Students from Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) participated in the 2016 Residential Construction Management Competition (RCMC), a national student competition that takes place every year at the International Builder’s Show in Las Vegas. This year, students improved their ranking to 16th out of

Last year was the strongest for Massachusetts real estate since 2006, with home sales rising 9 percent from 2014 to 83,961, according to a new report from Lamacchia Realty. Lamacchia’s report also zeroed in on specific Massachusetts communities, and

New numbers from Zillow show urban home price gains outpacing suburbs In the eternal rumble between urban and suburban housing markets, recent numbers have put the advantage firmly in the urban corner for Boston marketplace. According to a recent study from

Real estate markets across the country continued hemorrhaging cash last October, a new report from CoreLogic confirmed, with the share of total sales falling 2.6 percentage points year-over-year. However, as is typical of the season, the amount of cash

Home prices continued their steady climb rounding out 2015, rising both year over year and month over month, according to CoreLogic. Across the nation, home price appreciation averaged a 6.3 percent increase from Dec. 2014 to Dec. 2015 –

New analysis from Dodge Data & Analytics paints an encouraging picture for Greater Boston’s new construction marketplace The Greater Boston housing market capped off a strong year of residential investment, according to the latest numbers from Dodge Data &

2015 was a banner year for luxury real estate in Boston Luxury home sales in the city of Boston rose 13.5 percent from 2014 to 2015, according to a new report from Coldwell Banker New England. The report, which

Homebuyers want to live in a nice neighborhood, and when homebuyers have a child, “nice neighborhood” translates to “wherever the good schools are.” Thanks to Niche, providing that information to clients is now easier than ever for agents. In

The Boston area thrives on higher education Education plays a big role in the lives of Greater Boston residents, and the latest rankings from Degree Query’s 50 Most Educated Places in America confirms its importance. According to Degree Query, Cambridge is

Proposal seeks to provide incentives to landlords, protect renters During his State of the City address, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh proposed plans to provide incentives for landlords to charge below market rents, according to the Boston Globe. Walsh also

The latest Case-Shiller Indices offered numerable insights into the nation’s housing market Home price growth continues to moderate in the Boston housing market, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. The latest numbers, which track

Home prices have been on a tear for the past couple years, and new homebuyers trying to enter the market have noticed it becoming pricier to not just buy a house, but even put a down payment on a

Boston’s affordability continues to pose a problem Boston has the highest rate of economic inequality in the nation, according to a new Brookings Institution study. Boston households that earned more than 95 percent of other households made $266,224 in income in

How did the 2015 housing market take shape in Boston? The Greater Boston Association of Realtors (GBAR) released its final stats on the 2015 housing market, and unsurprisingly, the association’s numbers hold many insights on where the market is

SplashData, a security solutions provider, released their annual list of the most commonly used passwords on the Internet. Using any of the passwords can leave people at risk from hackers getting to their information. Since 2013, the two most

Two Lexington middle schools – Jonas Clarke and William Diamond – are among the top 10 in the nation, according to a new ranking from analytics website Niche. The ranking, which incorporated academics, student diversity and the overall district