Room is designed for members of the media seeking information on Massachusetts housing reports, home sales statistics, press releases from MAR and information on the REALTOR® Association.
Members of the media should direct all requests and inquiries to MAR Communications Director
Eric Berman at 781-839-5507.
| Pending Home Sales Up in January for Seventh Straight Month |
| 2/2/2010 |
| WALTHAM, Mass. – February 2, 2010 – The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that the number of single-family homes put under agreement in January was up 8 percent over the same time last year, while condominiums were up 10 percent. January marks the seventh straight month that the number of both single-family homes and condominiums put under agreement had increased over the year before. |
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| December Home Prices Experience First Double-Digit Increase Since 2005 |
| 1/26/2010 |
| 2009 home sales finish in positive territory after six straight months of increases
WALTHAM, Mass. – January 26, 2010 – The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that median sale prices of single-family home sales and condominiums were each up 10.9 percent compared to December 2008. This is the first time prices have gone up by double digits since 2005.
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| Pending Home Sales Up for Sixth Straight Month in December |
| 1/5/2010 |
| WALTHAM, Mass. – January 5, 2010 – The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that the number of single-family homes put under agreement in December was up 5 percent over the same time last year, while condominiums were up 26 percent. December marks the sixth straight month that the number of homes put under agreement had increased over the year before. |
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| Massachusetts Home Sales up a Record 63 Percent in November as Buyers Took Advantage of Tax Credit |
| 12/22/2009 |
| Homes put under agreement in November up for the sixth straight month
WALTHAM, Mass. –December 22, 2009 – The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that single-family home sales were up a record 63.1 percent compared to November 2008, as buyers expected the first-time homebuyer tax credit to expire at the end of the month (instead it was extended to April 2010). Condominium sales also hit record levels going up 76.2 percent compared to the year before. Median prices were up 0.7 percent compared to last year, while condominium median prices were essentially flat going down only 0.4 percent. November pending sales (homes put under agreement) were up 15 percent from the same time last year. Pending sales have now gone up for six straight months.
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| Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® Charitable Foundation Makes $3,000 Donation to ‘Homes for our Troops’ |
| 12/15/2009 |
| Donation was presented at the ‘Build Brigade’ for Sergeant Michael Downing in Middleboro
WALTHAM, Mass – December 15, 2009 – The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® Charitable Foundation made a $3,000 donation to Homes for Our Troops, a national non-profit organization that provides homes at no cost to severely injured Servicemen and Servicewomen and their immediate families. |
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