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The annual and monthly declines of 0.3% and 5.4%, respectively, do not fully capture the geographic variability of market performance.
The top 10 most expensive homes for sale in Boston as of July 15 include a penthouse, a Back Bay mansion and a townhouse with eight fireplaces.
While a budget of $1,500 scores plenty of space in many Sunbelt cities, space and affordability are on the chopping block for those hoping to live in Massachusetts.
The median sales price of a home hit an all-time high of $440,600.
Looking ahead, Cotality expects home prices to rise 4.8% between May 2026 and May 2027.
Nationally, the median list price slipped 2.4%, marking the eighth month in a row of declines.
The uptick was driven by a slight dip in mortgage rates.
S&P Dow Jones Indices noted that inflation outpaced national home-price appreciation for the 11th month in a row.
Home sales in the 51 metro areas surveyed by REMAX rose 7.9% month over month and slid 0.5% year over year.
Consumers increasingly accept electric vehicles, but not every state offers the infrastructure needed to make the lifestyle switch.
The increase was driven by refinancing activity as purchase applications dipped.
With demand driving prices skyward, researchers decided to compare FIFA World Cup ticket costs to another expensive commodity — housing.
The 3.8% month-over-month gain was almost four times what industry observers were expecting.
Paint color has the power to enhance value — or tank it.
Inventory rose 3.3% month over month and 0.6% year over year to 1.55 million homes, which equals a 4.5-month supply of unsold inventory, NAR said.
Nationwide, it takes six years to break even on homeownership, down from an all-time high of 8.4 years in 2023.
