Home Prices Ease, Sales Slow in 2005
By Aglaia Pikounis
In line with predictions that years of record-breaking home sales and price increases were bound to come to an end, single-family home sales in Massachusetts fell 7.6 percent last year and median home prices climbed 5.5 percent – a stark contrast to the steady double-digit price appreciation recorded in recent years.
Condo Sales in Massachusetts Increase by 12 Percent in 2005
By Aglaia Pikounis
Despite signs that the sizzling-hot condo market was starting to fizzle out in the last months of 2005, condo sales in Massachusetts shot up 12 percent last year, spurred in part by continued demand from aging baby boomers and young first-time buyers.
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