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FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: GIG ECONOMY BATTLE SHIFTS INTO GEAR A coalition that counts Uber, Lyft and other major gig economy players among its members is pushing Beacon Hill to weigh in on how to classify app-based drivers. The group is boosting allies in the legislature, just commissioned a new poll and is laying the groundwork for a possible ballot question campaign.
Red-hot Western Massachusetts housing market has the pros asking, ‘Are these prices even realistic?’
Updated 5:28 AM;
Today 5:28 AM
Elias Acuna of Maria Acuna Real Estate, is at his listing on Wayne Street in Springfield, April 16, 2021. (Don Treeger / The Republican)
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SPRINGFIELD Pat Wheway, a broker associate for Coldwell Banker, listed a home a 1,500-square-foot split level in Springfield at 9 p.m. on a Thursday and got her first phone calls before 10:30.
“They wanted to be the first ones in that house in the morning,” she said. “It’s very busy.”
Interest is especially high for homes priced for first-time buyers, Wheway said. The Springfield house garnered 21 offers in three days.
Massachusetts Realtors confront robust seller’s market
Updated Feb 14, 2021;
Posted Feb 14, 2021
Realtor Suzanne Moore at one of her listings on Berwyn Street in South Hadley. (Don Treeger / The Republican)
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As Realtors were approaching their busy spring season last year, the national lockdown in March resulted in slower than normal sales. But it wasn’t all doom and gloom. The good news is that as the country began to open up again, the market saw increased demand along with rising property values in many states.
“Home sales in November took a marginal step back, but sales for all of 2020 are already on pace to surpass (the previous year’s) levels,” said Lawrence Yun, National Association of Realtors chief economist in a year-end press release. “Given the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s amazing that the housing sector is outperforming expectations.”