Greater Boston Housing Turnover Rate Falls Further
One measure of Massachusetts’ housing affordability crisis: Homeowners in its biggest metro area won’t – or can’t – move.
MA Housing Inventory Split By Property Type
Massachusetts’ housing inventory is headed in two different directions according to the latest statistics from the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.
Summer Market Best for Buyers in 10 Years
While the summer market in 2025 was great for homebuyers as a whole, buyers in Greater Boston saw some of the most balanced conditions in years.
New Listings Dropped in Boston Area as Summer Wound Down
Massachusetts saw a drop in numbers of new home listings as the fall market approached, but the number of homes on the market still grew.
Mortgage Rates Are Tumbling. Will Anyone in Mass. Benefit?
Massachusetts renters struggle to become first-time homebuyers, but the recent downward trend in mortgage interest rates will help the richest ones most if it continues.
Central Mass. Residential Real Estate Market Now Balanced
Residential real estate in Central Massachusetts has been in a seller’s market since 2013. That 12-year run appears to have finally come to an end.
Inventory Upswing Triggers Optimism for Mass. Buyers
As the days get shorter and the temperatures get cooler, the Massachusetts real estate market could be poised for an active fall market after a slow start to the year.
Housing Inventory Jumps in Several Mass. Housing Markets
As the fall housing market looms on the horizon, buyers could find themselves with extra options.
Boston Among Largest Housing Deficits in Nation
Even as Greater Boston sees increases in houses and condominiums for sale, the region has one of the largest housing deficits in the country.
As Sales Flatten, Homeownership Loses Luster for Some
This spring has seen more homes hit the market in Massachusetts than in several years, but high costs still seem to be dampening buyer demand. Could buyer fatigue be part of the reason?
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.
Sales Activity Picked Up In February
Sales activity increased in February, a possible indicator that buyers may indeed be coming off the sidelines even as the number of homes coming onto the market shrank further.
Worcester, Boston Remain Sellers Markets Despite Nationwide Shift
While nationwide the market is shifting towards buyers, in New England sellers still have the upper hand due to a lack of inventory.
Nationwide Price Cuts Increase, But Not in Boston
Prospective homebuyers are getting some relief amid high interest rates as price cuts are becoming more common nationwide. But the trend doesn’t appear to be affecting New England.
New England Sees Listing Increase. Could the Seller-Buyer Standoff Be Thawing?
The local residential real estate market is getting a slight boost according to a new report from Realtor.com.
In Lead-Up to Fall Selling Season, Mass. Inventory Fell
As prices of homes continue to rise in Massachusetts, inventory remains an issue in the commonwealth.
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.
Buyer Demand Kept Pace with Housing Inventory in June
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Poll: 3 in 4 Boomers Don’t Want to Sell as They Age
A new survey of Baby Boomers and members of the Silent Generation commissioned by brokerage and listings portal Redfin has dismaying news for anyone hoping for a “silver tsunami” of downsizers bringing their houses to market.
With Rates Higher for Longer, Where Does that Lead the Housing Market?
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made clear in his Jackson Hole speech last month that we’re in for an extended period of elevated interest rates. But what that means for the Massachusetts housing market has more than one answer.
