Lennar’s previously-announced merger has succeeded, now making CalAtlantic a wholly-owned subsidiary. The merger was approved by 99.4% of the Lennar stockholder votes and 99.9% of the CalAtlantic votes, according to Housing Wire. “We are extremely pleased to announce the completion of

Trulia has launched a new tool to help homebuyers who may encounter discrimination due to their gender or sexual orientation. The real estate listing company will now include a feature called Local Legal Protections, that gives insight into a

Singles aspiring to become homeowners require patience before they can fulfill this element of the American dream, almost 11 years’ worth, according to a new Zillow analysis. To afford a 20 percent down payment on the average U.S. home,

Resistant as they once might have been, as some millennial age, they may stop idealizing city life and start desiring bigger homes and yards at a lower price — especially if they have kids. A recent realtor.com study uncovered

The transformation currently underway in Boston is multifaceted — development is booming, population is growing and its weather continues to be a factor. Entrepreneurs have taken notice, and startups with innovations focused on building are popping up around the

According to new analysis of a consumer survey from the National Association of Realtors, the vast majority of non-homeowners said that they want to own a home in the future. NAR recently analyzed the results of its 2017 Housing Opportunities and Market

Boston’s lack of housing — particularly affordable units — has long been a focus of Mayor Martin J. Walsh, who has a goal of adding 53,000 new housing units around the city by 2030. Now he’s focusing on a

Home prices continue to significantly rise both year over year and month over month, according to CoreLogic’s Home Price Index (HPI). U.S. home prices in December 2017 were a substantial 6.6 percent more than December 2016 and 0.5 percent more

The Realtors Property Resource (RPR), a subsidiary owned by the National Association of Realtors, is suspending its Advanced Multi-List Platform project and will promptly start to wind down its operations. NAR CEO Bob Goldberg made the decision to cut

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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