This Week in Boston Real Estate: Gentrification, prices, and Airbnb

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From gentrification trends to a home that cannot help but get hit by cars, this week provided many real estate stories of intrigue:

•Everyone knows how unaffordable Boston is, but this stat still shocks – according to Boston Magazine, there are only 21 listings priced below $200,000.

The New York Times covers the lengths homebuyers in Silicon Valley are willing to go to find a place to live.

•Where in Boston is gentrification the worst? Curbed breaks down the trends.

•The Airbnb controversies continue, with the home-sharing company threatening to sue the state of New York if it passes a strict housing law. Fortune covers the conflict.

•A home in North Carolina has been hit by six cars in nine years, thanks to a curving road that borders it. But now, as Fast Coexist writes, the community is taking action.

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