Massachusetts housing market may be in the doldrums

Still, both April and May saw strong sales and pricing, though much more modestly, according to numbers obtained by the Herald.In April, the average downtown condo sold for $639,856, up 20 percent over the year prior, according to preliminary figures. In May, it sold for $615,000, up 2 percent.In all, condo sales volume for April, May and June was up by about 2.3 percent, to 1,101 condos, compared to the same period last year.