Here is the link to my September Real Estate Update newsletter. This months issue includes:

"Sellers: Know Your Buyer Market";

"Major Campaign To Extend $8,000 Home Buyer Tax Credit Underway";
"Real Estate Investment 101";
"New Disclosures Help Mortgage Consumers Know Risk";
"Making Small Homes Have Big Appeal To Buyers";

Plus a roundup of August real estate activity as well as much more advice and information.

I hope you enjoy this monthly newsletter. If you have any comments, please e-mail them to me. Or, if you would like to see a certain topic covered in future months, let me know that too! If you would like to subscribe just drop me a note with your name and email address (I will not share your information with anyone.)

It’s a great time to buy in Sudbury MA (01776)! There are 94 single-family homes for sale and both median and average sale prices have dropped during 2008. There were only 6 closed sales during November compared with 23 in November 2007, and 12 during October for both years. The median sale price was $547,500 –down 18.5% from Nov. 2007; the average sale price was $617,917 - a 17.5% drop from the previous year. Average time on the market is up to 201 days from 189. Year-to-date sales decreased 23% from 2007. Both median and average sale prices dropped by approximately 10%.
Overall, the number of homes for sale is the same as last year at this time. However, inventory levels vary by price-range: the ranges with the largest increases are: $700k to $799,900 – 13 for sale compared to 5 last year; $1,000,000 to $1,499,999 – 19 compared with only 8 last year; and MORE...

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