Good Buyers Look Beyond Home Staging
House hunters who visit homes that look like they belong in Architectural Digest need to take a closer look. Those places have been staged to hide their flaws.
The Gossip Report: Aug. 22, 2025
A 62nd-floor penthouse in downtown Boston’s Winthrop Center skyscraper takes the second spot in this week’s roundup of Massachusetts’ most expensive home sales.
Housing Inventory Jumps in Several Mass. Housing Markets
As the fall housing market looms on the horizon, buyers could find themselves with extra options.
New Data Adds to Picture of Softening Mass. Condo Market
The Massachusetts condo market showed further signs of softening, according to July sales data just released by The Warren Group, the publisher of Banker & Tradesman.
Foreclosure Activity Increases in Massachusetts
Foreclosure activity is increasing across the United States, and Massachusetts is among the many states seeing increased activity.
Personnel File – No. 416
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s our weekly Personnel File roundup.
Review Your Homeowners Insurance Yearly
The beginning of hurricane season should serve as a reminder to homeowners in affected areas to make sure their homeowners insurance is up to date.
The Gossip Report: Aug. 15, 2025
The fifth home in this week’s roundup of the most expensive recent Massachusetts home sales takes a different tack with its backyard.
Homeowners Flock to Cash-Out Refis Thanks to Equity Boom
Homeowners are cashing in on years of home equity gains, even as mortgage rates remain elevated, and have taken out billions of dollars in loans in Massachusetts alone.
Buyer Agent Commissions Rising One Year After NAR Settlement
The settlement in an antitrust suit against the National Association of Realtors seems to be having only small effects on buyer agent commissions.
$200K Yearly Income Required to Afford Boston Median Home
While affordability has improved in some areas of the United States, affording a single-family home in Greater Boston is not an easy task.
A Close Inspection of Home Inspections in Massachusetts
Through the advocacy of GBREB and our partners, state housing officials made key revisions to the original regulations in order to make this new policy less restrictive and more feasible.
Mass. AG Reaches $2M Settlement With Mortgage Servicer
Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced her office reached a $2 million settlement with Texas-based residential mortgage loan servicer Cypress Loan Servicing
The Gossip Report: Aug. 8, 2025
How about a Beacon Hill townhouse tucked into a hard-to-spot alleyway just off Beacon Street? That’s the fifth home in this week’s roundup of Massachusetts’ most expensive home sales.
Mass. Home to Hottest ZIP Codes in Country
The North Shore and North Central Massachusetts helped land the state top rankings in a new report from Realtor.com.
Personnel File – No. 414
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s our weekly Personnel File roundup.
Protect Your House from Break-Ins
Thefts from the houses of sports stars Ketel Marte, Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and Rob Gronkowski should raise the hackles of every homeowner – celebrity or not.
The Gossip Report: Aug. 1, 2025
A new build in Needham takes the fourth spot this week.
Rent Hike Limits Pitched As Complement to Housing Production Push
Hundreds of tenants from across Massachusetts descended on Beacon Hill Tuesday to show their support for perennial rent stabilization legislation.
Starter Home Sales in Mass. Outpace National Growth
Starter homes in Massachusetts sold at a higher rate than the national average in June.
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