Average fixed mortgage rates in the U.S. have fallen to their lowest levels since May of this year amid substantial and ongoing global volatility out of China, according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage dropped

One man’s Bigfoot video has sparked interest in a rental cabin in Henderson County, North Carolina. Whether the video truly captures Bigfoot fleeing from a small barking dog or not, the video certainly provided free advertising for Carolina Mornings,

Hispanics and other minorities primed to begin housing boom Minorities are projected to have higher homeownership rates than whites from 2020 to 2030, especially among Hispanics, according to a new Urban Institute study. Although white homeownership growth will be

The latest new home sales stats from the U.S. Census Bureau show many things are at work in the new construction marketplace According to the latest new construction report from the U.S. Census Bureau, new home sales in July

Home prices continue to rise nationally, but what about the local housing market? Home prices in the Boston metro area rose 1.5 percent from May to June and 3.3 percent from June 2014, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard

Falling inventory, rising prices, shrinking affordability – the same old in Boston’s housing market Just as it never seems to rain in California, housing inventory never seems to increase in the Greater Boston market. According to the latest numbers

Tham & Videgard created Sweden’s most sought after home according to a statistical analysis of 200 million clicks and 86,000 properties featured on Hemnet, a popular property site in Sweden.  Analyzing what users clicked on between January and October

A new study has found Beantown ranks high in housing segregation Greater Boston is the seventh most segregated metropolitan area in the United States, according to a new study by 24/7 Wall St. Just over 40 percent of Greater Boston’s population

A new realtor.com study finds that the 90210 ZIP code is actually not No. 1 The north suburban Boston 02176 ZIP code of Melrose is the hottest in the nation, according to a new analysis by realtor.com. The “Combined

During the economic downturn, the real estate industry floundered and thousands lost their jobs. But improvements have been made, and the industry is healing, which means the money is returning. By 2016, more than two-thirds of residential real estate

Thirty-three years ago, Donald Trump and then-wife, Ivana, purchased their first mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut for $4 million. The 19,773-square-foot home features eight bedrooms, thirteen baths, a home theater, putting green, tennis court, three staff apartments and a guest

Only one housing market has seen greater new construction growth in 2015 than Boston Boston has 2015’s No. 2 new construction marketplace, according to new research from Trulia. Trulia’s analysis, which compared permit activity in the nation’s metro areas to their

National cash sales continued their descent in May, a new report released today from CoreLogic showed. For 29 months, all-cash buyers have been leaving the market, as marked by continual year-over-year decreases in market share. In May, cash sales

New development – especially in the single-family sector – has been very strong in 2015 Housing starts in 2015 are running at their highest level in eight years, according to the latest report from the U.S. Census Bureau. With 641,000 new housing starts so

Keller Williams has acquired Team Leads Inc., an agent team business solution provider based in Ontario, Canada, and entered into collaborations with two leading real estate technology providers, HomeKeepr and Placester. Team Leads Inc. will be rebranded as KW Team Leads

The housing market has changed substantially in the last 40 years, and first-time homebuyers have changed with it Since the 1970s, the U.S. housing market has changed in numerous ways. The square footage of homes, for instance, has risen to all-time