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Boston high-end listings up slightly in June

Zillow: Now could be a good time to trade up on luxury homes.

Tech helps make Boston real estate recovery leader

“Markets with stronger job creation pre-COVID are proving to have the crucial edge for real estate activity, particularly those with a strong technology sector.” — Javier Vivas, director of economic research for Realtor.com

RE/MAX reports single-digit decline in May homes sales nationwide

Although the single-digit decline from the previous month nationally is good news, home sales still lagged May of 2019 by 33.7%.

Boston leads the nation in bidding wars

The war is on in Boston for homes on the market.

Boston sees highest national rates of home flipping

Nationwide, home flippers saw a 36.7% return on their investment in the first quarter of 2020.

Single-family rent prices post lowest growth rate in 9 years

The latest CoreLogic report reveals the first measurable impact to the single-family rent market, pushing price growth to its lowest rate since the initial recovery of the Great Recession.

Civil unrest doesn’t stem housing sales

The market recovery continues amid nationwide protests.

FlexMLS’s new feature that brokers should know about

Real estate pros who wish to maintain privacy settings on their listings now have an option to do that via FlexMLS.

Home equity is keeping delinquencies at bay . . . for now

Home price and equity growth in the months leading up to the pandemic have helped to delay the impact of the recession on the mortgage market, although the effects are expected to continue to unfold over the next year.

How to use TikTok to market real estate

A real estate marketing guru and Tik Tok aficionado gives the inside scoop on the increasingly popular social network.

Massachusetts Association of Realtors: ‘Our members are adapting’ as they look toward the future

The Massachusetts Association of Realtors reports single-family homes and condos increased in price in April, but slumping sales continued.

In Boston, ‘normal’ is the new normal

CoreLogic reports home price acceleration continued in April, but — in a shift away from other industry predictions — expects the first decline in values to begin in 2021

Lawsuit challenges statewide eviction and foreclosure moratorium

The emergency petition filed by two rental building owners claims the act violates the Massachusetts constitution.

Boston homes named 14th most at-risk for storm surge in 2020

A new report from CoreLogic warns of increased hurricane risk this season, compounded by coronavirus-related weaknesses

Boston has fifth lowest number of zombie foreclosures in the nation

A new ATTOM report reveals that zombie foreclosures declined in the second quarter of 2020, likely a result of the temporary foreclosure moratorium on federally backed loans.

Pending home sales in the Northeast dive at around twice the national rate

NAR’s chief economist says April’s decline could be the lowest point in the market, and that he expects it to bounce back soon.

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