New Year, but continued housing shortages continue to prop up home prices

Will overflowing demand for housing continue to protect the Brookline/Newton/Greater Boston market? It may be a New Year, but continued housing shortages may continue to prop up home prices. Despite what we've been reading in national news of a slowing market, the real estate market here seems to be following our typical seasonal trends. Buyers are still buying and sellers still selling. We examine the numbers and discuss a few new listings we visited this week and what they may portend. FEEDBACK OR QUESTIONS? Email us! [e-mail] ** Accent Realty, 617-396-3206, www.accentbrookline.com ** AVI KAUFMAN, [e-mail], 617-751-1040, www.avirealestate.com RON SCHARF, [e-mail], 617-221-3122