WALTHAM, Mass. – July 27, 2010 – The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that single-family home sales were up in June, marking the 12^th straight month of year-over-year increases. Both single-family and condominium median prices were also up in June and in Q2 compared to the same time last year.

“As we anticipated, there was a big jump in closed sales in June as buyers pushed to close before the June 30 deadline to take advantage of the homebuyer tax credit,” said 2010 MAR President Kevin Sears, broker/co-owner of Sears Real Estate in Springfield.  “The tax credit did its job and got the market moving again.  The activity over the next couple of months will answer whether the momentum was sustained.” Read more (The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS)