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What’s Driving the Market
Real estate insights, trends, and the forces shaping the market.


Home Sales Are Up, Jobs Are Steady, and the Market Is Moving. Here's What This Week's Data Actually Means for Buyers and Sellers.
A serene residential street is lined with charming houses and lush greenery, basking in the gentle light of the setting sun. The April jobs report came out Friday, and if you followed the news at all this weekend, you probably got two completely different takes depending on where you looked. One headline told you the economy added 115,000 jobs — well above what forecasters expected. Another told you consumer confidence just hit its lowest point since 1952. Both are true. And
David Cutler
May 115 min read


The House on My Street With 10 People Living In It — And Why It Makes Perfect Sense (Or Why It Has To)
Multigenerational living is quietly reshaping neighborhoods across the South Shore. David Cutler Real Estate explores what's driving the trend and what it means for buyers and sellers. I've lived in Avon for 17 years. I know my street. I know my neighbors. So when I noticed that the house a few doors down was suddenly a lot busier — eight cars in the driveway, more voices, more life spilling out onto the lawn — I got curious. I don't know exactly who's living there or how it
David Cutler
May 84 min read


Braintree Fought New Housing for a Decade. Now 752 Apartments Are Moving In — Here's What It Means for You
Armstrong Park closed to the public, as indicated by a prominent sign at the entrance. If you've driven past the old Armstrong flooring plant off Plain Street in Braintree lately, you've probably noticed what's been there for decades: chain-link fences, crumbling pavement, and a shuttered factory shell sitting on more than 30 acres of prime South Shore land less than a mile from the Red Line. That's about to change in a big way. National developer Trammell Crow has received P
David Cutler
Apr 146 min read


The Great Migration: What Florida's Population Boom Means for Everyone Watching From New England
People journey from a snowy forest to a sunny beach, symbolizing "The Great Migration". You've probably heard it in conversations at dinner parties, at the office, or maybe even from your own family. Someone you know — or someone who knows someone — just moved to Florida. And then another person. And then another. It turns out, this isn't just cocktail party chatter. The numbers behind this migration story are genuinely staggering, and they tell us a lot about what's driving
David Cutler
Mar 305 min read
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