Luxury housing markets across the U.S. have seen declines in 2016, but according to a new analysis from Redfin, few markets have slowed more than Boston. Through Q1 2016, the average sale price for luxury homes in Boston was $3.19 million,

Earlier this week, we reported on NeighborhoodScout’s new list of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S. In part two of this two-part series on crime, we’ll be counting down the top 100 “most dangerous” cities in America. The

If agents are the soldiers in the field, then managing brokers are the generals. Maybe that analogy is a little militant for real estate, but it’s not a bad way of illustrating the relationship between the two. Agents expect a lot

If your clients are looking for a reasonably priced home next to an MBTA stop, then you’d best avoid the Arlington Green Line station. According to an Estately analysis, the median sales price for properties within a half-mile radius

From stagnant wages to competition from cash buyers, first-time homebuyers face many challenges in today’s housing market, but perhaps none is greater than the inventory shortage – a fact that is especially true here in Boston. According to a

Though crime can be found in all major cities, the severity and frequency of it vary greatly from metro to metro, as two new reports from real estate analytics provider NeighborhoodScout recently pointed out. In part one of this two part

This year is shaping up to be a very positive one for residential construction in Greater Boston, according to the latest numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. In March, residential construction spending in Greater Boston totaled $612 million, a whopping 82

Walkability has become one of the chief concerns among U.S. homebuyers, especially Millennials. And as Redfin’s new “Most Walkable U.S. Cities of 2016” report confirms, some cities fit the bill better than others. “Improving a city’s Walk Score takes

Boston will be one of the top five housing markets in the U.S. for international homebuyers, according to a new analysis from Colliers International. The Global Investment Outlook (GIO) report, which Colliers produces each year, surveyed more than 600 investors

In 1963, the median price for a new construction home in the U.S. was $18,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau; in 1980 it was $64,000; in 2000 it was $169,000; and in 2015, after nearly 52 years of consecutive year-over-year

If you’re looking to grow your real estate agent brand and, with it, your business, then understanding how to optimize your Web presence for search engines isn’t an option. It’s a requirement. SEO techniques and best practices change often, because

Bostonians love cabinet packs – just ask their real estate agents. According to a new analysis of 2015 listings on Zillow, the term “cabinet pack” was 611 times more likely to appear in the listing descriptions of Massachusetts properties than elsewhere in the

Greater Boston home prices posted some of the weaker numbers in the country in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Covering numbers through February, the Case-Shiller reported that home prices fell in Greater Boston by 0.1 percent from January

The latest report from the Greater Boston Association of Realtors featured three highly encouraging findings for the Boston area’s housing market, and a look at Boston’s top-selling neighborhoods and suburbs: 1. Home Sales Volcano – In March, home sales in

The average homeowner in Middlesex County pays more than $5,611.26 in yearly property taxes, which is the highest in the Greater Boston area, according to a new analysis from the NAHB. Additionally, Middlesex County homeowners pay an average tax that is 11.7 percent

It’s easy to say that top producers in real estate are a “different breed” of agents. But that assumes that top producer status is somehow predetermined. It’s not. People aren’t born to top producer status – they earn it.