The number of foreclosures initiated in Massachusetts during the month of November fell below 2,000 for the first time since January, according to a new report by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. Still, petitions to foreclose, which mark the start of the foreclosure process, remain at a relatively high level and were 45 percent higher than last November.

Sales of single-family homes and condominiums in Massachusetts surged by more than 50 percent in November compared to the same month in 2008, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. November was the fifth consecutive month that single-family home sales increased year-over-year and the third straight month that condominium sales rose.

Sales of single-family homes and condominiums in Connecticut jumped by double-digit percentages in October from a year earlier, according to The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record. October was the third month in 2009 that single-family home sales have risen year-over-year.

Single-family home sales in Rhode Island rose 20.5 percent in October, the fifth consecutive month that home sales have increased year-over-year, according to The Warren Group. Condominium sales also climbed 7 percent, but prices for both single-family homes and condos continued to slide in October and are off by double-digit percentages from last year.

Sales of single-family homes and condominiums in Massachusetts increased by double-digit percentages in October year-over-year, according to a new report by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. It was the fourth consecutive month that single-family home sales climbed and the second straight month of increases for condo sales.

Foreclosures in Massachusetts rose nearly 30 percent in October from the previous month, but 85 fewer foreclosures were recorded compared to the same month last year, according to the latest report by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. At the same time, the number of foreclosures initiated in October dropped 9 percent from September but climbed 11 percent from a year earlier.

Sales of single-family homes and condominiums in Rhode Island rose in the third quarter compared to the same period in 2008, according to a new report by The Warren Group. Median prices for both single-family homes and condos, however, dropped. 

Sales of single-family homes and condominiums in Connecticut were flat in September compared to a year ago. But single-family home sales in the third quarter climbed nearly 3 percent from the same period in 2008, according to The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record.

Single-family home sales in Massachusetts increased for the third consecutive month in September, helping to push third quarter sales up 6 percent from a year ago, according to report by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

Lenders started and completed more foreclosures in Massachusetts during the third quarter than the previous quarter, but foreclosures have declined almost 30 percent year-over-year, according to a new report by The Warren Group.

The number of Connecticut residents filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection surged 51 percent in the first three quarters of 2009 from the same period last year, according to a new report by The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record.

The number of Bay State residents filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection jumped 35 percent in the first three quarters of 2009 from the same months last year, according to a new report by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

Single-family home sales in Connecticut climbed for the second consecutive month, jumping almost 7 percent in August year-over-year, according to the latest report from The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record.

Massachusetts home sales rose for the second consecutive month, climbing 2 percent in August year-over-year, but condominium sales continued to slump, according to a new report from The Warren Group.

Fewer Bay State properties were foreclosed on in August compared to the prior month and August 2008, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

Single-family home sales in Connecticut rose 4 percent in July, the first increase in home sales year-over-year in two years, according to a new report from The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record.

Bucking a six-month trend of falling home sales, Bay State home sales shot up nearly 12 percent in July year-over-year while the decline in median home prices narrowed, The Warren Group reported today.

Foreclosures in Massachusetts increased almost 9 percent in July from the prior month but dropped 38 percent from the same month last year, according to a new report from The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. At the same time, the number of foreclosures initiated by lenders rose from the prior year and has approached historic highs.

Single-family home sales in Massachusetts dipped nearly 5 percent in June from a year ago, while the median home price slid 8 percent, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

Foreclosures in Massachusetts fell 29 percent during the first half of 2009 compared to a year earlier, according to the latest report from The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. But petitions to foreclose, the first step in the foreclosure process, rose 5.6 percent during the first six months of 2009 from the same period last year.

Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings in Connecticut shot up 49 percent in the second quarter of 2009 from the same period a year ago, according to The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record.

Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings in Massachusetts surged 58 percent in the second quarter from the same months last year, according a new report from The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

The number of bank-owned property sales in Connecticut has jumped significantly to nearly 6 percent of single-family home sales transactions so far in 2009 compared to just 1 percent last year, according to The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record.

Single-family home sales and median home prices in Massachusetts continued to drop in May, according to a new report by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. But the rate of decline in monthly median home prices moderated.

The number of foreclosures in Massachusetts declined by double-digit percentages in May compared to last year and the prior month, according to the latest report from The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. However, the number of foreclosure proceedings started by banks and other types of lenders swelled during the same period.

Sales of single-family homes and condominiums in Connecticut fell by double-digit percentages in April, according to a report released today by The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record. Median prices for single-family homes also continued to decline in April, but not as sharply as in recent months.  

The Rhode Island housing market got a bounce in April, with single-family home sales climbing 3.6 percent to 524 from 506 last year, according to a new report from The Warren Group. It was the first increase in monthly home sales, year-over-year, in two years.

Sales of single-family homes and condos fell by double-digit percentages in April, according to a report released today by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. Median prices for single-family homes and condos also continued to decline in April, but not as sharply as in recent months.  

Massachusetts foreclosures dropped dramatically in April from a year ago and were also lower than March, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

The number of foreclosure deeds recorded in Massachusetts climbed 15.4 percent in March from the prior month but was 18 percent below last year’s level, according to a new report from The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

The single-family median home price in Connecticut plummeted nearly 18 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, the steepest drop in home prices for any quarter since The Warren Group began tracking the state’s prices changes in 1987.

The single-family median home price in Rhode Island fell 25.9 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period in 2008, according to the a new report from The Warren Group.

Single-family median home prices in Massachusetts fell 18.2 percent during the first quarter compared to the same period in 2008, marking the steepest percentage decline for any quarter since The Warren Group began tracking prices in 1987.

Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings in Massachusetts jumped 16 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

Fewer Bay State properties were foreclosed on in February compared to the prior month and a year earlier, according to a new report from The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. But the number of foreclosures initiated by lenders has climbed for four consecutive months.

Single-family home prices in Connecticut tumbled 17.1 percent in February compared to the same month in 2008, the fifth consecutive month that median prices have been dropped by double-digit percentages, according to The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record.

Home prices in Rhode Island plunged 25.8 percent in February from a year earlier, making it the fourth consecutive month that prices have dropped by 20 percent or more, according to the latest report from The Warren Group.

Bank-owned property sales made up more than 10 percent of Massachusetts’ single-family home sales transactions in February, approximately five times as many as the same month two years ago, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

Single-family home prices in Rhode Island during the month of January fell to the lowest level in about seven years, according to a report today from The Warren Group.

Sales of single-family homes and condominiums in Connecticut plummeted more than 35 percent in January from a year earlier, according to a report today by The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record.

Single-family home sales in Massachusetts dropped 10.3 percent in January while prices plunged by 20.2 percent compared to a year earlier, according to a report released today by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

More than 950 foreclosures were recorded in Massachusetts during the month of January, a 21.8 percent increase from the same month in 2008 and 4 percent more than a month earlier, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

Mirroring a trend seen in other parts of the country, personal bankruptcy filings in Connecticut shot up more than 60 percent in 2008 from a year earlier, according to the latest report from The Warren Group.

The number of personal bankruptcy filings in Massachusetts ballooned 41 percent in 2008 from a year earlier, according to a new report from The Warren Group.

Connecticut’s single-family housing market in 2008 experienced the sharpest declines in single-family home sales and median home prices in about 20 years, according to The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record.

Sales and prices of single-family homes dropped 13 percent in 2008, marking the second consecutive month with both sales and price declines, according to the latest report from The Warren Group.

Sales and prices of single-family homes in Massachusetts fell by more than 11 percent in 2008, delivering one of the slowest housing markets in more than two decades, according to the latest report from The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

Foreclosure activity in Massachusetts surged 62.4 percent in 2008 compared to 2007 and was nearly four times the level seen in 2006, according to The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.