The Massachusetts housing market had a strong start to the new year as closed sales in the Bay State rose year over year for the fourth consecutive month.

Greater Boston has 1,167 office-to-apartment conversions on tap for 2025, No. 19 among U.S. metro areas.

Meanwhile, pending home sales and builder confidence were up nationally in January.

On a city basis, Chicago posted the highest annual increase among the country’s 20 largest metros, followed by Miami, Las Vegas and Washington, D.C. 

Boston is one of the most expensive cities for single-family rents in the nation, according to a new report.

The median existing-home price for all housing types in December rose 6% from its year-ago level.    

For the first time in two years, home prices are on the rise in every major metro and Boston is one of them, according to a new Redfin report. 

The median price of a single-family home in Massachusetts reached an all-time high last year, according to the Warren Group’s December market report.

Nationally, home sales were up 13.3% year over year and 4.4% month over month, RE/MAX said. 

Buyer activity remained active over the holiday season.

Zillow has released its list of the hottest real estate markets predicted in 2025, and Boston has made the rankings.

Housing market research company Zonda’s 2025 list focuses on wealth and the high-end market.

A rise in new listings is giving buyer’s in the new year more homes to choose from, according to a new report from Redfin.

Nationally, pending home sales and builder confidence also rose in December.

In its last reading before the end of the year, the National Association of REALTORS®  Pending Home Sales Index posted its fourth consecutive monthly increase in November. 

The Cape Cod real estate market is poised for a strong finish to 2024, according to the Cape Cod & Islands Association of REALTORS®.