September’s reading of 76 was up one point from August, despite lingering challenges with labor and the building-material supply chain, the National Association of Home Builders reported, citing the latest NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.

Despite the drop in prices, supply and demand imbalances have many first-time homebuyers renting, increasing demand for those units and driving up those prices.

The overlay district will apply to all city areas that could face significant impacts during a major coastal storm event.

Month over month, home sales were down 3.5%, and the median sale price declined 1.2% to $335,000.

Aerosmith lead guitarist Joe Perry’s seven-acre Duxbury home is on the market.

Two New England suburbs have made Money Magazines’ “50 Best Places to Live 2021” list, Chanhassen, Minn., home of Prince’s Paisley Park, took the No. 1 spot.

According to Realtor.com’s Best Time to Buy Report, between Sept 12 and Oct. 17 is the best time to sell a home in most markets, but what about in Boston?

August home sales fell for the first time in 12 months as median sales prices of both single-family homes and condominiums declined or stayed flat last month.

The Justice Department’s original complaint against the National Association of Realtors, filed Nov. 19, 2020, alleges that the association enforced rules and policies that illegally hampered competition in residential real estate services.

“The net result for housing is that these low and stable rates allow consumers more time to find the homes they are looking to purchase,” Freddie Mac Chief Economist Sam Khater said.

A decline in new home listings has had little impact on the market as far as demand is concerned, according to a recent Redfin report.

The Boston Planning & Development Agency recently approved four new development projects, which will bring 242 residences to four Boston neighborhoods.

Patrick Tobin joined the company’s Danvers office as a senior loan officer.

Housing inventory fell in Boston during August, while housing starts and existing-home sales rose.

NBA champion and former Boston Celtic Daniel Theis has sold his Needham home as he heads to Houston.

Over the past year, outer suburbs, or exurbs, have experienced a particularly intense boom. It’s those distant areas which saw the sharpest increase in interested buyers, according to Realtor.com.