After years of planning and numerous setbacks, Boston-area residents waiting on a much-anticipated expansion of public transit services finally saw a glimmer of progress. With public officials on hand for a shovel-wielding photo-op, workers broke ground on the MBTA’s

A new report from real estate analytics firm NeighborhoodX took a look at home prices in East Boston, an area that’s seen as up-and-coming in the local market. Based on market-rate listings collected by NeighborhoodX in the last month,

Beacon Hill, Massachusetts was named the seventh-most expensive neighborhood to live, according to a ranking by Realtor.com. With an average listing price of $3.1 million, it is known as one of America’s most prestigious neighborhoods. Former Secretary of State

We had a strong roster of Agents’ Choice nominees this year, with thousands of votes cast by Boston-area real estate professionals. Below are the finalists for each category listed in alphabetical order. Stay tuned for our announcement of the

Cambridge residents may soon need permits to cut down trees. According to Curbed Boston, City Council member Quinton Zondervan believes Cambridge should  change local ordinance so private property owners are required to have a permit to cut down healthy

While the state of housing in the U.S. has generally improved over the last 30 years, the latest report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) of Harvard University highlights some areas of concern as well. Since the

Boston-area renters may one day dream of owning a home in the area, but chances are, it will take a lot of planning and saving. A new study by the Urban Institute shows that just 23.5 percent of Boston

It is not a secret that Boston’s home prices have been soaring in recent years, but a new study shows exactly how much home prices have shifted in the last decade. A report by the Urban Institute shows that

In recent years, surveys from the National Association of Realtors and Zillow have found that saving for a down payment is the most significant hurdle for renters who want to own a home. But how long does it take

Seaport is only getting more expensive as it becomes the first Boston city to ask for more than $2,000 per square foot on average. Last month, NeighborhoodX released a report that named Seaport the most expensive neighborhood in Boston.

Buyers need to spend $1 million to buy what would have cost them $500,000 just 10 years ago, according to a report by The Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute. The majority of homes were listed for

Boston’s start to the home-selling season has been a strong one, as the city has been named the second hottest housing market in the country in May. That’s according to Realtor.com, which used a city’s median days on market

Last month, Boston Agent Magazine reported on a new benchmark in housing costs for the city: that homes in three neighborhoods now go for $3,000 a square foot. Now, there is a new indicator to show just how pricey

The upward trend of home prices is hitting each city differently. With nationwide home prices rising 6.9 percent year-over-year from April 2017-18, many cities face overvalued housing markets. CoreLogic categorizes a market as overvalued if they see that home

As online shopping continues to dominate the real estate market, for sale signs may be a thing of the past. Real estate agents in New Canaan, Conn. have issued a ban on for sale signs throughout the whole town.

Boston ranked the tenth best large city in the United States, according to a recent study by Resonance Consultancy. The ranking is based upon six main categories: place, product, programming, people, prosperity and promotion, and analyzes 28 different factors