Rent a Swimming Pool by the Hour? Just when you thought you might have seen it all with the sharing economy, a new start-up lets you enjoy the luxury of a private pool whenever you feel like it. How? By renting one by the hour, of course. Swimply lets you escape the heat by finding […]
Taylor Swift sings about her Rhode Island beach house — and the wild antics of its former owner Every home has a story. But not every home has a song, much less a track on the No. 1 album in the country. The post Taylor Swift sings about her Rhode Island beach house — and
Worst Cities for Dogs Biting the Mailman Dogs biting the mailman might seem like a classic joke, but for those who carry the mail or deliver packages the threat for bodily harm is real. According to Statista, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) annually documents the number of attacks on its letter carriers. In fact, in
Here’s a look inside Brad Marchand’s newly-listed North End penthouse That Brad Marchand’s Boston home was recently placed on the market might initially seem as cause for concern for Bruins fans. But the 32-year-old winger is merely putting his 3,500 square-foot North End penthouse up for sale so that he and his wife, Katrina, and
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FHFA House Price Index Up 4.9% from Last Year According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), U.S. house prices were down 0.3% in May and were up 4.9% from one year ago. The FHFA produces the nation’s only public, freely available house price indexes (HPIs) that measure changes in
Local Market Monitor’s National Economic Outlook – July 2020 Local Market Monitor, a National REIA preferred vendor, recently released their monthly National Economic Outlook where they share their thoughts on developments taking place in the U.S. economy. National Economic Outlook By Ingo Winzer July 21, 2020 – The slowing of consumer spending (which accounts for
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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 The Moratorium, originally enacted
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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.
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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 $
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