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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 [...]

Fashion designer and mogul, James Perse, has listed his Malibu mansion for $40 Million! Back in 2010, he purchased the property for $16 Million from screenwriter, Chris Carter. 

Jenny Craig, known for her namesake nutrition, fitness, and weight loss programs, has re-listed her Del Mar beachfront home for a dramatic pricecut at 27.9 Million down from 39.5 Million. 

Seven-time Grammy-winning songwriter and musician Beck, has listed his Los Angeles-area home for $2.5 Million. 

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 [...]

Chinese consumers may have soured on some American products, like iPhones, but they have only sweetened on U.S. residential real estate. They have been the top foreign buyers in both units and dollar volume of residential housing for six years straight, according to the National Association of Realtors, and now they expanding to new, lower [...]

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 [...]

Boston has made it into the top 10 best real estate bets for 2019. In 2018, jobs grew at an unprecedented rate of 2.5 percent. Home prices went up 6 percent, and income went up 6 percent as well. The average home is listed for $426,000 and the average monthly rent is $1,614. Taking all of these factors into consideration, Boston area real [...]

Bitcoin won in 2017.

Real Estate won in 2018.

Who wins in 2019 and beyond?

2017 was the year of bitcoin (BTC-USD): the price surged from below $1,000 to a high of nearly $20,000. Meanwhile, 2018 has seen the price crater to ~$3,700 as of this writing. Given this enormous volatility, it is anyone's guess what 2019 will bring for the [...]

Developers are taking luxury homes in an unexpected direction: Underground.

Across the luxury market, we’re seeing more and more "extravagant basements" or lower levels being built into homes. While this square footage isn't considered as valuable as above grade, it still allows for a higher selling price and returns on investment. Keep in [...]

It was no secret that e-commerce giant, Amazon, was looking for its second headquarters among major U.S. cities. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on your perspective on the idea, all of the finalists could not share the new jobs and billions predicted to inundate the local economy. Amazon chose Arlington, a northern city in Virginia and NYC to split the home of their HQ2. However, many of the areas considered, but ultimately rejected, are expected to outperform the national average over the coming year. This comes even as the overall market is slowing. 

At Castles Unlimited, we’re always on the hunt for the latest eco-friendly home advancements– after all, what’s more important than respecting our planet while saving our customers money? New England and cutting-edge technology go together like Tom Brady and Super Bowl championships, so as you can imagine, we were thrilled, yet, hardly [...]