The Gossip Report: Jan. 16, 2026
The fifth home in this week’s roundup of Massachusetts’ most expensive home sales is nearly alone on an island, accessed by a private causeway.
Upzoning Starts to Deliver Windfalls in Cambridge
As the Cambridge City Council debates additional upzoning to encourage multifamily development, recent real estate transactions illustrate the dramatic increases in developer interest.
The Gossip Report: Dec. 12, 2025
The second home in this week’s roundup of Massachusetts’ most expensive home sales is a trip back in time.
Mass. Real Estate Agents Confront Climate Risk
When Massachusetts homebuyers and sellers aren’t too worried about climate risk, despite increasingly severe floods, where does that leave their real estate agents?
The Gossip Report: Oct. 17, 2025
The first house in this week’s roundup of Massachusetts’ most expensive home sales traded for $13.25 million in 2021 – and $31 million on Sept. 30. What gives?
Homebuyer Demand Expected to Buck Tariff Jitters
Tariff fears might be overshadowing the start of this year’s spring homebuying season, but some of Greater Boston’s biggest brokers don’t expect outsized buyer demand to go away.
Real Estate Team Swaps Compass For Coldwell Banker
Coldwell Banker New England has picked up a founding member of Compass’ South Shore office.
Personnel File – No. 389
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s our weekly Personnel File roundup.
Longtime Watertown RE/MAX Team Affiliates with Coldwell Banker
Coldwell Banker New England has picked up an eight-agent team in a deal that will see a RE/MAX office that’s operated in Watertown since 1989 close down.
Growth in the Luxury Market Is a Positive Indicator for 2024
Luxury properties offer a barometer for the overall housing market. And rising optimism among luxury buyers could signal an overall thaw. But what do those high-end buyers want?
With Adjusted Expectations, Homebuyers and Sellers Return to Market
Our agents are reporting busy open houses and motivated buyers, even as contingencies and home inspections are back. The value of a home will hinge on price and condition.
Cambridge Team Again Claims Top Spot at Coldwell Banker
For the fifth consecutive year, Gail Roberts, Ed Feijo & Team has earned its spot as the No.1 small sales team nationwide at Coldwell Banker.
Brokers Look Beyond Acquisitions to Boost Revenue
The chilly wind blowing through the Massachusetts housing market this fall has pushed brokers to launch a range of initiatives aimed at helping their agents survive and thrive in 2023.
Community Good Works
HarborOne Bank made $245,000 in grants through its foundation to 34 nonprofits to support children and families across Southeastern Massachusetts and Greater Boston.
Is Real Estate Seasonality a Thing of the Past?
Events that have traditionally signaled a start to the housing market are no longer reliable indicators and the once-predictable rhythm of seasonality seems to be declining.
Brokerages Reevaluate Space Needs Post-COVID
Like most other employers across the state, local real estate leaders are mulling how much office space they’ll need for agents and other operations after the COVID-19 crisis fully recedes and the economy slowly returns to a new normal.
Advisors Living Hires Ex-Coldwell Banker President as Brokerage CEO
Boston luxury real estate firm Advisors Living has hired Merit McIntyre, the former president of Coldwell Banker New England, to run its brokerage arm as it hopes to grow its operations.
Community Good Works
From $100,000 capacity-building gifts to affordable housing providers to scholarships for teachers, real estate agents and lenders gave back in several ways this week.
