What’s Driving the Market

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

Brockton City Hall stands majestically amid a vibrant bloom of white flowering trees, highlighting its historic architecture under a clear blue sky. Greater Boston just earned a title worth talking about. According to a recent analysis by Redfin and Glassdoor, Boston ranked third among the nation's largest cities as a top destination for recent college graduates and early career professionals. The drivers behind that ranking are ones anyone who lives here already knows: stron

A charming colonial-style home is beautifully framed by blooming spring trees, featuring white and pink blossoms. The manicured lawn and stone pathway enhance the welcoming entrance. The National Association of Realtors just released its March 2026 Pending Home Sales report — and there's a headline worth paying attention to: contract signings rose 1.5% month over month nationally, even as mortgage rates climbed back up amid war concerns and inflation jitters. That kind of buy

As the Strait of Hormuz opens, signaling smoother shipping routes, the hope for lowering mortgage rates follows suit. If you've been watching mortgage rates lately, you may have felt like you were tracking a news ticker more than a financial index. And honestly — you weren't wrong. For most of early 2026, rates were being driven less by economic data and more by headlines out of the Middle East. As tensions escalated, oil prices surged, inflation concerns followed, and mortga

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

Hingham, MA achieves financial excellence with perfect scores from Moody's and S&P Global, highlighting strong fiscal management, healthy reserves, and high property values. Hingham Just Got a Perfect Financial Report Card. Here's What That Means for Your Home. Most people drive past Town Hall without giving it a second thought. But something happened inside those walls earlier this year that every Hingham homeowner should know about — and almost nobody is talking about it. I

Springtime blossoms frame a serene suburban street, highlighting why April 12-16 is the ideal week to list your home, supported by insights from the National Association of Realtors and Realtor.com. When I came across this, my first reaction was the same as yours probably is right now: why that week specifically? Every year, Realtor.com analyzes years of housing data — prices, inventory, buyer demand, days on market — and identifies the single week where all those factors lin

Massachusetts Real Estate Market Insights: Understanding Why Inquiries Persist Despite Declining Sales. The headlines are telling one story. My phone is telling another. If you've been following the Massachusetts real estate market, you've seen the numbers — sales are down. And on the surface, it looks like things have cooled off. But I want to give you the view from the ground, because what I'm actually experiencing day-to-day looks a lot different than what's showing up in