The housing market has changed substantially in the last 40 years, and first-time homebuyers have changed with it Since the 1970s, the U.S. housing market has changed in numerous ways. The square footage of homes, for instance, has risen to all-time

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes in August rose one point to a level of 61 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). That is the highest reading since November

In October, we reported on a budding legal battle between Zillow and Top Agent Network (TAN).  Tan claimed the popular syndication portal had stolen proprietary trade secrets under the guise of investor interest to create its “Coming Soon” feature. Today, a

Yesterday, CoreLogic released its June 2015 National Foreclosure Report, and the big reveal was foreclosures are still dropping – so not much of a surprise. For another month, national foreclosures fell, with inventory dropping 28.9 percent year-over-year from a

In 2016, a minimalistic, off-the-grid lifestyle will take on a whole new meaning. The Ecocapsule, an egg shaped, environmentally friendly portable house created by Nice Architects, will allow anyone to live anywhere in the world for up to a year.

In some Boston neighborhoods, nearly half of all students are grade-school age Where in the city of Boston are grade school- and high school-age children most common? It’s a question that many Boston homebuyers has undoubtedly faced, and to

Homebuilding is in a state of flux across the nation. With growing barriers in lending and land availability forcing traditionally entry-level homebuilders into the upper ends of the market, it is unclear what the future of the industry and

CoreLogic’s May distressed sales report shows lowest levels since 2007 CoreLogic recently released a new report detailing the state of the distressed sales market in the U.S. for May, and for another month, both real-estate owned (REO) and short

Square footage is growing faster now than it did during the housing boom, but the culture of the McMansion may be changing. After being scared away by the 2008 financial and housing crisis, the McMansion is slowly returning to

Velkor Realty Trust has proposed a 44-unit residential complex on Bennington St. in East Boston’s Orient Heights neighborhood; the complex will span 49,000 square feet. The project’s architect is Clinton Design Architects of Holliston, and Brian J. Hosker is listed

Last week, Edens LLC filed a project notification form with the Boston Redevelopment Authority that outlines its plan for a new 10-acre development in Dorchester. Adjacent to Edens’ existing South Bay Center, the new project will feature 113,000 square

Boston currently has the most construction activity it has had since the housing boom, with some 70 developments under construction throughout the city. According to Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) director Brian Golden, the Bay City has 14 million square feet

Rising rents, new research shows, are not an incentive to buy a house Renters in the Boston metro area are spending substantially more money on their monthly rent than is historically the case. That was the finding of a new

Julia Roberts has decided one New York apartment is enough. With the decision to keep her Gramercy Park apartment, Roberts recently listed her second property at 45 W 10th St. for $4.5 million. The Hampton-style property with panoramic views

Tishman Speyer announced details on a nine-story, 100-unit luxury condo building planned for development on Pier 4 in South Boston, along with a 13-story office building and a one acre park. The condo would be curved to provide maximum

Recent study shows national increase in average down payments. In 2015’s second quarter, the average down payment in Massachusetts was 19.15 percent, which was an increase from the first quarter’s 18.31 percent, according to a recent study by online loan marketplace, Lending