The prevailing sentiment in the housing market is that it’s a great time to sell, as housing prices and demand have steadily creeped up. While that may be the case, such a rosy portrait of the market doesn’t tell

Renters paying the median U.S. rent could afford a house that is 50 percent more expensive than the median U.S. home value, according to a new Zillow study. The study found that with an increase in rent prices across

Home-seller confidence got a boost in April this year after home sales and prices picked up in March. Home prices continued an ongoing five-year upward trend, up 7.5 percent from last year to a national median sale price of $273,000. Sales growth

The first workforce housing development in over two decades now has a name and a construction timeline. The Beverly, a 100-percent affordable Downtown housing complex, will come online in 2018 and will hopefully be a small piece in solving Boston’s

It’s pothole season in Boston, and this year the problem appears to be worse than in years past. Although potholes pop up in every part of the city, some neighborhoods have it much worse than others, according to Renthop.com.

  Homeowners who sold their homes in the first quarter of 2017 saw the highest average price gain for home sellers since the third quarter of 2007, according to a new report from ATTOM Data Solutions. The Q1 2017

  In the first quarter of 2017, the homeownership rate was only slightly less than the previous quarter at 63.6 percent, remaining below the 27-year average rate of 66.1 percent, according to the Census Bureau’s Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS). Since the national

Boston’s luxury homes are seeing some of the biggest jumps in average sale price to start this year, making it one of the hottest luxury markets in the country, according to a recent study by Redfin. Redfin took a

More than 9 out of 10 Boston residents say they want to stay in the area for the foreseeable future, making its residents the second-most loyal of any city in the country, according to a recent report by Redfin.com.

Properties, on average, remained on the market for 34 days in March 2017, a shorter amount of time compared to February 2017 (45 days) and March of last year (47 days), according to the National Association of Realtors’ monthly Confidence

Lexington has been ranked the No. 1 place to live in all of Massachusetts. Niche.com released its 2017 list of the best places to live in the state, considering the following attributes: education rate, cost of living, quality of

  The Redfin Housing Demand Index decreased in March to 108 from 123 in February, a 14 percent drop, according to Redfin’s latest report. Although the trend of homebuyer demand is cooling down from its record high of 132

Fannie Mae announced a new student loan cash-out refinance program and policies to help borrowers who are burdened by student loan debt. There are three major policies and programs that will be implemented. Student Loan Cash-Out Refinance: Homeowners will

Like much of the country, Massachusetts is seeing a record number of home sales as well as rising home prices this spring. The state-wide tally of single-family homes sold in March surpassed any other March since 2006, with 3,943

  The recently released Active Spring Home Shopper report from realtor.com dives into the mind of this spring’s cohort of homebuyers by breaking down their needs by age group. According to the report, privacy is the top reason out of 10 that

  The city of Boston will spend $10 million to bring broadband internet to housing developments and other city buildings. As part of its long-term infrastructure plans, the city is seeking to expand the Boston Fiber Network to 24