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Home Price Increases in Opportunity Zones Keep Pace with National Trends Home price increases in Opportunity Zones are keeping pace with trends, according to a special report from ATTOM Data that analyzed qualified low-income O-Zones.  ATTOM says in Q4 2020, median prices rose annually in three-quarters of Opportunity Zones with values in 2/3 of them […]

This shingle-style beauty in Wayland was snapped up in a matter of days Blink and you might have missed this contemporary Wayland property’s stay on the market.  The post This shingle-style beauty in Wayland was snapped up in a matter of days appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

Recent home sales south of Boston (Feb. 24) CANTON One-family Ranch, built in 1987, 2,572 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, on 30,005-square-foot lot. $ 955,000 | realestate.boston.com The post Recent home sales south of Boston (Feb. 24) appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

FHFA House Price Index Up 10.8% Year-Over-Year According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), U.S. house prices were up 1.1% in December and up 10.8% from one year ago.  The FHFA produces the nation’s only public, freely available house price indexes (HPIs) that measure changes in single-family house prices

Selected States’ Sales Taxes as Percentage of Total Revenue We have had a lot of posts about taxes and the various tax rates & collection methods across the country.  Today’s infographic from the U.S. Census Bureau takes a look at selected state sales taxes to show how the contribution of certain sales taxes vary by

Where have all the houses gone? The inventory of homes for sale is startlingly low. The pandemic is part of the reason, but it’s not the whole story. The post Where have all the houses gone? appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index Up 10.4% 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 10.4% annual gain in December, 2020.  Their 10-City Composite annual increase came in at 9.8% and the 20-City Composite posted a 10.1% year-over-year gain.  The S&P CoreLogic

Cozy up at one of these 10 homes with picturesque fireplaces Few defenses against a bitter New England winter are better than snuggling up next to a warm fire. The post Cozy up at one of these 10 homes with picturesque fireplaces appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.

Cities Where Homes Are Selling the Fastest Last spring, the Covid-19 pandemic brought America’s real estate market to a virtual standstill.  Roofstock reminds us that location still matters and that despite record-low inventory, demand is extremely strong in areas of the West & Southwest that are also experiencing high rates of population growth, as we

WAIT – Prices never go down in Cambridge, right? The headline in Boston.com’s real estate section reads, Mass Home SALES stay hot in January, but buried in the story is a myth busting statistics:… The post WAIT – Prices never go down in Cambridge, right? first appeared on Real Estate Cafe.