Boston Sees Third-Largest Increase in New Listings
The Greater Boston metro has seen the third-largest increase in new listings across the country, according to a new report from Redfin.
Boston Saw Nation-Leading Listings Boost in June
New data shows Greater Boston homeowners headed to market in nation-leading numbers in June, even as overall inventory fell statewide.
Home Listings Increase as Spring Arrives in Mass.
Listings in Greater Boston, Worcester and Springfield have seen a sizable jump in the spring over 2024, but continue to broadly track 2025’s trends.
Mass. Enters Spring Housing Market with Inventory Surge
After a slow winter plagued by poor weather and a related slowdown in sales, real estate experts are expecting a busy spring market in 2026 – if mortgage rates cooperate.
Boston Sees Nation-Leading Housing Inventory Surge
Greater Boston saw the third-largest year-over-year increase in new listings, according to new data from Redfin.
Data Shows How Winter Storms Iced Mass. Buyer Activity, New Listings
The Massachusetts housing market this winter has been the slowest in years. That could either juice the spring market, or it could be an early sign of trouble.
Inventory Starting to Grow Heading into Boston Spring Housing Market
As the spring housing market inches closer, inventory of homes for sale is rising faster in Greater Boston than it did last spring.
New Listings Decline in January Across Mass.
A contraction in the number of homes on the market that stared in December seems to have continued into January, and that could mean a less optimistic spring market if it continues.
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.
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.
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.
Boston-Area Home Listings Up Year-Over Year as March Opened
A little uptick in a graph of new residential listings in Greater Boston could represent a flicker of hope for buyers and sellers alike.
Study Says ‘Nearly Everyone’ Has a Mortgage Rate Below 6 Percent
A nationwide analysis by researchers at brokerage and listings portal Redfin has found that 4 in 5 residential mortgage borrowers have an interest rate below 5 percent, and even more have a rate below 6 percent.
Condos No Shelter from Rising Prices, Agents Say
Experienced agents say there’s a number of possible reasons why more Boston-area single-family listings appear to be hanging around on the market than condos. But one thing is certain: Condos are no longer the affordable option.
Is ‘Normal’ Inventory in the Cards?
What should you make of the uptick in inventory and the slight slide in homebuyer demand? Is a return to a “normal” market on the horizon?
New Listings Still Down as 2021 Gets Underway
Even as the state began to slowly ramp up its COVID-19 vaccines last month and an the coming end of the pandemic became a little more believable, many homeowners still were reluctant to list.
Zillow: Greater Boston Listings Still Down 24 Percent
New listings continue to slowly climb in Greater Boston, but inventory of for-sale homes and condominiums is still far below what it was last year, Zillow reports.
Housing Market Shows Remarkable Recovery in Progress
This may very well turn out to be the shortest and strangest real estate downturn in history, thanks in part to the economic inequality that has kept most workers in layoff-hit industries from ever being able to buy a home.
Summer 2020 Market Correction Proves This is Not 2008
Although COVID-19 has certainly caused a massive slowdown in the market, mainly due to a lack of home sellers listing their homes, assuming that this will turn into a replay of the 2008 crisis is likely inaccurate.
Signs Point to Partial Restart of Greater Boston Housing Market
Greater Boston’s residential real estate market is showing initial signs it could be coming back to life, with new listings up on a week-over-week basis for the second week in a row.
