The Republican: "Home prices slide in Pioneer Valley"
The July 18 Republican reports on the state of the local housing market:
See also:
TMCnet: "Local home sales down: Buyers are 'in the catbird seat'" (7/20/08)
The national economy -- rising unemployment, gas and grocery prices -- has put the brakes on home sales nationally, with the National Association of Realtors reporting that sales in May were down 15.9 percent from the same month last year.
Home prices slide in Pioneer Valley
Hampshire County sales were down 29.3 percent and the median price was $270,000, down 3.1 percent compared with the second quarter of last year...
There were 3,500 houses on the market July 1 compared with 3,300 a year ago and 2,000 back in 2005...
See also:
TMCnet: "Local home sales down: Buyers are 'in the catbird seat'" (7/20/08)
The national economy -- rising unemployment, gas and grocery prices -- has put the brakes on home sales nationally, with the National Association of Realtors reporting that sales in May were down 15.9 percent from the same month last year.
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