What was the deal with our local new construction marketplace last month? February proved a remarkable month for residential new construction in the Boston area, according to new numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. For the month, residential construction in Boston totaled

Where, in the Greater Boston area, do single-family homes sell the most? Single-family homes were the dominate form of construction in the Greater Boston area in the post-War housing market, and many remain economic juggernauts to this day. What

Everyone should be concerned about rising levels of inequality – especially residential real estate professionals. The Brookings Institution just updated its data metrics on inequality in the U.S.’ largest metro areas, and the results are – to put it

The single-family home market for new construction has trended towards affluence, and so has the rental market. The last couple months, we’ve been reporting with regularity on how our nation’s issues with inequality have manifested themselves in new construction,

Sure, negative equity has improved overall, but what of properties on the lower-end of price spectrum? Though 9.8 percent of mortgage properties in the Boston area remain in negative equity, that pales in comparison to the 16.7 percent of properties in the metro

The key word in addressing Boston’s housing ills is “imbalance.” Call it a problem of “too much of a good thing.” It’s no mystery that Boston is in the throes of an all-out affordability crisis, one that has the

Homeowners are benefiting from rising home prices that improve equity, but that doesn’t mean negative equity still isn’t a problem. Equity continued building in the fourth quarter of 2014, CoreLogic’s newest report concluded, showing that by year’s end, 1.2

You may think you understand housing affordability, but chances are you’re relying on limited measurements. How affordable is Boston’s housing market? The answer to that question is more complicated than meets the eye, and it suggests some very interesting things

The optimal time for listing properties in Boston is not too far off. You should start planning to list your clients’ properties about a month from now. That’s the takeaway from a new report from Zillow, which found that the

A new report from CoreLogic highlights improvements to the nation’s share of all cash sales. Unfortunately, it’s still high. It’s a new housing market in 2015. Policies are shifting, new legislation is being written, and in an eddying whirl