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Gov. Baker Extends Eviction and Foreclosure Moratorium To October 17 Facing increasing pressure from state legislators, tenant groups, and the Attorney General, Governor Charlie Baker today extended the statewide moratorium on evictions and foreclosures for another 60 days until Oct. 17. The Moratorium was originally set to expire on August 18. The Moratorium, originally enacted […]

How much living space does 0,000 buy in Boston? Not much How much does it buy in Cleveland? Fresno, Calif.? Detroit? See where Boston ranks nationally for housing costs at realestate.boston.com. The post How much living space does $ 250,000 buy in Boston? Not much appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

Mortgage Rates Hit Record Low As of mid-July, mortgage interest rates dropped to historic levels.  In fact, the average 30-fixed-rate mortgage settled below the 3% mark!  As Kathy Fettke points out in a recent episode of Real Estate News for Investors, low rates are great for buyers, but are also the results of the current

12 homes you can tour from your couch (July 22) In a market largely shut down by COVID-19, median sale prices for condos declined at the same rate as average sales size suggesting price stability in the downtown Boston market, according to a Douglas Elliman report. The median sale prices slipped 3.8 percent to $

NAHB Says Builder Confidence Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels According to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes jumped 14 points to 72 in July – which the NAHB says is back to pre-pandemic levels.  However, while the market is rebounding, the

Top 10 Places to Enjoy Outdoor Living With the pandemic and it’s social distancing still affecting our country, the folks over at Realtor.com crunched the numbers to find the best places to enjoy indoor-outdoor living.  And, if you’re like most Americans and have had to put off that vacation, living someplace that allows for a

Beginners and seasoned investors alike are prone to making mistakes. Most mistakes can be easily avoided by just listening to people talking at your local REIA group or meet up sessions. Some mistakes are minor and have little impact on the end result of selling or renting your property when others can become nightmares. This

A Q&A on paint with artist Annie Sloan Annie Sloan, who is famous for her Chalk Paint, is a British artist, color, and paint expert and author of 26 books. The post A Q&A on paint with artist Annie Sloan appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

Daisies bring an easy, sunny look to any garden Daisies are adaptable plants that can bring their sunny disposition to the formal garden, cottage garden, meadow, or abandoned lot. The post Daisies bring an easy, sunny look to any garden appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

Man Who Built a Self-Storage Empire Now Wants to Rent You a Home Is American becoming a renter nation?  A recent article by the Wall Street Journal (reposted on Realtor.com) takes an deep-dive into the empire created by billionaire B. Wayne Hughes and how his American Homes 4 Rent has altered the landscape of homeownership