The number of housing permits issued by the city of Boston last year spiked to levels not seen since the 1990s, largely a result of a push from Mayor Martin J. Walsh to increase building in the city to

Our annual Who’s Who is among the most hotly anticipated publications in Boston real estate, and we were happy to profile some of the area’s top professionals. Here are the profiles that attracted the most attention from our readers

Through the end of November, there have been 55,968 home sales in Massachusetts, increasing 0.4 percent from the same time last year and marking an all-time high, according to a new report from The Warren Group. Meanwhile, the median

Boston’s popularity with millennials apparently is waning, as an analysis from Time magazine says the city is now “peak millennial” as the generation begins to age and seek out larger homes with more inside and outside space. The city’s

More than 21,000 readers voted in Curbed Boston’s annual real estate awards, and the building of the year is Boston East, which got 45 percent of the vote. The 200-unit apartment building in East Boston is expected to wrap

On top of playing your favorite music and giving you weather reports, Amazon’s Alexa is adding a new skill to her vast voice-activated repertoire — helping users buy and sell homes. Agent Neo, a new real estate app on

Despite saying it offers a chance for residents and visitors to connect with the city’s waterfront, Seaport completely ignores Boston’s black population, The Boston Globe revealed in a new report on race in the city. Seaport, which sprawls on

The Massachusetts real estate market isn’t falling victim to the annual slowdown typically experienced in the fall and winter, with a new report showing that both pending home sales and home prices increased in November. The number of pending

While homeownership continues to be a key part of the American Dream, minorities in the United States lag behind the rest of the country in homeownership rates. According to a new report from ABODO Apartments, a national apartment listing

The state of Massachusetts will award $10 million a year in grants and incentives in an effort to encourage cities and towns to permit more development, The Boston Globe reported. Governor Charlie Baker was expected to formally announce the

With Amazon’s pick of its second headquarters — HQ2 — looming sometime in 2018, cities are continuing to position themselves in case they’re the chosen one. In Boston, which some say is a surefire finalist, several sites were pitched

The leaders of 14 towns and cities included in the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition of Greater Boston recently revealed a plan to address the region’s well-documented affordable housing issue. The leaders will set new goals for regional housing production and

As Congress works on creating a new tax bill, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has been vocal about the ways in which the proposals would affect homeowners, home prices and the real estate industry as a whole. However,

Home prices in the Boston metropolitan area had a year-over-year increase of 7 percent in October, keeping in line with national home prices, which also increased 7 percent, according to the recent CoreLogic Home Price Index. The national increase

Some Massachusetts legislators are calling for Seaport Square, which will fill the final 12.5 acres of the Seaport District, to have a Boston Public Library branch. The development is already stacked, with 3.2 million square feet of residential space;

Despite the increased effort in Boston not only to build more housing units in general, but affordable ones to boot, the suburbs aren’t demonstrating equal commitment, according to the Boston Foundation’s Greater Housing Report Card, which highlights the city’s