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While prices continue to break more records, sales activity showed double-digit declines

There is good news as median home and condo sale prices remain strong

Massachusetts homebuyers continue to be affected by higher prices despite modest signs of improvement, according to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) August housing statistics report.

A rise in new listings is finally giving potential homebuyers options as the summer market winds down.

Boston has been named one of the best cities for working parents in America, according to a new report from CoworkingCafe.

James Coppinger has joined ERA Key Realty Services’ Framingham office as a Realtor.

Construction is set to begin on the development of a city-owned property on Talbot Avenue in Dorchester.

Habitat for Humanity will redevelop property on Walter Street in Roslindale into affordable housing.

The Archdiocese of Boston and St. Francis House filed a letter of intent with the Boston Planning & Development Agency expressing their desire to convert the property.

Four Massachusetts communities made Realtor.com’s 2023 list of 50 hottest ZIP codes, and for the first time in five years, Boston, New York, Chicago, Detroit and St. Louis suburbs were represented.

Existing homes sales were also down in August as inventory issues continue to plague the market.

A Boston-based design and architecture firm announced the completion of the city’s first internationally certified Passive House single-family home project.

Massachusetts has ranked among the top 10 safest states in the nation when it comes to personal safety.

A developer has filed a letter of intent to redevelop a South Boston site to bring a multi-family mixed-use building to the neighborhood.

A fifth consecutive month of increases in the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index suggests the housing market recovery that began earlier this year is likely to continue.

The Boston Planning & Development Agency has approved plans to develop the former New England Casket Co. site in Easton Boston into residential housing and retail space.