For Boston and the North Shore market area, sales are up across the board for homes, condos and multies from the year earlier period.  
Prices are still falling in the single family market, condo prices were flat and may be forming a bottom, and multi-family prices are up.

For Essex County, homes sales were up a strong 12.4%, condos were up 4.7% but multi-family plummeted 22.3% as multi prices continue their upward trend.
Prices were down 3.3% for single families but rose 2.1% for condos and rose 8.3% for multies.
If unit sales continue to rise, rising prices will follow.