The high-end housing market is populated increasingly by buyers between the ages of 25-49

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The American housing market is expected to be flooded with nearly $40 billion as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

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New-home sales in March took off, with an increase of 4 percent to 694,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The average new-homes sales price was $369,900, with the inventory at 301,000—a 5.2-months [...]

Buyer demand for environmentally friendly/efficient homes is on the up, according to 61 percent of REALTORS® in the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) REALTORS® and Sustainability 2018 Report. Lucky for them, the market has options for them, with eighty percent of REALTORS® reporting that their market has solar panels, and 23 percent [...]

For the second time this year, existing-home sales have strengthened, building on the gains in February, as reported by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). March saw an increase of 1.1 percent to 5.6 million, and inventory has seen increased of 5.7 percent up to 1.67 [...]

Billy Joel's Florida Mansion now on Castles Magazine!

This 8 bedroom, 11 bathroom oceanfront home of one of America's biggest stars is now listed for $31,900,000.

The spectacular compound features an outdoor kitchen, detailed ceilings, wrought iron entryways, 12 car garage, billiards room connected to pub room with full bar, and much [...]

Carla Sands, the Trump-appointed U.S. ambassador to Denmark, recently listed her Moraga Estates property for $37 million. The Italian-style villa sits on four acres of the premier community, with six bedrooms and 11 bathrooms within the 14,700 square foot [...]

As temperatures get hotter, so does the housing market, with price increases totaling 8 percent year-over-year, according to a realtor.com® report. This March climb has sent the median list price from $275,000 in July 2017 to [...]

Looking to buy a home in Boston?  Check out our Annual Review Report of Boston home-buying in 2017, featuring everything you need to know about the numbers game of buying a home in the Boston area! 

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With the coming of spring, so comes the busy buying and selling season in the housing market. The market is seeing developments across the country of low inventory and rising [...]

Since the start of the year, the average 30-year, fixed mortgage rate has been rising, with an increase just this week up to 4.45 percent from 4.44 the week before, according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® [...]

February saw the rallying of existing-home sales, with a bounce back from the initial lull at the start of the year, with the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) reporting that sales increased to 5.54 million, an increase of 3 [...]

Boston Real Estate Market in 2018

The housing market in Metro Boston is back on track and looking healthy for 2018.  A number of factors are driving this recent growth. The prediction is that prices will rise in 2018 as they will in most of the U.S. housing market.

The reason for the unusual late season surge is due to a big pent up demand from homebuyers and plenty of foreign real estate investors. Low mortgage rates, a strong economy, and the inventory of homes for sale is bolstering sales.

Massachusetts edged out Minnesota as the best state to raise a family, according to a study conducted by WalletHub.

The personal finance website looked at five key categories — family fun, health and safety, education and child care, affordability, and socio-economics — using 42 metrics.