The Greater Boston Association of Realtors says the numbers offer an early sign of an extremely active spring local housing market.

Eighty-eight percent of all homebuyers said they used an agent as a source of information during their search, and 91% of millennials age 22 to 30 said the same.

Several other Boston-area neighborhoods ranked in the top five.

Bigger is better when it comes to houses on the market, according to a new report from Realtor.com.

These projects will bring 307 residential units to the area, 230 of which will be designated affordable.

Two new partners and an associate attorney are joining Touchstone Closing, while the company is also opening a new retail closing office to meet market demand.

It is not “first comes love, then comes marriage,” but for many women, “first comes homeownership,” according to First American Chief Economist Odeta Kushi.

Report finds luxury apartment search is at an all-time high both in Boston and across Massachusetts.

Homebuyers are taking advantage of remote-work policies as interest in vacation towns and suburbs spikes.

Nationally, homeowners with mortgages saw their home equity increase by 16.2% year-over-year from the fourth quarter of 2019.

Massachusetts also ranks among the top five states in the health care, education, economy, crime and corrections and natural environment categories.

Lenders issued $1.06 trillion worth of mortgages in the fourth quarter of 2020 with refis contributing to the boost.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced more than $34 million in funding to create and preserve affordable housing throughout the city.

Real estate agents weigh in on paint colors, updates needed and more before getting a home ready to market.

“More jobs are very likely, due to the near certain passage of the $1.9 trillion stimulus package and from two million vaccinations per day,” National Association of Realtors chief economist Lawrence Yun said in a release.

The stimulus bill includes aid for state and local governments, new homeowners, small businesses and renters.