Amazon made the leap from tech company to construction and real estate, and now the company is rumored to be joining the insurance business, according to The Information. While no specific plans have been released for Amazon’s entrance into

Seaport is only getting more expensive as it becomes the first Boston city to ask for more than $2,000 per square foot on average. Last month, NeighborhoodX released a report that named Seaport the most expensive neighborhood in Boston.

Contrary to previous homebuying beliefs, choosing where to live is more than simply choosing the perfect location. According to a recent Ally Home survey, 88 percent of Americans said that the vibe of a neighborhood is a very important

Buying a home is a step in life most Americans plan on taking sooner or later, but a new survey shows more than half of Americans who plan on buying a home, or those who already bought one, have

Vacation home markets are recovering slower than most from the housing market crash. According to a report from Zillow, markets with a high density of vacation homes are still 9 percent below their peak value before the crash. Meanwhile, areas

Buyers need to spend $1 million to buy what would have cost them $500,000 just 10 years ago, according to a report by The Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute. The majority of homes were listed for

Boston’s start to the home-selling season has been a strong one, as the city has been named the second hottest housing market in the country in May. That’s according to Realtor.com, which used a city’s median days on market

Taylor Morrison Home Corporation announced their plans to acquire AV Homes with an agreement valued at approximately $963 million. AV Homes, a company engaged in building and developing homes in Florida, the Carolinas, Arizona and Texas, is expected to

Nearly half of all mortgages issued by Freddie Mac are made up by first-time homebuyers in the first quarter of 2018, according to an article from Bloomberg. With a median homebuying age of 32, first-time buyers are anxious to

Last month, Boston Agent Magazine reported on a new benchmark in housing costs for the city: that homes in three neighborhoods now go for $3,000 a square foot. Now, there is a new indicator to show just how pricey

The upward trend of home prices is hitting each city differently. With nationwide home prices rising 6.9 percent year-over-year from April 2017-18, many cities face overvalued housing markets. CoreLogic categorizes a market as overvalued if they see that home

As online shopping continues to dominate the real estate market, for sale signs may be a thing of the past. Real estate agents in New Canaan, Conn. have issued a ban on for sale signs throughout the whole town.

Nearly 7 million homes along the coast are at risk of hurricane storm damage this year, according to the 2018 CoreLogic Storm Surge Report. This could mean a $1.6 trillion potential reconstruction cost. A storm surge is defined by

Contrary to typical trends, the number of births across the country are dropping despite appreciating housing markets, according to Zillow. Home values are appreciating the fastest they have in 12 years and are projected to rise another 6.5 percent

Boston ranked the tenth best large city in the United States, according to a recent study by Resonance Consultancy. The ranking is based upon six main categories: place, product, programming, people, prosperity and promotion, and analyzes 28 different factors

As June is the peak homebuying month of the year in major metro real estate markets and the beginning of wedding season, trends relating the two have been discovered. Data from OpenListings.com found that couples are ultimately spending less