Real estate

A new real estate listing in Berkeley has a prime location, a great price tag — and a highly unusual catch to any potential deal.

Cassandra Kane and her husband Lorenzo Berchielli bought an apartment in Florence, Italy in May 2024.

Avoid falling for real estate scams when looking for rental listings. Here’s what to watch out for.

Homes that are modest in size and price make up roughly 9% of new homes built in the U.S. That’s down sharply from decades earlier.

Gov. Maura Healey is calling for an end to real estate broker fees in Massachusetts.

Gov. Maura Healey thinks fees paid to real estate brokers should be a thing of the past, voicing support for a policy idea that has support in Massachusetts’ Senate.

Many of Boston’s real estate developers, landlords and brokers are wary, if not downright pessimistic, heading into 2025. They’re unsure whether they’ll be able to find the money to break ground on their projects or the businesses to fill their buildings. 

More than half of homes for sale in November had sat on the market for at least 60 days without going under a contract of sale.

“Empty nesters” downsizing isn’t likely to be the solution to the housing shortages facing major U.S. cities, recent Zillow research finds.

It’s too soon to tell if 2025 will be a housing market favoring buyers or sellers. But some areas could offer affordable conditions, according to experts.

Robert Giametta and Christopher Luquer bought their first home in Cairo, New York in the beginning of 2021.

Another housing-related showdown between the city of Boston and the state Legislature is poised to unfold next year if city councilors embrace a push to shield renters from paying broker’s fees. City Councilor Liz Breadon and Council President Ruthzee Louijeune on Wednesday introduced a new proposal that would require any broker fees in the city to be paid by...

Michael Jordan’s house in a northern Chicago suburb has finally sold more than a decade after it was first listed — only it sold at a much lower price.

Homes in the wealthiest ZIP codes in the U.S. will cost you a median of $1.55 million.

Meredith Tabbone bought an abandoned house in Sicily for one euro and spent the next four years turning it into her dream home.

MassDevelopment has named Navjeet Bal, a former Massachusetts revenue commissioner, as its next chief executive.

It took Anders Boisen on and off eight months to build the 6.5 meters long and 2.5 meters wide tiny home in the outskirts of Aarhus.

Renting in Boston is expensive, and some are looking to New York’s recent model for relief. The New York City Council voted this week to ban broker fees for tenants, shifting the financial burden to landlords. Some Boston residents are calling for the city to do the same, and Mayor Michelle Wu says she’s supportive of exploring the idea....

To combat climbing rents, New York City has enacted a new policy putting some of the financial burden on landlords, and many renters would like to see Boston follow suit.

In cities like New York and Los Angeles, minimum wages aren’t enough to comfortably rent a one-bedroom apartment.