It's that time a year again when September 1 to August 31 metro Boston apartment leases flip and moving permits, AKA street occupancy permit signs, crop up like weeds.

Low interest rates and improving job market continue to keep buyer demand high, but the continued shortage of homes for sale resulted in a drop of closed sales in July 2014.

Heres July 2014s Monthly Multi-family Housing Activity Report from the Greater Boston Association of Realtors.

(Multi-family housing activity comparing July 2013 to July 2014)

Here's an interesting report from late last year produced by the Boston Redevelopment Authority that details the history and current state of Boston housing stock.

The 2014 ONEin3 Council is inviting Bostonians to participate in the #HUBisHome House Party on Sunday August 24, 2014, at District Hall in Bostons Innovation District from 3:00pm-6:00pm. Check it out!

This is all food for thought if you are thinking of buying a home because waiting for a dramatic decrease in mortgage rates might not make sense.

Rescue the Runway was held August 17, 2014. All proceeds went to support the work of 4 very deserving MA based animal rescue organizations.

This latest Market Rewind report contain detailed data for the condo and single-family home markets for the second quarter of 2014 in GBAR's region 1 area.

For homebuyers relocating to metro Boston its always a shock to discover how expensive housing costs are in our area. For whatever reason real estate markets like San Francisco, New York and Seattle always seem to grab the headlines when it comes to surging prices and housing market performance.

Won't you join us in attending Rescue the Runway: Featuring Boston's Finest, a charity event in support of 4 Massachusetts based animal rescue organizations