Here’s October 2013′s Monthly Multifamily Housing Activity Report from the Greater Boston Association of Realtors®. What’s Going On In The Market? (Comparing October 2013 to October 2012) • Closed sales are up +10.5% • Median Prices are up +13.3% • Inventory is down -34.8% • Months Supply of Homes for Sale is down -38.7% • Days on market are down -26.1% • New Listings are up +12.5

1. 5B
Multi-Family Housing Activity Report
October 2013
Key Metrics
Historical Sparklines
Oct-2012
1,892
+ 2.9%
$453,000
+ 13.3%
$375,000
$435,500
+ 16.1%
446
- 34.8%
--
--
--
2.2
- 38.7%
--
--
--
62
46
- 26.1%
69
49
- 28.9%
97.1%
99.3%
+ 2.2%
95.9%
98.8%
+ 3.0%
279
10-2012
1,839
3.6
10-2011
+ 10.5%
684
10-2010
210
$400,000
A count of actual sales that have closed within a given month.
+/–
190
Closed Sales
Oct-2013
YTD 2012 YTD 2013
+/–
314
+ 12.5%
2,821
2,859
+ 1.3%
10-2013
Median Sales Price
The point at which half of the homes sold in a given month
were priced higher and one half priced lower, not accounting for seller
concessions.
10-2010
10-2011
10-2012
10-2013
Inventory of Homes for Sale
The number of properties available for sale in active status
at the end of the month.
10-2010
10-2011
10-2012
10-2013
Months Supply of Homes for Sale
The inventory of homes for sale at the end of a given month, divided by the
average monthly pending sales from the last 12 months.
10-2010
10-2011
10-2012
10-2013
Days on Market Until Sale
The average number of days between when a property is listed
and when an offer is accepted.
10-2010
10-2011
10-2012
10-2013
Pct. of Org. List Price Received
The average percentage found when dividing a property's sales price
by the original list price, not accounting for seller concessions.
10-2010
10-2011
10-2012
10-2013
New Listings
A count of the properties that have been newly listed
on the market in a given month.
10-2010
10-2011
10-2012
10-2013
Current as of November 16, 2013. Multi-family activity is comprised of 2-, 3- and 4-family properties only.
All data from MLS Property Information Network, Inc. Provided by Greater Boston Association of REALTORS®. Powered by 10K Research and Marketing.

2. Multi-Family Housing Activity Report – 2-Family Properties
October 2013
Closed Sales
Median Sales Price
Days on Market
Inventory
10-2012
Acton
Arlington
Ashland
Attleboro
Bedford
Bellingham
Belmont
Boston
Boxborough
Brookline
Burlington
Cambridge
Canton
Carlisle
Chelsea
Concord
Dedham
Dover
Everett
Foxborough
Framingham
Franklin
Holliston
Hopkinton
Hudson
Lexington
Lincoln
Malden
Mansfield
Marlborough
Maynard
Medfield
Medford
Medway
Milford
Millis
Milton
Natick
Needham
Newton
10-2013
+/–
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
2
4
0
2
1
0
3
30
0
1
0
4
0
0
3
0
1
0
7
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
8
0
3
1
0
6
0
2
0
2
3
0
3
0
3
0
6
0
0
1
33
0
1
0
5
2
0
2
0
1
0
5
0
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
9
2
2
0
0
7
0
4
0
0
2
1
6
- 100.0%
- 25.0%
-+ 200.0%
- 100.0%
-- 66.7%
+ 10.0%
-0.0%
-+ 25.0%
--- 33.3%
-0.0%
-- 28.6%
-0.0%
0.0%
--0.0%
--+ 12.5%
-- 33.3%
- 100.0%
-+ 16.7%
-+ 100.0%
-- 100.0%
- 33.3%
-+ 100.0%
$350,000
$577,000
$0
$206,250
$332,000
$0
$676,000
$387,500
$0
$650,000
$0
$599,550
$0
$0
$268,000
$0
$317,000
$0
$327,500
$0
$282,500
$320,000
$0
$0
$205,000
$0
$0
$356,500
$0
$156,900
$190,000
$0
$441,250
$0
$220,750
$0
$288,500
$418,000
$0
$712,000
$0
$652,000
$0
$184,700
$0
$0
$569,000
$450,000
$0
$1,379,000
$0
$863,000
$429,500
$0
$310,750
$0
$540,000
$0
$355,000
$0
$268,500
$328,000
$0
$376,000
$192,900
$0
$0
$435,000
$304,950
$208,875
$0
$0
$478,000
$0
$174,250
$0
$0
$359,125
$425,000
$627,500
- 100.0%
+ 13.0%
-- 10.4%
- 100.0%
-- 15.8%
+ 16.1%
-+ 112.2%
-+ 43.9%
--+ 16.0%
-+ 70.3%
-+ 8.4%
-- 5.0%
+ 2.5%
--- 5.9%
--+ 22.0%
-+ 33.1%
- 100.0%
-+ 8.3%
-- 21.1%
-- 100.0%
- 14.1%
-- 11.9%
39
15
0
46
39
0
19
61
0
9
0
35
0
0
98
0
150
0
59
0
148
26
0
0
24
0
0
55
0
137
151
0
23
0
111
0
81
75
0
28
0
5
0
105
0
0
8
53
0
4
0
7
29
0
48
0
9
0
33
0
64
217
0
91
109
0
0
37
3
8
0
0
39
0
139
0
0
115
62
30
- 100.0%
- 65.5%
-+ 131.1%
- 100.0%
-- 58.6%
- 12.9%
-- 55.6%
-- 79.3%
--- 51.4%
-- 94.0%
-- 43.8%
-- 56.9%
+ 734.6%
--+ 354.2%
--- 32.7%
-- 94.5%
- 100.0%
-+ 69.0%
-+ 25.6%
-- 100.0%
+ 53.3%
-+ 9.0%
0
5
3
21
2
2
5
113
0
2
0
8
2
0
11
5
6
0
17
0
9
2
0
0
3
1
4
22
3
14
3
4
15
3
12
0
7
6
1
16
0
1
0
9
0
0
4
61
0
4
0
8
2
0
3
1
3
0
18
6
7
3
0
0
2
1
0
15
2
10
6
1
12
1
6
1
1
6
1
11
-- 80.0%
- 100.0%
- 57.1%
- 100.0%
- 100.0%
- 20.0%
- 46.0%
-+ 100.0%
-0.0%
0.0%
-- 72.7%
- 80.0%
- 50.0%
-+ 5.9%
-- 22.2%
+ 50.0%
--- 33.3%
0.0%
- 100.0%
- 31.8%
- 33.3%
- 28.6%
+ 100.0%
- 75.0%
- 20.0%
- 66.7%
- 50.0%
-- 85.7%
0.0%
0.0%
- 31.3%
All data from MLS Property Information Network, Inc. Provided by Greater Boston Association of REALTORS®. Powered by 10K Research and Marketing.

3. Multi-Family Housing Activity Report – 2-Family Properties (cont.)
October 2013
Closed Sales
Median Sales Price
Days on Market
Inventory
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
Norfolk
North Attleboro
Norwood
Plainville
Quincy
Revere
Saugus
Sharon
Sherborn
Somerville
Southborough
Stow
Sudbury
Walpole
Waltham
Watertown
Wayland
Wellesley
Weston
Westwood
Winchester
Winthrop
Woburn
Wrentham
0
0
0
0
9
7
1
0
0
10
0
0
0
1
4
6
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
9
5
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
2
4
10
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
----0.0%
- 28.6%
- 100.0%
--+ 10.0%
---+ 100.0%
0.0%
+ 66.7%
----0.0%
+ 100.0%
0.0%
--
$0
$0
$0
$0
$380,000
$345,000
$463,500
$0
$0
$537,500
$0
$0
$0
$152,000
$354,500
$566,500
$0
$0
$0
$0
$558,803
$141,000
$330,900
$0
$0
$275,000
$431,500
$0
$500,000
$370,000
$0
$0
$0
$625,000
$0
$0
$0
$258,570
$530,500
$580,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$701,000
$415,000
$400,000
$0
----+ 31.6%
+ 7.2%
- 100.0%
--+ 16.3%
---+ 70.1%
+ 49.6%
+ 2.4%
----+ 25.4%
+ 194.3%
+ 20.9%
--
0
0
0
0
56
106
28
0
0
47
0
0
0
75
211
73
0
0
0
0
151
129
7
0
0
53
70
0
26
31
0
0
0
45
0
0
0
17
22
18
0
0
0
0
7
46
58
0
----- 53.3%
- 71.1%
- 100.0%
--- 4.3%
---- 77.3%
- 89.8%
- 74.7%
----- 95.3%
- 64.3%
+ 728.6%
--
0
4
3
1
20
27
5
0
0
20
3
2
1
1
5
8
1
1
1
0
4
5
9
1
1
3
4
1
17
24
3
2
0
11
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
6
4
0
-- 25.0%
+ 33.3%
0.0%
- 15.0%
- 11.1%
- 40.0%
--- 45.0%
- 100.0%
- 100.0%
- 100.0%
0.0%
- 60.0%
- 87.5%
- 100.0%
0.0%
- 100.0%
-- 50.0%
+ 20.0%
- 55.6%
- 100.0%
Greater Boston
132
146
+10.6%
$385,000
$450,000
+16.9%
67
45
-33.6%
449
290
-35.4%
Note: The "Greater Boston" figures are not a compilation or total of the individual areas.
All data from MLS Property Information Network, Inc. Provided by Greater Boston Association of REALTORS®. Powered by 10K Research and Marketing.

4. Multi-Family Housing Activity Report – 3-Family Properties
October 2013
Closed Sales
Median Sales Price
Days on Market
Inventory
10-2012
Acton
Arlington
Ashland
Attleboro
Bedford
Bellingham
Belmont
Boston
Boxborough
Brookline
Burlington
Cambridge
Canton
Carlisle
Chelsea
Concord
Dedham
Dover
Everett
Foxborough
Framingham
Franklin
Holliston
Hopkinton
Hudson
Lexington
Lincoln
Malden
Mansfield
Marlborough
Maynard
Medfield
Medford
Medway
Milford
Millis
Milton
Natick
Needham
Newton
10-2013
+/–
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
25
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
27
0
1
0
2
0
0
5
0
0
0
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
---- 50.0%
---+ 8.0%
---- 33.3%
------+ 20.0%
-0.0%
------0.0%
----- 33.3%
------- 100.0%
$0
$0
$0
$114,250
$0
$0
$0
$392,500
$0
$0
$0
$856,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$385,000
$0
$270,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$435,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$550,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,885,000
$0
$0
$0
$335,000
$0
$156,000
$0
$470,000
$0
$1,380,000
$0
$1,065,000
$0
$0
$425,000
$0
$0
$0
$402,450
$0
$375,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$430,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$657,500
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
---+ 193.2%
---+ 19.7%
---+ 24.4%
------+ 4.5%
-+ 38.9%
------- 1.1%
----+ 19.5%
------- 100.0%
0
0
0
60
0
0
0
49
0
0
0
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
46
0
227
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
123
0
0
0
6
0
205
0
55
0
8
0
19
0
0
53
0
0
0
46
0
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
138
0
0
0
0
46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
---- 89.9%
---+ 12.3%
---- 21.8%
------- 0.1%
-- 92.1%
------+ 452.0%
----+ 452.0%
------- 100.0%
0
0
4
11
0
0
0
97
0
2
0
2
0
0
19
1
0
0
15
0
2
1
1
0
5
0
0
3
0
3
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
7
1
0
0
61
0
0
0
6
1
0
9
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
3
1
0
1
1
4
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
--- 100.0%
- 36.4%
---- 37.1%
-- 100.0%
-+ 200.0%
--- 52.6%
- 100.0%
--- 86.7%
-0.0%
- 100.0%
0.0%
-- 40.0%
--- 66.7%
-+ 33.3%
--0.0%
-0.0%
---- 100.0%
- 100.0%
All data from MLS Property Information Network, Inc. Provided by Greater Boston Association of REALTORS®. Powered by 10K Research and Marketing.

5. Multi-Family Housing Activity Report – 3-Family Properties (cont.)
October 2013
Closed Sales
Median Sales Price
Days on Market
Inventory
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
Norfolk
North Attleboro
Norwood
Plainville
Quincy
Revere
Saugus
Sharon
Sherborn
Somerville
Southborough
Stow
Sudbury
Walpole
Waltham
Watertown
Wayland
Wellesley
Weston
Westwood
Winchester
Winthrop
Woburn
Wrentham
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
--100.0%
0.0%
-+100.0%
----+400.0%
-----100.0%
----------
$0
$240,000
$346,125
$0
$510,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$680,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$463,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$450,000
$0
$570,000
$410,000
$0
$0
$0
$815,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$685,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
--100.0%
+30.0%
-+11.8%
----+19.9%
-----100.0%
----------
0
136
39
0
22
0
0
0
0
31
0
0
0
0
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
68
0
54
25
0
0
0
26
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
--100.0%
+74.4%
-+145.5%
-----16.1%
-----100.0%
----------
0
2
0
0
6
4
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
5
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
-+150.0%
---50.0%
-25.0%
----75.0%
---+100.0%
--50.0%
-----+100.0%
-100.0%
-100.0%
Greater Boston
46
57
+23.9%
$401,000
$470,000
+17.2%
50
50
+0.1%
201
125
-37.8%
Note: The "Greater Boston" figures are not a compilation or total of the individual areas.
All data from MLS Property Information Network, Inc. Provided by Greater Boston Association of REALTORS®. Powered by 10K Research and Marketing.

6. Multi-Family Housing Activity Report – 4-Family Properties
October 2013
Closed Sales
Median Sales Price
Days on Market
Inventory
10-2012
Acton
Arlington
Ashland
Attleboro
Bedford
Bellingham
Belmont
Boston
Boxborough
Brookline
Burlington
Cambridge
Canton
Carlisle
Chelsea
Concord
Dedham
Dover
Everett
Foxborough
Framingham
Franklin
Holliston
Hopkinton
Hudson
Lexington
Lincoln
Malden
Mansfield
Marlborough
Maynard
Medfield
Medford
Medway
Milford
Millis
Milton
Natick
Needham
Newton
10-2013
+/–
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-------- 33.3%
-- 100.0%
-- 100.0%
-----------------------------
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$700,000
$0
$1,680,000
$0
$1,475,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,377,500
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$450,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$337,500
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
-------+ 239.6%
-- 100.0%
-- 100.0%
-----------------------------
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
22
0
98
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
0
0
0
0
0
0
110
0
0
0
0
0
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-------+ 75.0%
-- 100.0%
-- 100.0%
-----------------------------
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
- 100.0%
--+ 100.0%
---+ 50.0%
-0.0%
-- 100.0%
------0.0%
-0.0%
-- 100.0%
-- 100.0%
----- 66.7%
-0.0%
- 100.0%
-- 100.0%
----0.0%
All data from MLS Property Information Network, Inc. Provided by Greater Boston Association of REALTORS®. Powered by 10K Research and Marketing.

7. Multi-Family Housing Activity Report – 4-Family Properties (cont.)
October 2013
Closed Sales
Median Sales Price
Days on Market
Inventory
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
10-2012
10-2013
+/–
Norfolk
North Attleboro
Norwood
Plainville
Quincy
Revere
Saugus
Sharon
Sherborn
Somerville
Southborough
Stow
Sudbury
Walpole
Waltham
Watertown
Wayland
Wellesley
Weston
Westwood
Winchester
Winthrop
Woburn
Wrentham
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
----0.0%
-----100.0%
-----100.0%
----------
$0
$0
$0
$0
$692,500
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,400,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$369,666
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$465,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
-----32.9%
-----100.0%
-----100.0%
----------
0
0
0
0
190
0
0
0
0
83
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-----91.6%
-----100.0%
-----100.0%
----------
0
0
1
2
4
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
--0.0%
-100.0%
-75.0%
0.0%
----50.0%
----+400.0%
----------
Greater Boston
12
7
-41.7%
$696,250
$455,000
-34.6%
56
43
-23.9%
34
31
-8.8%
Note: The "Greater Boston" figures are not a compilation or total of the individual areas.
All data from MLS Property Information Network, Inc. Provided by Greater Boston Association of REALTORS®. Powered by 10K Research and Marketing.