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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.
The Leading Real Estate Companies of the World has added Benoit Mizner Simon, a brokerage from Wellesley, to its ranks, along with 37 other companies from 18 countries. LeadingRE members benefit from many business enhancing services perks, including world class conferences
New numbers are out for Greater Boston’s housing market – is the news good or bad? “The third quarter of 2015 has ticked its last tock with the hands pointing firmly upon a reliable clock of a market.” So
Builders are now more confident than at anytime since the housing boom Builder confidence in the market for newly constructed single-family homes rose three points in October to a level of 64 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells
The Walsh administration is on the verge of requiring that real estate developers make more of an effort to create affordable housing, amidst Boston’s biggest building boom in a generation. The new requirement is due to steep rent increases and a
The Business Journals, analyzing the latest Census Bureau data, has compiled a list of the most profitable U.S. cities for a wide range of professions, including loan officers and real estate agents. In Boston, 2014 salaries for loan officers
What Boston neighborhoods see the highest share of luxury home sales? The 02116 ZIP code, which includes the Back Bay and Bay Village neighborhoods, was the top luxury housing market in Boston in the second quarter, with 77 sales
Recovery continues as foreclosure levels dropped yet again in August. National foreclosure inventory fell 25.2 percent year-over-year and completed foreclosures dropped 20.1 percent, according to a new report from CoreLogic. The latest decline in foreclosures is only the latest step
The Urban Land Institute released its 2016 Emerging Trends in Real Estate report and survey recently – the 36th edition of the institute’s trends and forecast report – providing analysis of the nation’s top real estate markets, and subsequently