Several markets in Ohio, which are some of the country's most affordable, are attracting lots of buyer interest, claiming three of the top 20 spots in realtor.com's monthly ranking of the [...]
When most Americans think of luxury real estate, Boston might not be the first city that comes to mind. Maybe that should change, given the city’s remarkable economic growth in recent years that has kept it comfortably within the ranks of top-tier markets for first-class real estate and investment [...]
In September of last year, restless renovators and house-flippers Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi picked up this Hollywood-pedigreed home in Beverly Hills for $15 million. They only held onto it for the winter before listing it with an asking price of $18 [...]
Real estate as an asset class appears to be heading into the end of a cycle that began with the era of low interest rates a decade ago. Luxury markets in the top investment cities across the country are either in a pricing correction already or expected to cool significantly in 2019. But my hometown of Boston is very different. Despite its [...]
We here at Castles Unlimited are both excited and proud to partner with Larry Lawfer, a top producing real estate agent and well-known figure within the real estate community. Here's what Larry has to [...]
We are happy to announce that Esin Susol, a Certified Buyer Representative (CBR) and specialist in marketing luxury homes and estate properties, has joined the Castles Unlimited team.
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A Boston condo that reportedly belongs to the New England Patriots tight end went on sale last week, according to Boston Magazine’s Spencer Buell. The 2,100-square-foot penthouse is located in Boston’s Seaport district and will cost the buyer just under $2.4 million. It boasts a number of expensive amenities, and it’s sure to attract quite a [...]
Massachusetts has nine of the 100 richest ZIP codes in the United States, according to Bloomberg's annual ranking. Weston was the first to make the list, clocking in at No. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Jeff Bezos has been all over the news as of late due to his impending divorce. The wealthiest man in the world, Bezos has made his fortune with a little-known company by the name of Amazon. Although his real estate holdings comprise but a small fraction ($84 million out of $137 billion comes out to 0.613 percent) of his vast riches, there is [...]
The Greater Boston office market ended 2018 with a bang as absorption gains of nearly one million square feet pushed vacancies down to 11.6% in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a report by a Boston brokerage firm. Year-to-date net absorption totaled nearly 1.6 million square feet as out-of-market demand and local growth resulted [...]