Access to musical events, industry jobs and music schools might drive Boston’s high artist population.

Yoany Vargas will serve as The Institute of Real Estate Management’s next president of the Boston Metropolitan No. 4 chapter.

Pearl assigned a Pearl SCORE to every one of the 92 million single-family homes in the U.S., rating them on how well each performs across five factors of home life: safety, comfort, operations, resilience and energy.

This reform would make the Title 5 tax credit refundable, meaning that Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket homeowners would receive the full $18,000 credit available regardless of the amount of income tax they pay.

The team serves the Outer Cape and has completed 465 transactions totaling over $394 million in sales volume since its founding in 2012.

The push toward private or off‑MLS “test” listings delivers little proven pricing premiums, sells a small share privately and often lengthens time to sell despite industry claims, writes Jonathan Miller, co-founder of property appraisal firm Miller Samuel.

Through its partnership with SkySlope, a transaction management app founded in 2011, Rechat now incorporates forms and e-signature options, plus data automation tools.

Contract signings were up in all four U.S. regions. 

No need for a winter coat inside this igloo. This one-of-a-kind home in Litchfield, Connecticut, only looks like it’s made of snow.

Coldwell Banker Realty’s Barrie Naji was the property’s listing agent.

Portico joins Amaya, which was the first residential project built for Suffolk Downs.

Last month, 199 single-family homes sold in Cape Cod, marking a year-over-year decrease of 24.3%. Meanwhile, condo sales dipped 11.8% to 60 condos sold.

The ranch also features a fully-stocked vintage convenience store, geodome, windmill and many other abandoned artifacts.

Evidence points to home shoppers prioritizing the experiences they’ll have in their home over the style or size, Zillow said.

Developers plan to add landscaping and other improvements and provide $18,595 to the Boston Transportation Department for the city’s bikeshare system.

She will work out of the brokerage’s Worcester office alongside her husband, Rudy Salman, who also recently joined.