Top Stories of 2019 for Real Estate Investors – Part 1
Top Stories of 2019 for Real Estate Investors – Part 1 Kathy Fettke’s podcast starts off the new year with a run-down of 2019’s significant stories affecting real estate investors. She says reviewing these important stories will help investors focus on where they are coming from and give them a better understanding of what’s next. […]
Boston tops this list for the highest price per square foot
Boston tops this list for the highest price per square foot New York typically claims the “winning” position for the most expensive real estate in the country – until now. Read more on realestate.boston.com. The post Boston tops this list for the highest price per square foot appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.
FHFA House Price Index Up 5% from 2018
FHFA House Price Index Up 5% from 2018 According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), U.S. house prices rose .2% in October as well as being up 5% from October 2018. The FHFA produces the nation’s only public, freely available house price indexes (HPIs) that measure changes in single-family […]
Home of the Week: For $1.6 million, luxury condo in rebuilt Newton Victorian
Home of the Week: For .6 million, luxury condo in rebuilt Newton Victorian The home has five bedrooms, 4.5 baths, a garage, and a $ 1,625,000 price tag. Search the latest listings to rent or buy at realestate.boston.com. The post Home of the Week: For $ 1.6 million, luxury condo in rebuilt Newton Victorian appeared […]
America’s 2019 Rental Market in Review
America’s 2019 Rental Market in Review How did the rental market fair in 2019? ABODO’s recently released 2019 Annual Rent Report breaks the market down and shows where prices increased, decreased and what trends emerged. They also drill down into the most and least expensive markets and what to expect in 2020. Be sure to […]
Pending Home Sales Up 1.2% in November
Pending Home Sales Up 1.2% in November The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales were up 1.2% in November. The NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index (a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings) increased to 108.5 in November, up 1.2% from October. In addition, they reported that year-over-year contract signings were up […]
The 6 most transformative developments in Boston of the last decade
The 6 most transformative developments in Boston of the last decade You don’t have to go far in Boston to stumble across a construction site. The city is seeing the biggest building boom in its history, according to Brian Golden, the director of the Boston Planning & Development Agency. “There hasn’t been this much built […]
FTC Fines Section 8 Rental Site $6M fine for Defrauding Renters
FTC Fines Section 8 Rental Site M fine for Defrauding Renters The FTC recently fined the owners of a rental search site in California $ 6 million for defrauding over 500k Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) recipients by asking them to pay for access to supposed exclusive listings that in reality didn’t exist. Inman […]
Home of the Week: Arlington Colonial mixes marble, stone, and wood
Home of the Week: Arlington Colonial mixes marble, stone, and wood The four-bedroom home offers three levels of living space. See more and search the latest listings at realestate.boston.com. The post Home of the Week: Arlington Colonial mixes marble, stone, and wood appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.
Facts About Coffee and Caffeine
Facts About Coffee and Caffeine Welcome to 2020….time to shake that midweek-new-year’s grogginess. And, what better way than with a fresh cup of coffee. So, what is it about coffee that perks us up and gives us that much needed boost of energy? Today’s infographic from CoffeeCorner tells us 30 interesting facts about coffee, or […]