Current Market Data

Builder confidence falls again as housing market faces ‘inflection point’

Builder sentiment has taken a hit from an unexpectedly sharp increase in mortgage rates and continued disruptions in the supply chain, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ monthly survey. 

Investor homebuying stalled dramatically in Q4 2021: a CoreLogic analysis

Investor activity showed early signs of slowing during Q4 of 2021, down from the historic highs seen in the second and third quarter, CoreLogic’s latest analysis reveals.

When’s the best time to sell a home in Boston?

If you’re planning to sell your home this spring, get moving.

Is the pandemic-driven second home buying boom over?

Report finds buyers are backing off from buying second homes, but what’s causing the turnaround?

Is the real estate market starting to shift?

Surging mortgage prices deterring more buyers

How much space does $1,500 get you in Boston?

Our expectations and desires have shifted, with renters searching for more space — often at a higher price tag. And, according to a new study from RentCafe, that’s especially tough in Boston.

Boston-area home prices climb 10.9% in 12 months

CoreLogic predicts price increases to slow by next spring in most areas. It projects Boston-area home prices to rise 3.9% by February 2023.

Housing prices top last summer’s highs, hit new record

With fewer people putting their homes on the market, prices continue to skyrocket.

Could the spring market bring good news for Massachusetts first-time homebuyers?

With fewer people putting their homes on the market, prices continue to skyrocket.

Mortgage applications continue falling in latest weekly survey

The decrease comes as interest rates continue to climb, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. 

Two more years until inventory bounces back, experts say

Housing inventory should reach pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2024, according to the results of Zillow’s latest Home Price Expectations Survey. More than 100 market experts and economists weighed in to predict upcoming trends.

Pending-home sales down for fourth month in a row

“Buyer demand is still intense, but it’s as simple as ‘one cannot buy what is not for sale.” — National Association of REALTORS® chief economist Lawrence Yun  

How do Massachusetts counties stack up to generational affordability?

Home prices continue to rise making homeownership harder to achieve as each generation readies to enter the real estate market.

New-home sales fall again in February

Affordability and supply-chain issues continued to weigh on the sales of new single-family residences.

NAR Generational Trends Report shows millennials make up 43% of homebuyers

What does the current generation of homebuyers and sellers look like? How old are they and how are they doing business? NAR has answers.

Boston home sales fell in February as housing prices set new records

The median price of a single-family home grew 5.4% from last year.