Market Leaders Profile: Boston

Population: 4,522,858 (3 percent increase since 2000)
Existing home sales: Q2 2009 sales were down 13 percent from 2008, but up 104 percent from Q1
Home prices:

• Down 5.9 percent from 2008
• Down 16.3 percent from September 2005 local peak
• Down 9.4 percent over last 5 years
• Up 62 percent over last decade

Homeownership rate: 65.2 percent (No. 48 among major metros)
Median household income: $66,870
Local unemployment rate: 8.4 percent (up from 5 percent in 2008)
Sources: Greater Boston Association of Realtors, S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Index U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau

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