With winter upon us and coronavirus cases exploding, the latest jobs report marks five straight months of declining job growth.

What’s happening with the Brookline estate now?

Homebuyers are likely to face higher prices and a continuing inventory crunch in 2021, First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming has predicted.

Home construction continued to surge across the nation, which reflected the projection that new homes will help moderate price growth over the next 12 months.

“Home sales are still booming in Massachusetts.” — MAR President Kurt Thompson

Legendary rocker Gene Simmons recently put his 16,000-square-foot, seven-bedroom mansion in Laurel Canyon, California, on the market for $22 million.

This means homebuyers will be able to borrow up to the new level without triggering higher interest rates.

“In fact, we may be looking at one of the best buying opportunities in Boston since the last recession.” — GBAR President Jason Gell

The so-called Vermont Earth Home, designed and built by architect Bob Chappelle, looks like something out of “The Lord of the Rings.”

Four top ranking most expensive zip codes belong to Massachusetts, with zips in Nantucket, Wellesley Hills, Beacon Hill, and Weston.

The complaint, filed by the Department of Justice on Nov. 19, alleges that the organization’s practices and policies are anti-competitive.

2020 has seen much speculation that COVID-19 is driving households away from cities to lower density places in the suburbs. RCLCO looks at whether 2020 is indeed the year of the suburbs.

The boost from loosening credit, along with rising house-buying power, equity and household formation, was strong enough to overcome the negative impact on housing market potential from the increase in tenure length so far in 2020, says Chief Economist Mark Fleming.

MAR recently published an update on its legislative initiatives and noted that it is advocating on a number of budget amendments, several of which aim to impose sales taxes on homes.

A new report has good news for housing construction, but will it hold through next year?

Luxury apartment community, Caldwell, a 10-story mid-rise at 34 Munroe Street, in Lynn, is now accepting residents on its second, third and fourth floors and pre-leasing its upper floors.