The investor-market dynamic has shifted since the boom and bust years. Returns are no longer astronomical and scooping up discounted foreclosures isn’t as easy as it once was, but the promise of profit has far from dried up, as

Boston has seen its share of ups and downs since the recession There’s no shortage of discussion about the rising prices throughout Boston. However, when looking at the overall status of the market, the The Boston Globe reported some interesting findings

Mortgage markets have improved, but the inequities are still pronounced Black mortgage applicants in the Greater Boston area are denied at more than twice the rate of all applicants, according to new research from Zillow. All Applicants (2013) Black Applicants (2013)

In September, foreclosure inventory continued its rapid decline, falling 24.3 percent since the same time last year, a new CoreLogic report found. As a testament to the market’s recovery – and a more total economic recovery – since the

Coldwell Banker released their 2015 Home Listing Report, which details the highest and lowest average price for four-bedroom, two-bathroom houses in markets across the United States. Here are the top five most expensive areas in Massachusetts, along with the

Roughly $7 billion in new construction is currently underway in Boston. There are 83 projects in the process of being constructed that span 25 neighborhoods, according to the Boston Redevelopment Authority. In Seaport, Downtown and Back Bay, $4 billion in

A new study from Bloomberg Business has rated Boston as the fifth-richest city in the U.S. The gross metropolitan product per resident in Boston, according to Bloomberg, was $74,746.  Boston’s biotech industry has greatly impacted the city’s gross metropolitan product,

The latest ranking in high schools provides further evidence of Boston’s prominence in education Greater Boston high schools are highly represented in Newsweek‘s “America’s Top Schools 2015,” with six schools ranking in the top 100 and 17 total amongst the top

In September, single-family home prices, including distressed sales, jumped 6.4 percent year-over-year, according to CoreLogic. For more than a year, national home prices have followed a steady, upward trajectory toward long-term stability. CoreLogic Chief Economist Sam Khater described the last 15

Where is the affordability problem particularly pronounced in the city of Boston? Affordability is a common topic in Boston real estate circles, and for good reason. Whether it be new construction, modern living preferences or escalating demand, housing in Boston

As 2015 draws to a close, how has residential construction activity in Greater Boston compared with the previous year? Residential construction spending in Greater Boston totaled $309 million in September, according to new Dodge Data & Analytics numbers. That is 48 percent higher than

Boston was one of the three most searched U.S. cities with international buyers from Turkey and Ireland, according to realtor.com International. The United States came in at the fifth most-searched country for international buyers, overall. The top five cities in

For nearly a decade, the nation’s homeownership rate has been in decline. Since 2004, when homeownership peaked at 69 percent, the rate has fallen nearly 6 percentage points down to 63.7 percent in the first quarter of 2015, according

After years of battling against the popularity of single-family homes, the demand for condos is gaining around many of the nation’s hottest metros, a new report from Zillow showed. Year-over-year, the nation’s condo prices have risen at a rate of

Cash sales dropped ever closer to the pre-crisis norm of 25 percent in July, falling from 34.2 percent 12 months earlier to 30.8 percent, according to a new report from CoreLogic. With traditional financing becoming a more realistic option

Home prices in Boston have risen steadily, albeit in line with the national averages Home prices in the Boston metro area rose 0.4 percent monthly and 4.6 percent year-over-year in August, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s.