Residential Real Estate
Are You Up for a Down Market?
Anyone who has experienced a buyer’s market with few transactions and plunging prices is familiar with the concept of “chasing the market down.” Here’s how to help your sellers from making that terrible mistake.
Slow Going for Federal Real Estate Sales
A federal watchdog agency is raising flags about how a consolidation of government agencies offices could boost local economies as work-from-home reduces office requirements.
Startup Offers Off-Market Leads
Can you mine new housing inventory and leads for real estate agents from homes whose owners haven’t even made the firm decision to sell? That’s the bet a new local startup is making.
Community Good Works
Hanscom FCU held its eighth annual Alan M. Hart Memorial Charity Golf Classic and raised $150,000 this year for Home Base, the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital.
Hurricane Ian Threatens an Already Unstable Insurance Market
Florida’s property insurance market was already in peril. Now comes Hurricane Ian.
Startup Offers Mass. Buyers Chance to Bid on Off-Market Homes
A new tech startup is launching in Massachusetts today, built around the idea that homeowners might be more willing to sell their homes if they get a real bid “out of the blue.”
Zillow Rebrands 12 Agent Tools as ‘ShowingTime+’
Zillow has combined a dozen of its agent-oriented software tools under a single flag named after its popular home-tour-management app: “ShowingTime+”
Multiple-Offers Slid Down Only Marginally in Boston, Worcester
The Greater Boston and Greater Worcester housing markets have cooled considerably in the last 12 months, but by at least one measure, didn’t cool that much between July and August.
Cons and How to Spot Them
Confidence games come and go. But some seem to go on forever. And some real estate cons are worth remembering, if only because how successful they were.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: 62F? More Like 62FTW
Gov. Charlie Baker is having some extra fun giving out the state’s big tax refund checks this fall.
These Massachusetts Communities Worked Remotely the Most Last Year
Nearly 1 in 4 Massachusetts residents worked from home in 2021, new Census data shows, making the state the fourth-biggest adopter of the new mode of work.
Housing Heading for a Tough 2023, Fannie Mae Says
Fannie Mae’s top economic minds issued a depressing prognosis for the nation’s housing sector as mortgage rates took another big jump and Fed Chair Jerome Powell said housing needs “a correction.”
Boston Chamber Re-Ups Opposition to Millionaires Tax
An organization that holds considerable sway on Beacon Hill and among the state’s business community on Tuesday reaffirmed its longstanding opposition to the income surtax amendment that will appear on this November’s statewide ballot.
Healey, Driscoll Pledge to Name ‘Secretary of Housing’
Attorney General Maura Healey and Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll began to put meat on the bones of their pledges to boost housing production and affordability Wednesday.
Homebuilder Confidence Keeps Slipping Despite Housing Starts Bounce
A bump in construction of new single-family homes last month didn’t help homebuilders feel any better about their business prospects
House Advances Boston Real Estate Transfer Tax
A proposed real estate sales tax in Boston hit the House floor Monday in a late-session advancement for the controversial idea, but passage isn’t a done deal just yet.
Mass. Housing Price Growth Kept Slowing in August
The median single-family sale price saw the smallest year-over-year percentage gain of the last six months, as the Massachusetts housing market continues to slow.
Here’s How Much Cash You’ll Get from the State
About 3.6 million Massachusetts taxpayers are set to receive cash back this fall after state government hauled in taxes last year that surpassed the legal limit by nearly $3 billion, the Baker administration announced Friday.
The Only Fix for Housing Woes: Plan, and Build
There’s no savior waiting in the wings for Massachusetts’ housing market. Instead, we have to build one ourselves.
Look at Multiple Bottom Lines in Fair Share Amendment Fight
Rather than just dismiss the issues or the amendment, this may be an opportunity for the business community to highlight its solutions to Massachusetts’ ongoing problems.
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