Significant challenges remain on the homebuilding front, according to new NAHB research “Booming” is a word that has not been associated with Boston’s housing market, but no other adjective is more appropriate for the market’s new construction sector, where spending

Where in Boston are housing costs the highest? Boston has the nation’s third most expensive rental market, according to a new study by Zumper, a new tech firm that studies housing trends in the rental sphere. With an average

A new Zillow analysis shows in stark terms just how damaging inequality is for housing’s future. Call it “The Great Housing Divide.” Although homeownership – on the strength of record-low mortgage rates – remains incredibly affordable, rising levels of

We keep hearing that many consumers are ready to enter the homebuying fray, but new analysis casts doubt on that sentiment. Fewer and fewer Americans are planning on purchasing a home, according to a new survey from Gallup. Gallup’s

This year is shaping up to be a transformative one for new construction in Boston. This year is shaping up to be hugely productive for new construction in Boston – will it be the long-awaied antidote, though, to the market’s

Housing may have taken a beating during the downturn, but its reputation has recovered marvelously in the public’s eye. Americans consider real estate as their best long-term investment, according to a new survey by Gallup. That’s the second year

All the evidence suggests that renters are not rushing to the homebuying sphere. It would seem to be a perfect environment for homebuying. Not only are rents rising by considerable amounts, but relative to the costs of homebuying, it currently

Student loan debt may be an even bigger problem than we initially thought. Here’s an eye-opening statistic – 31.5 percent of Americans who are paying down their student debt are at least a month behind on their payments. That

The Boston market is only growing more competitive. Boston has a reputation as a progressive, fast-moving city, and that case is only bolstered by the rate at which homes sell in 2015, according to a new study by Trulia. Per

We may think we have a firm grasp of our market’s value, but new research suggests that’s not the case. Boston homeowners undervalue their listings by 2.04 percent, at least compared to what certified appraisers judge as the value of the

Boston’s recent housing developments have some screaming “bubble!”, but the facts do not match the fears. The economic downturn of 2008 introduced us to many terms – “quantitative easing” and “credit default swaps” are two of the most obtuse examples –

Many people buy houses, but what are the specific reasons for those purchases? The answers may surprise you. Why did American consumers purchase homes in 2014? And how did those reasons differ generation to generation? In our continuing coverage

It takes a very short amount of time to break even on a house nationwide, but such privileges come with significant conditions. It takes just 3.4 years to break-even on a mortgage in Boston, meaning the point at which the total

Despite recent improvements, there remain considerable uncertainties for consumers when it comes to housing and the economy. Everywhere you look, nowadays, there seems to be a new study or report proclaiming good news about both housing and the greater

Boston’s issues with housing affordability are well known, but the following charts are still eye opening. We’ve been reporting on Boston’s housing affordability crisis with fair regularity, and for good reason – the higher Boston’s home prices soar, the

Sure, home prices are rising, but is that really a good thing, other economic indicators considering? Home prices have grown faster than wages in 76 percent of U.S. housing markets in the last two years, and Boston – where home