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Despite rising rates, housing market expected to thrive

Will the housing market remain resilient to rising rates? A new report that measures the impact of income and interest rate changes on consumer housing-buying power suggests that even if rising rates persist in 2021, the housing market is
Contract signings reach record high for the month of December, says NAR

Nationally, contract signings rose 21.4% from December 2019, with all regions reaching double-digit year-over-year increases.

Moving home gives young homebuyers an easy way to save for a down payment

Based on U.S. median one-bedroom rent, it would take 11 months to save for a 5% down payment for the median priced home in the U.S.
Boston ranked No. 10 most glamorous city in U.S.

A new report ranks the glamour capitals of America — as well as the glamour deserts.

First-time Boston homebuyers face bidding wars from wealthy out-of-towners

The budget difference between locals and migrants is the 23rd highest in the nation, according to the report.
Existing-home sales in 2020 highest since 2006, says NAR

Amid demand, housing inventory sank to historic lows.
MAR: Expect spring ‘surge in home sellers’ in Massachusetts

It was a happy holiday for home sales across the state, according to a new report from the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.

December Housing Starts report offers optimism for 2021

New home construction accelerating, offering supply relief as 2021 begins.
RE/MAX: Home sales up 22%

It was the 5th best month of the year and outperformed most of 2019.
Rent prices rebound, but not in Boston

U.S. single-family rent growth exceeded pre-pandemic rates in November, according to latest CoreLogic report.
Apartment construction is booming in this Boston suburb

The flight to the suburbs has become a growing preference for buyers, but renters are also finding respite in the outskirts of larger metro areas. That could help continue to drive new construction of apartments in suburbs across the country, according to a new report from Rent Cafe.
Here’s what 2021 buyers want in a kitchen

The Houzz 2021 Kitchen Trends Study highlights post-pandemic must-haves.
Sales price up 10% in Boston

The decline of home mortgage interest rates is continuing to fuel homebuying demand in December, pushing the median home-sale price up 13% nationwide to $334,300, according to a new report from online broker Redfin.
Boston rents down in 2020

See which metro cities experienced rent increases over the last 12 months.

Million-dollar median homes by 2030 in Boston?

The report analyzed all sales in the Boston metro area between 2009 and 2019 and calculated the median sales price for each neighborhood.
Does your client know owning is cheaper than renting in most markets?

Here’s a little tidbit that might help clients decide whether or not it’s time to buy their first home — it could save them some money.