Concerns about interest rates rising helped push activity higher in the spring, which resulted in an increase in closed sales in June. Prices continue to move up because demand for available homes to buy is outpacing supply. Sellers are gaining confidence as new listings continue to be added to the market.

Condominium sales rose in May for a seventeenth consecutive month on annual basis, increasing modestly by 4 percent from the same month one year ago.

UPDATE: EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED... The city has denied the necessary permit to allow this year's event to go off as scheduled owing to concerns about adequate police coverage for the event. Stay tuned. (Updated: 5/24/2013)

Check out this great interactive map to find out when, where, and how late into the season a Boston farmers market is schedule around your neighborhood.

Now in its fifth year, Yappier Hour at the Liberty Hotel begins its season summer tomorrow night outside in the hotel's "Yard."

With initial approvals in place for our first permanent, fully sanctioned dog park on the Boston Common, find out where we are on the road to program launch and what's left to do.