Foreclosures continued losing market share in July, as inventory declined 27.9 percent from the same time last year, with completed foreclosures dropping 24.4 percent, according to CoreLogic’s latest report. Foreclosure inventory represented 1.2 percent of all mortgaged homes in

State officials caught off-guard by price of initial construction The full cost of a set of seven new trolley stations as part of Boston’s Green Line extension is being questioned after a contractor set the cost for the first

Boston is changing. With shifting demographics, a more conglomerated metropolitan area and the impending effects of climate change on a coastal city, influencers in Massachusetts’ capitol are dictating plans to transform the metro to better reflect its contemporary makeup.

Home prices were up again in July, according to a new report from CoreLogic. Year-over-year, home prices, including distressed sales, jumped 6.9 percent nationwide, while excluding distressed prices increased 6.7 percent. The price increases reflect an overall strengthening of

Commuters waste dozens of hours and thousands of dollars due to Boston’s traffic problems Boston is home to many things: historical relics from the Colonial era; beloved franchises in hockey, baseball, basketball and football; and, according to new research, some of

According to Fatherly.com, Boston was ranked as the No. 1 city for children to play outdoors. The full study, “The 25 Best U. S. Cities For Kids To Play Outside,” is an examination at the state of play and play

Residential construction spending in the Boston area was up 117.7 percent year-over-year in July, and so far in 2015 is 42 percent ahead of where it was last year. Those stats came courtesy of the latest Dodge Data & Analytics report, a monthly

Home prices continue to rise nationally, but what about the local housing market? Home prices in the Boston metro area rose 1.5 percent from May to June and 3.3 percent from June 2014, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard

Falling inventory, rising prices, shrinking affordability – the same old in Boston’s housing market Just as it never seems to rain in California, housing inventory never seems to increase in the Greater Boston market. According to the latest numbers

A new study has found Beantown ranks high in housing segregation Greater Boston is the seventh most segregated metropolitan area in the United States, according to a new study by 24/7 Wall St. Just over 40 percent of Greater Boston’s population

A new realtor.com study finds that the 90210 ZIP code is actually not No. 1 The north suburban Boston 02176 ZIP code of Melrose is the hottest in the nation, according to a new analysis by realtor.com. The “Combined

Only one housing market has seen greater new construction growth in 2015 than Boston Boston has 2015’s No. 2 new construction marketplace, according to new research from Trulia. Trulia’s analysis, which compared permit activity in the nation’s metro areas to their

National cash sales continued their descent in May, a new report released today from CoreLogic showed. For 29 months, all-cash buyers have been leaving the market, as marked by continual year-over-year decreases in market share. In May, cash sales

Yesterday, CoreLogic released its June 2015 National Foreclosure Report, and the big reveal was foreclosures are still dropping – so not much of a surprise. For another month, national foreclosures fell, with inventory dropping 28.9 percent year-over-year from a

In some Boston neighborhoods, nearly half of all students are grade-school age Where in the city of Boston are grade school- and high school-age children most common? It’s a question that many Boston homebuyers has undoubtedly faced, and to

CoreLogic’s May distressed sales report shows lowest levels since 2007 CoreLogic recently released a new report detailing the state of the distressed sales market in the U.S. for May, and for another month, both real-estate owned (REO) and short