by Banker & Tradesman | May 2, 2024
The process of buying a house may seem foreign to someone who is doing it for the first time. Without knowing all the mortgage lingo or documents, it can feel scary signing your name to something. That’s why Webster First has tried to break down the process in a simple way that first time buyers can understand.
by Cassidy Norton | May 2, 2024
As expected, the Federal Reserve did not reduce the benchmark lending rate at its meeting yesterday, maintaining the rate at a 23-year high.
by Banker & Tradesman | May 2, 2024
As more communities in eastern Massachusetts show a willingness to defy the state’s new multifamily zoning law, Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday tried to draft business executives into her efforts to shore up support for measures meant to spur badly-needed housing production.
by Banker & Tradesman | May 1, 2024
JLL Capital Markets has arranged capitalization for a new, 440-unit development to be built on the shore of Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield.
by Banker & Tradesman | May 1, 2024
After three straight hotter-than-expected inflation reports, Federal Reserve officials have turned more cautious about the prospect of interest rate cuts this year.
by Banker & Tradesman | May 1, 2024
After a state judge ruled this month that Massachusetts law governing municipal home equity takings “requires Legislative correction,” a state senator who has filed a related bill for years said Monday that he was ready to start demanding roll call votes on his proposal.
by James Sanna | Apr 30, 2024
Luxury brokerage Douglas Elliman has become the latest brokerage to join in the National Association of Realtors’ commission lawsuit settlement.
by State House News Service | Apr 30, 2024
The product will make $20 million in loans available over the next two years to help homeowners cover the costs of things like heat pumps, electric vehicle charging stations, weatherization, and more.
by Lew Sichelman | Apr 28, 2024
When it comes to buying a house, the elephant in the room is not the price. It’s not the mortgage rates. It’s not even the property tax. It’s the insurance.
by James Sanna | Apr 26, 2024
The last major brokerage still locked in a court battle over real estate agent commissions appears to be waving a white flag.
by James Sanna | Apr 24, 2024
The judge in the lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors over real estate agent commissions has given his preliminary approval to a settlement in the case, signalling that a new future for how agents are compensated is clearly on the horizon.
by James Sanna | Apr 23, 2024
CoStar Group, the real estate information company behind Homes.com, has inked a deal to buy the 3D camera company many real estate agents rely on to promote their listings.
by James Sanna | Apr 22, 2024
Numbers of new listings at the very high end of the Greater Boston home-sale market are on the rise, even as sales totals lagged in the market’s traditional downtown-area core in the first quarter.
by Banker & Tradesman | Apr 21, 2024
In less than two months, hundreds of Realtors from across the commonwealth will gather under the gold dome of the Massachusetts State House. Here’s what we’ll be calling for.
by Scott Van Voorhis | Apr 21, 2024
Red hot for years, has the Boston luxury condo market finally lost its sizzle? It looks like it – and developers’ ability to offer cash back at closing could be keeping prices from coming down.
by Lew Sichelman | Apr 21, 2024
Even though I live in a custom-designed house, I don’t recommend designing your own place from scratch. It’s not for everyone.
by James Sanna | Apr 19, 2024
The latest forecast from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing predicts that a slump in Americans’ remodeling spending may be in store this year.
by James Sanna | Apr 19, 2024
One of Boston’s prominent luxury brokerages and the developer behind a new Seaport District condominium tower have buried the hatchet in a dispute over allegedly unpaid sales commissions.
by Banker & Tradesman | Apr 17, 2024
Year-to-date, there have been 3,482 condo sales, a 6.2 percent decrease from the first three months of 2023 with a median sale price of $520,000, an 8.3 percent increase on the same basis.
by Bernice Ross | Apr 14, 2024
Buyer’s agent compensation offers seem set to disappear from your local multiple listings service by this summer. And the effects will be wide-ranging.