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Our chart below features the top-selling condo markets in Greater Boston in November, according to research from GBAR. Additionally, we have included stats on median sales price, and how the markets have changed over the last year. Area Nov. Condo Sales Percent Change from
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Where in the Greater Boston housing market were sales the strongest in November? Using the latest GBAR stats, we put together the following chart, which also shows how sales have risen (or fallen) in those markets year-over-year: Area November
Home sales in the Greater Boston housing market roared back to life in November, according to the latest report from Atlanta Realtors. After a disappointing October, Greater Boston saw 1,176 single-family sales and 831 condo sales, which are up
There are more than 44 million immigrants living in the U.S. They account for about 13.6 percent of the total population, and together represent billions in annual real estate transactions – and Boston is one of the eight best cities
When it comes to the housing market’s ever-worsening inventory situation, one factor receives an outsized share of the blame – the historically low levels of home construction. Although the explanations for construction’s low volume differ – NAR has consistently argued that builders
Not only are starter homes in Greater Boston relatively unaffordable, but they are slipping further out of reach for many consumers. That was the finding of a very interesting new study from Trulia, which assessed the status of starter homes
Affordability is a chief concern in the Boston real estate market, as it is in many markets. But even though it’s a popular talking point for industry insiders, few understand the true volatility of “affordable.” To some families, the line
The news sounds bad: mortgage rates have risen aggressively since the presidential election, and are now at their highest level since July 2015; for the first week in December, rates posted the largest weekly jump since 2013; and the Federal
It’s no mystery that Millennials face unique challenges on the homeownership front. From slow wage growth to soaring student debt burdens, economic forces have kept Millennials on the housing sidelines, and a huge share still live at home with their parents. Those details are well known,
Over the last 15 years, 91 percent of population growth in the country’s 50 largest and most urban cities took place in the suburbs, according to a joint report from the Urban Land Institute and RCLCO. That’s a stat
Several Greater Boston real estate firms were ranked among the Boston Globe’s “Top Places to Work” survey, which sampled more than 70,000 employees at 332 companies to find the area’s finest workplaces. Based on such measurements as direction, execution,
Wellesley Public Schools has the best teachers in Greater Boston, according to a new ranking from Niche. Basing its analysis on such factors as academics, parent/student surveys and student-teacher ratio, Wellesley came on top, with the districts in Newton,
Greater Boston will be one of 2017’s very best housing markets, according to a new study from realtor.com. Based on projected increases in sales and price, Greater Boston will be the No. 3 housing market in the U.S., with
The Greater Boston housing market remains among the hottest markets in the entire country, according to a new ranking from realtor.com. Based on demand and inventory, realtor.com ranked Boston the 12th-hottest market in the U.S., with perennial No. 1
Greater Boston home prices continued their slow, steady gains in the fall, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. From August to September, Greater Boston prices were up 0.2 percent, while year-over-year, prices were up
