What’s Driving the Market

New Housing Law Officially Signed into Action: A Milestone for Homeownership Rights A few weeks ago I wrote about the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act while it was still sitting on the President's desk, waiting to be signed. Here's the update: it's law now. No veto, no last-minute reversal — it went into effect automatically once the signing window passed. If you read that first post, you already know the broad strokes: biggest housing bill in decades, huge bipartisan vote, a

A charming, small cottage with a vibrant yellow door, surrounded by lush greenery and colorful flowers, nestled under the shade of tall trees. Welcome back from the long weekend. If your inbox looks anything like mine this morning, it's a lot to wade through, so let's start with something useful instead of another "hope you had a great 4th." Here's a question worth five minutes of your time: do you know exactly how your town's assessor calculated your home's living square foo

In a city that can't agree on much, Congress just passed the largest housing affordability bill in decades, and they did it with overwhelming bipartisan support. The 21st Century Road to Housing Act passed 358-32 in the House, with the Senate approving it shortly before with similarly lopsided margins. That's not a close vote. That's a statement. It hasn't been signed yet. There's some Washington drama around that. But the bipartisan support is so strong that even if it faces

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

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

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

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