Who’s Still Buying Homes in Mass.?

The net result of today’s market conditions: more affluent buyers, young and old, are now dominating the real estate market across the Bay State.

The type of buyers of single-family houses and condominiums in Massachusetts still fall into four main categories: first-time buyers, trade-up buyers, downsizing buyers and “everybody else.” But within those major categories are major shifts about who’s buying or not buying.