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In real estate, so goes the nation, so goes Mass. Well, yes and no.
Home Buying Key takeaways from the National Association of Realtors’ buyers and sellers report. First-timers made up 26 percent of all buyers, the smallest percentage of total buyers since data collection began. — Jon Gorey/Boston.com file Jon Gorey By Jim Morrison — Boston.com Correspondent November 3, 2022 | 11:18 AM A report released by the National Association of Realtors on Thursday reflects a real estate market still acting like the neighborhood jerk. The report, based on data collected from July 2021 to June 2022, doesn’t reflect the the market cooldown nationwide, but its findings highlight trends with lasting implications: Buyers and sellers are getting older, properties are selling more slowly…