Boomerang buyers are, as the name implies, ready to return to housing The housing market’s recovery has been slow since the recession, and many consumers are still struggling with the economic fallout. According to a study released by TransUnion, though, there

Last year was the strongest for Massachusetts real estate since 2006, with home sales rising 9 percent from 2014 to 83,961, according to a new report from Lamacchia Realty. Lamacchia’s report also zeroed in on specific Massachusetts communities, and

New numbers from Zillow show urban home price gains outpacing suburbs In the eternal rumble between urban and suburban housing markets, recent numbers have put the advantage firmly in the urban corner for Boston marketplace. According to a recent study from

Bigger homes mean more luxury buyers – but what does that mean for first-time buyers?   The average unit size of new residential construction is increasing, according to a National Association of Home Builders report. The average size of

Real estate markets across the country continued hemorrhaging cash last October, a new report from CoreLogic confirmed, with the share of total sales falling 2.6 percentage points year-over-year. However, as is typical of the season, the amount of cash

Home prices continued their steady climb rounding out 2015, rising both year over year and month over month, according to CoreLogic. Across the nation, home price appreciation averaged a 6.3 percent increase from Dec. 2014 to Dec. 2015 –

New analysis from Dodge Data & Analytics paints an encouraging picture for Greater Boston’s new construction marketplace The Greater Boston housing market capped off a strong year of residential investment, according to the latest numbers from Dodge Data &

These three trends illustrate where new construction is heading in 2016 Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that new single-family home sales in 2015 totaled 501,000, a 14.5 percent increase over 2014 that brought new home sales to their

2015 was a banner year for luxury real estate in Boston Luxury home sales in the city of Boston rose 13.5 percent from 2014 to 2015, according to a new report from Coldwell Banker New England. The report, which

Homebuyers want to live in a nice neighborhood, and when homebuyers have a child, “nice neighborhood” translates to “wherever the good schools are.” Thanks to Niche, providing that information to clients is now easier than ever for agents. In

December was a modest month for contract signings, according to NAR Pending home sales were mostly unchanged in December, but inched forward slightly, fueled by a large increase in the Northeast that outpaced declines in the other three major

First-time homebuyers have been MIA for some time – are they poised for a comeback? The National Association of Realtors reported late last week that first-time homebuyers accounted for 32 percent of existing-home sales in December, which was up

National distressed sales – including real-estate owned (REO) and short sales – fell 1.9 percentage points in November 2015, pushing the distressed share of total sales to its lowest November point since 2007, according to a new report from

The latest Case-Shiller Indices offered numerable insights into the nation’s housing market Home price growth continues to moderate in the Boston housing market, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. The latest numbers, which track

Home prices have been on a tear for the past couple years, and new homebuyers trying to enter the market have noticed it becoming pricier to not just buy a house, but even put a down payment on a

Boston’s affordability continues to pose a problem Boston has the highest rate of economic inequality in the nation, according to a new Brookings Institution study. Boston households that earned more than 95 percent of other households made $266,224 in income in