It was another positive month for home prices in the latest Case-Shiller Home prices in the Boston metro area rose 0.1 percent from July to August and 5.0 percent from August 2013, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, which

The various measurements for Boston’s housing market were all over the place in September. September was quite the month for the Boston-area’s housing market, with the latest report from the Greater Boston Association of Realtors showing a market with

There are many ways that homebuyers can go about locating their new residence, but how what are the most common methods among Massachusetts homebuyers? Last week, we reported that nationwide, the methods in which homebuyers find their dream residence

When conditions are right, owning in our area is much more affordable than renting. Homeownership in the Boston area remains 30 percent more affordable than renting through 2014’s third quarter, according to a new analysis by Trulia; that’s slightly above

Cash sales are down, which means good things for hopeful buyers needing mortgage financing. Earlier this week, CoreLogic released its July cash sales report, finding that investors are continuing to flee the market, paving the way for buyers more

The nation’s distressed housing market has improved quite a bit in the last year, and that progress is also clear here in Massachusetts. Distressed home sales in the U.S. have fallen from 17 percent of all existing-home sales to just

Affordable housing has been missing in action lately, and the Mayor Walsh is trying to find it. Middle class housing in the post-bubble housing market has become increasingly rare in the city of Boston, but new plans for the city

Asking prices once again showed positive movement in September, according to new stats from Trulia. A strong condo market propelled Boston’s housing market to another month of positive asking-price increases in September, according to the latest Price Monitor by Trulia.

Our city’s rental markets have performed quite well in recent years, and 2014 seems to be no exception. The average rent in Boston in 2014’s third quarter was $1,870, a 1.4 percent increase from the second quarter and a 3.9

How does the down payment in Boston compare with other metro areas? According to analysis from LendingTree, the average down payment in the Boston area is 16.93 percent of the mortgage, which comes out to $50,146. How does this

Construction is the residential sphere is lagging in Boston in 2014 According to the latest numbers from the Census Bureau, residential construction spending in August was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $351.7 billion, down 0.1 percent from

The term “bubble” gets thrown around often nowadays, but the data does not support such statements. The great housing bubble of 2001 to 2008 was a mammoth economic event, one that pulled the housing market through a verifiable roller

Anne Hartnett, co-founder of Agent Publishing, has been nominated as one of Folio’s Top Women in Media. Folio is a multi-channel resource for the magazine and online media industry that uses digital media, print and events to help media

American homeowners are finding that rising home prices are helping them reclaim some of the equity lost during the housing crisis, CoreLogic reports. The value of homes, since the bursting of the housing bubble in 2007, have been struggling

Asking prices continued their ascent in August, according to new numbers from Trulia. Asking prices in the Boston area rose 6 percent year-over-year in August, according to the latest Price Monitor from real estate website Trulia. That gave Boston the twelfth-strongest asking

Though overall housing inventory is showing signs of recovery, it’s not progressing in a way that helps first-time homebuyers. According to the National Association of Realtors, 2014 has been a very good year for housing inventory. After falling precariously