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Single-family home sales, prices climb in December
The median sale price of single-family homes in Hampshire County climbed to $301,555 in 2020, up 7.7% from 2019, when the median price was $275,000, according to figures released this week by the Warren Group, a Boston firm that tracks real estate sales.
The number of homes sold in Hampshire County also rose, but only by about 0.5%, to 1,382 in 2020 compared to 1,374 the year before. Sales surged in December, however, jumping 36% to 150 from 110 homes sold in December 2019, the Warren Group reported.
Statewide, there were 61,469 single-family home sales in 2020 a 3.9% increase from 2019 when there were 59,178 transactions. Meanwhile, the median single-family sale price hit $445,500 an 11.4% increase on the same basis.
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HOLYOKE Luz Lopez, executive director of MetroCare of Springfield, and Annamarie Golden, director of Community Relations for Baystate Health, will be the featured presenters on Wednesday, Jan. 27, for the first Holyoke Community College (HCC) Women’s Leadership Luncheon Series of 2021.
The spring Women’s Leadership Luncheon Series will be held from noon to 1:15 p.m. over Zoom on the last Wednesdays of January, February, March, April, and May.
Once a month, participants will join a group of women leaders to discuss current issues and ideas to help their leadership development. They will also have the opportunity to form a supportive network of women leaders to help navigate their careers.