The latest new home sales stats from the U.S. Census Bureau show many things are at work in the new construction marketplace According to the latest new construction report from the U.S. Census Bureau, new home sales in July

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

During the economic downturn, the real estate industry floundered and thousands lost their jobs. But improvements have been made, and the industry is healing, which means the money is returning. By 2016, more than two-thirds of residential real estate

New development – especially in the single-family sector – has been very strong in 2015 Housing starts in 2015 are running at their highest level in eight years, according to the latest report from the U.S. Census Bureau. With 641,000 new housing starts so

Keller Williams has acquired Team Leads Inc., an agent team business solution provider based in Ontario, Canada, and entered into collaborations with two leading real estate technology providers, HomeKeepr and Placester. Team Leads Inc. will be rebranded as KW Team Leads

The housing market has changed substantially in the last 40 years, and first-time homebuyers have changed with it Since the 1970s, the U.S. housing market has changed in numerous ways. The square footage of homes, for instance, has risen to all-time

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes in August rose one point to a level of 61 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). That is the highest reading since November

In October, we reported on a budding legal battle between Zillow and Top Agent Network (TAN).  Tan claimed the popular syndication portal had stolen proprietary trade secrets under the guise of investor interest to create its “Coming Soon” feature. Today, a

Homebuilding is in a state of flux across the nation. With growing barriers in lending and land availability forcing traditionally entry-level homebuilders into the upper ends of the market, it is unclear what the future of the industry and

Square footage is growing faster now than it did during the housing boom, but the culture of the McMansion may be changing. After being scared away by the 2008 financial and housing crisis, the McMansion is slowly returning to

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

Recent study shows national increase in average down payments. In 2015’s second quarter, the average down payment in Massachusetts was 19.15 percent, which was an increase from the first quarter’s 18.31 percent, according to a recent study by online loan marketplace, Lending

Technology has drastically improved the efficacy of searching for the right home. Prior to enlisting the services of an agent, buyers, who in all likelihood have a pre-established criterion for their ideal neighborhood and home, are scoping out concerns

Massachusetts defies nationwide trend of rising home prices Massachusetts was one of four states who saw home price depreciation in CoreLogic’s June 2015 Home Price Index (HPI). Massachusetts saw a drop of 5 percent, the largest statewide drop. Connecticut (-0.6 percent),

The House Financial Services Committee passed two bills to help ease TRID worries On Oct. 3, the new TILA-RESPA integrated disclosure (TRID) rule will come into affect, and the industry is struggling in preparation, despite the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Low mortgage costs and high equity contributed to a healthy housing market in Boston Boston has the healthiest housing market in the nation, according to a new WalletHub study. The study, which compared the 25 largest metropolitan areas in the