The Gossip Report: Nov. 28, 2025
A modernist gem takes the fourth spot in this week’s roundup of the most expensive home sales in Massachusetts.
NAR Settlement Impact Not Felt in New England, So Far
Nearly a year after the biggest national commission settlement was approved, buyer agent commissions haven’t budged much. For real estate leaders in Massachusetts, that’s just fine.
Gibson Sotheby’s Buys Advisors Living Brokerage
Boston-based Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty announced it has acquired Advisors Living, a suburban luxury-focused brokerage with 200 agents.
Why Agent Education Matters in a Rapidly Changing Industry
Over the last 18 months, the rules of residential real estate have changed dramatically for Massachusetts agents. Brokerages and agents must invest in training – now.
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.
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.
The Gossip Report: Aug. 1, 2025
A new build in Needham takes the fourth spot this week.
Mass. Condo Market Shows Signs of Softening Amid ‘Peak Uncertainty’
The Massachusetts condo market appears to be softening. Blame buyers’ economic worries and sellers trying to beat a potential downturn.
The Gossip Report: July 4, 2025
The first home in this week’s roundup of Massachusetts’ most expensive home sales is so sumptuous, it even has a built-in apartment for staff.
Fear for Consumers as Pocket Listings Take Off
The ink is barely dry on NAR’s new pocket listings policy, but already some in the industry worry that more concessions could be made to fans of the practice and that consumers could be harmed.
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.
Three Months in, NAR Settlement’s Opportunities Come into Focus
After the commission settlements landed, some thought the buyer’s agent was an endangered species. But while they must change, experts say, it’s not the whole story.
Housing Inventory Grows Nationwide – But Mass. Slow to Catch Up
While states such as Florida have seen massive growth in inventory so far this year, the same can’t be said for Massachusetts. Experts fear that a big interest rate cut won’t move the needle much, and could make prices go higher.
How Mass. Brokerages Are Adapting to NAR Settlement
Many real estate agents across the state are already altering how they interact with home buyers and sellers in the wake of the surprise decision by the National Association of Realtors to settle pending lawsuits over agent commissions.
Brokerage Cries Foul on St. Regis Condo Deals
A residential brokerage claims the developer of the St. Regis Residences Boston owes over $1 million in unpaid commissions from sales that it brokered before being replaced in 2022.
Are Buyers Agents an Endangered Real Estate Species?
A recent court ruling on real estate agent commissions has some industry experts wondering whether the current compensation system can survive much longer in Massachusetts and across the nation.
Commercial Site Near Tufts Pitched for Lab Development
A shovel-ready life science development site is being offered for sale following recent rezoning designed to enlarge Medford’s life science industry cluster.
Luxury Homes Underperform Amid Boston Tower Openings
Owners of luxury homes in Boston can take solace in this fact: At least they’re not in San Francisco, even as new data shows the region’s high-end housing market is moving noticeably slower than the rest of the sector.
Where’s All the Inventory?
With March’s tally of new single-family listings off almost 20 percent year-over-year on Cape Cod, buyers and sellers are looking at another spring of tight market conditions.
