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Single-Person Households on the Rise

Single-person housing is becoming a long-term solution, even into older years One of the most pronounced trends since the 1940s is the rise of the single-person household. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, single-person households were the second most common household type

CoreLogic: Boston Boasts Single Digit Negative Equity Share

CoreLogic’s newest equity report finds rising home values have pushed 90 percent of homeowners into positive equity A new analysis from CoreLogic found that rapacious home price appreciation over the last year has had the well-received effect of dredging the

CoreLogic: Boston Has Almost No Cash

CoreLogic’s March cash sales report found cash purchases are falling dramatically all across the nation The pool of real estate cash is shrinking as all-cash buyers continue leaving the market, making way for more traditionally financed buyers, particularly first-time

Toronto’s Mathematical Mansion

In Toronto, millionaire high school math textbook author Dr. Jim Stewart created a multimillion-dollar mansion, Integral House, referencing the calculus symbol “integral.” The curvy architecture of the property was inspired by the mathematical world to which Stewart devoted his

Multifamily Dominates New Construction in Boston

In the last 10 years, the market share for multifamily construction has grown by an extraordinary amount In April, the most recent month for which we have data, multifamily construction soared 35.5 percent across the country from March. That was

First-Ever LGBT Home Buyer and Seller Survey Released

Up until now, there has been very little information available about the LGBT community’s preferences in the real estate business. But for the first time, Better Homes and Gardens has released their LGBT Buyer and Seller Survey, which asked

Legos Recreate Chicago’s Downtown Area

We’ve seen boxes of Legos turn into magnificent creations, from replicas of sports stadiums to race cars to life-sized people, and this replica is no less spectacular. An Illinois Institute of Technology’s College of Architecture student, Rocco Buttliere, has

CoreLogic: One Way Massachusetts’ Market is Better Than the Rest

Compiling data from CoreLogic, we review nearly a decade of distressed sales data CoreLogic released its distressed sales report for the month of March this week, and what the group revealed was nothing short of expected: REO and short sales

Witanhurst: A Mansion Surrounded by Mystery

Witanhurst is London’s largest private house, built between 1913 and 1920 on an eleven-acre plot in Highgate, a wealthy hilltop neighborhood north of the city. While a number of individuals have owned the Queen Anne Style mansion, it remains

TILA-RESPA: Industry Leaders Urge Congress For More Time

A letter from industry leaders to Congress is urging lawmakers for a safety net against the Aug. 1 TRID deadline In less than two months, enforcement of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures (TRID) regulation, which aims

41% of Americans Think Housing Crisis is Still Happening

Latest housing survey from MacArthur Foundation finds many Americans skeptical of housing and the wider economy What a difference a year makes – or, in the case of the MacArthur Foundation’s “How Housing Matters” survey,  what a difference a

An Empty Manhattan in Wake of China’s Economic Slowdown

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: Nation Faces Zombie Outbreak

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

A Replica of Marie Antoinette’s Le Petit Trianon

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

Boston’s Median Rent Higher Than New York City

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: Massachusetts Heading for Foreclosure Trouble

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

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