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What $3 million-plus buys you in a city Marni Elyse Katz The Seaport no longer seems to be sizzling, some real estate agents say, but a look at the sales figures from the last six months of 2020 don’t reflect that trend — yet. “Once upon a time, amenities were very attractive; now there is hesitation about being in shared communities,” Antonio Khoury, an agent and managing partner with Compass, said. But many buildings have gotten creative, offering opportunities like private pool access and spa appointments, he said. “Historic properties are trending stronger than f...

NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Mass. real estate sales shrug off virus, economic concerns in 2020 A 'perfect storm' of factors, including low interest rates and low inventory, has been driving the local real estate market Gardner News The numbers didn’t look so good in July, as COVID-19 had slashed the number of sales of single-family homes in Massachusetts by 23 percent in June 2020 compared with June 2019. “I expected a recession similar to what we had in 2008, with stocks continuing to slide and real estate continuing to slide, and people feel...

Massachusetts Home Owners Are Making Big Moves [OPINION] The real estate market boomed in Massachusetts in 2020 despite a pandemic that kept many folks at arm's length from each other. The Warren Group, which tracks such things, says more single-family homes sold in Massachusetts last year than in any year since 2004. A total of 61,469 single-family homes were sold in Massachusetts last year, an increase of 3.9 percent from the year before. The median sale price was $445,500, according to statistics cited by the Warren Group. That's an increase of 11.4 percent from 2019. "In the wake of the f...

More single-family homes were sold last year in Massachusetts than in any other year since 2004, despite a once-in-a-century pandemic that threatened the financial security of thousands of residents and dramatically changed the process of buying and selling a home. There were 61,469 single-family home sales in 2020 “a 3.9 percent increase over the sales total of 2019,”

More single-family homes were sold last year in Massachusetts than in any other year since 2004, despite a once-in-a-century pandemic that threatened the financial security of thousands of residents and dramatically changed the process of buying and selling a home. There were 61,469 single-family home sales in 2020—a 3.9% increase over the sales total of […]