• Boston Futures: For Greater Boston real estate prices from 1987 through the present and looking several years into the future, see the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Boston snapshot with futures (both before and after inflation). The futures markets are probably the most unbiased predictor of where housing prices are headed.
• Price/Income: For a gauge of how overpriced the market is, see the latest report on the Greater Boston price to income ratio.
• Inflation Adjusted: See the latest report on Massachusetts single family home prices for prices as typically reported by the local media but adjusted for inflation.
• The population of the Greater Boston Area was declining as the housing market posted its most exceptional gains during the bubble. One of the fallacious arguments which was used to contest the existence of a housing bubble was that a growing population was pushing up the natural price of property. While that argument is flawed in general, it is especially wrong when the population is declining. [Boston Globe] [Boston Bubble]
• The Wall Street Journal has identified Boston as one of the metropolitan areas in the US where it is cheaper to rent than to buy. Their data goes from 2001, when it was already cheaper to rent, to 2004 when the difference was even more pronounced. The Economist also published an article showing that renting is cheaper, and although it does not focus on Boston, it is very thorough about including various expenses and tax benefits that the Wall Street Journal left out. [Wall Street Journal] [The Economist]
• Consumer Reports has rated real estate in the Boston market as "Overpriced" and pegged it at 24% over the affordable price as of Q4 2004. [Consumer Reports]
• The number of homes sold in Massachusetts has been plummeting. For the third quarter of 2006 (the most recently reported quarter as of this writing), home sales have fallen 23% compared with the same quarter one year earlier. This despite the fact that home sales were already on the decline in 2005. [Worcester Telegram] [WCVB] [Milford Daily News]
• Foreclosures are rising sharply in Greater Boston and Massachusetts. There were more foreclosures in the first nine months of 2006 than in all of 2005, and as of this writing (in November 2006), Massachusetts is on track to break the all time record in 2006. [Boston Globe] [Lowell Sun]
• Boston and Massachusetts are the typical exceptions that people use to qualify their statements when they say that real estate prices don't fall. Boston and Massachusetts prices have fallen in the past, even in nominal terms (when adjusted for inflation, the fall is even more pronounced). Bear in mind that even if prices decline merely by the same percent that they have in the past, the leverage (a.k.a., margin or mortgage) used to purchase the homes must be taken into consideration - the substantially higher number of zero down and negative amortization loans will leave a lot of people with heavy losses and negative equity. [BusinessWeek] [Wall Street Journal (sub)]
• To compensate for property that fails to sell, real estate agents in Boston are falling back on the deceptive practice of canceling the listing in MLS and then creating a new listing so that the property appears as new to the market. There were 10,606 MLS cancellations in the first six months of 2005, up from 9,722 cancellations in the first six months of 2004 and 3,736 in 2001. "The number of canceled listings in Massachusetts has nearly tripled since 2001... In a recent spot check of houses for sale on MLS in Middlesex County, Barry Nystedt, president of the Massachusetts Association of Buyer Agents, said one in four listings canceled between May 25 and June 25 was recreated by the same firm with a new MLS number." [Boston Globe]

• Visit Patrick Killelea's housing crash blog. It is a fantastic resource providing ample quantitative background into the housing bubble.
• Visit the Wikipedia article on the United States housing bubble for another excellent overview of the bubble on a national scale.
• It is actually now cheaper to rent than to buy in many areas even after you factor in accumulated equity and tax savings. [The Economist]
• Yale professor Robert J. Shiller released the first edition of his prophetic book warning of a stock market bubble weeks before the stock market began its epic crash in 2000. He recently released an updated second edition in late February, 2005 with similar warnings of froth in the real estate market. This book is very highly recommended and is quite readable despite the complexity of the subject. [Irrational Exuberance] [Amazon.com]
• The current nationwide housing boom has been fueled in large part by historically low interest rates and an increase in the use of risky mortgages. Buyers may find that their monthly payments will skyrocket once the introductory period of their mortgage ends and the adjustable rate kicks in. In 2005, only $83 billion, or 1 percent, of mortgage debt will switch to an adjustable rate. In 2007, this number will leap to $1 trillion, or about 12 percent. [Herald Tribune]

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2010-09-02			Mortgage rates hit decades-low of 4.32%
2010-09-01			Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, Aug 2010 vs Aug 2009: Deeds down 11%, foreclosure deeds up 165%
2010-09-01			Why The S&P/Case-Shiller Index is rising while sentiment is falling
2010-08-31			MA foreclosures spike ~80% YOY in July - Vincent M. Valvo: increasing foreclosure activity likely for next few months
2010-08-31			MA months of supply jumps from 6.4 to 9.9
2010-08-30			W Boston faces foreclosure
2010-08-27			Boston Bubble Wrap: July 2010
2010-08-27			Mass. misery on the rise
2010-08-26			Boston buyers still wildly irrational, expect 12% yearly appreciation over next decade
2010-08-25			US July new home sales fall to slowest pace on record
2010-08-24			MA SFH Jul 2010 vs Jul 2009 - MAR: nominal median up 7.4%, volume down 28%; Warren Group: nominal median up 3%, volume down 26%
2010-08-23			Housing Fades as a Means to Build Wealth, Analysts Say
2010-08-23			Economists blew the bubble
2010-08-23			Refinancing boom no blast for Mass. banks
2010-08-20			Private sector employers add another 19,000 jobs in Massachusetts
2010-08-20			Nearly 50% leave Obama mortgage-aid program
2010-08-19			Boston Fed's self-exoneration for lack of bubble foresight is bogus
2010-08-18			CME market maker fields questions on Boston housing futures contracts
2010-08-18			Frank says abolish Freddie and Fannie
2010-08-17			Mass. Realtor sentiment plunges 25.72% YOY
2010-08-17			Text of Geithner's speech on Fannie and Freddie
2010-08-17			Somerville real estate broker charged with embezzlement
2010-08-17			Mortgage eligibility at heart of Fannie, Freddie debate
2010-08-16			A special case - The demand for financial assets is not like the demand for iPods
2010-08-16			MLSPIN: Bay State home sales dive 30% in July, but nominal median up 6%
2010-08-16			Only 36.1% of home sale attempts were successful in Suffolk county in 2009
2010-08-13			Barney Frank: "I work closely with the National Association of Realtors. So I'll say the policies I support are ones realtors support."
2010-08-13			Locally, foreclosures still a problem
2010-08-13			New wave of foreclosures
2010-08-12			Mortgage rates hit low of 4.44%
2010-08-11			The return to Mass. of no money down mortgages
2010-08-11			Rise in executions evidence that bill for decade of consumer credit is still outstanding
2010-08-10			Rentals in Boston area harder to find, afford
2010-08-10			Mortgage giants' fate unclear - US weighs value of huge subsidies
2010-08-10			Bachus Seeks Hearing on Fannie Mae Whistleblower
2010-08-09			Patrick signs foreclosure relief bill into law
2010-08-07			Pending condo sales in East Cambridge reveal market weakness
2010-08-06			Patrick signs sweeping economic bill
2010-08-06			15-year mortgage rate sinks below 4%
2010-08-05			Aid bill contains $655m for Mass.
2010-08-05			Developer plans two 15-story towers in Fenway
2010-08-04			Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, Jul 2010: Deeds down 12%, foreclosure deeds up 87%
2010-08-03			MacroMarkets pre-bubble trend: US now undervalued, Boston still overvalued by ~15%
2010-08-03			MA pending home sales down 18% YOY in July, 3rd straight month of declines
2010-08-02			Foreclosure looms - Everett family caught in housing crash seeks to save "dream"
2010-07-30			Boston Bubble Wrap: June 2010
2010-07-30			Homeowners, renters may get more help - MA legislation would increase protections against foreclosures
2010-07-30			10 homes for $375K - Boston 2nd worst space
2010-07-30			This American Life: Household budget cutting stories (audio)
2010-07-29			Savings from price reductions make housing tax credit look foolish
2010-07-29			Report: Recovery slows in regions
2010-07-28			Why Only Some Housing Markets Are Improving
2010-07-28			US seeks to overhaul Fannie, Freddie
2010-07-27			MAR: Jun 2010 MA SFH median up 8.2% nominal over June 2009, as alleged deadline for tax credit approached
2010-07-23			Unfinished business - Can the American mortgage market survive without taxpayer support?
2010-07-23			US home sales slump 5.1% in June
2010-07-22			Bankruptcy filings up 25% in Mass.
2010-07-22			Fort Point building plan scaled back
2010-07-21			Boston Fed: Gloom, no boom
2010-07-21			Congress moves to retroactively extend unemployment benefits
2010-07-20			Mass. foreclosures increase 109% in June, set to exceed 2008 numbers
2010-07-19			Bank offers struggling borrowers more aid
2010-07-19			Economists: No "Double Dip," But Weak Recovery For Mass.
2010-07-19			Downtown condo market sees uptick in foreclosure activity
2010-07-19			Ex-Boston councilor's family put Plymouth property on market
2010-07-16			No letup in foreclosures
2010-07-15			Mass. home sales slump, may trigger more falling prices
2010-07-15			Massachusetts employers add only 500 jobs in June
2010-07-14			Massachusetts #5 in CNBC's top states for business in 2010
2010-07-14			MA REALTOR(R) sentiment down in June - President Sears: "members believe the market will continue to improve"
2010-07-14			Developer may exit Filene's project - City's deadline is approaching
2010-07-13			Sampling of recent, local foreclosures and resales
2010-07-13			MLSPIN: Mass. home, condo sales rise 20% in June, SFH nominal median up 8% YOY nominal
2010-07-13			Money Magazine's best places to live: Newton #3, Waltham #28, Brookline #39, Weymouth #52
2010-07-12			Foreclosure crisis phase 2: The negative equity dilemma
2010-07-12			Boston Mayor Threatens Filene's Developers With Eminent Domain Power
2010-07-09			Defaulting Homeowners Finally Pay the Price
2010-07-08			U.S. 30-Year Mortgage Rates Decline to Record 4.57%
2010-07-08			MA June Pending Home Sales Down for Second Straight Month, 16% YOY decline
2010-07-08			Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Debate Begins as Taxpayers' Costs Mount
2010-07-07			Boston sellers cut prices average of $39K - $43K following end of $8K tax credit
2010-07-06			MA foreclosure initiations slow, completions surge
2010-07-06			Mass. business confidence rose in June
2010-07-05			Walpole-based Mortgage Master Inc. must pay $585G fine
2010-07-02			Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, Jun 2010: Deeds up 13%, foreclosure deeds up 620%, mortgages down 31%
2010-07-02			Economic recovery faltering, data suggest - US jobless claims up, home sales down
2010-07-02			Jilted condo buyers win suit - Harvard, MIT staff sought co-op
2010-07-01			Harvard Grad Guns for Frank Financial Answers
2010-07-01			May US pending home sales tumble to record low
2010-07-01			Fed Made Taxpayers (Mortgage) Junk-Bond Buyers Without Congress Knowing
2010-06-30			House votes to extend tax credit closing deadline 3 months
2010-06-29			Boston real estate agent arrested by FBI, accused of being Russian spy
2010-06-29			Fred Thompson Wants Poor Old People to Buy Sleazy, Gov't-Backed Reverse Mortgages
2010-06-29			Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: Preview of end-of-June stats
2010-06-28			Double-dip drama: Feeble figures fuel fears (US)
2010-06-28			Boston Program Helps Owners Get Foreclosed Homes Back
2010-06-25			Boston Bubble Wrap: May 2010
2010-06-25			Mass. legislature approves $28B budget
2010-06-24			Homeowners who abandon loans face Fannie Mae penalty - Seven-year ban would punish such borrowers
2010-06-24			Do the math on overrides
2010-06-24			In scam, prisoners cash in on tax break
2010-06-24			US new-home sales crash in May as tax aid ends
2010-06-23			Redfin CEO: "Entry-level demand has been sinking like a rock. July is going to be very soft."
2010-06-23			Fed to keep rates low to support weak recovery
2010-06-23			Somerville budget calls for 67 job cuts
2010-06-23			Medford mayor plans more layoffs
2010-06-22			MAR: May 2010 MA SFH median up 4% nominally over May 2009
2010-06-22			Warren Group: May 2010 MA SFH median up 2.6% nominally over May 2009
2010-06-22			Barney Frank lines up loan help for jobless homeowners
2010-06-21			Global markets fear US Treasuries sell-off as China ends currency freeze
2010-06-21			Former MAR pres Gary Rogers on news of 31% volume increase in May: "There's no question the market has stabilized", claims tax credit not primary factor
2010-06-18			Migration map
2010-06-18			Speculation on Green Line extension in Somerville
2010-06-17			MA foreclosed homes rise by 120%
2010-06-17			Fannie, Freddie to delist their shares
2010-06-16			Mass. foreclosure petitions drop 9%
2010-06-16			Builders pessimistic on recovery - Confidence dwindles as incentives end
2010-06-16			Elliott Pollack: Prices for some areas to spike upward "like a hockey stick"
2010-06-15			MAR index of local Realtor sentiment plunges from 51.76 to 39.49, contradicting recent MAR comments that members expect price increases to continue
2010-06-14			Mass. broker: Mortgages tougher to get
2010-06-14			Housing still sluggish - Report: Problems persist
2010-06-14			Mass. tops US in retail revival
2010-06-11			Study: Housing (still) out of reach in Mass.
2010-06-11			Mortgage fees could rise
2010-06-11			30-year mortgages near record low
2010-06-10			MBA: Mortgage Purchase Applications decline 35%
2010-06-10			Fed's 'Beige Book' sees modest growth in Boston, U.S.
2010-06-09			Boston #8 in Forbes' Most Innovative US Cities
2010-06-08			Citigroup poll finds relative optimism in N.E.
2010-06-08			Phony foreclosure aid is targeted
2010-06-07			Number of sellers projected to exceed buyers in MA starting sometime between 2011 - 2015
2010-06-04			MAR president Kevin Sears: "Even with the homebuyer tax credit expiring at the end of April, members feel prices will continue to move up"
2010-06-03			Pending home sales drop as tax credit ends
2010-06-03			Brookline man convicted in mortgage fraud scheme
2010-06-02			10 Best Cities for the Next Decade
2010-06-02			Survey Finds Nearly Half of Americans Can't Afford "Large" Down Payments on Mortgages
2010-06-02			Confidence up in Mass., index shows
2010-06-01			Strapped towns tax Catholic properties
2010-05-31			Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, May 2010: Deeds up 70%, foreclosure deeds up 136%, orders of notice up 81%
2010-05-31			Foreclosure hotspots in Greater Boston
2010-05-28			S&P/Case-Shiller Boston futures snapshot: May 25, 2010
2010-05-28			Boston Bubble Wrap, Apr 2010: Fifth straight month of YOY increases for MA SFH real median
2010-05-27			Bad at Math? You're More Likely to Default on Your Mortgage
2010-05-26			Crashachusetts: Home Sales and Prices April 2010
2010-05-26			Boston Case-Shiller: High Tier Dips, Low & Mid Gain
2010-05-25			MA SFH median for Apr 2010 vs Apr 2009 - MAR: up 7.3% (nominal), Warren Group: up 7.1% (nominal)
2010-05-25			Think housing is recovering? Think again.
2010-05-24			Sales of previously owned US homes up 7.6% in April as tax credit expired
2010-05-21			Foreclosure crisis hits home in Somerville
2010-05-21			Bay State "firmly on track" for economic recovery
2010-05-20			Fed in no rush to sell its mortgage assets
2010-05-19			Subprime borrowing and innumeracy - The role of mathematics in America's housing bust
2010-05-19			Survey of economists: US home prices to begin 2.3% per year rebound in 2011
2010-05-19			Foreclosures spark a new business: Specializing in short sales
2010-05-18			Mass. foreclosures up 80% from last April
2010-05-18			Foreclosures loom over Fenway condo project for gays
2010-05-18			More homeowners quitting federal loan aid program
2010-05-17			41 foreclosed condos fetch $13.5M - Developer aims for Fenway-area hit
2010-05-13			Housing Optimists Are "Not Paying Attention" to the Facts, Says Dean Baker
2010-05-13			Real estate firm, broker settle claims they threatened tenants in foreclosed properties
2010-05-12			GOP Fails In Bid To End Support For Fannie, Freddie
2010-05-12			Senate votes to examine Federal Reserve lending
2010-05-11			Don't deduct mortgage debt - tax it instead
2010-05-11			MAR: MA SFH pending home sales up 25% YOY in April
2010-05-11			MAR: Sentiment index positive for first time, even post-credit "members feel prices will continue to move up"
2010-05-10			Support for Fannie and Freddie yet another backdoor bailout of nation's banks
2010-05-10			Fannie narrows loss (to only $13.1B/Q); asks Treasury for more cash
2010-05-07			Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: April was busy, but only compared to 2009 and 2008
2010-05-07			Foreclosures plague Massachusetts housing market
2010-05-07			A tax break that is breaking us
2010-05-06			Freddie Mac asks for yet another 10.6 billion dollar bailout
2010-05-06			Keep interest rates low, Boston Fed chief says
2010-05-05			Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, Apr 2010 vs Apr 2009: Deeds up 15%, foreclosure deeds up 244%, orders of notice up 62%
2010-05-05			WBUR: The U.S. Real Estate Future
2010-05-04			Dead credit bounce - MA SFH under agreement up 25% YOY in April
2010-05-03			Greenspan Wanted Housing-Bubble Dissent Kept Secret
2010-05-03			Case-Shiller: Low Tier Home Prices Fall Off in February
2010-05-03			Fed stimulus plan funded 11,692 Mass. jobs in Q1
2010-05-03			NOVA: Mind over money
2010-05-03			Dong, dong... the tax credit is dead
2010-04-30			Boston Bubble Wrap: The Real Story for MA - Mar 2010
2010-04-30			Confusion, Criticism Mark Home Tax Credit's Expiration
2010-04-29			W Hotel (and condo) Boston developer files for bankruptcy
2010-04-29			Roubini Global Economics: Recent housing data consistent with predictions of double dip (subscription)
2010-04-28			S&P/Case-Shiller: Boston area SFH prices in Feb up 1.8% YOY (nominal)
2010-04-28			MAR: MA SFH median in Mar up 9.8% YOY (nominal)
2010-04-28			Properties with 2nd mortgages represent disproportionate share of foreclosure
2010-04-28			E-mail suggests Goldman knew Harvard would lose
2010-04-27			Warren Group: Mar 2010 MA SFH median up 8.4% (nominal) YOY
2010-04-26			$8K tax credit for homebuyers expires Friday (for real this time?)
2010-04-26			Mortgage companies want to force taxpayers to loan to very recent defaulters
2010-04-23			Mass. foreclosure petitions rise 21% - Data for March show housing recovery is still on shaky ground
2010-04-23			Credit rating agencies had doubts by 2006
2010-04-23			New paperwork rules meant to protect home buyers are creating new headaches
2010-04-22			Homebuyers Tax Credit Causes Jump In Foreclosures
2010-04-22			Mass. foreclosure activity is up sharply
2010-04-22			Price to rent ratio in Boston, etc.
2010-04-21			The Great Housing Recession Continues
2010-04-21			Stone Place construction to begin
2010-04-21			Mortgage Servicer Profits May Threaten Obama Housing Programs
2010-04-20			Fannie and Freddie Amnesia
2010-04-20			Crack Shack or Mansion? (Vancouver)
2010-04-20			Mortgage aid program said more vulnerable to scams
2010-04-20			Sinking Ships - MA vs. RI March 2010
2010-04-19			Goldman's brass had a hand in mortgages - Bank profited on rise, fall of housing
2010-04-16			Developer sells Back Bay site
2010-04-16			BoA sees higher loss in home loans
2010-04-15			Mass. unemployment ticked down in March
2010-04-15			Massachusetts #10 in taxes levied per person
2010-04-15			Fed reports see state, nation on road to recovery
2010-04-14			Watchdog: Obama foreclosure plan leaves many out
2010-04-14			Even with low inflation, households still squeezed
2010-04-13			Jason Varitek strikes out! (Selling Newton home)
2010-04-13			1st Globe Real Estate Now meet-up on May 4th
2010-04-13			US homeowners making sacrifices in tough economy
2010-04-12			New Freddie Mac CEO earned $800K last year
2010-04-12			NorthPoint continues to go south
2010-04-12			Taxes on Mortgage Debt Relief
2010-04-12			This American Life: Eat my Shorts
2010-04-11			Prof. Shiller: Don't Bet the Farm on the Housing Recovery
2010-04-11			Consumers in U.S. Face End of Era of Cheap Credit
2010-04-09			Tax credit leads to irrational exuberance around Boston
2010-04-09			Middlesex North Registry of Deeds condo stats: those who bought in 2005 with less than 20% down are now underwater (nominally)
2010-04-09			Massachusetts Realtors gear up for 'nationwide open house'
2010-04-09			Former Quincy lawyer sentenced to jail time for his role in mortgage fraud scheme
2010-04-08			Mass Delusion: The National Housing Survey and the real estate bear market
2010-04-08			Record Mass. Rains Tighten Spigot For Home Financing
2010-04-08			Sell! Sell! Sell! The tax credit stampede gets rolling
2010-04-08			Mortgage rate jumps to 5.3% - Home buyers scramble to lock in while they can
2010-04-08			Beacon Hill auction fiasco actually a "success," marketing firm insists
2010-04-07			Is Boston entering a long term bear run?
2010-04-07			Faith in homeownership drops, Fannie Mae poll shows
2010-04-07			Homeowner at end of his rope; refinancing program offers no relief
2010-04-06			MA SFH pending home sales up 27% YOY in March
2010-04-06			Part-time Florida couple must pay Bay State taxes
2010-04-05			Gov't aims to help more "underwater" homeowners
2010-04-05			The Depreciating American Dream, Part 5: FAQ Who Should Buy A Home, And When?
2010-04-02			Boston Bubble Wrap, Feb 2010: Rate of change in median has stopped increasing
2010-04-02			Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, Mar 2010 vs Mar 2009: Deeds down 6%, foreclosure deeds up 73%, orders of notice up 160%
2010-04-02			Are Warren Group foreclosure stats repeatedly lower than registries'?
2010-04-02			Struggling Homeowners Walking On Mortgages - Experts Say Many Can Afford to Make Payments
2010-04-01			Fenway condos face foreclosure
2010-04-01			The Depreciating American Dream, Part 4: A Third Way?
2010-03-31			MA SFH Median Feb 2010 vs 2009 - Warren Group: up 8.4% (nominal); MAR: up 7.7% (nominal)
2010-03-31			The Depreciating American Dream, Part 3: Two Renting Couples, No Regrets
2010-03-31			Boston Case-Shiller Index Up 1.5% YOY (nominal) in January
2010-03-30			Boom Bust Graph Comparing US Cities
2010-03-30			The Depreciating American Dream, Part 2: Doubting The Suburban Fantasy
2010-03-30			The Depreciating American Dream, Part 1: Homebuyer's Remorse
2010-03-30			Spurt of Home Buying as End of Tax Credit Looms (once again)
2010-03-29			NAR spent $5.6M lobbying in 2009 Q4, leading to massive handout
2010-03-29			Experts expect mortgage rates to climb
2010-03-29			March statistics to-date show RE slow down, except for foreclosures, at Middlesex North Registry of Deeds
2010-03-29			Lower Home Prices Can Fix What Government Can't
2010-03-29			More government encouragement of irresponsible behavior
2010-03-26			Mass. housing rebound elusive, data say
2010-03-26			US to order lenders to cut mortgage payments for the jobless
2010-03-25			Bank of America still pitching risky mortgages
2010-03-25			Bank of America to reduce principal for thousands of borrowers
2010-03-24			Analysts: Mortgages rates to stay low after Fed exits, say bond firms
2010-03-24			Moody's: Recession has ended in Mass.
2010-03-23			Northeast home sales post 13% YOY increase, low end still dominating
2010-03-23			Geithner: Keep public role in housing finance
2010-03-23			Return of the housing froth - April 30th deadline fabricates false urgency
2010-03-23			Fort Pointless - Foreclosures a setback for neighborhood
2010-03-22			New Plan to Reshape Mortgage Market
2010-03-22			Mass. Market: Use of controversial housing law has plunged
2010-03-22			In Boston, a Lender Steps in After Foreclosures
2010-03-17			US mortgage demand tepid even as loan rates sink
2010-03-16			Middlesex North Registry of Deeds corroborates concerns of more foreclosures and shadow inventory
2010-03-15			Jobs program lost its way - and tax money
2010-03-12			Lower vacancy rates set to hike Hub-area rents
2010-03-12			REDC Boston auction Mar 27
2010-03-11			MA Housing Partnership: Around 64,000 distressed properties could trigger second wave of foreclosures
2010-03-11			Mass. Pike project crashes - Developer leaves mess, quits $800M Columbus Center plan
2010-03-11			Councilman Ross: Boston's high property prices directly caused by college students
2010-03-11			Dean Baker: Recession caused by housing bubble, not by a financial crisis
2010-03-11			Brockton group to pressure Bank of America to address foreclosures
2010-03-10			Lynn council orders derelict homes razed
2010-03-10			Brockton activist takes foreclosure woes to Bernanke
2010-03-10			Even The Rich Can Be Dumb About Money
2010-03-10			Massachusetts Bond Rating Remains Strong
2010-03-09			Sinking Ships - Unemployment in MA vs. RI, January 2010
2010-03-08			Barney Frank: "I shouldn't be a homeowner"
2010-03-08			MA Costs of Living for Single Parent with Two Children Hit $61,618 a Year
2010-03-08			Shiller: bias toward home ownership "has a great deal to do with culture, and little to do with financial wisdom"
2010-03-08			Dim Prospects For What Was Once America's Greatest Export Success Story
2010-03-05			Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: Globe optimism on January foreclosures unfounded
2010-03-05			Mass. jobless rate at 34-year high
2010-03-05			US sales of previously owned homes fall
2010-03-04			No bidders for Beacon Hill home
2010-03-04			Ben Bernanke to meet with Brockton housing activist
2010-03-04			Cambridge residents plan for Lechmere's future
2010-03-04			Survey shows improving economy in Boston area
2010-03-03			First Ever Auction of Beacon Hill Home, Today
2010-03-03			Gov. Patrick: Commonwealth on the road to recovery for employment
2010-03-03			Pace of foreclosures may be slowing in Mass.
2010-03-02			Foreclosures rose 8.5% in Mass. in Jan.
2010-03-02			Interactive map showing changing town-by-town home values in Massachusetts
2010-03-02			Why Fannie and Freddie should be euthanized - While Citi and BoA got $45B, Fannie and Freddie will take $389B
2010-03-02			Updated - Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, Feb 2010 vs Feb 2009: Deeds up 16%, foreclosure deeds up 54%, orders of notice up 573%
2010-03-01			Foreclosure crisis hits affluent towns - Number of petitions to seize homes spikes in Norfolk, Middlesex counties
2010-03-01			Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, Feb 2010 vs Feb 2009: Deeds down 7%, foreclosure deeds up 13%, orders of notice up 436%
2010-03-01			Beantown Bust: Boston Home Sales and Prices January 2010
2010-03-01			Homeowners Say Banks Keep Them Underwater by Spurning Loan Program Rules
2010-03-01			Buffet says real estate slump to end in about 2011, prices to remain "far below 'bubble' levels"
2010-02-26			S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Snapshot: Feb 23, 2010 - Futures prices through 2014 Q3
2010-02-26			Boston Bubble Brief, Jan 2010: MA SFH median real YOY increase of 10.70% exceeds all increases on record
2010-02-26			Home sales down 11% in Northeast, but up 11% in Mass?
2010-02-26			Obama may ban foreclosures without review
2010-02-26			Freddie Mac to stop buying interest-only mortgages... in Sep 2010
2010-02-26			When did the housing bubble begin?
2010-02-25			Joel Kotkin: Boston, et al, overbuilt and over-expensive - America's future lies in places like Texas
2010-02-25			Sales of new homes fall to record low with Northeast leading declines at 35%
2010-02-24			Newton, MA ranked one of the highest-income cities in U.S.
2010-02-24			Fed's next move to hit housing, mortgage rates
2010-02-23			Mortgage Crunch Coming
2010-02-23			Jan 2010 MA SFH median vs Jan 2009: MAR up 14.1% (nominal), Warren Group up 9.6% (nominal)
2010-02-22			Federal government responsible for up to 95% of mortgages in 2009 Q4
2010-02-19			Mortgage crisis spreads in Greater Lowell suburbs
2010-02-19			Fed announces surprise rate hike
2010-02-18			City reaps benefit of federal job bucks
2010-02-17			Takeover bid targets owner of Nouvelle at Natick
2010-02-16			Massachusetts Association of Realtors(R) debuts index to track local expectations
2010-02-15			Nantucket sees home foreclosures soar in '09
2010-02-12			Bank of America forecloses on house that MA couple had paid cash for
2010-02-12			Boston Fed confronting conventional wisdom of widespread home ownership
2010-02-11			First time buyers in MA jumped to 52% in 2009 from 45% in 2008
2010-02-11			CalPERS project in Boston on verge of going bust
2010-02-11			Pair of Lynn homes targeted for wrecking ball
2010-02-10			Zillow: Boston sliding into new housing slump
2010-02-10			U.S. Science and Engineering Stats Tell a "Worrisome Story"
2010-02-09			No Exit in Sight for U.S. As Fannie, Freddie Flail
2010-02-08			Prof. Case: Reflections on the Housing Market
2010-02-05			Local banks ordered to shore up finances
2010-02-05			Bay State homeowners' equity among highest in nation, although some ZIP codes are struggling
2010-02-04			The dangers of strategic default
2010-02-03			Barney Frank: Friend or Foe to Fannie and Freddie?
2010-02-03			Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: Orders of notice in Jan up 546% YOY, 66% MOM
2010-02-03			Developer resorts to auction to sell single-family house on Beacon Hill
2010-02-03			Study finds use of food pantries soaring in Mass. - Need for help rose 23%
2010-02-02			Rising FHA default rate foreshadows a crush of foreclosures
2010-02-02			FHA to encourage flipping
2010-02-02			Pending home sales in Mass. rose for 7th month
2010-02-01			Frank leads push to disband mortgage corporations
2010-02-01			State's home sales have first yearly rise since '04
2010-01-29			Mass. economy shrinks again
2010-01-29			Boston Bubble Brief, Dec 2009: First real YOY increase in MA SFH median since Aug 2005
2010-01-29			Shopping for a House? Consider Waiting 9 Months
2010-01-29			Needham attorney disbarred in mortgage payment case
2010-01-28			Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: December 2009
2010-01-28			Yes, Virginia, there is still a housing bubble
2010-01-28			CNNMoney calls Boston homes 16.30% undervalued at a median of $316K
2010-01-27			Brockton area foreclosures expected to rise this year after dropping in 2009
2010-01-27			Fed May Take Chance End to Debt Purchases Won't Hurt Housing
2010-01-26			US home prices: First drop in 7 months
2010-01-26			MA SFH Dec 2009 vs 2008 - Warren Group: median up 10.4% (nominal); MAR: median up 10.9% (nominal)
2010-01-25			The housing market - Still in the cellar - Small signs of recovery cannot shift the general gloom
2010-01-25			Sales of existing U.S. homes decreased 17% in December
2010-01-25			Lost decade for Bay State jobs - State ends decade with less jobs than beginning for 1st time since WWII
2010-01-25			Unemployment in MA vs. RI December 2009
2010-01-22			Altucher: notion that buying a home is a ticket to financial security is a "scam"
2010-01-22			Frank to Recommend Replacing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
2010-01-22			Long run Dutch house price index shows flat real prices from 1628 on
2010-01-21			Mass. unemployment rate rises to 9.4 percent
2010-01-21			Fed faces trap as it frets over withdrawal from QE
2010-01-20			FHA Sets Tighter Lending Requirements
2010-01-20			Housing Starts in U.S. Decrease, Permits Jump 11%
2010-01-19			Blue-collar workers bear brunt of decline - Ratio of job losses at depression level
2010-01-18			Beijing's Bubblicious Prices: 27:1 Apartment to Average Income Value
2010-01-18			Mass. Market: State legislature will be asked to tackle controversial home appraisal system
2010-01-18			Did Foreigners Cause America's Financial Crisis?
2010-01-18			Trust No Bankers - The financial industry has always been wrong about the dangers of regulation
2010-01-15			Strengthening U.S. Recovery May Intensify Fed Debate on Exit
2010-01-15			Towns step up efforts to chase property tax delinquents
2010-01-14			Estimated GSE Losses = $448 Billion
2010-01-14			Foreclosures May Rise to Record 3 Million U.S. Homes This Year
2010-01-14			2009 US foreclosures hit record high
2010-01-13			Federal Reserve: Mass. economy improving
2010-01-13			Fed's Record Profit Does Not Change Anything. US Still "Doomed" says Marc Faber
2010-01-13			Survey: housing prices in Boston in 2010 and beyond?
2010-01-13			Massachusetts schools brace for deep cuts
2010-01-12			Fed split over rate impact of mortgage purchases
2010-01-11			Hoenig Says Fed Should End Mortgage Program in March
2010-01-11			Putting their faith into the foreclosure fight - Religious groups lobby government, lenders
2010-01-11			Does CRE foreshadow fate of residential real estate once government life support stops increasing?
2010-01-08			Youth populations drop 1.2M in Northeast, Midwest
2010-01-08			Six arraigned in mortgage fraud scheme
2010-01-07			US jobs may rebound in 2010, but MA projected to continue losing
2010-01-06			Discussion: Housing market in 2010
2010-01-06			Stealthy Christmas Eve unlimited credit extension for GSEs seen as backdoor bailout
2010-01-06			Expired listings surge across Massachusetts as 2009 ends
2010-01-06			MAR reports increase in housing sales in December
2010-01-06			Massachusetts could lose congressman in population count, possibly from Western Mass
2010-01-05			Pending Sales Dropped 26% in the Northeast
2010-01-04			U.S. Loan Effort Is Seen as Adding to Housing Woes
2010-01-04			Calculated Risk: Government Housing Support Update
2009-12-31			Foreclosures worm way into tony towns including Nantucket, Concord, Weston, and Winchester
2009-12-31			Storm on homefront - While takings fall, legal actions to foreclose surge
2009-12-31			Mortgage Bond Rally May End, Rates Rise as Fed Stops Purchases
2009-12-30			MA wages and salaries down 5% YOY in 2009 Q3
2009-12-30			Beantown Bust, Oct 2009: Government housing tax gimmick distorted low end, but high end continued decline
2009-12-30			Herald: Turnaround in housing market expected - Hub likely near homestretch
2009-12-30			Are Homes now "Cheap"?
2009-12-30			Texas' now-strong banks hold lessons for rest of U.S.
2009-12-30			Quincy man to plead guilty in $3.2M fraud scheme
2009-12-29			Nominal Boston home prices dipped a bit in October
2009-12-29			MA housing market highly dependent on extremely low interest rates and government life support
2009-12-28			Case: Cautiously Sees "First Steps Back" For Housing Market
2009-12-25			Boston Bubble Brief, Nov 2009: Real prices still falling
2009-12-24			Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: November 2009
2009-12-24			Massachusetts sees population increase for first time in decade but may still lose congressional seat
2009-12-24			Hefty pay expected for chiefs of Freddie, Fannie
2009-12-23			Will luxury "short sales" drive housing prices down across MA?
2009-12-23			6 accused in Mass. mortgage scheme
2009-12-22			MA SFH Nov 2009 vs 2008 - Warren Group: median down 1.3% (nominal), sales up 59.1%; MAR: median up 0.7% (nominal), sales up 63.1%
2009-12-21			MA vs. RI Unemployment November 2009
2009-12-18			Developer's easy-money pitch left a trail of ruin - Of 169 condos sold, most in Dorchester, more than half are now in foreclosure
2009-12-18			Homeowners bet on a full house - Sellers hiring people to fill vacant homes
2009-12-18			Bay State jobless rate falls to 8.8%
2009-12-17			State tax revenue on the rebound, officials now say
2009-12-17			Buying a home as an inflation hedge
2009-12-17			Nantucket loses another house to erosion
2009-12-16			MAR president Sears: November increase in sales in home region "entirely due to the tax credit"
2009-12-15			U.S. lawmakers push covered bonds in preparation for retreat of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
2009-12-15			Nouvelle at Natick posts 25 - 30 sales since auction
2009-12-15			Brookline homes held value in 2009, says tax assessor
2009-12-14			Property values down in Boston, but everyone will pay a lot more in taxes
2009-12-11			Randolph woman pleads guilty to mortgage fraud
2009-12-11			Toxicity important to consider when buying
2009-12-11			Professor Case retiring
2009-12-10			Zandi projects 4.56% decline in Boston prices in 2010
2009-12-09			Boston ranks 3rd in home-price discounts
2009-12-09			Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: Increase in town foreclosure filings
2009-12-09			FHA's New Missions: Help affluent buy homes, make housing unaffordable
2009-12-09			Zillow estimate for Boston up 1.5% YOY nominally
2009-12-08			Mass. loan delinquencies seen falling in 2010
2009-12-08			Feds charge Stonecleave Village condos with bias against kids
2009-12-07			60% of all MA subprime defaults started with a prime mortgage
2009-12-07			Still No Closure On Foreclosure Crisis
2009-12-07			Herald: More house hunters look during holidays
2009-12-04			Off-market listings outpace sales in MA
2009-12-04			Zandi: U.S. housing market meltdown not over yet
2009-12-04			When and why to use a lawyer (as a buyer)?
2009-12-03			Fleeing Massachusetts
2009-12-03			N.E. economy poised for recovery, Fed survey says
2009-12-03			Government should stop insuring mortgages
2009-12-02			Middlesex North Registry of Deeds Nov 2009 Stats: Deeds up 24% YOY, orders of notice up 96%
2009-12-01			Pending Sales of U.S. Existing Homes Rose in October
2009-12-01			Design firm hit by economy, loan woes
2009-12-01			Law professor: Walk away - But is this the moral equivalent of theft?
2009-11-30			Obama to push banks on mortgages
2009-11-30			Harvard ignored warnings about investments - Advisers told Summers, others not to put so much cash in market; losses hit $1.8b
2009-11-30			Census shows many suburbs north of Boston growing as newcomers move in
2009-11-27			S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Snapshot, Nov 2009: Tax credit moved Boston prices above prediction of futures, but only in near term - future declines remain
2009-11-27			Boston Bubble Brief, Oct 2009: Prices still declining despite tax handout, credit extension a major wild card which could affect Boston prices either way
2009-11-27			Baker: The Fed Is Responsible for 10.2% Unemployment in the Same Way That Al Queda Was Responsible for September 11th
2009-11-26			Massachusetts Association of Buyer Agents Thankful for Pork
2009-11-25			WWF & Allianz: Sea level rise from climate change could jeopardize Boston assets worth $463B, Boston is city with 4th greatest exposure
2009-11-25			Boston nominal condo prices fell 28% YOY in October
2009-11-25			Green Line report criticized at Somerville hearing
2009-11-25			Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: October 2009
2009-11-25			Federal Housing Subsidies Are Insane
2009-11-24			MA SFH nominal median Oct 2009 vs 2008: MAR down 2.6%, Warren Group down 2.8%
2009-11-24			Housing Developers Owe Millions To Towns - Official Says Weak Oversight Led To Lost Money
2009-11-23			Something's gotta give - Either central banks are wrong to keep rates low, or markets are wrong to expect recovery
2009-11-23			Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: November orders of notice have "exploded"
2009-11-23			Unemployment Mashup, MA vs. RI September 2009 - MA down to 8.9%, RI up to 12.9%
2009-11-23			FHA may hike fees on home loans
2009-11-20			Barney Frank: (~3% down) loans for poor should max at $840K
2009-11-20			State jobless rate declines, bucking trend - First drop since '07; economists remain wary
2009-11-19			Bob Toll: "Yesterday's Sub-Prime Is Today's FHA... and I'm a Liberal Democrat"
2009-11-19			No work for the weary
2009-11-19			MA Oct foreclosures down 9% YOY, up 30% MOM
2009-11-18			Homebuilding Drops as End of Tax Credit Loomed
2009-11-18			64% of Boston owners think they can sell their homes for more than they paid
2009-11-18			South End condo proposal takes one step forward
2009-11-18			Home insurance: Buyer beware - Falling prices may mean lead existing owners to overpay
2009-11-17			Frank pitches loans for jobless homeowners during HUD visit to MA
2009-11-17			When did the housing bubble begin?
2009-11-16			Hub's top-price condos finding few takers
2009-11-13			Life on Severance: Comfort, Then Crisis
2009-11-13			US Home-Purchase Index Plunges to Lowest Level Since 2000
2009-11-13			Inflated claims of jobs created or saved
2009-11-12			FHA Says Cash Reserves Are Down Sharply
2009-11-12			Downturn has some law firms downsizing offices
2009-11-12			Cracks in the Foundation of the Fed's Housing Fix - "Bigger Than Systemic Risk"
2009-11-11			Economists: U.S. out of recession but Mass. isn't
2009-11-11			Stimulus job boost in state exaggerated, review finds
2009-11-11			Just 5% of Americans planning to buy house within a year, with top motivation being a belief that prices have "bottomed"
2009-11-10			More job losses predicted for Massachusetts
2009-11-10			Harvard's Glaeser: Expanded tax credit even worse, creates strong incentives for misuse and fraud, actually negates societal benefits of home ownership
2009-11-10			Fannie Mae needs another bailout; Freddie Mac will need one
2009-11-09			Michigan luring Bay State business
2009-11-09			Steven Pearlstein: Home buyer credit is Washington's way to "spend a lot of money that they don't have in ways that won't work to help too many people who are neither desperate nor deserving"
2009-11-06			House extends home buyer tax credit, now subsidizing the wealthy and existing owners
2009-11-05			Barney Frank wants (you) to pay the mortgages of the unemployed
2009-11-05			Pick-A-Writedown: Wells Fargo to shoehorn "Pick-A-Pay" borrowers into interest only loans
2009-11-04			Senate extends home buyer tax credit, expands handout to high income earners and existing owners
2009-11-04			Now's the time to rent in Boston
2009-11-04			Middlesex North Registry of Deeds Oct 2009 Stats: deeds up 18%, orders of notice up 158%
2009-11-03			Fed plans to stop mortgage purchases (and resultant rate suppression) in March, but could be thwarted by "nightmare scenario" compromising their independence
2009-11-03			Amid epidemic of foreclosures, a crying need for legal aid
2009-11-03			Real Estate Price Plunge Makes U.S. Homeownership Perilous Path
2009-11-02