http://www.realestatemarketbulletin.com The latest news about the Massachusetts Housing Market Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:36:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A number of conflicting reports suggest that while the housing market recovery has yet to start, we are closer to the end of the carnage than the beginning. Recent stats: The Massachusetts Housing Partnership reported that a potential 65,000 or more homes could add to the state's inventory of unsold homes due ... http://www.realestatemarketbulletin.com/?p=271 As of the writing of the post, mortgage rates are as low as 4.625% for 30 year convential mortgages (where the buyer has excellent credit of course).  A few years ago, these rates would have stoked the real estate bubble further and invited criticism of easy money, but the fact that ... http://www.realestatemarketbulletin.com/?p=269 According to the Warren Group, which compiles statistics on the housing market, Massachusetts home sales rose for the second straight month.  August sales rose 2% year over year, following an 11% YOY increase in July. Still, there's quite a ways to go - the median sale price for homes in te ... http://www.realestatemarketbulletin.com/?p=266 Carolyn Maloney, joint economic committee chairwoman of congress was quoted as she exited a committee hearing last week that commercial real estate is a “ticking time bomb”.Following that comment, multiple news sources including the AP, the Washington Post, Reuters, CNBC, and Bloomberg starting reporting bad news in the commercial real ... http://www.realestatemarketbulletin.com/?p=261 In time of economic hardship, Manhattan rarely reflects any sort of economic suffering. However with the most recent data released all that has changed. During the second quarter of the year, the average price for an apartment had fallen between 13 and 19 percent from a year ago. Dottie ... http://www.realestatemarketbulletin.com/?p=252 Since World War II the United States has never seen such a down market for the sales of new homes as we’ve seen in the past two years. This fact can be attributed to several things and can/has raised more questions about when to expect the current recession to end. Will ... http://www.realestatemarketbulletin.com/?p=241 Just like the average American, celebrities are having financial issues often springing from their real estate or leading to the sale or foreclosure of their real estate. It shouldn’t really come as a surprise to anyone given the size and cost of celebrities’ homes these days. On top ... http://www.realestatemarketbulletin.com/?p=229 The entire world has felt the pains of the current economic crisis that originated in the United States, however some countries have felt the effects more than other countries.  In this brief article you can see there are certainly some real estate bargains to be had out there. New Zealand: Foxton Price: ... http://www.realestatemarketbulletin.com/?p=223 The only United States location to find its way onto the list of most expensive real estate markets for 2009 was New York City coming in at an average price per square meter of $14,989. It should come as no surprise that Monte Carlo comes in first place more than ... http://www.realestatemarketbulletin.com/?p=218 In the current market it should come as no surprise that paid and unpaid real estate internships are becoming harder and harder to find.  Interns are typically viewed as expendable to companies and in the current economic downturn it seems only natural to cut back on hiring interns.  But could ... http://www.realestatemarketbulletin.com/?p=212