---
title: Massachusetts Home Prices Increase 6.7 Percent February 2013
description: The price of a single-family home, including distressed properties, in Massachusetts increased 6.7 percent in February compared to February 2012.
---

[Massachusetts Home Buyer Guide, First-time Homebuyer Tips, Advice MA ](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/blog)

# [Massachusetts Home Prices Increase 6.7 Percent February 2013](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/blog/bid/253727/Massachusetts-Home-Prices-Increase-6-7-Percent-February-2013)

 Written by [Rich Rosa](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/blog/author/rich-rosa) | Apr 6, 2013 3:45:00 PM

The price of a single-family home, including distressed properties, in Massachusetts increased 6.7 percent in February compared to February 2012, [CoreLogic](http://www.corelogic.com/research/hpi/february-2013-home-price-index-report.pdf), a California-based residential property information provider, reported April 3, 2013.

CoreLogic's Home Price Index indicated a 8.2 percent single-family home price increase in Massachusetts when distressed properties were excluded from the data. Distressed sales include short sales and [real estate owned (REO) transactions](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/blog/bid/253632/Massachusetts-Foreclosure-Petitions-Deeds-Decline-Again).

Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased 10.2 percent on a year-over-year basis in February 2013. This change represents the biggest year-over-year increase since March 2006 and the 12th consecutive monthly increase nationally in home prices. On a month-over-month basis, including distressed sales, home prices increased by 0.5 percent in February 2013 compared to January 2013. 

Interestingly, when distressed sales are excluded nationally, home prices increased on a year-over-year basis by 10.1 percent in February 2013 compared to February 2012, 0.01 percent less than when distressed properties were included in the data. On a month-over-month basis, excluding distressed sales, home prices increased 1.5 percent in February 2013 compared to January2013.

**Highlights From The February 2013 Home Price Index Report**:

- Including distressed sales, the five states with the highest home price appreciation were: Nevada (+19.3 percent), Arizona (+18.6 percent), California (+15.3 percent), Hawaii (+14.6 percent) and Idaho (+13.5 percent).
- Including distressed sales, only three states in February posted home price depreciation: Delaware (-4.4 percent), Alabama (-1.5 percent) and Illinois (-1.0 percent).
- Excluding distressed sales, the five states with the highest home price appreciation were: Nevada (+18.3 percent), Arizona (+16.4 percent), Hawaii (+15.5 percent), California (+15.3 percent) and Idaho (+15.3 percent).
- Excluding distressed sales, only one state, Delaware (-1.9 percent) posted home price depreciation in February.
- Including distressed transactions, the peak-to-current change in the national HPI (from April 2006 to February 2013) was -26.3 percent. Excluding distressed transactions, the peak-to current change in the HPI for the same period was -19.3 percent.
- The five states with the largest peak-to-current declines, including distressed transactions,were Nevada (-50.8 percent), Florida (-43.3 percent), Michigan (-39.0 percent), Arizona (-38.5 percent) and Rhode Island (-36.4 percent).

[View full post](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/blog/bid/253727/Massachusetts-Home-Prices-Increase-6-7-Percent-February-2013)

```json
{
  "@context" : "http://schema.org",
  "@type" : "BlogPosting",
  "author" : {
    "@type" : "Person",
    "name" : "Rich Rosa"
  },
  "dateModified" : "2014-06-11T20:52:02.001Z",
  "datePublished" : "2013-04-06T15:45:00Z",
  "headline" : "Massachusetts Home Prices Increase 6.7 Percent February 2013",
  "image" : {
    "@type" : "ImageObject",
    "height" : 675,
    "url" : "http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/213639/file-27257768-jpg/images/houses_arrow_up.jpg",
    "width" : 900
  },
  "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/blog/bid/253727/Massachusetts-Home-Prices-Increase-6-7-Percent-February-2013",
  "publisher" : {
    "@type" : "Organization",
    "logo" : {
      "@type" : "ImageObject",
      "height" : 60.0,
      "url" : "https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/hubfs/2023%20BBO%20Logo%202400x510.jpeg",
      "width" : 282.35294
    },
    "name" : "Massachusetts Home Buyer Guide"
  }
}
```