Amid the continued shortage in the supply of homes for sale in Greater Boston and appreciating home values, sales of single-family homes and condominiums remained steady in June according to data released by the Greater Boston Association of REALTORS (GBAR).

Sales of single-family detached homes experienced a modest 2.2 percent decline in year-over-years sales in May, as 1,221 homes were sold compared to 1,249 homes sold in May 2016

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A continued shortage of homes for sale and rising prices throughout Greater Boston have softened overall sales of single-family homes and condominiums in April according to data released from the Greater Boston Association of REALTORS (GBAR).

The spring housing market got off to a strong start as sales of single-family homes and condominiums rose in March, following a mild winter, steady incoming job growth, and high buyer demand according to data issued today by the Greater Boston Association of REALTORS (GBAR).

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Amid a short supply of inventory, rising mortgage rates and higher prices in the condominium market, sales of single-family homes and condos softened in February in Greater Boston, according to data issued from the Greater Boston Association of REALTORS (GBAR).

Most of 2016 offered the same monthly housing market highlights. The number of homes for sale was drastically down in year-over-year comparisons, along with days on market and months of supply.

The story has remained consistent as concerns residential real estate. In year-over-year comparisons, the number of homes for sale has been fewer in most communities. Meanwhile, homes are selling in fewer days and for higher prices.

As we enter the final quarter of 2016, not much has changed since the year began. Market predictions have been, in a word, predictable. A relatively comfortable pace of activity has been maintained thanks to continuing low unemployment and mortgage rates.