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Fed Study: Housing Not Facing New Bubble

A new report from the Federal Reserve states it clearly – there is no housing bubble With record-setting home prices and skyrocketing rents, today’s housing market may seem naggingly familiar, like this might have happened before. Could the current boom

Study: Some of the Best Teachers in the U.S. Work in Lexington Public Schools

Lexington Public Schools has some of the best teachers in the U.S., according to a new analysis from Niche. Basing its rankings on student and parent reviews of teachers, teacher salaries, teacher absenteeism, teacher tenure and student-teacher ratio, Niche rated

Single Female Homebuyers’ Fluctuating Share of the Housing Market

According to NAR’s 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, single women made up 15 percent of the overall homebuying market, as opposed to single men, who only made up 9 percent of the market. In 2013, single women

U.S., Cuba Set to Talk Property Claims

Americans want their Cuban property. Since the 1960s, when Castro first seized power, that wanting has been a symptom most convinced themselves to ignore, despite filing claims against the country. However, when representatives of Cuba and the United States meet

BLS: Economy Adds 211,000 Jobs in November

Despite adding jobs, November offered more of the same for America’s economy The U.S. economy added 211,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate held steady at 5.0 percent, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. November’s

Despite Mortgage Rebound, Low Credit Buyers Absent

The housing market continues to struggle despite an increase in high-quality mortgages Even though houses are selling at their fastest rate since 2007, sub-700 credit score buyers are still at the same level they were mid-2010. According to a

CoreLogic: Looking Back at Nearly 2 Years of Boston Foreclosures

In September, distressed sales accounted for 9.7 percent of total home sales nationwide; the culmination of declines that span the past few years, according to CoreLogic. Considering the current pace of distressed sale declines, CoreLogic researchers determined that the

Realtor.com: Boston will be One of 2016’s Top 10 Housing Markets

Next year is bound to be a good one for Atlanta real estate The Greater Boston real estate market will be one of the best in the country in 2016, according to a new analysis by realtor.com. In the site’s

MBA Survey Shows Decrease in Loan Applications

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced that loan applications dropped 0.2 percent from last week, according to its Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending on Nov. 27.  The results included an adjustment for the Thanksgiving holiday; on an unadjusted basis, the

Why are So Many Millennials Still Living at Home? Here’s Why

Many Millennials still live at home with their parents. Why? It’s a question that’s been plaguing the housing market since the economy started to recover – why are Millennials still living at home? Despite all indications that Millennials should

CoreLogic: Slowing Price Increases Positive Sign in Boston

The fall slump hasn’t hurt the market’s strength, as home prices across the country continued to climb in October, CoreLogic reported. The coupling of a healing economy and spotty but persistent inventory shortages are largely to thank (or blame,

Despite Housing Rebound, Economic Recovery Is Slow

Spending per dollar of equity is at its lowest level since the mid ’90s. Home equity has doubled to $12.1 trillion since the market bottomed out in 2011. Builder confidence has remained strong, despite a small, recent slip. New home

What Age Problem? The ‘Aging Realtor’ May Not Be a Big Issue

There are roughly 1.118 million members of the National Association of Realtors, and they strike an impressive profile: Realtors’ median experience level is 12 years; their gross income is $45,800; 58 percent are female; and 42 percent have at

Boston New Construction is Soaring in 2015

2015 has been a great year for new construction in Boston Residential construction spending in the Boston housing market totaled $362 million in October, a 10 percent decline from Oct. 2014, according to new numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. Despite that drop, 2015

Pending Home Sales Remain Unchanged

According to the National Association of Realtors, pending home sales were mostly unchanged in October, but shifted marginally higher after two straight months of declines. Gains in the Northeast and West were offset by declines in the Midwest and

New or Used? Why Consumers Buy Certain Homes

Why do some consumers buy new homes, while others buy existing homes? NAR’s 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers provided the answer, and in our continuing coverage of NAR’s report, we’ve assembled the following graph on the topic:

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