Massachusetts Home Buyer Guide

Single-family home sales in Saugus, Massachusetts jumped 40 percent during the first ten months of 2013 and increased 11.1 percent in October, according to data tracked by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. 

There were 130 single-family home sales January through October in 2012 and 182 sales during the same period this year. Single-family home sales increased from 18 sales in October 2012 to 20 sales in 2013.

Like much of Massachusetts, the Haverhill, Massachusetts real estate market has experienced increasing home sales and median home prices this year. 

In October, the median price of a single-family home in Haverhill, MA jumped 20.34 percent compared to October 2012, according to data tracked by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. 

From January through October, the price of a single-family home in Norwood, Massachusetts has increased compared to the same period last year, according to data released by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

The median price of a single-family home increased 7.58 percent to $355,000 compared to $330,000 during the same ten-month period in 2012. In October 2013, the median price decreased 6.32 percent to $318,500 from $340,000 in October 2012.

Similar to most communities in Massachusetts, the Dracut, Massachusetts real estate market has been strong in 2013. The price of a single-family home in Dracut, MA, as well as homes sales, have increased in 2013, according to data provided by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

From January through September 2013, the median price of a single-family home in Dracut increased 14.47 percent to $261,000 compared to $228,000 during the same nine-month period in 2012. For September 2013, the median price increased to $265,000 from $215,000 in September 2012.

The price of a single-family home in Duxbury, Massachusetts increased – though only slightly – through September 2013, according to data compiled by The Warren Group, the publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

From January through September 2013, the median price of a single-family home in Duxbury, MA increased 1.2 percent to $550,000 from $543,500 during the same nine-month period in 2012. The month of September saw similar real estate market activity, with the median price increasing 1.33 percent to $572,500 compared to $565,000 in September 2012.

This holiday season, Buyers Brokers Only, LLC again will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for the annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program as an official drop-off location.

The mission of Toys for Tots is to collect toys during October, November and December each year and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. The national effort is administered locally, and is funded and supported by the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, a not-for-profit public charity. The success of the program relies heavily on community involvement and volunteer support.

The Massachusetts real estate recovery continued in October.  

Single-family home sales rose again in October, increasing nearly 19 percent from October 2012, The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman, reported November 26, 2013.

The real estate market for single-family homes in Haverhill, MA has increased in 2013, in both sales and median price, according to data provided by The Warren Group.

From January to September 2013, the median sale price for a single-family home in Haverhill increased 14 percent to $250,000 from $219,000 during the same time period in 2012. For the month of September, the median price stood at $275,700 compared to $210,000 in September 2012, an increase of 31 percent.

The price of a single-family home in Braintree, Massachusetts has increased through September 2013, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

Massachusetts home buyers should know home inspectors do not check smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors during a home inspection; however, state law requires home sellers have smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors checked by their local fire department before the sale of their home.

Despite the comfort of knowing that the local fire department has inspected smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors for code violations before they purchased their home, new home buyers – now homeowners – can further protect themselves by considering the following fire safety tips at home.

No one thinks a fire at home will happen to them, yet according to data from the Massachusetts Fire Incident Reporting System, there were 31,229 fires reported in Massachusetts during 2012 that caused 39 civilian deaths, 322 civilian injuries, 531 fire service injuries and an estimated $257 million in property damage.

The median price of a single-family home in Northborough, Massachusetts has increased through September 2013, but the price of a condominium has decreased, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

From January to September 2013, the median price of a single-family home in Northborough, MA increased 2.59 percent to $356,000 compared to $347,000 during the same nine-month period in 2012. For September 2013, the median price increased to $399,750 from $297,500 in September 2012; an increase of 34.37 percent.

The price of a single-family home in Medfield, Massachusetts, as well as home sales, have declined in 2013, according to data provided by The Warren Group.

From January to September 2013, the median sale price of a single-family home in Medfield, MA decreased 6.15 percent to $572,500 from $610,000 during the same period in 2012; however, in September 2013 the median price slightly increased to $619,900 from $616,000 in September 2012.