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Seller profits hit 10-year high

Home sellers in Q4 2017 reaped an average home price gain since purchase of $54,000, the highest since Q3 2007, according to ATTOM Data Solutions’ Year-End and Q4 2017 U.S. Home Sales Report. In comparison, the average from the

Top 5 closings in Boston real estate for 2017

Source: Anfuso Imaging 1. A 6.35-acre seaside estate located on 26 & 32 Neel Road in Harwich was sold for $14 million by real estate veteran Paul Grover, who launched Robert Paul Properties Inc. in 2009. This gorgeous coastal

This Week in Boston Real Estate: Luxury development EchelonSeaport adds space, amenities

Luxury three-tower residential development EchelonSeaport in Boston’s bustling Seaport District — which includes 717 residential units, 447 being luxury condominiums for sale — will be adding 50,000 square feet in lobbies and amenities at its location, 133 and 135 Seaport Boulevard.

Pending home sales rise for third consecutive month

For the third consecutive month, pending home sales rose slightly in December, according to the National Association of Realtors. The Pending Home Sales Index, an indicator based on contract signings, rose to 110.1 in December, an increase of 0.5

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Proposed Boston tunnel would transform city real estate

For years, transportation advocates in Boston have urged the building of a tunnel connection between the city’s North and South stations that they say would ease commuter headaches and open up underused plots of land for development. The North South

Report reveals most financially valuable home projects

In this year’s Cost vs. Value report from Remodeling Magazine, “curb appeal” projects led the way with increases in value. The report measured the average payback for 21 common professional remodeling projects in 149 major U.S. markets. While only

Breaking down the barriers of real estate investment: A Q&A with Peter Vekselman from WeLend

Peter Vekselman has been working in the real estate industry for almost 20 years and completed more than 3,500 deals. With offices in Georgia, Florida and California, Vekselman has seen first hand the hurdles and difficulties that can come along

US housing market has recovered after crisis, but some markets still fall behind

Despite gradual but continued recovery in most housing markets in the United States since the recession wreaked havoc on the country, there is still major disparity due to uneven shifts and progression in individual market values. According to a

This Week in Boston Real Estate: Mayor appointment, Amazon video and more

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s focus on the city’s housing situation — especially affordable housing — earned him an appointment as housing chair for the U.S. Conference of Mayors Community Development and Housing Committee. In his new post, Walsh

Luxury home sales increase to close out 2017

In its latest luxury market report, Redfin found that luxury home prices in the U.S. rose 7.4 percent year over year to an average of $1.76 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. The analysis tracked home sales in over 1,000

Millennials face implications in the housing market

Several long-term economic factors, including the explosion of student debt, are making homeownership a distant goal for most millennials. In a new Apartment List report, a renter survey that elicited responses from more than 11,000 millennials across the United States,

Despite decline in December, 2017 still the best year for home sales in 11 years

Although most of the country experienced a decline in existing home sales in December, 2017 overall was the best year for sales in 11 years. They were up 1.1 percent from 2016, according to a recent report from the National

Mortgage industry top originator Risha Kilaru joins Guaranteed Rate

  With 11 years of mortgage lending experience, top loan originator Risha Kilaru has joined Guaranteed Rate as Vice President of Mortgage Lending in California. Kilaru originated over $700 million in the last three years, including more than $268

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Prices up in Massachusetts as market continues to grapple with tight inventory

Home inventory in Massachusetts dropped to a record low in December to close out 2017, forcing the number of sales down but median prices up, according to a new report from the Massachusetts Association of Realtors. The number of single-family

Buying a home more affordable than renting in over half of US housing markets

ATTOM Data Solutions released its 2018 Rental Affordability Report, which showed that buying a median-priced home is more affordable than renting a three-bedroom property in 240 of 447 U.S. counties analyzed. The analysis included recently released fair market rent

Rich, saturated colors and mixed metals among the top home design trends in 2018

Expect urban farmhouse designs, fashion-influenced trends, mixed metals and richly saturated colors to make a splash this year. Angela Nuessle, director at Pulte Homes National Interior Design, recently revealed the latest design and décor trends that are sure to be

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