Bargains Elusive for Gateway Cities Homebuyers
Areas of Greater Boston once considered bargains have seen some of the sharpest home-price appreciation over the last 10 years, leaving first-time buyers struggling.
New Mass. Law Nixes Homebuyer Tactic: Waiving Inspections
Starting today, Massachusetts home sellers aren’t be allowed to require buyers waive their right to an inspection. Lawmakers hope it levels the playing field.
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.
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.
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.
What’s Muddying Mass. Home-Sales Picture This Winter?
With an uptick in inventory in January and an uptick in home sales in February, the 2025 housing market has had a positive start but there is more than meets the eye in this winter’s sales market.
Boston Mortgage Payments Are Outstripping Income Gains
While home prices continue to rise, first-time buyers are finding that more pressure is being put on their pocketbooks even though incomes rose region-wide during the pandemic.
Lamacchia Named GBAR Realtor of the Year
The Greater Boston Association of Realtors named Anthony Lamacchia as the recipient of its 2024 Realtor of the Year award.
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.
Lamacchia Buys Berkshire Brokerage
Lamacchia Realty’s westward march of acquisitions has finally reached Massachusetts’ western border.
Pioneer Valley Misses Out on Statewide Listings Bump
Numbers of new listings are only up moderately in the Pioneer Valley, even as the rest of the state sees bigger gains, spurring calls for more housing production.
Lamacchia Realty Buys NAR President’s Brokerage
The state’s largest independent residential real estate brokerage now owns the home base of National Association of Realtors President Kevin Sears.
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.
Real Estate Brokers Still Looking to Buy
Expect more real estate brokerage consolidations over the course of 2024 if last year’s activity is any indication. Brokerages that made acquisitions in 2023 are looking for more deals this year.
A New Leader at a Pivotal Time
The 2008 global financial crisis might not have been a popular time to launch a real estate career, but the new Massachusetts Association of Realtors President Wallick turned it into a springboard for 15 years of success.
New Year, New Housing Policy Choices on Beacon Hill
Gov. Maura Healey’s housing bill boldly proposes a huge increase in affordable housing spending and equally needed policy reforms. But one provision, a transfer tax, would set Massachusetts back.
North Shore Housing Market ‘a Great Place to Be’
Quaint coastal communities just north of Boston are seeing their proximity to the city buffer them from home-price softness seen elsewhere in the state.
With Two Acquisitions, Lamacchia Moves into South Coast
Waltham-based Lamacchia Realty has expanded its footprint into Bristol County and the Providence, Rhode Island metro with two brokerage acquisitions that add nearly 80 agents to its roster.
Two Unlikely Cities Join List of Hottest Markets
Two previously hardscrabble, post-industrial cities are snagging westward-bound homebuyers escaping higher real estate prices in the Greater Boston area.
Fewer Comps, More Buyer Power Makes Pricing Homes Harder
With prices bouncing slightly up or down from day to day or week to week for everyday homes across the state, agents are having a trickier time accurately pricing the listings they’re bringing to market.
