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Boston’s newest neighborhood is its most susceptible to climate change, report says

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

This Week in Boston Real Estate: Mod apartments, high home prices and more

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

Would Amazon HQ2 hurt Boston housing?

Boston is still in the race for housing Amazon’s second headquarters. The city is currently one of 20 contenders cities for the Amazon technology headquarters, also known as HQ2. The headquarters would be built at Suffolk Downs in East

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Boston median sales price reached a record high this April

Ever-tightening inventory has caused home prices to reach a new, as last month’s median sales price of $612,000 was the highest ever recorded for the Month of April, according to the Greater Boston Association of Realtors. The record-setting median

This week in Boston real estate: A change in Boston’s skyline, public housing grants and more

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded awarded $80.8 million in annual funding to Massachusetts’ housing authorities, according to the Boston Real Estate Times. The grants are apart the HUD’s Capital Fund Program, which provides over

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Not just homes: Boston’s rentals also remain expensive

Boston is notorious for its high real estate prices, making it hard for some to purchase homes in the area. As a result, renting was a plausible solution, until now. Thanks to high credit requirements, Boston is now one

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Boston home sales prices reach record high in April

The median sales price of a home in Boston edged up to a record high of $612,000 in April 2018, according to the Greater Boston Association of Realtors (GBAR). The number of new listings on the market has risen and

What neighborhood is that property really in? New map settles debate

When it comes to real estate, neighborhood matters. But the face of Boston’s neighborhoods has changed over time due to annexation, infill and new development. Neighborhood boundaries are often hotly debated, as a municipality, the federal government and local

Green Line expansion gets major funding boost from state

Massachusetts transportation officials are planning a $17.2 billion capital projects program within the next five years. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) will receive $8 billion of the proposed amount, money that will be spent to improve public and

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The best high schools in the Boston area

The majority of Massachusetts’ best schools are in the Boston area, according to the 2018 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools rankings. The state’s best school is Boston Latin School, a public school in the heart of

This Week In Boston Real Estate: Tiny backyard homes, futuristic furniture and more

A “plugin house” has been sitting outside Boston City Hall to show residents the future of affordable housing. Now, the city is asking residents how it would feel about allowing such miniature homes to be erected in existing backyards.

Boston ranked among the top 10 most bikeable cities in U.S.

Boston earned a spot on the list of the top 10 most bikeable cities in the U.S., according to Bike Score rankings by Redfin. A bike score is a tool used by Redfin company Walk Score that rates locations

This Week in Boston Real Estate: Adult dorms, Airbnb regulations and a green line extension

Boston’s lack of affordable housing is legion, and now city officials are dreaming up novel ways to handle the problem. The city’s Housing Innovation Lab has proposed a series of ideas for building more affordable housing, and some of

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The five most affordable Boston neighborhoods

While the Boston housing market might be trending in the more expensive direction, there’s still deals to be found. NeighborhoodX, a neighborhood data company, looked at the listing price for Boston homes to determine the range of prices in

Recent college graduates are living at home more often

Today’s graduates are more likely to be living with their parents than graduates from the previous decade. According to Zillow’s analysis of 2016 Census data, 28 percent of recent graduates live with their parents — up from 19 percent

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The three most expensive neighborhoods in Boston

Boston’s most prized (and most pricey) neighborhoods have reached a new benchmark in unaffordability, as some houses in three neighborhoods now go for $3,000 per square foot. The high-end of the market in Seaport, Fenway, Back Bay and Beacon

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