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NAR strengthens communications department with two major hires

The new executives have marketing and communications experience in Washington, D.C. 

Pending home sales plunge in April on high mortgage rates

The 6.3% month-over-month decline was the steepest the U.S. market has seen since September 2022. 

Fallon Company celebrates progress at One Harbor Shore, final step in Fan Pier Project

One Harbor Shore is the last part of Fan Pier, a 16-year transformation that saw parking lots fully re-developed into a mixed-use district in the Seaport neighborhood.

Score! Boston named best city for hockey fans

Considering criteria like team performance levels, average ticket prices, fan engagement and more, the finance site ranked over 76 cities and declared Boston the best hockey city in America.

Case-Shiller: Boston home prices rise in March as national price growth slows

In Boston, home prices rose 4.72% year over year and 0.74% month over month in March. 

Report: Douglas Elliman gets takeover offer from Anywhere Real Estate

The initial bid is unlikely to be accepted, an insider told Bloomberg.

Guaranteed Rate Affinity appoints Guadagnino and Dilday to leadership roles

Guaranteed Rate Affinity has appointed Dino Guadagnino as regional vice president of reverse mortgages and Kevin Dilday as area sales manager for the Mid-Atlantic region. 

The Montlake ‘Spite House’

At its widest point, the house measures 15 feet across. At its narrowest, just 55 inches — barely big enough for a standard doorway.

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Zillow outlines private-listing ban set for May 28 rollout

The online marketplace fleshed out the rules of its new listing access standards policy that was unveiled in the wake of the National Association of REALTORS’® Clear Cooperation update. 

What trends show about millennial homebuying in Boston

Boston ranks lower for rates of millennial homeownership, but not below other large coastal metro areas like Los Angeles, New York and San Jose.

Debunking 80/20: New data shows it’s 65/20

New data released by CoreLogic/Cotality, and examined by noted industry researcher Mike DelPrete, contradicts this commonly held notion, however, and shows that the ratio is actually closer to 65/20.  

Construction on-track for Roxbury affordable townhomes

The project has reached the mechanical, electrical and plumbing phase, with completion expected in the fall.

RE/MAX: Boston home sales slip year over year in April

Nationally, home sales slid 1.4% year over year but increased 11.3% month over month, RE/MAX said. 

This mansion has a literal man cave

Although it looks like a typical luxury log home from the driveway, the basement has been turned into a concrete cavern, accessible from a hidden “miner’s-style” entrance.

Office-to-residential efforts continue, city approves two new projects

The projects were applicants for Mayor Wu’s Office-to-Residential Conversion Program, which aims to transform underused or empty office space into housing.

Former Peerage Realty CEO Swartzman to become Christie’s International president

The appointment, announced at Christie’s International Real Estate’s recent annual conference, will take effect in June. 

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