Listing Prices Are Falling, but Resurgent Mortgage Rates Have Buyers Spooked
The spring housing market is limping across the finish line this Memorial Day weekend, as surging mortgage rates send buyers into retreat. Still, there is good news for homebuyers, as prices continue to soften. For the week ending May 16, the national median listing price was down 2.3% compared with
Most Homes Are Still Listing Under $300,000 in These 6 Cities
Six Rust Belt cities are seeing a surge of new listings, and all of them have median listing prices under $300,000. In April, just six cities out of the top 50 markets had typical home prices below $300,000, and all had a swell of new listings. Most were in the Midwest, where home sales have outperf
A New-Construction Home Gave Them What Resale Couldn’t: Lower Bills and a Sense of Community
At first, Rolando and Clarissa Requeny thought new construction was out of reach. They had heard the common warnings: Builder fees could pile up, closing costs could be higher—and, as a brand-new home, it was just more expensive. “We weren’t really looking at new construction, to be honest with you,
Joan Bennett Kennedy’s Longtime Boston Home Is Listed for $2.6 Million—and It Still Bears Her Unique Design Hallmarks
The elegant Boston apartment where Joan Bennett Kennedy lived for more than 45 years has been brought to the market by her surviving children, Ted Jr. and Patrick, for $2.59 million. Bennett Kennedy, who died in October 2025 at the age of 89, purchased the property in the 1970s with her husband, Sen
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