Home sales across Massachusetts were down 2.3 percent in July , compared to a month earlier , but up 21 percent for the year , according to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors .
<response> Home sales across <location>Massachusetts</location> were down 2.3 percent in July , compared to a month earlier , but up 21 percent for the year , according to the <organization>Massachusetts Association of Realtors</organization> . </response>