Massachusetts Association of Realtors

The state's Realtors group said year-over-year confidence among its members in market activity and prices continued to grow in October.

The Bay State's housing market continued its upward climb in October as the number of pending single-family home sales – those scheduled to close within the next several months – rose for the eighth straight month, according to the state's Realtors' group.

September home and condos sales in Massachusetts hit pre-recession highs, according to data released by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) and The Warren Group.

The state's Realtors group said year-over-year confidence among its members in market activity and prices continued to grow in September.

It appears unlikely that the Federal Reserve's surprise decision to continue buying $85 billion in bonds each month will jumpstart the Central Massachusetts housing market, several Realtors and bankers said.

More homes and condos are selling at higher prices this year in the Bay State, according to data released today by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.

Confidence in the housing market dipped slightly in August but is still trending upward, according to a survey of state Realtors.

As demand remained high in July, Massachusetts home sales reached their highest level in several years, according to two industry group that track real estate activity.

July marked the 24th consecutive month that Realtors were more confident about the strength of the market than in the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR).

A decrease in housing stock and concern that interest rates will increase are continuing to push home prices up, with two groups that track housing data saying the median home price in Massachusetts hit its highest level in nearly six years last month.