The majority of Americans agree the nation is facing a serious housing affordability problem – but Realtors say they’re confident about the current real estate market, as well as how it will perform over the next six months. If

From numerous vantage points, the U.S. housing market has improved considerably in recent years. Home prices are rising. The number of underwater homeowners has shrunk from 12.1 million in 2011 to 4.3 million today. Delinquency rates are down. And

After steadily increasing for three straight months, pending home sales let up in May and declined year-over-year for the first time in almost two years, according to the latest analysis from NAR. The Pending Home Sales Index slid 3.7

Chestnut Hill is one of the most exclusive housing markets in the country, according to a new analysis from HomeUnion. With an over $120,000 median household income placing in the 75 percentile and an average rent of around $4,000, Chestnut Hill has

The United Kingdom became the first country ever to leave the European Union last week, and the decision is one to be felt the world over – including by the United State’s real estate market. In the immediate aftermath of

The Greater Boston area continued its strong home price growth in 2016, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. From March to April (the most recent month of available data), Greater Boston home prices grew 1.5 percent, while year-over-year

Courtesy of the latest numbers from the Greater Boston Association of Realtors, our chart below details the top 10 condo markets in Boston in May, along with their median sales price and year-over-year changes. Area May Condo Sales Sales

The housing market of Greater Boston continued its sterling sales activity in the spring, according to the latest numbers from the Greater Boston Association of Realtors. For the second month in a row, both single-family homes and condos posted

There is a significant disconnect between consumers and homebuilders, according to a new analysis from the National Association of Home Builders. Comparing Census Bureau data with that of its most recent Home Buyer Preferences Survey, the NAHB found that

The international market is a valuable one for real estate agents, but only if they’re able to capture it. Just as Americans have particular customs so ingrained they’re almost considered common sense – such as shaking hands during a first meeting – foreign

Student debt continues to be a major problem for the housing market, according to a detailed new survey from the National Association of Realtors and SALT, the consumer literacy program. The survey, which sampled thousands of non-homeowners currently repaying

Boston is one of the hottest housing markets in the country, according to a new report from Redfin. The analysis, which utilized the “Hot Homes” algorithm that Redfin created to track housing activity, computed the percentage of homes in

By this time next year, we will have a new president. Regardless of who it is, not every homebuyer will be happy about it. Twenty-seven percent of homebuyers say the outcome of the presidential election, no matter what, will “make the housing

In April, home sales in the Greater Boston housing market soared, with single-family sales rising 19.7 percent and condo sales rising 14.6 percent; year to date, single-family sales are up 17.3 percent, while condo sales are up 17.8 percent. Many

The Boston housing market has received high marks for Millennial homebuyers in a new study from the National Association of Realtors. Analyzing employment gains, population trends, income levels, and housing conditions in the nation’s 100 largest metro areas, NAR concluded that

Boston has one of the priciest rental markets in the nation, according to new research from Trulia. The numbers are striking: more than two-thirds of one-bedroom apartments in Boston rent for at least $2,000 a month; and among two-bedroom units,