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Boston might be the setting for your next ‘meet cute’

Tiring of the detached and shallow world of online romance, many members of Gen Z are disillusioned with dating apps, instead dreaming of a quirky “meet cute” encounter straight out of a rom-com.

Boston home values climb to $713K in January despite sales slowdown

A blizzard-ridden January brought more than just snow to Boston.

Corcoran Property Advisors opens first Cape Cod office in Osterville

The new location joins the brokerage’s flagship Newbury Street location in Boston and Cohasset office on the South Shore.

Rate named official mortgage lending partner of Alianza to expand bilingual homeownership education

Rate has entered a multi-year partnership with Alianza, a national grassroots soccer platform serving Latino communities, to expand access to bilingual homeownership education and financial resources. 

Neda Navab named president of Compass

The change comes as Robert Reffkin takes the role of chairman and CEO of the newly formed Compass International Holdings.

An Ayer community’s battle to stay affordable after 4.5 years of struggling to ‘save our homes’

Residents of the Ayer development have pushed to maintain affordability after the property was sold to a private developer in 2021.

MBTA train pulls into a station
Massachusetts attorney general sues Marblehead, other non-compliant MBTA communities

Now, the remaining non-compliant towns face a lawsuit from Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell.

Judge denies Compass request for ‘Zillow ban’ injunction

“Today’s ruling is a clear victory not just for Zillow, but for consumers, agents, brokerages and the real estate industry at large,” a Zillow spokesperson told Agent Publishing.

Anywhere CEO Ryan Schneider departs as part of Compass merger

Ryan Schneider, former CEO of Anywhere Real Estate, has left the company following its acquisition by Compass, a representative from Anywhere confirmed. 

Marcus & Millichap brokers $3.15M sale for ‘desirable’ Roslindale property

Griffith and Pepdjonovic received five offers for the property, attributing its popularity to a desirable brick exterior and limited supply in the Roslindale area.

The Sheehan home will be featured on season 47 of This Old House. (Photo courtesy of Anthony Tieuli and This Old House)
This Old House comes to Needham, restores 1896 Queen Anne

Owners Liz and Patrick Sheehan hope to maintain historic Victorian exterior features while opening up the interior layout to include an open floor plan.

SERHANT. names founding agents at new Boston office

Founding agents Antonio Khoury, Michael Carucci, Jorge Sariego, Kyle Farrell and Joe Albano will report to Ryan Serhant, founder and CEO of SERHANT. and star of Netflix’s real estate reality series, “Owning Manhattan.”

100 West St. in Needham
189-unit apartment project to replace assisted living facility in Needham

Needham recently adjusted zoning restrictions in compliance with the MBTA Communities Act, making the project possible.

Keller Williams settles Batton class action for $20M

The brokerage is the first defendant in the lawsuit that alleges that it, RE/MAX, Anywhere Real Estate and the National Association of REALTORS® conspired to fix agent commissions and inflate home prices. 

Advocus National Title Insurance Co. expands leadership team to scale underwriting platform nationwide

Advocus National Title Insurance Company, a Rate-acquired company, has appointed Kelli Fogarty as executive vice president, business development and Stan Czaja as executive vice president and general manager as part of a strategic effort to scale its underwriting platform nationwide. 

Super Bowl LX: The ‘Big Game’ could mean big home-value boosts for Boston and Seattle

Zillow’s Home Value Index shows that in 13 of the past 20 years, home values in the metro area of the Super Bowl champion grew faster than the national average.

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