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Developments over 50,000 square feet are now required to adhere to new guidelines launched to reduce traffic and congestion in the city of Boston.
Zillow announced today it’s ending its iBuyer service, Zillow Offers, and cutting roughly a quarter of its workforce, citing the volatility the service created for the online brokerage as the motivation for the move.
Millennials are purchasing houses — finally. Over the past year, millennials made up the largest share of homebuyers: 37% according to Barron’s.
As more house hunters are opting to live in socially, racially and culturally diverse communities, developers are formulating strategies to list more inclusive properties on the market, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Developers’ strategies include
Builder confidence was also down from a year ago.
Standard Title & Escrow PLLC and Stelman Law have merged. With the merger, Jeff Stelman joins Standard Title as partner and brings three employees to the company.
Entertainment is a top priority of the “Royale Reunion” in Kissimmee, FL. This luxury villa is equipped with a home theater room, arcade game rooms and… a private casino.
The childhood home of New Kids on the Block’s Jordan and Jonathan Knight went on the market last month and now a group of Dorchester residents is trying to preserve it.
Boston and Raleigh had the highest bidding-war rates, as the rate fell to a 2021 low.
“Contract transactions slowed a bit in September and are showing signs of a calmer home price trend, as the market is running comfortably ahead of pre-pandemic activity.” — NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun
The iconic home from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” is prime Hollywood real estate. And it’s currently for sale.
Home-price gains were once again broadly distributed, as all 20 cities in the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index rose, although in most cases at a slower rate than a month ago.
It’s been a more than a year and a half of technological innovation in real estate in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency has decided to make one tool — desktop appraisals — permanent.
At the same time, the increase in interest rates drove fewer borrowers to refinance their loans, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
The Boston Planning & Development Agency approved the Jamaica Plain development project at its October meeting.
Pet ownership increased dramatically during the pandemic. 73% of homeowners report at least one pet in the home.
