In recent years, surveys from the National Association of Realtors and Zillow have found that saving for a down payment is the most significant hurdle for renters who want to own a home. But how long does it take

Seaport is only getting more expensive as it becomes the first Boston city to ask for more than $2,000 per square foot on average. Last month, NeighborhoodX released a report that named Seaport the most expensive neighborhood in Boston.

Buyers need to spend $1 million to buy what would have cost them $500,000 just 10 years ago, according to a report by The Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute. The majority of homes were listed for

Boston’s start to the home-selling season has been a strong one, as the city has been named the second hottest housing market in the country in May. That’s according to Realtor.com, which used a city’s median days on market

Last month, Boston Agent Magazine reported on a new benchmark in housing costs for the city: that homes in three neighborhoods now go for $3,000 a square foot. Now, there is a new indicator to show just how pricey

The upward trend of home prices is hitting each city differently. With nationwide home prices rising 6.9 percent year-over-year from April 2017-18, many cities face overvalued housing markets. CoreLogic categorizes a market as overvalued if they see that home

As online shopping continues to dominate the real estate market, for sale signs may be a thing of the past. Real estate agents in New Canaan, Conn. have issued a ban on for sale signs throughout the whole town.

Boston ranked the tenth best large city in the United States, according to a recent study by Resonance Consultancy. The ranking is based upon six main categories: place, product, programming, people, prosperity and promotion, and analyzes 28 different factors

HousingWire released a new report ranking in which cities have the most competition for conventional mortgage borrowers. Of the 50 cities ranked, Boston is the second most competitive for loan officers. HousingWire used the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index to measure the

Safety is a top priority for Americans and most people want to feel safe where they live. WalletHub released a new report that ranked the safest states around America for 2018. Of all the sates, Massachusetts was named the

The Boston Planning & Development Agency introduced an initiative for a new master zoning plan to emphasize affordable housing in the city. The BPDA’s plan is expected to take two years and cost up to $600,000, according to the

A new law signed by Gov. Charlie Baker authorizes the state to borrow up to $1.8 billion to construct affordable housing in an effort to ease the housing shortage. The legislation signed on Thursday is a direct response to

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s second effort to regulate the city’s booming short-term rental industry includes harsh restrictions for non-owner-occupied “investment” properties. A city ordinance proposed in May sets restrictions on the number of days a unit can be listed

Before the federal Fair Housing Act could be signed into law on April 11, 1968, political compromises to ensure its passage in the Senate carved a big hole in the legislation. The change eliminated the government’s ability to bring

Climate change is believed to be the cause of weather disasters that have wreaked havoc around the Northeast in the last few years. Experts believe those storms are only going to get worse. A Boston neighborhood is expected to

Home sales around Boston may have increased since last April, but homebuyers are still seeing high prices around the city. The Boston Globe reported the median price of a single-family home in April was at a record high of