An outdoor remodeling project is one way homeowners can increase the value of their property, but the return on those projects can vary, according to the National Association of Realtors and National Association of Landscape Professionals’ 2018 Remodeling Report:

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s second effort to regulate the city’s booming short-term rental industry includes harsh restrictions for non-owner-occupied “investment” properties. A city ordinance proposed in May sets restrictions on the number of days a unit can be listed

A recent study by the National Association of Realtors found that there are significant differences between active-service and veteran home buyers and sellers compared to those who have never served. Active-service military members are the youngest group by far

When the Fair Housing Act was passed on April 11, 1968, the goal was to both eliminate housing discrimination as well as encourage residential integration. While some progress has been made over the past 50 years, there is still

Before the federal Fair Housing Act could be signed into law on April 11, 1968, political compromises to ensure its passage in the Senate carved a big hole in the legislation. The change eliminated the government’s ability to bring

Climate change is believed to be the cause of weather disasters that have wreaked havoc around the Northeast in the last few years. Experts believe those storms are only going to get worse. A Boston neighborhood is expected to

Home sales around Boston may have increased since last April, but homebuyers are still seeing high prices around the city. The Boston Globe reported the median price of a single-family home in April was at a record high of

Zillow Group purchased its first home as a part of the Instant Offers program expansion. The purchase marks Zillow’s transition from its role as a real estate media company to a company that partakes in the direct buying and

If Boston were chosen to be the home of Amazon’s HQ2, the demand for housing would skyrocket. Along with the 50,000 jobs that the new headquarters would bring to the city, home prices would increase significantly as people from around

Boston is still in the race for housing Amazon’s second headquarters. The city is currently one of 20 contenders cities for the Amazon technology headquarters, also known as HQ2. The headquarters would be built at Suffolk Downs in East

The National Association of Realtors pulled its endorsement of Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) after he made comments saying it was acceptable for people to refuse to sell their homes to gays and lesbians. Wayne Woodyard, a former Orange County

Ever-tightening inventory has caused home prices to reach a new, as last month’s median sales price of $612,000 was the highest ever recorded for the Month of April, according to the Greater Boston Association of Realtors. The record-setting median

Existing-home sales dropped in April, despite the increase the market saw in the last two months, according to the National Association of Realtors. Existing-home sales include single-family home, townhome, condominium and co-op transactions. The sales dropped 2.5 percent in

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded awarded $80.8 million in annual funding to Massachusetts’ housing authorities, according to the Boston Real Estate Times. The grants are apart the HUD’s Capital Fund Program, which provides over

The House of Representatives passed the first major rollback of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act on May 21. After passing the Senate back in March, the bill is now ready for President Donald Trump to sign. Several Democrats crossed the

Townhouse construction continues to increase over the last four quarters. A total of 105,000 townhouse starts were accounted for, bringing a 7 percent increase into the first quarter of the year. Although starts were up during the previous four