Massachusetts Home Buyer Guide

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The price of a single-family home in Belmont, Massachusetts has increased in 2013, according to data provided by the Warren Group, the publisher of Banker & Tradesman. 

From January through August 2013, the median price of a single-family home in Belmont, MA increased 15.07 percent to $782,500 compared to $680,000 during the same eight-month period in 2012.  For August 2013, the median price increased to $818,000 from $662,500 in August 2012. 

The median price for a single-family home in Tewksbury, Massachusetts through the first eight months of 2013 increased 6.29 percent compared to the same period in 2012, according to data provided by MLS Property Information Network Inc.

The median home price through August 2013 was $321,000, compared to $302,000 from January through August 2012. Tewksbury, MA single-family homes sold in 2013 showed a wide price range, with the cheapest sold at $88,000 and the most expensive at $700,000.

The median price for a single-family home in Braintree, Massachusetts increased 7.52 percent during the first eight months of 2013; however, the median price declined 4.88 percent in August compared to the previous year, according to data provided by The Warren Group. 

The median price of a Braintree, MA single-family house stood at $330,000 January through August 2012. The median price increased to $354,800 during the same period this year. The median price in August stood at $366,200 compared to $385,000 in August 2012. 

The median price of a single-family home in Amesbury, Massachusetts increased 9.49 percent in August 2013, according to data provided by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. 

The median price in August increased to $300,000 from $274,000 in August 2012. From January through August, the median price of a single-family home in Amesbury, MA increased 17.47 percent to $297,500 from $253,250 during the same eight-month period in 2012. 

The median price of a single-family home in Haverhill, Massachusetts jumped nearly 32 percent in July compared July 2012, according to data tracked by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. 

The median price for a single-family home in Haverhill, MA in July stood at $259,000, an increase from $196,500. During the first seven months of 2013, the median price increased 17.59 percent compared to the same period in 2012. Through July, the median price stood at $254,000 compared to $216,000 for a single-family home during the same seven-month period in 2012. 

Home sales in Haverhill increased 12 percent in July to 37 sales, up from 33 home sales in July 2012. Similar to other cities and towns around Massachusetts, tight inventory has put a cap on home sales in Haverhill. Through July, homes sales declined 1.54 percent compared to the first seven months of 2012. There were 195 single-family home sales January through July in 2012 and 192 sales during the same period this year. 

The number of single-family homes sold in Sharon, Massachusetts increased 25 percent from 28 sales in July 2012 to 35 home sales in July 2013. 

The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman, provided the data. 

The median price of a condo in Acton, Massachusetts increased nearly 19 percent in July to $264,000 from $222,000 in July 2012, according to data provided by The Warren Group. 

Through the first seven months of 2013, the median price of a condominium in Acton increased nearly 65 percent from $222,000 last January through July to $366,300 this year. 

The number of single-family homes sold in Lexington, Massachusetts in June 2013 declined 29 percent to 51 sales from 72 homes sold in June 2012, the Lexington Patch reported July 25, 2013, but home prices increased.  

Through the first six months of 2013 198 single-family homes sold in Lexington, down from 204 homes sold in the first half of 2012. The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman, tracked the data.

The median price of a single-family home in Duxbury, Massachusetts increased 11.2 percent in the first half of 2013 compared to the first six months of 2012. 

MLS Property Information Network, Inc., the local multiple listing service, provided the data.

Burlington, Massachusetts, a suburban town about 25 minutes north of Boston and 35 minutes south of the New Hampshire border, is home to many industries, retailers and a diverse real estate market.  

Burlington, MA is close to the junction of Routes 3 and 128 and not far from Interstate 93, making it a popular commuter location for Massachusetts home buyers. Burlington is bordered by Bedford, MA; Wilmington, MA; Woburn, MA; and Lexington, MA. It is about 12 miles from Boston, and it is 224 miles from New York City.

While the median price of a single-family home increased 10.5 percent statewide in April 2013 Walpole, Massachusetts saw its median price for a single-family home decline 20.4 percent, according to data from the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR).

The median price of a single-family home in Walpole, MA stood at $410,000 in April 2013, down from $515,000 in April 2012. During the first four months of 2013, the median price of a single-family home declined 14.4 percent, from $450,000 in 2012 to $385,000.