A deserted Manhattan sounds like something you would only see a movie like The Day After Tomorrow, right? Wrong. A replica of the bustling metropolis, complete with knock-offs of Rockefeller Center and the Hudson River, is located in the

RealtyTrac’s Q2 Zombie Foreclosure Report shows macro progress and micro struggles Zombies are plaguing the nation, but no amount of shotgun shells and machetes are likely to help. Less likely to shuffle after a person’s brainy bits than they

Looking to get away from it all in the same fashion as Marie Antoinette? For $18 million you can own a replica of her private getaway, Le Petit Trianon, in San Francisco. Constructed in 1902, this stunning recreation is

According to new study, Boston’s median rent is higher than New York City’s According to a study by New York University’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, Boston had the nation’s third highest median rent in 2013.

CoreLogic’s April Foreclosure Report revealed another month of positive stats…for most markets Since late 2008, when the walls of the world’s economy started to tumble, approximately 5.7 million foreclosures have been completed in the U.S., and even more if

Down payment trends may hint at first time homebuyer confidence The average down payment for single-family homes, condos and townhomes was down to 14.8 percent of the purchase price for Q1 2015, the lowest number since Q1 2012, according

For almost 75 years, a number of legends have surrounded a chair on top of a West Creek, NJ home. While the four-story house is odd in and of itself, with a steeple-like tower and pagoda-styled roof, what strikes passersby

Could Boston’s strong luxury housing market be slowing down? Sales prices for Boston’s luxury housing market slipped behind the general marketplace this year, according to a new Redfin analysis of the nation’s luxury markets. Redfin’s study analyzed the top 5 percent of

A redevelopment trend that has caught fire across the country is converting churches to residences. In Phoenix, the Phoenix Construction Group transformed the St. Theresa Church in Watertown into Bell Tower Place. The church-turned-condo features 11 condominiums. One of

Four Boston suburbs are among the best housing markets for Millennials in America, according to a recent analysis of the nation’s suburban areas. The study, which was conducted by rank and review website Niche, featured Somerville, Brookline, Watertown and Quincy as having

Latest jobs report features interesting implications for housing May was a positive month for the U.S. labor market, with the economy adding 280,000 jobs and the unemployment rate holding steady at 5.5 percent, according to the latest analysis from

Are real estate agents employees, or independent contractors? Massachusetts’s highest court weighs in The highest court in Massachusetts has settled the matter – real estate agents are independent contractors, not employees. That was the state’s Supreme Judicial Court’s decision

With an oversupply of golf courses and a decreasing interest in the game, golfing communities are depending on other amenities to draw in buyers. For example, Bluejack National, a 755-acre luxury golf community featuring the first Tiger Woods-designed golf

New study from CoreLogic reveals how prices are changing around the country Marking more than three years of consecutive year-over-year growth, home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, pushed forward another 6.8 percent in April, according to a new report

Love “The Great Gatsby”? You can now own the home where F. Scott Fitzgerald began writing the classic tale for $3.9 million. While the property may not be the exact mansion mentioned in “The Great Gatsby,” it is believed

By the end of 2016, Dubai expects to have an extravagant development project floating in the Persian Gulf. The Kleindienst Group revealed its plans for “The Floating Seahorse” at the Dubai International Boat Show in March. The buoyant structures