Massachusetts Association of Realtors

Median single-family home prices hit $268,250 in Worcester County in March, outpacing state price increases from last year, which across Massachusetts marked a record high.

Home sale agreements struck in March jumped 15 percent over March 2018 and the median price of pending home sales surged 6 percent, to $390,000, according to statewide data released Wednesday morning.

The number of single-family home sale agreements reached in February rose 11 percent compared to last year, marking a full year of monthly increases in pending sales, according to numbers released Wednesday.

Who's on the move in Central Massachusetts?

The number of Massachusetts single-family home and condominium sales fell year-over-year last month, while prices rose, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors reported.

Statewide median single-family home prices and sales volume both rose last month, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors reported Thursday.

A shortage of starter homes is keeping the median price of a single-family home in Massachusetts above $400,000, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors said Wednesday.

Even as rising real estate prices are pushing more homes into the realm of luxury pricing, the surging economy is creating more wealth in Massachusetts and would-be buyers are eschewing the highest-priced markets like Greater Boston in favor of places like Worcester County where their top dollar goes further.

Single-family homes placed under agreement in July were up nearly 15 percent compared to July 2017, and the median sale priced remained at more than $400,000 for the third straight month.

Median home sale prices in Worcester County hit $307,000 in June, a 10.9-percent increase from the previous year, according to a report by the Boston real estate firm Warren Group Wednesday.