PhysicianLoans recently announced that it will now offer zero-down loans of up to $750,000 for medical professionals. As a part of the company’s Doctor Loan program, the financing rate will be available to dentists and veterinarians in addition to

A recent report from ATTOM Data Solutions shows that the national median down payment percentage is at its highest in three years. ATTOM Data Solutions recently released its Q2 2017 Residential Property Loan Origination Report, which found that homes purchased with

According to the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI), home prices increased significantly both month-over-month and year-over-year in July. The study analyzed listing prices for a comprehensive set of single-family attached and detached homes in gathering its findings. Nationally, the average

On Tuesday, the White House officially announced President Trump’s decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, pending a sixth month grace period. Though economists remain unsure about what implications — if any — a

A new Zillow analysis that measures homes’ returns on investment shows that Boston has the tenth-highest average home ROI in the country. The report looked at how much a typical seller in U.S. cities sold their homes for in

Due to upcoming changes to the reverse-mortgage plan, most new homebuyers will soon face bigger upfront premiums, but lower rates over lifetime of the loan. The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a plan to increase the downpayment

Buying a home remains a goal for many Americans. However, the road to homeownership is rockier for some than for others. A new Apartment List report reveals that the rate of homeownership in the United States varies greatly by

Redfin’s Housing Demand Index dropped 5 percent in July from June’s all-time high, but is still up almost 30 percent from last year. The index, which currently sits at 124, is based on Redfin customers’ home tour requests and

With homes flying off the market and a dearth of new listings, pending home sales around the country dipped 0.8 percent in July from June, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors. While the slip

A new study by Zillow reveals that rent growth continues to eclipse income growth for Boston’s lowest-income residents. The report – which considered both multifamily rent prices and U.S. Census data – concluded that even the cheapest apartments in

A new Redfin report shows that since 2012 single women have earned about 92 cents for every dollar of home equity earned by single men. In an analysis of 79,517 homes purchased in 18 of the largest cities by

Boston is known for its top-notch universities, but its primary and secondary educational institutions are nothing to scoff at. In fact, a recent WalletHub study found that Massachusetts has the country’s best public school system. Boston magazine recently listed

The latest S&P Dow Jones Indices shows that in June 2017, home prices around the country continued to increase, marking a year of gains. Prices jumped 5.8 percent over May 2017, according to the data released Aug. 29. The

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has created a petition encouraging members to support the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which is set to expire Sept. 30. The NFIP was

With ample technology available today, many homeowners who are looking to sell might think they can go it alone and still net the same price as they would when working with a real estate agent, but a recent study

Are we seeing the light at the end of the tunnel? For the first time since February 2007, foreclosure inventory has fallen below 400,000. Black Knight Financial Services released a report showing that in July 2017 the number of