Work & Money
from the June 10, 2002 edition

Where housing is called 'overpriced'


Certainly location helps determine the price of a house. But local income is also key. Massachusetts forecasting firm Local Market Monitor recently ranked the following overpriced markets, where home prices are out of line with incomes.

LILIAN AKWISOMBE - STAFF
SOURCE: LOCAL MARKET MONITOR, WELLESLEY, MASS.





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