Taking the time to stage a home can make a significant difference in how long that home stays on sale, according to the National Association of Realtors’ 2017 Profile of Home Staging report. The report found that 62 percent of

Overall, Americans recognize the benefits of homeownership, but there are still some regrets about housing choices. According to Trulia, 44 percent of Americans have regrets about their current home or the homebuying process. This is down from 46 percent five

Zillow has been called the Amazon of the real estate industry – disrupting and revolutionizing the way that homes are bought and sold across the country. However, Amazon may be looking to become the Amazon of the real estate

U.S. home prices rose in June to the highest national median sale price Redfin has recorded since it began tracking in 2010, hitting $298,000, according to Redfin’s June housing report. However, home sales continue to be constrained by low inventory,

The availability of affordable housing is a concern for many consumers, according to the National Association of Realtors’ 2017 National Housing Pulse Survey. The survey, which measures consumers’ attitudes about housing issues in the nation’s largest metropolitan statistical areas, found

Editor’s note: Frank Ventresca is an agent with Team Ventresca, located in the Back Bay as part of Keller Williams. But before he had his own team, he was a part-time agent looking to get into property investment. We

Boston came in at No. 14 in the 2017 National Green Building Adoption Index, up three spots from last year. The report looked at the growth of Energy Star and LEED certified office spaces since 2005 in the 30 largest cities

Two-bedroom median rents across Boston are much more affordable than Los Angeles and Miami with $2,600 being the average for the whole metro area, according to Renthop. However, these affordable neighborhoods are outside Suffolk County, according to the report.

According to the analytics firm RealPage, apartment demand increased to a near-record amount in the second quarter. Demand rose to 175,645 apartments nationally, up one-third from the demand level at this time last year. “Today’s strong demand for apartments reflects

As homeownership rates drop to record lows, cities across the country are scrambling to find apartments for the growing number of renters. That problem is particularly acute in Boston, where an extreme number of apartments is needed but there

A major factor for many people when searching for a new home is the school district that they will be placed into. Now, narrowing down homes based on schools is easier. Realtor.com announced the launch of home search by school boundaries

Those hoping to purchase homes in Boston’s surrounding suburbs face increasingly steep prices and fierce competition — a factor that has led to a cooling off of the metro’s market.  Some neighborhoods, however, have defied this trend and showed impressive

Boston was ranked by Schroders Global Cities Index for being a prime global location for real estate investment. Coming in at no. 3, Boston is one of 18 American cities listed in the top 30 by Schroders. The index utilized a number

After years of rising demand and home prices, Boston’s housing market is showing signs of leveling or even cooling off. But that doesn’t mean that some neighborhoods in the city aren’t still seeing price and sales growth. RE/MAX Leading

Home prices continue to grow on both a year-over-year and month-over-month basis, according to the CoreLogic Home Price Report for May. Nationwide, home prices are up 6.6 percent in May 2017 compared to May 2016. May home prices increased by 1.2

A nationwide housing shortage has caused home prices to rapidly rise in many popular markets, and Boston has been no exception. While home prices and activity continue on an upward trend, Boston’s housing market is actually cooling off, according