The volume of single-family home sales in Massachusetts fell 5 percent in December from a year ago, and condo sales took a bigger hit, the Warren Group reported this morning. That reversed a trend of the five previous months, which posted year-over-year sales gains, said the Warren Group, a Boston firm that tracks local real estate activity. For December 2011, the median sale price of single ...

The volume of single-family home sales in Massachusetts fell 5 percent in December from a year ago, and condo sales took a bigger hit, the Warren Group reported this morning. That reversed a trend of the five previous months, which posted year-over-year sales gains, said the Warren Group, a Boston firm that tracks local real estate activity. For December 2011, the median sale price of single ...

Marco homes, lots and condo sales for 2011 have eclipsed those of the previous year, prompting the local Realtors association to predict further...