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The great decluttering of 2020: The pandemic has inspired a clean-out of American homes Yard sales are risky. Some charity donation drop-off centers are closed. And some municipalities have limited bulk trash collection. The post The great decluttering of 2020: The pandemic has inspired a clean-out of American homes appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

Construction Spending Down Slightly in June The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in June was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $ 1,355.2 billion, which is 0.7% lower than May’s revised estimate.  However, June’s figure was 0.1% higher than June, 2019.  Residential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of

12 homes you can tour from your couch (Aug. 5) From a renovated two-bedroom Randolph ranch with hardwood floors for $ 325,000 to a three-bedroom South End condo for $ 2,595,000. The post 12 homes you can tour from your couch (Aug. 5) appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

Zumper’s National Rent Report for August 2020 Rental information site Zumper recently released their National Rent Report for August, 2020 showing that their median national rent for 1-bedroom apartment was $ 1,233 (up 0.3%) and the median two-bedroom rent was $ 1,493 (up 0.6%).   Year to date, one-bedroom rent was up 0.7% and two-bedroom rents

A Manhattan apartment Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen owned is back on the market Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen bought the 48th-floor condo for $ 11.7 million in 2014. The post A Manhattan apartment Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen owned is back on the market appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index Up 4.5% in May 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 4.5% annual gain in May.  Their 10-City Composite annual increase came in at 3.1% and the 20-City Composite posted a 3.7% year-over-year gain.  The S&P

The Volatility of Manufactured Home Prices HUD.gov The St. Louis Federal Reserve’s FRED site is a virtual treasure trove of data – especially housing data.  Recently, FRED announced that there were adding a new real estate data component, manufactured homes.  FRED says this market is separate & smaller than the widely watched single-family homes market,

‘Hundreds, and perhaps thousands’ of people in Mass. have received seeds from China in the mail Governor Charlie Baker said the seeds are thought to be “an invasive plant species that could be very harmful to our environment.” The post ‘Hundreds, and perhaps thousands’ of people in Mass. have received seeds from China in the

Back to School Sales Tax Holidays 2020 This weekend several states across the fruited-plain will be kicking off sales tax holidays for the back to school season.  Whether you think this is good or bad public policy is irrelevant;  the bottom-line is saving money!  The folks over at the Tax Foundation annually put together a

US mortgage rates have slipped below 3 percent again In June, pending home sales soared 16.6 percent to the highest level since 2006. The post US mortgage rates have slipped below 3 percent again appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.