The number of single-family home listings put under agreement in May grew once again compared to the same time one year earlier, according to a statewide report from the Massachusetts Association of Realtors. That marks 12 consecutive months of

Like many other large U.S. cities, Boston is facing a housing shortage, particularly a dearth of homes and apartments considered affordable. In a report published last week, a consortium of local real estate advocates called the Massachusetts Smart Growth

Local developers line up for new Harvard projects in Allston Harvard University made waves in the local real estate sphere last year when it filed plans to build what it’s calling its Enterprise Campus on a 36-acre plot of

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has made housing development one of his administration’s top priorities. Several mayors throughout the state, including Boston’s Marty Walsh and a coalition of mayors from the Greater Boston area, have lent support to the governor

While sales and prices of Boston-area single family homes both saw gains in April, including double-digit growth in home sales, condos sales fell 4 percent year over year, and condo prices were down 5.8 percent over April 2018, according

Pierce Boston sells out One of Boston’s tallest residential towers outside of downtown has officially sold out as of May 11. Pierce Boston, developed by Samuels & Associates and Landsea Homes, opened in March 2018 with 109 condos for

Home sales throughout the metro Boston area surged again in April, marking the third consecutive month of strong market data this spring. According to data released May 22 by the Greater Boston Association of Realtors, 947 single-family home sales

MA agents still seeing bidding wars in sales Despite recent signs of a slowdown in the local and national housing market, Massachusetts Realtors say multiple offer situations are still common. In a survey of members of the Massachusetts Association

The current legislative session in the Massachusetts capitol has been dominated so far by numerous vexing issues. Chief among them: solving the statewide housing shortage that is particularly acute in Boston. While Governor Charlie Baker, along with local leaders

The Boston area has been a hotspot for economic growth over the last several years, helping to grow its population and spur property development. But even the high rate of residential and commercial construction seen in the city since

Slip45 Condominiums 45 Lewis St., East Boston Developer: Lendlease Slip45 is the second condo complex built as part of the larger Clippership Wharf development along the East Boston waterfront. The first, Slip65, sold out within just eight weeks of

Boston among top millennial destinations The Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area was named among the top 20 destinations for millennials who moved recently, according to a study from the National Association of Realtors based on U.S. Census data. In the report,

Sales of single-family homes and condominiums remained strong in March to end the first quarter of 2019 on a high note. With prices increasing more modestly and listing inventory well ahead of last year, the Boston metro market appears

Census releases new population estimates for Boston metro The Boston metropolitan area posted some of the best numbers among the 10 largest metros in the U.S. in terms of net population gain, according to new estimates released by the

In what’s becoming a national trend, Boston and Massachusetts are among the latest city and state to see new proposals to institute rent control before legislators. But as in many other cases, the bills circulating through City Council and

After a fiercely competitive start to the home buying and selling season in 2018, interest rates began climbing toward what would be a seven-year high in November. A year later, with mortgage rates back down and the daffodils coming