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Why are Fewer Single Women Buying Homes?

Why has homebuying among single female consumers declined in recent years? During the mid and late stages of the housing boom, one of the more commonly reported success stories was that of the single female homebuyer. As tracked by

U.S. Job Growth Exceeds Expectations

The 2015 job market finished out the year on a high note The economy added 292,000 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate held steady at 5.0 percent, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

3 Real Estate Trends That Will Not Change in 2016

Some Americans think 2016 will offer more of the same for housing Earlier this week, we reported on a new realtor.com study, which featured a largely positive list of trends that will change heading into 2016. Trulia published their own survey of

Boston’s Rental Market Shows No Signs of Slowing in 2016

How did the local rent markets close out the year? The Boston rental market finished 2015 on active terrain, according to new analysis from Reis. For the 12-month period ending in December, Boston rents rose 5.5 percent, more than the 4.6 percent national

Green Features Remain Important to Homebuyers

“Green” and energy-efficient features remain important to homebuyers, though some options are more sought-after than others. That finding came courtesy of NAR’s 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, and to parse through the results, we put together the

CoreLogic: Boston’s Price Slowdown Continues, And It’s a Good Thing

Since 2014, home prices have been in what CoreLogic Chief Economist Frank Nothaft recently described as a “sweet spot,” consecutively rising between 5 and 6 percent for 15 months. According to the research group’s newest report, home prices rose

Tight Inventories Push Down Pending Home Sales

Pending home sales in November declined for the third time in four months as buyers continue to battle both rising home prices and limited homes available for sale, according to the National Association of Realtors. The Pending Home Sales

Boston New Construction on Pace for Strong Year

The latest analysis from Dodge Data provided an encouraging assessment of new construction in Boston According to the latest numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics, residential construction spending in the Greater Boston housing market totaled $317 million in November. Although that total

Moderate Price Growth Defines Boston in October

Home prices in Boston continued their year-over-year climb in October, rising 5.1 percent, keeping nearly parallel with the nation’s gains, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Month-over-month, the city’s home prices, for the

Homeownership Out of Reach for Many Boston Renters

Stagnant wages and high rents combine to push homeownership out of reach for thousands of Bostonians More than 500,000 renters in the Boston housing market struggle with the cost of housing, according to a new report from the Joint Center of Housing Studies

Strong November New Homes Sales Could Make for Best Year Since 2007

New home sales are shaping up for their best year since 2007 Sales of new single-family homes in November rose 4.3 percent from October and 9.1 percent from Nov. 2014 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 490,000, according

What Rising Rents and Declining Affordability Mean for Housing

Housing is on a precipice of affordability, according to a new study The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University has offered some unflinching examinations of the nation’s housing market, particularly in terms of affordability and the growing

Is Young Adult Homeownership Ready for a Turnaround?

Data suggests the young adult homeownership rate is stabilizing After decades of decline, the 25-to-34-year-old homeownership rate has begun to level out, seeing no significant decline in 2014, according to Fannie Mae’s Housing Insights report. That trend, according to

Boston Real Estate Had its Best Year Since the Recession, but Problems Persist

Home sales are positive in 2015, but that cannot obscure the larger problems that face Boston’s housing market The Boston real estate market in 2015 is experiencing its strongest year since the downturn, although significant problems remain. According to

CoreLogic: Boston Cash Levels Remain Low Despite Season

The number of all cash transactions peaked in Jan. 2011, accounting for over 46 percent of total home sales. In September of this year, cash sales represented a much smaller portion of total sales with a 32.5 percent share,

Is the American Middle Class Disappearing? 4 Stats to Consider

Where does America’s middle class stand financially? New analysis from the Pew Research Center explains The U.S. middle class, which has long defined the country’s economic prosperity, is no longer the majority of Americans. That eye-grabbing finding came courtesy of

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