Adjectives reflecting the desire for privacy and physical isolation gained a place of prominence: “private,” “covered,” “quiet,” “separate” and “enclosed” were among the top 100 most-used description terms.

The competitive homebuying market showed signs of loosening up last month as bidding wars dropped from May despite being higher than they were a year ago.

Two of the largest leaders in the real estate market are joining forces to form a new mortgage origination company.

It could take Boston-area renters more than a decade to save for a down payment in today’s market.

This passive-solar structure will have its new owner giving a high-five to Mother Earth, due to the structure’s energy-efficient design.

Boston rents rose sharply last month, the sixth straight month of rent increases across the city.

Boston wasn’t the only Massachusetts city or town on the list. Seven other Massachusetts locales were ranked in the report. See how they all stacked up.

The Champlain Towers South collapse emergency is ongoing, and some experts say they expect condo sales, in what was a roaring condo market in Miami, to struggle from the impact. What can agents, sellers and buyers anticipate?

Despite an average nationwide uptick, Boston rents declined year over year in May.

Known as “The Bubble House,” this 11-dome residence is a real one-of-a-kind for just 1.5 million Australian dollars ($1.1 million).

The department determined that the settlement would not do enough to protect its ability to investigate other conduct by the association affecting competition in the real estate market.

The Procopio Companies has broken ground on a new, 22,000 square-foot luxury, mixed-use development in Winthrop.

Millennials were once referred to as the “renter generation” because of their preference for apartment living in urban areas over purchasing a home in the suburbs like their Baby Boomer parents.

Housing markets across the country saw new listings growth in June, as the median list price hit yet another all-time high, and Boston was no exception. 

Strong growth of single-family construction spending drove the increase, while spending on multifamily construction was flat, the National Association of Home Builders said.

Buyer demand was also strong in the condo market in May, driving up the number of sales and pushing the median sale price to a new high.