Massachusetts Home Buyer Guide

From January through November 2013, the price of a condominium in Cambridge, Massachusetts increased compared to the same period in 2012, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors reported in December.

The median price of a condominium in Cambridge, MA rose 15.2 percent to $514,250, up from $446,250 during the same eleven months in 2012. During the month of November, the median price increased to $616,750, a 34.4 percent rise from $459,000 for a condo during November 2012.

From January through November, the price of a single-family home in Brookline, Massachusetts increased compared to the same period in 2012, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) reported recently.

The median price of a single-family home increased 9.4 percent to $1,367,250 compared to $1,250,000 during the same eleven-month period in 2012. In November 2013, the median price rose to $1,825,000, a 57.3 percent increase compared to $1,160,000 in November 2012.

The price of a single-family home in Marshfield, Massachusetts increased through October 2013, according to data compiled by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

From January through October 2013, the median price of a single-family home in Marshfield, MA increased 6.77 percent to $355,000 compared to $332,500 during the same ten-month period in 2012. In October 2013, the median price increased 30 percent to $390,000 from $300,000 in October 2012.

From January through October 2013, the price of a single-family home in Dunstable, Massachusetts decreased compared to the same period in 2012, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

The median price of a single-family home in Boxborough, Massachusetts increased 15.44 percent in October 2013, but home prices declined from January through October, according to data provided by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. 

The median price in October increased to $544,000 from $471,250 in October 2012; however, bucking the statewide trend, from January through October, the median price of a single-family home in Boxborough, MA decreased 7.9 percent from $520,000 to $478,938 during the same ten-month period in 2012. 

Following most municipalities in the Bay State, the price of a single-family home in Marshfield, Massachusetts increased through October 2013, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

From January through October 2013, the median price of a single-family home in Marshfield, MA increased 6.77 percent to $355,000 compared to $332,500 during the same ten-month period in 2012. In October 2013, the median price increased 30 percent to $390,000 from $300,000 in October 2012.

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

Despite the number of Massachusetts home buyers scrambling to purchase a home before interest rates increase further, the state's lack of real estate inventory, combined with price increases, has finally slowed down the pace of single-family home sales. 

Massachusetts single-family home sales declined 2 percent in November, the first time year-over-year homes sales decreased since April 2013, The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman, reported December 30, 2013.

In October 2013, the median price of a single-family home in Hingham, Massachusetts increased by 7.12 percent compared to October 2012, according to data tracked by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

The median price for a single-family home in Hingham, MA in October 2013 increased to $707,500 from $660,500 in October 2012. Bucking the statewide trend, the median price of a single-family home during the first ten months of 2013 decreased .08 percent compared to the same period in 2012. Through October 2013, the median price was $645,500 compared to $645,000 for a single-family home during the same ten-month period in 2012.

In October 2013, the median price of a single-family home in Wrentham, Massachusetts skyrocketed by 89.58 percent compared to October 2012, according to data tracked by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

The median price for a single-family home in Wrentham in October 2013 increased to $455,000 from $240,000 in October 2012. Through October 2013, the median price jumped 34.30 percent compared to the same period in 2012. During the first ten months of 2013, the median price stood at $406,250 compared to $302,500 for a single-family home during the same ten-month period in 2012. 

The price of a single-family home in Wakefield, Massachusetts, as well as home sales, have increased through October 2013, according to data provided by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

From January to October 2013, the median sale price of a single-family home in Wakefield, MA increased 7.34 percent to $407,000 from $379,175 during the same period in 2012. In October 2013 the median price increased 5.14 percent to $409,000 from $389,000 in October 2012.

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.