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What history tells us about today’s interest rates

Keeping things in historical perspective can be tough when mortgage rates have roughly doubled in the last year. Mike Del Preto, a senior mortgage advisor at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, helps provide a closer look at the numbers.

A Vegas home transports you to Rome

This massive Las Vegas home is all about luxury: six bedrooms, nine bathrooms, expansive views … and a secret portal to Italy.

The racial gap in homeownership rates endures 55 years after the Fair Housing Act

Nearly 55 years after the Fair Housing Act was signed into law, Black homeownership still lags behind white homeownership.

Report: Average home changes hands every 12 years

People staying in their homes longer is contributing to the lack of inventory that continues to impact buyers.

Massachusetts community named one of the top coworking suburbs in America

One Massachusetts community has been named one of the top coworking suburbs in America, according to a new report from CoworkingCafe.

Zillow: Regrets from first-time sellers

Many feel they could have made a higher profit if they’d made better decisions. But are those regrets valid?

Olmsted Village brings housing to former Boston State Hospital property

The Boston Planning & Development Agency approved the project which will bring 269 residential units to the site of the former Boston State Hospital property on Harvard Street in Mattapan.

Massachusetts makes list of places home prices rose the least in past 5 years

As home prices have surged in many places over the last five years, Massachusetts lagged the national average.

Pace of annual home-price gains slows in latest Case-Shiller; Boston sees 5.2% increase

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index rose 5.8% year-over-year in December, compared to a 7.6% gain in November.

NAR: Pending-home sales jump in January

The 8.1% month-over-month increase in the National Association of REALTORS® Pending Home Sales Index was the largest gain since June 2020. 

New-home sales jump 7.2% in January

The median sales price of a new home declined on both a monthly and yearly basis, however, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported.        

January home, condo sale prices reach all-time high

Condos may no longer be the more affordable alternative to single-family homes, according to the Warren Group’s latest report.

Two new developments to bring more than 300 housing units to Allston

The projects are located at 176 Lincoln St. and 1035 Commonwealth Ave.

FHA cuts mortgage insurance premium, touts expected savings for homebuyers

Mortgage insurance premiums on loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration will drop from 0.85% to 0.55% beginning March 20. 

Mutual of Omaha Mortgage acquires Keller Mortgage

The former Keller Williams lending unit will operate alongside Mutual of Omaha Mortgage’s existing mortgage divisions. 

January brings increased buyer activity ahead of spring market

Despite an uptick in activity, sales slowed across the Boston housing market last month.

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