Warren Group

Massachusetts petitions to begin the foreclosure process spiked by 118 percent in December, finishing a year that saw finalized foreclosures rise by 21 percent.

A burst of single-family and condo home sales capped off a strong year for Massachusetts housing sales, according to year-end numbers from The Warren Group.

Condominiums spearheaded continued strong home sales in Massachusetts through November, with over 10 percent year-over-year growth, according to the latest report from The Warren Group.

The number of foreclosure starts leaped forward in October with a 17.6 percent year-over-year increase, according to a release by The Warren Group.

More than 5,100 home sales were recorded in Massachusetts last month, a 16.3 percent increase over October 2014, and year-to-date sales are up nearly 11 percent, according to a report on the housing market released Tuesday morning.

The number of foreclosures initiated by lenders in Massachusetts rose more than 60 percent in September, the 19th consecutive month to see a double-digit rise in foreclosure starts, according to a report released Thursday by the Warren Group.

Worcester led the way in a surge of home sales across the state that saw the city surpass all other cities with 34.5 percent year-over-year growth, according to a report from The Warren Group.

Mortgage lenders sought to foreclose on more Massachusetts properties in July, with foreclosure petitions in Worcester and Middlesex counties rising faster than the state as a whole, according to The Warren Group, of Boston.

Sales of single-family homes and condominiums in Massachusetts soared in July compared with a year earlier, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) said Tuesday.

Real estate foreclosure petitions in Massachusetts rose in June, jumping 81 percent over last year as mortgage holders push through a backlog of delinquent loans, according to The Warren Group, the Boston-based real estate data firm.