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Record-breaking Cape Cod real estate deal: oceanfront home in Barnstable sells for $22.75 million

Built in 2012, the seven-bedroom home offers 15,500 square feet of living space.

Massport gets $12 million to allow housing near Conley Terminal haul road
The deal will enable massive redevelopment of the old Boston Edison plant in South Boston to move forward.

Suffolk University buys Beantown Pub building, will convert to dorms (but the pub stays)
The $30 million deal highlights the changing nature of downtown's office market.

Private compound in Wellesley hits market for $17.5 million, highest list price in town’s history, real estate agent says

A private compound in Wellesley that has almost all the trappings an athlete could want has hit the market for $17.5 million.

Housing costs so much to build. What if they did it on an assembly line?
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council and a consortium of cities were awarded a $3 million grant to study the idea of bringing a modular housing plant — in other words, a house factory — to Greater Boston.

Healey offers $15 million to help Boston convert downtown office buildings into housing
Developments that have been proposed so far would bring 400 units to the central business district.

Developer once again files plans for controversial housing development behind Braintree’s South Shore Plaza
ZOM Living has filed new plans with Braintree to develop 325 apartments on the nearly nine-acre chunk of land behind the plaza, in hopes of transforming the mall into a bustling mixed-use complex.

Real estate ‘stagers’ prep homes for market. It’s about more than furniture.
Staging is a complex and sought-after industry, especially for luxury homes, which can cost upwards of $30,000 to stage, according to local stagers.

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On wealthy Martha’s Vineyard, costly housing is forcing workers out and threatening public safety

A new report lays out in stark terms just how many low- and middle-income folks are being forced to move away from Martha's Vineyard as its popularity with wealthy vacationers soars.

Stop & Shop celebrates grand opening at Allston Yards development project

The new supermarket is central to the 1.2 million-square-foot campus on the edge of the Massachusetts Turnpike.

This Nantucket rental costs $100,000 a week. Yes, really.

The property comprises a six-bedroom main house and a two-bedroom guest cottage, a pool, private beach stairs, and an outdoor kitchen.

Another month, another home price record for Greater Boston

The mark set in May was yet another historical home price record for the region and a 5.5 percent increase from May of 2023, in what has been a decade-long period of skyrocketing housing costs.

Housing costs take a mounting toll on Boston-area businesses, survey says

More than four-fifths of Mass. Business Roundtable members say the issue affects whether they grow or shrink here.

Ten years after opening, Assembly Row booms on

The massive mixed-use complex has transformed its corner of Somerville and is spinning off smaller projects all around it.

A tax on high-dollar home sales had a clear path on Beacon Hill. Then the real estate industry stepped in.

After House leaders signaled support for a new fee on pricey real estate, the influential industry kicked into gear to change their minds.

Plympton home built in 17th century on market for $800k. Take a look inside.

The three-bedroom saltbox home was recently featured on Zillow Gone Wild.