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Red-hot Western Massachusetts housing market has the pros asking, ‘Are these prices even realistic?’
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Elias Acuna of Maria Acuna Real Estate, is at his listing on Wayne Street in Springfield, April 16, 2021. (Don Treeger / The Republican)
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SPRINGFIELD Pat Wheway, a broker associate for Coldwell Banker, listed a home a 1,500-square-foot split level in Springfield at 9 p.m. on a Thursday and got her first phone calls before 10:30.
“They wanted to be the first ones in that house in the morning,” she said. “It’s very busy.”
Interest is especially high for homes priced for first-time buyers, Wheway said. The Springfield house garnered 21 offers in three days.
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Massachusetts Realtors confront robust seller’s market
Updated Feb 14, 2021;
Posted Feb 14, 2021
Realtor Suzanne Moore at one of her listings on Berwyn Street in South Hadley. (Don Treeger / The Republican)
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As Realtors were approaching their busy spring season last year, the national lockdown in March resulted in slower than normal sales. But it wasn’t all doom and gloom. The good news is that as the country began to open up again, the market saw increased demand along with rising property values in many states.
“Home sales in November took a marginal step back, but sales for all of 2020 are already on pace to surpass (the previous year’s) levels,” said Lawrence Yun, National Association of Realtors chief economist in a year-end press release. “Given the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s amazing that the housing sector is outperforming expectations.”
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Realtor Cyd Scott, pictured in his office at Cohn & Company in Greenfield, was recently named to the Stoneleigh-Burnham School board of trustees. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
Fernando d’Andrea (left) has succeeded Jim Boehm (right) as vice president and general plant manager at Covestro’s Whately plant. Contributed photo
Published: 2/11/2021 1:33:59 PM
Shelburne Falls real estate agent earns accolades
SHELBURNE FALLS Wanda Mooney, associate broker with Coldwell Banker Community Realtors’ Shelburne Falls branch, has been recognized as Realtor of the Year for sales volume.
According to a Coldwell Banker press release, Mooney also received the 2020 Platinum Award from the Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley and the Platinum Award from Coldwell Banker Community Realtors, and she is ranked among the Coldwell Banker International President’s Elite. Only the top 2 percent of sales associates worldwide in the Coldwell Banker system qual