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S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller Index: Boston home prices rose 14.9% in June

Though home prices are still increasing across the United States, the rate of growth is slowing, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices.

Cambridge ranked the No. 1 family-friendly city in the U.S.

Opendoor identified the best cities for families by analyzing and averaging the number of OpenStreetMap “family friendly” tags within 3 miles of all addresses in a city where an Opendoor Brokerage operates. 

Cape Cod real estate sales down as prices hold steady

Demand for condominiums continues to grow.

Bay State home prices rise, closed sales fall

For the fifth month in a row in July, home sales declined nationally, including here in the Bay State, as home prices continued to rise.

Home, condo sales rapidly declined in July

July single-family home and condo sales continued to plummet last month as the market continued to cool.

Massachusetts named best place to live in the US

WalletHub compared all 50 states across five metrics covering affordability, economy, education and health, quality of life and safety.

Homebuyer competition falls to lowest level since start of pandemic

Worcester had one of the highest rates of homebuyer competition in July

Four projects to bring 136 new housing units to Boston neighborhoods

The Boston Planning & Development Agency approved the projects at its August meeting.

New policy adds diversity, equity, inclusion to Boston’s large development projects

The Boston Planning & Development Agency has adopted a new policy requiring developers to disclose diversity, equity and inclusion plans for large projects when filing.

Boston has the nation’s second-highest average monthly rent at more than $4,800

Boston’s average monthly rent is $4,878, a 17.4% increase from the previous year.

Boston honored at 2022 World Cities Summit

Boston was the only U.S. city recognized in the 2020 awards cycle.

Massachusetts ranked No. 1 public school system in the US

WalletHub compared public school systems in all 50 states and the District of Columbia across 32 key metrics based on quality and safety.

New affordable housing community opens in Beverly

The first phase of Anchor Point, a new affordable housing community, has opened in Beverly.

Three Massachusetts towns make best places to live list

Livability’s annual ranking is based on reviews of more than 2,300 cities using more than 50 data points measuring economic stability, housing, amenities, infrastructure, demographics, social and civic capital and health care. 

S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller Index: Boston home prices rise 15.7% in May

“Housing data for May 2022 continued strong, as price gains decelerated slightly from very high levels,” Craig J. Lazzara, managing director at S&P DJI, said.

Massachusetts median single-family home price tops $610,000

Home prices in the Bay State break another record.