by Demetria C. Lester | Aug 26, 2025 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, House Hunting, MABA, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
Report: More Than Half of Americans Hindered by Home Costs More than half of homeowners are experiencing financial stress, according to a recent survey conducted by Hometap, a Boston-based financial technology firm that is leading the way in home equity financing...
by Eric C. Peck | Aug 25, 2025 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, MABA, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market
Fannie/Freddie Approved to Use VantageScore 4.0 In a historic move described by Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William Pulte as: “Today changes mortgages FOREVER,” the FHFA has announced that it will immediately implement the acceptance of VantageScore...
by Den Shewman | Aug 24, 2025 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, MABA, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, New Construction, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
The Homes Americans Are Buying Are Older Than Ever Highlighting how a lack of new construction over the past fifteen years has fast-tracked the aging of America’s housing stock, the typical home bought in the U.S. hit a record age of thirty six years in 2024,...
by Jacqui Mueller | Aug 23, 2025 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, MABA, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
NAR claims real estate wins as House passes One Big Beautiful Bill Act The National Association of REALTORS® has claimed that the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in the House delivers significant victories for homeowners and real estate professionals....
by Elizabeth Kanzeg | Aug 22, 2025 | Boston Real Estate Market, First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, MABA, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
Multifamily Mattapan development under review Kirk Phillips of Bigyard Realty, LLC has proposed a 40-unit residential development for a collection of vacant lots in Mattapan’s Franklin Field North section. Located at the corner of Wales Street and Browning Avenue, the...
by Demetria C. Lester | Aug 20, 2025 | Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News
Homebuyer Costs Heighten as Affordability Gap Widens A typical U.S. home was beyond the reach of a median-income household five years ago, and according to a recent Zillow analysis, even if they had $73,000 saved for a down payment, they are currently more than...
by Demetria C. Lester | Aug 19, 2025 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, MABA, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
Median Condo Prices Decline Amid Rising Housing Fees In May, the median condo sale price in the U.S. dropped two point two percent year-over-year (YoY) to $354,100, the second-largest decline since 2012 according to a recent Redfin report. Condo prices only had a...
by Eric C. Peck | Aug 18, 2025 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, MABA, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
Rodney E. Hood, Acting Comptroller of the Currency for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Homeownership as a Cornerstone to Generational Wealth Rodney E. Hood, Acting Comptroller of the Currency for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),...
by Den Shewman | Aug 17, 2025 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, MABA, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
The Tax Man Cometh: Property Taxes on the Rise in Large Metros MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent Becoming a homeowner is a wonderful thing, but there is a piper to pay: property taxes. Median property taxes in the U.S. rose by an average of...
by Eric C. Peck | Aug 16, 2025 | First Time Home Buyer, First Time Home Buyers Advice, Home Buyers, Home Prices, House Hunting, MABA, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Prices
Gen Z Veterans Fuel Surge in VA Home Loans #MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent A new analysis of trends in VA loans has found that Generation Z veterans are increasingly using VA loans to buy and refinance homes. The analysis, conducted by... 
