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Listing keywords associated with families and children, like community pools, nearby parks and cul-de-sacs, led to both faster-than-expected sales and higher premiums.

Homes in Boston stayed on the market for 24 days less than they did last year, at an average of 22 days.

As they come of peak age for first-time homeownership, millennials are gaining an increasing share of today’s housing market.

Recent data found real estate markets north and west of Boston were among the hottest last month.

Privately owned housing starts jumped 19.4% from February’s revised estimate to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,739,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Boston homes listed on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday are selling for more than those listed on the weekend, but how much varies by metro area.

While pandemic headlines had many leaving cities and moving to the suburbs or looking for additional space in their current home, interest in tiny homes was little remarked upon.

Bigger is better when it comes to houses on the market, according to a new report from Realtor.com.

“More jobs are very likely, due to the near certain passage of the $1.9 trillion stimulus package and from two million vaccinations per day,” National Association of Realtors chief economist Lawrence Yun said in a release.

Americans are leaving the Northwest and Midwest in favor of the warmer Southeast and Southwest, according to a new report.

A new report ranks the glamour capitals of America — as well as the glamour deserts.

The Houzz 2021 Kitchen Trends Study highlights post-pandemic must-haves.

As the housing market heated up this summer, selling to an iBuyer became a less attractive option for many profit-minded homeowners.

An ongoing shortage of existing homes on the market has made newly constructed homes especially desirable.

“Much of what makes walkable neighborhoods so desirable and valuable has been diminished this year.” — Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather

A new Redfin report shows condos are selling for a record 17% discount to single-family homes as the coronavirus fuels demand for space.