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BidMyListing platform met with questions as it expands nationally

The platform, which recently announced its entry into markets across the country, is led in part by Josh Altman of Million Dollar Listing.

CoreLogic: Boston home-price increases lag national average in June 

Home prices were up 10.9% in Boston on a year-over-year basis, compared to 18.3% nationwide, CoreLogic reported, citing its Home Price Index. 

Massachusetts ranked No. 1 public school system in the US

WalletHub compared public school systems in all 50 states and the District of Columbia across 32 key metrics based on quality and safety.

New affordable housing community opens in Beverly

The first phase of Anchor Point, a new affordable housing community, has opened in Beverly.

After May bump, pending-home sales hit June dip 

“Contract signings to buy a home will keep tumbling down as long as mortgage rates keep climbing, as has happened this year to date.” — National Association of Realtors chief economist Lawrence Yun  

Federal Reserve raises interest rates by .75% — again

Matching June’s historic move, the Federal Reserve announced that interest rates are rising .75%. The target range for the federal funds rate now sits between 2.25% and 2.5%.

Three Massachusetts towns make best places to live list

Livability’s annual ranking is based on reviews of more than 2,300 cities using more than 50 data points measuring economic stability, housing, amenities, infrastructure, demographics, social and civic capital and health care. 

S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller Index: Boston home prices rise 15.7% in May

“Housing data for May 2022 continued strong, as price gains decelerated slightly from very high levels,” Craig J. Lazzara, managing director at S&P DJI, said.

June new-home sales drop 8.1% month over month

At the same time, the inventory of new homes for sale rose 10.7%, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported.

Single-family housing starts fall for fourth month in a row in June 

The pace of new multifamily construction, however, jumped, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.  

Massachusetts median single-family home price tops $610,000

Home prices in the Bay State break another record.

NAR: Existing-home sales continue slide in June 

At the same time, the median existing-home price rose 13.4% year over year to $416,000. 

Boston home sales jump 26.3% month over month in June 

Nationwide, sales hit their highest level of the year, rising 4.7% from June but falling 17.6% on a year-over-year basis, RE/MAX said. 

NAHB: Builder confidence falls for seventh consecutive month in July

July saw the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index post its second-largest monthly drop ever, as worries about housing affordability dampened builder sentiment. 

Harvard Enterprise Research Campus to create affordable housing in Allston-Brighton

The university is also committing $25 million to establish an Allston-Brighton Affordable Housing Fund.

Your own personal Alcatraz

Talk about a detached home. Floating out in the United Kingdom’s Humber Estuary is Bull Sands Fort: a military sanctuary designed during the first World War.

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