Area home sales on rebound as joblessness sours
Wednesday Dec 23 | via SouthCoastToday.com
Home sales surged but unemployment remained high throughout southeastern Massachusetts last month, according to two sets of numbers released Tuesday. Comment?
Jobless, home stats give mixed signals
Nov 25, 2009 | via Cape Cod Times
A pair of reports released yesterday offered a snapshot of the region's economic situation. Comment?
Foreclosures loom in Plymouth County
Nov 24, 2009 | via Boston Business Journal
More Plymouth County families will be facing the threat of foreclosure this holiday season than at any point in the housing crisis so far, the Enterprise reports, citing figures from the Registry of Deeds. Comment?
New foreclosure data shows mixed signs
Nov 19, 2009 | via The Standard-Times
Bristol County foreclosures slid by 1 percent in October when compared to the same month last year, while Plymouth County foreclosures shot up by 28.7 percent, according to new data released Thursday. Comment?
New foreclosure proceedings increase in September
Oct 21, 2009 | via SouthCoastToday.com
New foreclosure proceedings in the region grew last month at a slower rate than in August, according to data released Tuesday. Comment?
Reversing trend, more are coming to Mass. than leavi...
Friday Dec 25 | via Boston.com
For the first time in at least two decades, more US residents are moving to Massachusetts than moving out, a dramatic turnaround that has helped fuel the state's sharpest population growth since 2001, according to new estimates from the US Census Bureau. Comment?
Home sales surge after tax credit
Wednesday Dec 23 | via Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Extraordinary government efforts to stabilize the housing market are paying off. Comment?
Massachusetts home sales surge in November
Tuesday Dec 22 | via Boston Globe
Federal tax breaks, historically low mortgage rates, and an improving economy sparked a record surge in Massachusetts home sales last month, but with the crucial spring selling season still to come, the question remains: Can it last? First-time home buyers, rushing to beat a possible Dec. Comment?
Mass. home sales surge in November
Tuesday Dec 22 | via WHDH-TV
Sales of single-family homes in Massachusetts surged by about 60 percent in November when compared to the same month last year, while prices showed signs of stabilizing. Comment?
R.I. home prices up slightly for first time in years
Tuesday Dec 22 | via Providence Journal
For the first time since July 2006, the median price of single-family houses sold in Rhode Island has increased from the same period in the prior year, according to the Rhode Island Association of Realtors. Comment?
BMGP, FCEC and ASFX are the Dec. 28th Daily Market M...
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Looking Ahead in the Markets, Stocks Expected to Imp...
3 min ago | via On Wall Street
As investors breathe a sigh of relief that the wild ride of 2009 is over, they're peeking over the parapet to see if 2010 offers more tranquility. Comment?
Rasmussen poll: Economy getting worse
5 min ago | via The Business Journal of Phoenix
Private sector workers are not enthused about the economic outlook or their job security, according to a Rasmussen Reports survey of 500 Americans. Comment?
Katrina-Hit Gulf Coast Still Recovering
5 min ago | via Realtor Magazine
Real estate on the Mississippi Gulf Coast was just recovering from Hurricane Katrina when it was hit hard by the real estate downturn and rise in foreclosures. Comment?
Interest Rates Predicted to Reach 6%
5 min ago | via Realtor Magazine
Interest rates are likely to rise to 6 percent by the end of 2010, predicted Amy Crews Cutts, deputy chief economist at Freddie Mac. Comment?