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How to use TikTok to market real estate

A real estate marketing guru and Tik Tok aficionado gives the inside scoop on the increasingly popular social network.

Purchase applications up 18% year over year

A new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association points to pent-up demand.

Massachusetts Association of Realtors: ‘Our members are adapting’ as they look toward the future

The Massachusetts Association of Realtors reports single-family homes and condos increased in price in April, but slumping sales continued.

In Boston, ‘normal’ is the new normal

CoreLogic reports home price acceleration continued in April, but — in a shift away from other industry predictions — expects the first decline in values to begin in 2021

Protests prompt response from real estate execs

Real estate leaders call for action on race and equity in response to nationwide protests.

Pandemic stressors cause buyers and sellers to value Realtors even more than before

A new survey finds that, while buyers and sellers are feeling better about conducting business in person, they’re also comfortable doing it virtually, provided they have the help of a real estate professional.

Free haunted house, but please take it with you

A two-story haunted home in Youngsville, Louisiana, is on the market for the low, low price of $0, but there’s a catch.

Lawsuit challenges statewide eviction and foreclosure moratorium

The emergency petition filed by two rental building owners claims the act violates the Massachusetts constitution.

Boston homes named 14th most at-risk for storm surge in 2020

A new report from CoreLogic warns of increased hurricane risk this season, compounded by coronavirus-related weaknesses

Boston has fifth lowest number of zombie foreclosures in the nation

A new ATTOM report reveals that zombie foreclosures declined in the second quarter of 2020, likely a result of the temporary foreclosure moratorium on federally backed loans.

Pending home sales in the Northeast dive at around twice the national rate

NAR’s chief economist says April’s decline could be the lowest point in the market, and that he expects it to bounce back soon.

Mortgage applications are up, consumer confidence stabilizes

Encouraging new data shows that buyers are coming back and consumers are feeling more confident, though concerns about job stability and possible inflation remain.

Rent increases down in Boston in April

A new report that rent is still rising, but by much less in most cities, as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

Despite pandemic, new homes are selling

Data shows sales of new construction single-family homes rose slightly in April while price growth continues, albeit slowly.

Going where no one has gone before

This “Star Trek”-themed movie room is decked out to imitate the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. Beam us up, Scotty.

Hispanic homeownership reached historic highs before COVID-19. What now?

Amongst the current pandemic, the real estate market has been at an all-time low, but how are individual communities affected?

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