Whether you are relocating from another city or from the surrounding Massachusetts suburbs, Boston is a unique place! Here are some things to know as you make your transition.

Even as prices rise in many communities, homes are selling faster now than they have in the past several years. This creates a situation where buyers need to move fast in order to secure homes, and they may have to pay more for them.

Here's the latest update of Real Estate Rewind Q2 2016, an online quarterly report produced by the Greater Boston Real Estate Board (GBAR) which summarizes residential real estate market activity in the GBAR jurisdictional area.

Minutes from downtown tucked away off a quiet treelined residential street in the Pleasant Street neighborhood of Dorchester youll find this rare gem of a home.

Halfway through 2016, residential real estate markets are performing as predicted at the beginning of the year. Sales and prices have been going up in most areas, while the number of homes for sale and total months' supply of inventory have been going down.

So if housing inventory is measured in months of supply where less than 6 months is considered a seller's market and greater than 7 months is considered buyer's market, what are the differences between and features of the two different markets?

Heres June 2016s Monthly Multi-family Housing Activity Report from the Greater Boston Association of Realtors showing Boston multifamily housing trends.

Redone Beacon Hill pet friendly one bed with hardwood floors through out. The kitchen features stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. Additional common storage in the basement.

BOSTON, July 6, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On June 14, the Greater Boston Association of REALTORS (GBAR) named Joseph Schutt, a Broker with Unit Realty Group in Boston, as the 2016 Greater Boston REALTOR of the Year during the association's Annual Awards Breakfast at the Wellesley Country Club in Wellesley.

2016 could be your last chance to list your Boston home for sale in our area's sizzling seller's market. If you've been contemplating a move, now is the time to sell your home and here's why.