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This 4,380-square-foot Scottsdale house, known as “America’s Most Original Home,” is on the market for $4.2 million. The structure was built in 1980 by Sunnie and Bill Empire around billion-year-old granite boulders that sit in a ancient archaeological site. With boulders making up 60
Foreclosures continued losing market share in July, as inventory declined 27.9 percent from the same time last year, with completed foreclosures dropping 24.4 percent, according to CoreLogic’s latest report. Foreclosure inventory represented 1.2 percent of all mortgaged homes in
Fannie Mae’s Economic & Strategic Research Group has launched the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI), which provides details about the direction of the housing market. The index reports that in August, the HPSI dropped to 80.0 from 0.5 points,
Looking for a kitchen fit for a culinary mastermind? Chef Wolfgang Puck‘s private Mediterranean-style villa in Beverly Hills Flats could be the house for you. The 6,025-square-foot homes offers five bedrooms, seven baths, a courtyard, a pool, outdoor entertainment areas and
State officials caught off-guard by price of initial construction The full cost of a set of seven new trolley stations as part of Boston’s Green Line extension is being questioned after a contractor set the cost for the first
Boston is changing. With shifting demographics, a more conglomerated metropolitan area and the impending effects of climate change on a coastal city, influencers in Massachusetts’ capitol are dictating plans to transform the metro to better reflect its contemporary makeup.
Home prices were up again in July, according to a new report from CoreLogic. Year-over-year, home prices, including distressed sales, jumped 6.9 percent nationwide, while excluding distressed prices increased 6.7 percent. The price increases reflect an overall strengthening of
Commuters waste dozens of hours and thousands of dollars due to Boston’s traffic problems Boston is home to many things: historical relics from the Colonial era; beloved franchises in hockey, baseball, basketball and football; and, according to new research, some of
According to Fatherly.com, Boston was ranked as the No. 1 city for children to play outdoors. The full study, “The 25 Best U. S. Cities For Kids To Play Outside,” is an examination at the state of play and play
Housing is well prepared for higher interest rates, according to a new survey The U.S. housing market is strong enough to stand up to an interest rate hike this year, according to a new Reuters report. The report, which surveyed 22
The Dome Penthouse, Tommy Hilfiger’s New York condo, is currently on the market for $75 million. The Manhattan residence offers 5,655-square-feet of living space, with four bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms on the 18th and 19th floors of the 5-star Plaza
Residential construction spending in the Boston area was up 117.7 percent year-over-year in July, and so far in 2015 is 42 percent ahead of where it was last year. Those stats came courtesy of the latest Dodge Data & Analytics report, a monthly
The 2010s may be on track to change tradition, with cities expanding faster their suburbs for the first time in 40 years, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. According to new research by the Census Bureau,
Signings rebound slightly after June’s decline After a negative June, pending home sales saw a small increase in July, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a forward-looking indicator
Are you a fan of The Silence of the Lambs? If yes, the house where serial killer James “Buffalo Bill” Gumb starves and skins his victims can be yours for the very low price of $300,000. The three-story Victorian home
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
