In recent years, baby boomers are accounting for a smaller portion of the homeowning population, currently just 25 percent, and a new report finds that they typically prefer not to take advantage of the technology available to streamline the

Home prices saw their highest jump in years and show no signs of slowing down, according to the Home Price Index and HPI Forecast for May 2018 from CoreLogic.  CoreLogic reported a 7.1 percent year-over-year rise in home prices from May

A nationwide total of 850,000 single-family home starts last year will still not be enough to aide the housing shortage crisis across the country as demand continues to increase. To make matters worse, materials are getting more expensive, making

A new study by Redfin indicates that despite rising mortgage rates, soon-to-be buyers are still in the market, even if it means making some compromises. Last month, Redfin conducted a survey of more than 4,000 people who bought or

RE/MAX Leading Edge, the largest RE/MAX franchisee in the Boston area and New England, has split from its parent company RE/MAX Integra. The franchise will now operate independently as Leading Edge Realty. The decision is the latest development in

Millennials have begun to monopolize the home-owning population, and as a result, cities across the country are transforming into some of the hottest luxury markets for the first time. The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing just released their latest

To make ends meet while saving up for a down payment, cash-strapped millennials are getting creative. A Redfin survey of 2,000 millennial homebuyers (age 24 to 38) found nearly four in 10 took on a second job to accrue

As millennials begin to take over the homeowning population, Generation X buyers are making up a smaller portion of the housing market, accounting for just 30 percent of it. MetroStudy partnered with Zillow to discover and analyze trends in

Homes listed with summer features can be sold for nearly 10 percent more than homes without them. To figure out which features were the priciest and most sought after, realtor.com conducted a study by looking at homes listed on

A provision to require homes for sale in Massachusetts to include an “energy scorecard” was pulled from the state Senate bill that included it. The Republican reported that the idea faltered on the logistics behind the proposal, as well as had

As millennials begin to enter the housing market, they are becoming the driving force, with millennial buyers making up 42 percent of it. MetroStudy partnered with Zillow to discover and analyze trends in the housing market among the millennial

The most popular home renovation projects, like kitchen and bathroom remodels, are the ones that contribute the most to a home’s increased resale value. In fact, two-thirds of renovating homeowners are focused on increasing home resale value, according to

The average home sale in 2017 generated roughly a $39,000 profit for the sellers, based on recent sales price data as well as historical home prices from Zillow. But after accounting for inflation over the typical time between sales

The latest monthly report on the Boston housing market from the Greater Boston Association of Realtors found that persistently low inventory of available housing stock once again depressed sales while sending prices to new highs. Single-family home sales fell

For the fifth straight month, pending home sales have fallen, down 2.2 percent from last year, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Pending home sales in May decreased 0.5 percent to 105.9 from 106.4 last month. The reason

The majority of Americans are still feeling good about the housing market, according to the National Association of Realtors’ Housing Opportunities and Market Experience survey for the second quarter of 2018. The HOME survey found that 68 percent of Americans