We asked our real estate experts, "What is happening in your neck of the woods?"

Per Lanse Robb, #1 broker on the North Shore since 1992 for the high-end market, "this has been a strong year". High-end sales are up from 264 to 319 in Essex County (defined as above $750,000). Days on market are down from an average of 171 to 137 this year. [...]