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12 must-see open houses happening this weekend (Aug. 7-8)

12 must-see open houses happening this weekend (Aug. 7-8) From a one-bed Allston condo with 1.5 baths for $ 399,000 to a five-bed home with a barn and a bunker in Hingham for $ 2,690,000 | realestate.boston.com The post 12 must-see open houses happening this weekend (Aug. 7-8) appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

Biden Administration & CDC Announce New Targeted Eviction Ban for Renters

Biden Administration & CDC Announce New Targeted Eviction Ban for Renters “Say it ain’t so, Joe”…..The Biden Administration said Tuesday afternoon that the CDC’s rental eviction moratorium would be resurrected in some manner or form, and true to his word, later in the day the CDC announced its new eviction moratorium, which is set to […]

Apartment living: How are you staying cool this summer?

Apartment living: How are you staying cool this summer? Lack of access to air conditioning can make it hard to fend off the heat during the summer months. Tell us how you keep cool on Boston.com. The post Apartment living: How are you staying cool this summer? appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

COVID-19 Integrated County View Interactive Map

COVID-19 Integrated County View Interactive Map The CDC has a powerful interactive COVID-19 map that provides an integrated county-level view of Covid-19 infections.  The CDC says it allows for the exploration of standardized data across the country and it allows for the exploration of standardized data across the country.  Indeed… Click on the map above […]

Long-term US mortgage rates slip slightly (Aug. 5)

Long-term US mortgage rates slip slightly (Aug. 5) The benchmark rate, which reached a peak this year of 3.18% in April, stood at 2.88% a year ago. Continue reading at realestate.boston.com. The post Long-term US mortgage rates slip slightly (Aug. 5) appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

The cost to rent in nearly a dozen Mass. cities (August edition)

The cost to rent in nearly a dozen Mass. cities (August edition) Of the Eastern Massachusetts cities that saw the biggest month-over-month increases in the median rent in July, Haverhill led the way, according to a report the Zumper real estate site released Aug. 2. Haverhill experienced a jump in the median cost for a one-bedroom […]

Tassell Discusses the End of the Previous Eviction Moratorium

Tassell Discusses the End of the Previous Eviction Moratorium National REIA’s Charles Tassell was recently interviewed by one of Cincinnati’s most popular morning talk-radio shows to discuss the end of the CDC’s eviction moratorium (which was subsequently renewed the next day), the backlog of rental assistance, and the situation going forward.   Tassell even cited an […]

National REIA Statement on the CDC’s Reimposition of their Eviction Moratorium

National REIA Statement on the CDC’s Reimposition of their Eviction Moratorium (Crestview Hills, KY)  The National Real Estate Investors Association issued the following statement regarding the Biden Administration’s recent reimposition of the CDC’s Eviction Moratorium. No means No.  Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court said in a 5-4 decision that the CDC does not have the […]

FHFA House Price Index Up 18% from 2020

FHFA House Price Index Up 18% from 2020 According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), U.S. house prices were up 1.7% in May and up 18% from May, 2020.  The FHFA produces the nation’s only public, freely available house price indexes (HPIs) that measure changes in single-family house prices […]

At Biden’s Urging, FHA, FHFA Reinstate Their Eviction Bans

At Biden’s Urging, FHA, FHFA Reinstate Their Eviction Bans On the heels of the expiration of the CDC’s nationwide eviction ban (which expired 7/31/21), President Joe Biden called on the U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, and Veterans Affairs to extend each of their individual eviction bans as well as urging Congress to […]

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