Every year, the National Association of Realtors holds a number of events aimed at elevating its membership by introducing them to the cutting edge of the industry – the latest strategies, the trends and the technologies. But this year,

Boston was named as one of the country’s top five tech hot spots according to Homes.com. Beantown sits comfortably at number five, establishing itself as one of the premier cities for technology creation – and the housing activity that accompanies the

Across the country, the salary needed to live in the largest metro areas has fluctuated in 2016, according to a new report from HSH.com. In the metro Boston area, the median salary required to live is $79,577.57, a $3,573.85 decrease from last quarter. In addition

Home prices in the Boston area posted moderate growth in the spring, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. In March, Greater Boston home prices rose 4.3 percent year-over-year, which was behind the national

Notable news this week included the discovery of a shipwreck in a construction site and a new way to visualize Massachusetts property values. If you missed any stories this week, catch up on the latest news with our weekly real

In many parts of Beantown, real estate is booming. Despite that, many of Boston’s middle-class residents are finding it harder and harder to seek out affordable places to live, according to a recent Boston Globe article. “Nobody has figured out

The Greater Boston new construction market continued its sterling 2016 performance in April, according to new numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. In April, Greater Boston saw more than $417 million in total residential construction spending, a 71 percent increase over April 2015.

It is a well known fact that women earn less income than men, but new research from RealtyTrac has found that the gender gap also extends into real estate – but not here in Greater Boston. According to RealtyTrac’s research,

See our chart below for the hottest condo markets in Greater Boston in April, according to research from GBAR. In addition to sales, we have also noted median sales price and the change in price from April 2015. Market April Condo Sales

Pending home sales rose for the third consecutive month in April and reached their highest level in over a decade, according to new analysis from NAR. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, hiked

Earlier this week, Estately Blog released its rankings of U.S. cities by percentage of income spent on owning a home. Boston was named among the top 10. In recent years, a surprising lack of inventory set to the backdrop

Boston is one of top five best U.S. cities for jobs, according to review and recruitment site Glassdoor. The report includes side-by-side comparisons of U.S. cities, analyzing a series of criteria to determine the best metros for employment. In

The Greater Boston housing market is relatively open to Millennial homebuyers – but only those without student debt. That finding came from a new study by Apartment List, which looked at the number of years it takes Millennial consumers to save

By this time next year, the United States will have a new president – either Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump (though, at this point, one of the latter two seems most likely). It will be from the

See our chart below for the top-selling housing markets in Greater Boston in April, according to research from GBAR. Click on the tabs to adjust between suburban and city housing markets. Top-Selling Neighborhoods Top-Selling Suburbs Neighborhood Home Sales South End/Bay Village 48

Loans closed faster in April than in any time over the last 12 months (excluding last month), Ellie Mae’s new Origination Insights Report confirmed. Questions about the true impact of TRID are likely to follow. In the wake of TRID’s