Realtor Magazine’s 2016 members of 30 Under 30 recently shared their secrets with handling technology on the job. This is their advice: Maintaining an Online Presence Maintaining an online presence is important to salesperson Kimberly Sethavanish from Century 21 Alliance

For more than two years, Move Inc. and the National Association of Realtors were embroiled in a legal feud with Zillow Group, Inc. that spanned two lawsuits and multiple countersuits. That is, until Zillow agreed to settle with the

By this time next year, we will have a new president. Regardless of who it is, not every homebuyer will be happy about it. Twenty-seven percent of homebuyers say the outcome of the presidential election, no matter what, will “make the housing

In April, home sales in the Greater Boston housing market soared, with single-family sales rising 19.7 percent and condo sales rising 14.6 percent; year to date, single-family sales are up 17.3 percent, while condo sales are up 17.8 percent. Many

The Boston housing market has received high marks for Millennial homebuyers in a new study from the National Association of Realtors. Analyzing employment gains, population trends, income levels, and housing conditions in the nation’s 100 largest metro areas, NAR concluded that

Boston has one of the priciest rental markets in the nation, according to new research from Trulia. The numbers are striking: more than two-thirds of one-bedroom apartments in Boston rent for at least $2,000 a month; and among two-bedroom units,

Massachusetts is the second-safest state in the United States, according to a new analysis from WalletHub. Basing its study on 25 safety metrics, WalletHub rated Massachusetts highly in a number of areas; indeed, only Vermont outranked the Bay State.

Utah’s Department of Commerce released a statement on behalf of the Utah Division of Real Estate warning the public and industry professionals that hackers are targeting homebuyers. It’s the most recent reminder that an old scam can still find new

Recently, Redfin surveyed buyers on their concerns about the housing market. Surprisingly, the survey found that homebuyers are not as concerned about supply as they were in the past, despite it being the driving factor of homebuyers’ current concerns –

It was supposed to be the end of the McMansion era. New homes in the U.S., after steadily growing in size for more than 30 years, finally reached their peak during the mother of all housing bubbles. Following the inevitable

If a new preference survey from the National Association of Homebuilders is to be believed, demand for green features is here to stay. In a survey ranking 150 different home and community features, the NAHB confirmed late last month that ENERGY

Did you miss any of these real estate stories this week? Notable news this week included a Cambridge condo that sold for $1.1 million over the asking price and opposition against the proposed “Pencil Tower” in Boston’s Ladder District. Just

As the residential construction industry expands, the cost and availability of labor becomes an issue for home builders and remodelers.  According to NAHB industry surveys from 2013 to 2016, builders indicating that they expect cost and availability of workers to be

This spring homebuying season could be a difficult one for first-time buyers and middle-income consumers in Greater Boston, according to a recent analysis from Zillow. According to the company’s April Real Estate Market Report, the inventory of homes in

Our population is aging, and when the current retirement surge is complete, the nation’s real estate landscape may look very different. In a 2015 article from the National Association of Realtors’ Realtor magazine, citing a Counselors of Real Estate survey, the country’s forthcoming demographic shift was

Ten-X has released its latest Ten-X Residential Real Estate Nowcast, which projects continued growth in existing-home sales for May. According to the Nowcast, May existing-home sales will fall between seasonally adjusted annual rates of 5.47 and 5.83 million, with