A third quarter report released by mortgage company Guaranteed Rate shows rising home prices and a newfound confidence in mortgage financing. Late last week, national mortgage giant Guaranteed Rate released its third quarter mortgage trends snapshot, detailing the current

Former Mayor Thomas Menino dies at 71, leaving a legacy of progress. On Thursday, former Boston mayor Thomas Michael Menino, who served five consecutive terms on the promise and practice of pragmatic and effective leadership, passed away after having

Owning a home is getting cheaper, but people are still choosing to rent. Buying a home is affordable, despite it being the largest purchase of most people’s lives. Low mortgage rates are helping to make homeownership one of, if

Some measures of the U.S. home construction market suggest things have radically improved, but does the data support that? The Housing Market Index, the chief measure of homebuilder confidence for the single-family home construction marketplace, fell five points in

With a city as historical as Boston, the community is benefiting from the popular development agency, Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). An urban planning and economic development agency for the City of Boston, BRA works hand-in-hand with other city departments

New data from CoreLogic drives home just how much progress our housing markets have made in clearing out their foreclosure inventory The last 12 months have been highly encouraging ones for Massachusetts housing market, according to the latest Foreclosure Report

Investor interest is a major contributing factor to the success of a real estate market. How is your city doing? Despite its slow start, 2014 has turned into a year of growth and relative prosperity, considering the turmoil that

The Fed announced earlier today that it was ending its third round of Quantitative Easing, but what does it have to do with housing? The Federal Reserve announced earlier today it is officially ending its third round of Quantitative

Federal Reserve researchers attempt to explain the relationship, if any, between the growing burden of student debt and dwindling homeownership rates. Amongst a swirl of damaging factors, it’s difficult to pinpoint the primary drivers forcing down homeownership rates among

Pending home sales reached a milestone of sorts in September, but what does it mean for housing? Pending Home Sales increased in September by both monthly and yearly measures, with the yearly increase being the first in nearly a

Currently under construction, Ink Block, $200 million apartment development project offering three buildings with three distinct designs, is coming to 401 Harrison Ave. in the South End neighborhood in Summer/Fall 2015. Ink Block is located on the site of

According to Fannie Mae’s (FNMA/OTC) Economic & Strategic Research (ESR) GroupReal, economic growth in the U.S. appears ready to exceed 3.0 percent for the second half of the year, providing a sound basis for growth in 2015. The Group’s

It was another positive month for home prices in the latest Case-Shiller Home prices in the Boston metro area rose 0.1 percent from July to August and 5.0 percent from August 2013, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, which

California-based Top Agent Network files suit against Zillow claiming trade secrets theft. Earlier this week, Calfironia-based Top Agent Network, a private, member-only online community where verified top producing agents in local markets can collaborate and exchange information, filed suit

We hear about lending standards all the time, and new data from CoreLogic suggests that they’re still quite tight. Are lending standards too tight? That’s a question on the mind of many housing professionals and analysts, so we’ve decided

While everyone else focuses on the headlines, here are seven below-the-hood details you should know about new home sales. Sales of newly built single-family homes in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 467,000, a 0.2 percent