Consumer

If you’ve been following Greater Boston home prices, the headline numbers might suggest continued growth. But a closer look at the condo market in areas like East Boston and Chelsea reveals a different story: prices have stalled, inventory is rising, and some recent buyers are struggling to break even just two years after their purchase. ...

A three-bedroom house in Fair Lawn recently hit the market at a price many buyers already considered high. Within days, it received 13 offers — some at the asking price, others as much as $115,000 over. The winning buyer waived the appraisal and limited the inspection to major issues. Six months ago, nearly identical bidding ...

Rents across Chicago are rising faster than in recent years, and the balance of power in the city’s rental market has shifted decisively toward landlords. After a period defined by high vacancy rates and tenant-friendly terms, Chicago’s rental inventory is shrinking. The result: renters now face tougher competition, fewer choices, and higher costs as landlords ...

Coronado, California, often seen as a haven for Navy families and retirees, is now dominated by vacation-home buyers whose preferences and strategies are reshaping the local real estate landscape. These buyers are not just reshaping who owns property on the island — they are dictating how homes are priced, marketed, and sold. Ruth Ann Fisher, ...

For years, New York homeowners facing foreclosure could rely on lengthy delays. Cases often dragged on for a decade or more as banks struggled with paperwork, judges granted repeated extensions, and the court system moved slowly. Some foreclosures stretched to 15 or even 19 years before concluding. That period of delays is ending. Recent court ...

Driving through Austin and the city’s rapid growth is impossible to miss. Construction cranes dot the skyline, new apartment towers rise downtown, and townhome and suburban developments stretch into the surrounding areas. This surge in building has often been blamed for falling rents and what some call a “saturated” rental market. But according to Robert ...

You list your house for the price Zillow suggests, wait two weeks, and nothing happens. No offers, few showings. Meanwhile, your neighbor down the street just cut their price by $30,000 after a month with no sales. For South Florida homeowners, this is the new reality — and it’s forcing a major reset in expectations. ...

Boise’s real estate boom is often attributed to newcomers from California or retirees relocating from Seattle. Still, the real force driving growth in Southwest Idaho is a $15 billion federal investment in semiconductor manufacturing that is changing the region’s economic landscape. Micron Technology, headquartered in Boise, is building two large chip fabrication plants in southeast ...

For years, converting empty office towers into apartments was more theory than reality. The costs rarely made sense: gutting interiors, overhauling plumbing, and navigating complex zoning, all while land and labor expenses climbed. Most developers avoided these projects, opting instead for new construction or other asset classes. Now, the equation has changed. As office building ...

Renting an apartment has always meant juggling paperwork, moving logistics, and setting up utilities. But the way renters get online is changing fast — driven by new technology that promises faster speeds and lower bills, but also raises questions about choice and privacy. If you’ve moved into a newer building and found yourself instantly connected ...

Applying for a mortgage once meant filling out lengthy forms, waiting days for updates, and hoping you submitted the right paperwork. Now, artificial intelligence is reshaping that experience, speeding up some steps and lowering costs, but also raising new questions about what happens when software replaces your loan officer. Maybe you’ve already seen mortgage pre-approvals ...

Conventional wisdom suggests that luxury oceanfront condos would be struggling to sell right now, with higher interest rates and economic uncertainty limiting buyers’ ability to pay premium prices. But in South Jersey’s shore towns, the opposite is happening: high-end properties are keeping their value, and in many cases, are selling faster than mid-range units. Meanwhile, ...

For decades, real estate agents controlled access to property data, market insights, and listing details. Buyers had to rely on agents to know a home’s true value or understand neighborhood trends. Today, that dynamic has changed. A surge of new property technology platforms now puts extensive data directly in the hands of buyers and investors, ...

If you’ve been watching Cape Cod real estate and wondering why so few homes are selling, you’re not alone. Across the region, transaction volume has dropped to historic lows — but not for the reason most people assume. While mortgage rates are higher than they were a few years ago, the main issue is a ...

Buyers searching for homes in Greater Boston this spring are seeing a clear split: more properties are hitting the market, but only some are selling quickly. Suburban single-family homes are disappearing within days, often after bidding wars with a dozen or more offers. In contrast, Boston condos are sitting on the market, and sellers are ...