There are many benefits to homeownership. One of the top ones is being able to protect yourself from rising rents and lock in your housing cost for the life of your mortgage.

In recent weeks I've noticed increased media mentions like this one of a possible shift in the housing market and new questions about whether we're headed for a nationwide housing downturn.

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.