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A New York developer recently filed plans with the Boston Planning & Development Agency that would top the Dock Square Garage with 195 apartments or condos, The Boston Globe reported. In the plans, Fortis Property Group says it will

Ripe with historical significance, Boston was placed at No. 8 on OnlineDegrees.com’s list of best big cities for new grads. In a profile of 59 U.S. metropolitan areas with a population greater than 750,000, Boston stands out in terms of affordability, employment

A new report from WalletHub finds that Massachusetts is the best state in the United States to raise a family. The state in which a family lives often is just as important as the city, village or township, because

Now that we’ve thrown away the 2017 calendars and ripped open the 2018 versions, cities around North America are even more anxiously awaiting word from Amazon on where its new second headquarters will be. The e-commerce giant has said

While the number of renters now outpaces homeowners — with about one-third of the country’s population living in rentals — 2017 saw the first year of a slight decline in renting households since 2004, according to a recent report from

The number of housing permits issued by the city of Boston last year spiked to levels not seen since the 1990s, largely a result of a push from Mayor Martin J. Walsh to increase building in the city to

Our annual Who’s Who is among the most hotly anticipated publications in Boston real estate, and we were happy to profile some of the area’s top professionals. Here are the profiles that attracted the most attention from our readers

Through the end of November, there have been 55,968 home sales in Massachusetts, increasing 0.4 percent from the same time last year and marking an all-time high, according to a new report from The Warren Group. Meanwhile, the median

Boston’s popularity with millennials apparently is waning, as an analysis from Time magazine says the city is now “peak millennial” as the generation begins to age and seek out larger homes with more inside and outside space. The city’s

More than 21,000 readers voted in Curbed Boston’s annual real estate awards, and the building of the year is Boston East, which got 45 percent of the vote. The 200-unit apartment building in East Boston is expected to wrap

On top of playing your favorite music and giving you weather reports, Amazon’s Alexa is adding a new skill to her vast voice-activated repertoire — helping users buy and sell homes. Agent Neo, a new real estate app on

Despite saying it offers a chance for residents and visitors to connect with the city’s waterfront, Seaport completely ignores Boston’s black population, The Boston Globe revealed in a new report on race in the city. Seaport, which sprawls on

The Massachusetts real estate market isn’t falling victim to the annual slowdown typically experienced in the fall and winter, with a new report showing that both pending home sales and home prices increased in November. The number of pending

While homeownership continues to be a key part of the American Dream, minorities in the United States lag behind the rest of the country in homeownership rates. According to a new report from ABODO Apartments, a national apartment listing

The state of Massachusetts will award $10 million a year in grants and incentives in an effort to encourage cities and towns to permit more development, The Boston Globe reported. Governor Charlie Baker was expected to formally announce the

With Amazon’s pick of its second headquarters — HQ2 — looming sometime in 2018, cities are continuing to position themselves in case they’re the chosen one. In Boston, which some say is a surefire finalist, several sites were pitched