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NAHB: Tariff worries help send builder confidence to five-month low 

At the same time, builder sales expectations for the next six months posted their second-largest drop since the sentiment index started in 1985. 

Massachusetts January median home, condo prices hit record highs

January’s median single-family home price reached a new all-time high for the month, according to the Warren Group’s January market report.

Greater Boston’s office-to-apartment conversions to increase 160%

Greater Boston has 1,167 office-to-apartment conversions on tap for 2025, No. 19 among U.S. metro areas.

Boston Housing Scorecard: Inventory, existing home sales rise in January

Meanwhile, pending home sales and builder confidence were up nationally in January.

CoreLogic: U.S. home prices rose 3.4% in November 

On a city basis, Chicago posted the highest annual increase among the country’s 20 largest metros, followed by Miami, Las Vegas and Washington, D.C. 

Boston is one of the most expensive cities for single-family rentals

Boston is one of the most expensive cities for single-family rents in the nation, according to a new report.

NAR: Existing-home sales rise for third month in a row in December 

The median existing-home price for all housing types in December rose 6% from its year-ago level.    

Home prices rose in all major cities in 2024, including Boston

For the first time in two years, home prices are on the rise in every major metro and Boston is one of them, according to a new Redfin report. 

Massachusetts median single-family home price reached new high in December

The median price of a single-family home in Massachusetts reached an all-time high last year, according to the Warren Group’s December market report.

Boston home sales jump year over year in December 

Nationally, home sales were up 13.3% year over year and 4.4% month over month, RE/MAX said. 

Boston makes list of 2025 hottest real estate markets

Zillow has released its list of the hottest real estate markets predicted in 2025, and Boston has made the rankings.

Boston ranks among top 10 high-end buyer markets for 2025

Housing market research company Zonda’s 2025 list focuses on wealth and the high-end market.

Boston Housing Scorecard: Year-end surge in housing starts, sales and inventory

Nationally, pending home sales and builder confidence also rose in December.

November pending home sales top expectations, hitting highest level since February 2023 

In its last reading before the end of the year, the National Association of REALTORS®  Pending Home Sales Index posted its fourth consecutive monthly increase in November. 

New-home sales rise 5.9% month over month in November

The median-sales price slid from $425,600 in October to $402,600 last month. 

NAR: Existing-home sales rise in November for sharpest gain since 2021

The year-over-year increase of 6.1% is the greatest since June 2021, according to the association. 

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