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Our 10 favorite Home of the Week properties from 2019 Some were snapped up quickly; others are still up for grabs. Search the latest listings to buy or rent at realestate.boston.com. The post Our 10 favorite Home of the Week properties from 2019 appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller: National Home Price Index Up 3.3% According to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, the rate of home price increases reported a 3.3% annual gain in October.  Their 10-City Composite annual increase came in at 1.7% and the 20-City Composite posted a 2.2% year-over-year gain.  The

Advice to first-time gardeners: Think small. Find your spot. There’s such a thing as being too enthusiastic, though, especially among novices. Get more gardening advice at realestate.boston.com. The post Advice to first-time gardeners: Think small. Find your spot. appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

CNBC’s Housing Market Predictions for 2020 CNBC’s Diana Olick breaks down the housing market for 2020 along with opinions from several of the Fast Money traders.  Here’s what they say to watch in the housing market for 2020:  1) A shortage of housing – especially at the lower end;  2)  Mortgage rates will stay low;

10 must-see open houses in Eastern Massachusetts this weekend (Jan. 4-5) From a three-bedroom single-family in Easton for $ 389,900 to a two-bedroom condo in a beautiful South End square for $ 1,629,000. | realestate.boston.com The post 10 must-see open houses in Eastern Massachusetts this weekend (Jan. 4-5) appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

Despite Growing Housing Crisis, Rent Control Makes a Comeback Protesters in Oregon (via Rental Housing Journal) With the ever-increasing lack of affordable housing in this country the last thing we need is more rent control – especially in urban areas where across the board demand is high and supply is low.  A recent story in

Luxury Home of the Week: For million, the priciest Cape property on the market The property consists of a six-bed main house, a two-bed guest house, a workshop, a boathouse, a pool, and a deepwater dock. | realestate.boston.com The post Luxury Home of the Week: For $ 25 million, the priciest Cape property on the

Cities Strengthen Tenants’ Ability to Fight Eviction The Wall Street Journal (reposted on Realtor.com) is reporting that some larger U.S. cities are promising tenants the right to an attorney in eviction cases, which the article points out is a “costly and logistically daunting initiative.”  However, the political climate in America’s larger cities tends to be

Report: Massachusetts home sales are on the decline even as they sell for record prices “The buyer pool remains strong, but we are seeing less of a rush to buy on the part of those entering the market since mid-summer.” | realestate.boston.com The post Report: Massachusetts home sales are on the decline even as they

Biggest sales: A waterfront Manchester-by-the-Sea home re-built by a PBS star for .65 million According to the Multiple Listings Service, last week’s priciest home sale in Massachusetts was a property overlooking Manchester Harbor with more than 450 feet of waterfront. It left the market for $ 8,650,000. Lanse Robb of LandVest, Inc. sold 3 Nortons