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

The Hechinger Report recently released the data for the graduation rates for nearly every school district in the U.S. The data, which draws from the 2013 graduating class, broke down the numbers past the typical statewide average. We took

A mother-daughter real estate team in New Mexico recently listed not one, but two homes featured in the hit series, “Breaking Bad.” The more popular of the two was used as the residence of Jesse Pinkman, played by Aaron

Technology has drastically improved the efficacy of searching for the right home. Prior to enlisting the services of an agent, buyers, who in all likelihood have a pre-established criterion for their ideal neighborhood and home, are scoping out concerns

Massachusetts defies nationwide trend of rising home prices Massachusetts was one of four states who saw home price depreciation in CoreLogic’s June 2015 Home Price Index (HPI). Massachusetts saw a drop of 5 percent, the largest statewide drop. Connecticut (-0.6 percent),

Greater Boston is the most highly educated area in the United States Three of the 10 most educated places in America are located in Greater Boston, according to a new analysis by NerdWallet. The study, which analyzed U.S. Census Bureau data

The House Financial Services Committee passed two bills to help ease TRID worries On Oct. 3, the new TILA-RESPA integrated disclosure (TRID) rule will come into affect, and the industry is struggling in preparation, despite the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Building in the Bay City Making Significant Progress Residential construction spending in the Boston area was up 76 percent year-over-year in June, and so far in 2015 is 30 percent ahead of where it was last year. Those encouraging stats came courtesy of the

Low mortgage costs and high equity contributed to a healthy housing market in Boston Boston has the healthiest housing market in the nation, according to a new WalletHub study. The study, which compared the 25 largest metropolitan areas in the