Boston has one of the most active new construction markets in the country. According to the latest numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics, construction in Greater Boston is up 44 percent so far in 2016. Many developments are a part of

The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals released their top 250 Latino agents awards for 2016, and five Boston agents were among those honored. Agents were nominated for their significant number of transactions and dedication to homeownership. The five

Did you miss out on any of this week’s top real estate news? Notable news this week included the mapping of Midtown construction and how sprawl is costing Americans billions every year in travel costs. Just in case you

The Urban Land Institute (ULI), a nonprofit research and education organization, recently conducted a study focusing on the lack of housing for middle-class Americans, and found that both middle-income occupations and households have declined drastically in the Boston area since

Boston is one of the hottest housing markets in the country, according to a new report from Redfin. The analysis, which utilized the “Hot Homes” algorithm that Redfin created to track housing activity, computed the percentage of homes in

In April, home sales in the Greater Boston housing market soared, with single-family sales rising 19.7 percent and condo sales rising 14.6 percent; year to date, single-family sales are up 17.3 percent, while condo sales are up 17.8 percent. Many

The Boston housing market has received high marks for Millennial homebuyers in a new study from the National Association of Realtors. Analyzing employment gains, population trends, income levels, and housing conditions in the nation’s 100 largest metro areas, NAR concluded that

Boston has one of the priciest rental markets in the nation, according to new research from Trulia. The numbers are striking: more than two-thirds of one-bedroom apartments in Boston rent for at least $2,000 a month; and among two-bedroom units,

Massachusetts is the second-safest state in the United States, according to a new analysis from WalletHub. Basing its study on 25 safety metrics, WalletHub rated Massachusetts highly in a number of areas; indeed, only Vermont outranked the Bay State.

Did you miss any of these real estate stories this week? Notable news this week included a Cambridge condo that sold for $1.1 million over the asking price and opposition against the proposed “Pencil Tower” in Boston’s Ladder District. Just

This spring homebuying season could be a difficult one for first-time buyers and middle-income consumers in Greater Boston, according to a recent analysis from Zillow. According to the company’s April Real Estate Market Report, the inventory of homes in

Boston was named as one of the country’s top five tech hot spots according to Homes.com. Beantown sits comfortably at number five, establishing itself as one of the premier cities for technology creation – and the housing activity that accompanies the

Across the country, the salary needed to live in the largest metro areas has fluctuated in 2016, according to a new report from HSH.com. In the metro Boston area, the median salary required to live is $79,577.57, a $3,573.85 decrease from last quarter. In addition

Home prices in the Boston area posted moderate growth in the spring, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. In March, Greater Boston home prices rose 4.3 percent year-over-year, which was behind the national

Notable news this week included the discovery of a shipwreck in a construction site and a new way to visualize Massachusetts property values. If you missed any stories this week, catch up on the latest news with our weekly real

In many parts of Beantown, real estate is booming. Despite that, many of Boston’s middle-class residents are finding it harder and harder to seek out affordable places to live, according to a recent Boston Globe article. “Nobody has figured out