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Commuters waste dozens of hours and thousands of dollars due to Boston’s traffic problems Boston is home to many things: historical relics from the Colonial era; beloved franchises in hockey, baseball, basketball and football; and, according to new research, some of
According to Fatherly.com, Boston was ranked as the No. 1 city for children to play outdoors. The full study, “The 25 Best U. S. Cities For Kids To Play Outside,” is an examination at the state of play and play
Residential construction spending in the Boston area was up 117.7 percent year-over-year in July, and so far in 2015 is 42 percent ahead of where it was last year. Those stats came courtesy of the latest Dodge Data & Analytics report, a monthly
Home prices continue to rise nationally, but what about the local housing market? Home prices in the Boston metro area rose 1.5 percent from May to June and 3.3 percent from June 2014, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard
Falling inventory, rising prices, shrinking affordability – the same old in Boston’s housing market Just as it never seems to rain in California, housing inventory never seems to increase in the Greater Boston market. According to the latest numbers
A new study has found Beantown ranks high in housing segregation Greater Boston is the seventh most segregated metropolitan area in the United States, according to a new study by 24/7 Wall St. Just over 40 percent of Greater Boston’s population
A new realtor.com study finds that the 90210 ZIP code is actually not No. 1 The north suburban Boston 02176 ZIP code of Melrose is the hottest in the nation, according to a new analysis by realtor.com. The “Combined
Only one housing market has seen greater new construction growth in 2015 than Boston Boston has 2015’s No. 2 new construction marketplace, according to new research from Trulia. Trulia’s analysis, which compared permit activity in the nation’s metro areas to their
National cash sales continued their descent in May, a new report released today from CoreLogic showed. For 29 months, all-cash buyers have been leaving the market, as marked by continual year-over-year decreases in market share. In May, cash sales
Yesterday, CoreLogic released its June 2015 National Foreclosure Report, and the big reveal was foreclosures are still dropping – so not much of a surprise. For another month, national foreclosures fell, with inventory dropping 28.9 percent year-over-year from a
In some Boston neighborhoods, nearly half of all students are grade-school age Where in the city of Boston are grade school- and high school-age children most common? It’s a question that many Boston homebuyers has undoubtedly faced, and to
CoreLogic’s May distressed sales report shows lowest levels since 2007 CoreLogic recently released a new report detailing the state of the distressed sales market in the U.S. for May, and for another month, both real-estate owned (REO) and short
Velkor Realty Trust has proposed a 44-unit residential complex on Bennington St. in East Boston’s Orient Heights neighborhood; the complex will span 49,000 square feet. The project’s architect is Clinton Design Architects of Holliston, and Brian J. Hosker is listed
Last week, Edens LLC filed a project notification form with the Boston Redevelopment Authority that outlines its plan for a new 10-acre development in Dorchester. Adjacent to Edens’ existing South Bay Center, the new project will feature 113,000 square
Boston currently has the most construction activity it has had since the housing boom, with some 70 developments under construction throughout the city. According to Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) director Brian Golden, the Bay City has 14 million square feet
Rising rents, new research shows, are not an incentive to buy a house Renters in the Boston metro area are spending substantially more money on their monthly rent than is historically the case. That was the finding of a new