Like 237 other cities around the continent, Boston officially threw its hat into the ring this week to woo Amazon for the company’s second headquarters. A real estate expert recently told Bloomberg that the city’s chances are “pretty good”

Fewer homes are being built in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy MSA, but nonresidential buildings are seeing a surge in spending this year, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Nonresidential construction starts soared in September, rising from $416.8 million last year to

The summer buying season may be over, but homes around the state are a hot commodity. The low number of homes that actually are for sale are selling for higher prices and stay on the market for a shorter

The ability to own your own home is a dream for most Americans, but depending on which part of the country you live in, that may require more working hours than in other locations. A recent report from How Much

For third month in a row, there was a decline in home sales in September. However, the average home sale price continues to rise. A recent Redfin report shows that in September, home sales fell by 8.1 percent — the

The 02155 ZIP code in Medford is the fourth-hottest in the country, according to a recent ranking from Realtor.com. Although the median home price in the ZIP, $541,000, was the second highest among the top 10, it’s average time

It’s no secret to agents, buyers and sellers in Boston that in the market, you get what you pay for. But how much exactly will you be paying? Recent data from NeighborhoodX shows that the cost per square footage

Nearly every kid has that creepy house at the end of the lane, the one all their friends would whisper about and race their bikes past. The one the neighborhood children would ding-dong ditch or dare each other to

It’s common knowledge that ships and boats can sink, but can you imagine a sunken community? A recent report revealed that $916 billion worth of U.S. homes could end up underwater due to the sea level increasing by just

It’s as easy to pay mortgages on time now as it was 10 years ago in July 2007, this according to CoreLogic’s monthly Loan Performance Insights Report. 4.6 percent of mortgages were in some stage of delinquency in July — a decrease of 0.9 percent from July 2016

New data from Trulia shows that people more are adept at searching for homes in their metro area’s suburbs than people who live elsewhere and are looking to move to that metro. In fact, 60 percent of all home

School is back in session across the country, but many recent 2017 graduates are still figuring out where they want to settle for the next chapter of their lives. NerdWallet recently listed the top cities for new graduates, and

Many major cities around the world are overvalued and at more risk of a bubble than in 2016, according to the UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index 2017. However, the report shows that Boston’s market is fair-valued and prices

When is it the right time to switch from rent to owning? Usually this answer is subjective, depending on things like income, family size and location. However, in real estate it can often be a matter of time. Recent

It seems as though homeowners who believe that next year will be a better time to sell may be right as home prices continue to rise. Not only increasing year-after-year, but also month-to-month as of August 2017. CoreLogic released

It’s no secret to agents, buyers and sellers in Boston that the city’s housing market is hot — sometimes a little too hot. With scarce inventory and increasing prices, many people find themselves sitting on the sidelines, unable to