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?
The Housing Market is Stronger than Analysts Thought
- By Jim Lowenstern
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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).
Amazing location and great opportunity for investors or developers! Just minutes to Kendall, MIT, Central square and Harvard. This side by side 2-family building has been owner-occupied for over 30 years and used primarily as a family compound.
27 Rebecca Road, is a charming Ranch-style single family home featuring 4 bedrooms and 2 baths nestled in it’s own large and private back-lot, on a serene side road. INQUIRE for OPEN HOUSE information.

Price Reduction! Now listed for $1,395,000, this amazing mixed-use property has established business and is in a perfect location in vibrant downtown Waltham.
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 [...]
Scotland’s luxury housing market continues to thrive, outperforming much of the rest of the U.K. as Brexit fuels uncertainty and dampens home sales in much of England and Wales, according to a report from real estate firm Knight Frank on [...]
Thinking of getting into luxury real estate, but not sure if now is the right time for you to specialize? Believe it or not, there are a lot of good reasons why you might want to become a luxury real estate agent right now. If this niche has been on your mind, you might want to seriously consider moving forward with that goal sooner rather [...]

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 [...]
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Immaculate 7-bedroom estate on over two acres of beautifully landscaped property now on the market. The main home features four levels of living space including a fully finished basement that can also be set up as a gym.
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 [...]

Fabulous 3 bedroom, 3 bath home located right up the street from Jenkins Pond Association beach on the market!