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Real estate agents are concerned that political uncertainty and the disruptive nature of new technology will affect their business this year, according to the Counselors of Real Estate (CRE). CRE unveiled its 2017-2018 Top Ten Issues Affect Real Estate
The volume of sales and the median sales price have increased significantly for both single-family homes and condos in May throughout the state, according to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR). Sales of single-family homes topped 7,280 in May,
The number of people who are late or behind on their mortgage is at the lowest rate in 10 years. According to CoreLogic’s monthly Loan Performance Insights Report released Tuesday, 4.4 percent of mortgages nationwide were delinquent, compared with 5.2
As millennials increasingly warm to the idea of homeownership and Baby Boomers begin thinking about selling their homes, one wrinkle in the homebuying cycle has appeared: no one wants to buy McMansions. What is now a staple of suburban
Rosen Consulting Group (RCG) partnered with the National Association of Realtors and found five reasons for the United States’ declining homeownership rate, according to research released recently. RCG found post-foreclosure stress disorder, mortgage availability, student loan debt, single-family housing
Now more than ever, residents of large American cities face a conundrum when deciding whether to rent or buy. Renting is increasingly popular in major markets as housing prices in these desirable areas keep creeping up. Now, Zillow has
Boston might be the third most expensive housing market in the country, but average rent prices in the area have actually begun to trend downward. According to a recent RENTCafé report, Boston has now been closely following a nationwide trend
Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) saw a slight drop of .05 percentage points to 86.2, according to the National Housing Survey report for May 2017. This drop is due to decreases in three categories being larger on-net
April recorded the fastest ever time that homes for sale went under contract, just a month removed from setting the previous record, according to the National Association of Realtors. Homes for sale in April were typically on the market
Most homebuyers are preoccupied with a home’s asking price and required down payment during their search for a new residence. But there are other costs associated with homeownerhip that should be factored in – and Boston has some of
Boston is the third most walkable city in the U.S., according to Redfin’s 2017 rankings. The report, released in May, only considers cities with populations over 300,000 and factors distance from amenities, density of population, block length and pedestrian friendliness
Home prices continue to rise on both a year-over-year and monthly basis, and will continue to do so through the next year, according to CoreLogic’s latest report. CoreLogic’s April Home Price Index (HPI) found that home prices have increased
Boston has added the ninth-most new millennial residents since 2010 as the city continues to be a top living destination for young people, according to a new report by Time Magazine. The city has added 15,549 new millennials, or
A newly launched Zillow feature called “Instant Offers” is causing concern with some agents who worry the company is pushing them out of the homeselling equation. Instant Offers is a completely online approach to selling homes that has launched
A record numbers of homebuyers are scrambling to snatch their preferred houses off the market amidst stiff competition, and Boston buyers are no exception. According to a recent Realtor.com study, Boston is the third hottest housing market in America. The
The chairman and chief executive of a leading New York real estate firm will become the vice chairman of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, the organization announced Thursday. Diane M. Ramirez, CEO of Halstead Real Estate, has
