Rising property values had homeowners cashing out of their existing residences to buy bigger homes in less-expensive areas last year, according to a new Zillow analysis of out-of-town moves. 

The pandemic brought online electronic notary services to Massachusetts, and now two of the state’s largest real estate groups are hoping to make the service permanent.

The Boston Planning & Development Agency recently approved three new projects that will bring more than 300 residential units to Allston and East Boston.

High-end home sales surged in the three months ended April 30 as prices also rose and listings increased.

This ultramodern $3 million home in Potomac, Maryland, is all drama from exterior to interior, with a drop-level dining room, slanted floor-to-ceiling windows, multiple kitchens and intricately tiled, geometric-shaped rooms.

With half of all homes in today’s market selling above the asking price, the timing of when to list can have an impact on both time on market and sale price.

Home-price growth remained in double digits for the 10th straight month in May as inventory lows pushed the median listing prices up 15.2% from last year.

Housing inventory also saw an increase from year-ago levels last month.

The new corporate sponsorship makes certain training, resources and networking opportunities available to RE/MAX agents.

Special questions added to the National Association of Home Builders’ monthly builder survey found 90% or more of respondents had experienced shortages of plywood, oriented strand board, framing lumber and appliances, with most other materials also hard to come by.

Phase one of the $1.4 billion project is expected to get underway this winter.

The COVID pandemic has caused a shakeup in where, and how, many people work. That has helped propel a thriving housing market.

The proposal calls for the construction of two six-story residential buildings at the Bennington Street property, which was destroyed by a fire in 2019.

Of the 99 million residential properties in the U.S., approximately 1.4 million (or 1.4%) are vacant this quarter, with “zombie” home rates increasing both quarterly (21%) and annually (5.6%).

More than half of home sales on the Cape closed above list price in April, while days on market decreased, according to the Cape Cod & Islands Association of Realtors.

The number of Asian-headed households grew 83% in the past two decades, but economic inequality and inequity between different Asian ethnic regions is still an issue.