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

This year proving to be especially positive for Boston new construction Residential construction spending in the Boston area totaled $237 million in April, a whopping 42 percent decline from the $409 million of April 2014, according to the latest report from Dodge Data

Apartments are the majority of new housing units approved as Boston moves towards 2030 housing goals. Apartments made up 79 percent of the 825 housing units approved in 2015’s first quarter by the city of Boston, along with 77.5 percent

After two hours of removal, a New York City woman’s home is free of the rather large bee problem under her bedroom floor. Mary Jean Dyczko, a Queens resident, had 40,000 bees living under her bedroom floor near an

When it comes to choosing where to live, safety has always been the top priority for potential buyers. And not just home safety: the state’s financial, road and workplace safety can greatly affect how likely someone is to live