Posts by John Yellig

Case-Shiller: Boston home-price growth rises in June, as national market undergoes ‘decisive shift’

The pace of home-price appreciation declined to its slowest pace in two years, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price...

July new-home sales top expectations

The upside surprise came despite monthly and yearly declines in the pace of...

RE/MAX: Boston home sales rise year over year in July

Nationally, home sales rose 0.6% year over year but slid 0.7% month over month, RE/MAX...

NAR: High inventory puts homebuyers in their ‘best position’ since pandemic lockdown

The association said the housing market is making a definitive swing back in the direction of the buyer thanks to wage growth, slowing home-price gains and rising...

Housing starts rise again in July thanks to multifamily sector

The single-family sector managed to eke out a slight monthly gain, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...

Builder confidence remains low in August with dip in sentiment survey

The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index slid a point to 32, reflecting ongoing negative sentiment in the homebuilding...

Commissions return to pre-settlement level in Q2

The gain in the average buyer's agent commission is the third quarterly increase since the National Association of REALTORS® changed its commission rules last...

Rent control could be on the Massachusetts ballot next year

A coalition of affordable-housing groups filed paperwork to put a rent-control referendum before Massachusetts voters next...

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MBA: Mortgage applications rise as mortgage rates slide on weakening U.S. economy

Home-purchase activity remained elevated from 2024, but a cloudy economic outlook has deterred some would-be...

VA Home Loan Reform Act becomes law

The law helps delinquent VA borrowers and allows them to pay buyer-agent commissions when house...

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