It seems that nearly every month a new apartment building is being built up to accommodate the masses of people that move to Boston each year.
But recently there’s been some skepticism about the growth of the luxury market, nationwide, when 1.2 percent of homes above $2 Million fell in price.
However, Boston’s newest luxury apartment [...]
Working with a luxury buyer presents a very different experience than working with any other demographic. Those who are looking to purchase a high-end property are discerning and highly-informed — and expect their agent to be as well. As a result, the questions they ask are less about learning about a market’s livability and more about what [...]
As Beacon Hill awaits next week’s release of data on critical April tax collections, economists reported Friday that the state economy grew at a 4.6 percent annual rate in the first quarter, an increase from the 2.3 percent growth rate in the fourth quarter of [...]
Late last year, analysts were betting on a break from the hot housing market, which had begun to breed concerns of instability. How long could prices really run up?
New-home sales rose 4.5 percent from February to March and are up 3 percent year-over-year to a seasonally adjusted rate of 692,000, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Housing and Urban Development.
Nationwide, 344,000 new homes were listed for sale, a modest rise from 336,000 in February. The median sales price of a new home was [...]
Busy Newtonville location, near T stop, supermarket, and Newton North High School. Location features high ceilings, usable full basement. Space ideal for office, retail and light food services. $3,400 / Triple Net Lease (NNN).
Two weeks of rising rates are taking their toll on homeowners hoping to refinance, but homebuyers are not pulling back.
Mortgage applications to purchase a home rose 1% last week from the previous week and were 7% higher than a year ago. Purchase applications reached their highest level since April [...]
The cost of property in London’s most expensive neighborhoods tumbled in 2018, with buyers using the U.S. dollar making the largest savings. Analysis of three prime property areas in the city suggested that sold house prices at the top end of the London market averaged around 6 percent less in 2018 from the year [...]
The life sciences industry is taking off, with the medical technology and biotech sectors expected to grow further as traditional pharmaceutical companies are joined by startups and incubator labs driving new research and development. And with life sciences innovation rising, so is demand for the space in which to innovate. “Real estate is [...]
Foreign interest in Italian real estate is certainly beneficial for the Italian people. In fact, Italy is looking to sell up to $2.1 billion worth of its real estate in an attempt to rein in its [...]
SANTA ANA, Calif.–First American Financial Corporation, a global provider of title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions, released the November 2018 First American Real House Price Index (RHPI). Boston is signaling an improvement in affordability, according to the [...]
Global real estate investment has been strong in recent years. In 2017, $698bn was invested in the asset class, according to JLL. In 2018, despite uncertainty surrounding the global economy, investment in the global property market reached a record high of $1.8 trillion. Looking forward, there are headwinds facing the real estate space. The [...]
No matter where you live, you may have noticed an influx of foreign investors discovering real estate in your home country to be an increasingly attractive asset. These investors are clear indicators that luxury real estate has indeed gone global. Be it a chic apartment in Paris or a grandiose manor in Berlin, affluent buyers are [...]
According to a new residential sales report released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, residential home sales rose 3.5 percent in August– a better-than-expected turnout, signifying a healthy economy and a strong market.