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Report: Fewer homes in Greater Boston sold for above the asking price The hottest market was Malden, according to the report, with 53.6 percent of the homes there going for above asking. | realestate.boston.com The post Report: Fewer homes in Greater Boston sold for above the asking price appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

U.S. Homeownership & Rental Vacancy Rates for Q4 2019 The U.S. government is reporting that the national vacancy rates in Q4 2019 were 6.4% for rental housing and 1.4% for homeowner housing.  The national homeownership rate for Q4 2019 was 65.1% (a six-year high).  In addition, approximately 88.5% of the housing units in the United

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index Continues Upward Trend 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 3.5% annual gain in November.  Their 10-City Composite annual increase came in at 2.0% and the 20-City Composite posted a 2.6% year-over-year gain.  The S&P CoreLogic

Local Market Monitor’s National Economic Outlook for January Local Market Monitor, a National REIA preferred vendor, recently released their National Economic Outlook for January, 2019 where they share their thoughts on developments taking place in the U.S. economy. National Economic Outlook – January 2020 By Ingo Winzer Retail sales for 2019 were up 3.6 percent from

A developer wants to build 535 apartments on the Boston Skating Club site in Allston The Davis Cos. on Friday filed initial plans for apartments, and a hotel and condo project on the site next door. | realestate.boston.com The post A developer wants to build 535 apartments on the Boston Skating Club site in Allston

2020 Census at a Glance A few weeks ago we posted about which states might be gaining or losing seats in Congress as a result of the upcoming Census.  Today’s infographic from the U.S. Census Bureau gives a snapshot the 2020 Census and the process involved with counting our citizens.  The U.S. Constitution requires the

Just listed: This .1 million Sudbury home is far from a cookie-cutter contemporary This yellow contemporary with the wavy exterior sits on 10.87 acres amid a bounty of blueberry bushes and minutes from the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge. Kathryn Lee of William Raveis Real Estate listed 345 Peakham Road in Sudbury for $ 1,095,000

How Long do Homeowners Hold onto their Homes? How long does the average homeowner stay in their home?  According to data from the American Community Survey (crunched by the NAR’s Economist Outlook blog) it’s about 13 years.  In addition, they say that compared to prior years, homeowners have been spending more spend more time holding

Former Necco factory in Revere has sold for 5 million, thanks in part to an Amazon lease The Atlantic-VMD joint venture acquired the 50-acre property in 2017 for $ 54.6 million. Read more on realestate.boston.com. The post Former Necco factory in Revere has sold for $ 355 million, thanks in part to an Amazon lease

FHFA House Price Index Shows Home Prices Continue to Rise According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), U.S. house prices rose .2% in November as well as being up 4.9% from November 2018. The FHFA produces the nation’s only public, freely available house price indexes (HPIs) that measure changes