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Description: MA SFH May 2011 vs. May 2010 - MAR: sales down 17%, nominal median up 0.5%; Warren Group: sales down 25%, nominal median up 3.4%
URL: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/06/28/mass_home_sal ...truncated...
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admin · Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 3:09 pm GMT Post subject:

That is, of course, a decline in real terms. The MAR's median represents a decline of 2.63% when adjusted for inflation via the CPI-NU. And it bears repeating that the median is especially unreliable in months like this where the volume has changed so dramatically.

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CL · Guest

I think going forward, the problem of sales/quality listing is going to be more problematic than problem of price/valuation. With seller not forced to sell and buyer not chasing the market/have difficulty getting downpayment/mortgage, there will be less competition, but less quality listings to choose from.

admin · Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:08 pm GMT Post subject:

Yes, I agree that is a plausible scenario for the near term.

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