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Top 10 Who’s Who Profiles of 2019

See who stood out among the crowd this year, according to reader interest.

Top five Cover Stories of 2019

It was a big year for real estate news in 2019. Check out our top cover stories.

Top 10 Local Stories of 2019

Take a stroll down memory lane with our most popular stories of the year.

What do Boston agents predict for the coming year?
7 ways to make business planning easier and more effective

Here’s how to accomplish your business goals for 2020.

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Northern homebuyers slightly more optimistic about buying

More than two-thirds of homebuyers believe housing availability getting harder.

Boston was just classified as ‘growing.’ Here’s what that means.

In a report titled “Housing Market Conditions Across America’s Cities,” the National League of Cities’ Center for City Solutions recently classified 754 cities of at least 50,000 residents into six different categories to identify their main housing opportunities and

Compass partners with Waze to feature listings

Starting this month, Compass listings will appear on the Waze live map thanks to the brokerage’s new real estate smart signs. “We’re taking our mission the move with the help of Waze,” the real estate company announced on its social

This Week in Boston Real Estate: Southie megaproject, landmark logos and more

Plans for what could be the biggest real estate development project in Boston’s modern history have been scaled back in response to community concerns. Hilco Redevelopment Partners and Redgate Capital Partners submitted a new filing with the Boston Planning

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What millennials are willing to compromise on to buy a home

Millennials may be working hard to buy their dream homes, but many find themselves compromising to fulfill their goals of homeownership. According to a survey from ValueInsured, 85 percent of millennial homeowners compromised when buying their dream house. Survey

Pending home sales lose steam in April

Pending home sales dropped in April, despite two prior months of increases. According to the National Association of Realtors, pending homes sales decreased by 1.3 percent in April. Pending home sales dropped from 107.8 in March to 106.4 in

Underwater mortgage rate falls below 10 percent

For the first time since the housing market fell, the share of homeowners who are underwater on their mortgage fell below 10 percent, according to Zillow 2017 Q4 Negative Equity Report. Just 9.1 percent of homeowners owe more than

How children impact the homebuying process

Numerous factors like price and location come into consideration when buying a home. A new Harris Poll survey by SunTrust Mortgage found that 55 percent of homeowners with a child under the age of 18 said their child’s opinion

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Not just homes: Boston’s rentals also remain expensive

Boston is notorious for its high real estate prices, making it hard for some to purchase homes in the area. As a result, renting was a plausible solution, until now. Thanks to high credit requirements, Boston is now one

What $200,000 will get you around America

It’s no secret that some cities compared to others have larger asking prices for smaller spaces. PropertyShark wanted to test the logic and figure out what a homebuyer can get for their money in cities around the United States.

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Survey shows homebuyers want more technology use from agents

A new owners.com survey found that homebuyers are looking for their real estate agents to use more tech-based tools. The survey sampled over 1,000 homeowners, which they define as “those who purchased a home within the last four years”

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