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Zillow in Talks to Buy Trulia?

Real estate portal Zillow is said to be in talks to purchase rival Trulia, Bloomberg reports. Combined, the two firms account for 75 percent of web traffic to real estate sites, according to web tracking firm ComScore. The rumored deal, which is still being...

Banker & Tradesman Editorial Cartoon

A new poll shows an increase in confidence in the state economy, meaning new college grads may actually get a job – not just a mound of student debt – with their diplomas this year.

Could Foreign Buyers Be Driving Boston Prices?

James Surowiecki at the New Yorker has a really interesting column up this week about the effect of the global rich on local real estate markets. Surowiecki points out that the most expensive housing market in North America right now isn’t San Francisco or New York –...

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