Boston Mayor Michelle Wu delivered the State of the City Address on March 19. Here are some of the policies she addressed that could affect the city’s real estate market.

Nationally, home sales were down 2.6% year over year and up 8.4% month over month, RE/MAX said. 

A new effort from the mayor’s office encourages households to co-purchase multi-unit properties to attain homeownership in Boston’s expensive market.

Indicators of homebuying demand and activity are on the rise nationwide, according to a new report from Redfin.

Sales of Massachusetts single-family homes and condominiums posted decent year-over-year gains in February, according to The Warren Group’s most recent market report.

The median existing-home price was also on the upswing last month, providing homeowners a bit of refuge as the stock market undergoes a correction, Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said in the monthly report. 

A Roslindale resident was recently shocked to discover that his home is missing its other half.

Homes in Boston sell more quickly than homes in other metro areas, according to research by Clever Real Estate.

Pine Street Inn and The Community Builders (TCB) opened The Lyndia, a housing project on Washington Street in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood that will serve low-income families and those transitioning out of homelessness.

A single Boston parking spot just hit the market for a hefty $750,000.

Single women made up 20% of total homebuyers between 2023 and 2024. That’s compared to just an 8% share for single men.

The pace of new-home construction was higher than economists expected, even as homebuilders expressed concern about the impact of tariffs and supply-side challenges. 

The share of prospective homebuyers in the Northeast who considered at least one climate risk when purchasing their home reached 85% in 2023, Zillow said.

At the same time, Asian and Hispanic homeownership increased as well.

The week’s biggest real estate winner was Redfin, which saw its stock nearly double.

The Boston Zoning Commission voted this week to amend the zoning code for the city’s Bulfinch Triangle District to allow residential development.