Current Market Data

More COVID-19 fallout: declining affordability

If household income growth slows and house prices continue to rise, even today’s record-low mortgage rates may not keep homes in an affordable range, according to a new report.

Pending home sales make record comeback in May

Contract activity surged 44.3% in May, the biggest gain on record, as homebuyers rushed back to the market after lockdowns.

In Boston, a new kitchen adds more than $30,000 in value

A new report reveals the improvements that homeowners and renters say add the most to the overall price of a home.

How builders use tech to attract clients

Smart-home technology is the new luxury amenity, according to a new report.

Boston takes the lead in market ramp-up

As pent-up demand hits the post-lockdown market, a new report from Zillow predicts its days-to-pending metric will eventually match or beat its record low.

As pandemic restrictions lift, concern for older adults’ living situations increases

People of color may be particularly impacted by COVID-19 due to a higher incidence of multifamily living, according to a new report.

Massachusetts real estate market took ‘a pause’

Closed sales are still down from last year, pushing the spring market into summer, according to Massachusetts Association of Realtors.

New homebuyer report reveals COVID-19-induced fears

Recent homebuyers more likely to experience stress, concerns over affording mortgage, according to new survey.

New construction sales numbers rose 16.6% in May, amid growing builder sentiment

Despite record-breaking unemployment, sales of newly built single-family homes rose in May, as builders rushed to meet pent-up demand and flight to suburbs.

Sales fell again in May; strong rebound around the corner, says NAR

While existing-home sales were down again, the National Association of Realtors predicts a post-lockdown boom that will surpass 2019 sales figures.

Call it the coronavirus effect: Young adults are moving back home

Roughly 2.7 million U.S. adults moved in with a parent or grandparent in March and April as the coronavirus pandemic spread, potentially costing landlords hundreds of millions of dollars in monthly rent payments and casting doubt on the future of young workers in particular.

RE/MAX reports single-digit decline in May homes sales nationwide

Although the single-digit decline from the previous month nationally is good news, home sales still lagged May of 2019 by 33.7%.

Lenders predict ‘near term strength’ for the housing market

May applications for new home purchases were up 26% from April, pointing to a recovery that’s already underway.

Permits, builder sentiment indicate turning point for the market

In a sign of continued forward momentum, builder sentiment jumped 21 points in June and single-family permits posted an 11.9% gain in May, although activity in the Northwest was not as robust.

Boston leads the nation in bidding wars

The war is on in Boston for homes on the market.

Boston sees highest national rates of home flipping

Nationwide, home flippers saw a 36.7% return on their investment in the first quarter of 2020.

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