Steve Novak Real Estate editorial
Clear local analysis for the decisions behind a move—from pricing and policy to neighborhoods, ownership, and investment.
Current perspective
Reporting and guidance shaped around Greater Boston—not a national feed with the city name swapped in.
Nearly 11% of Greater Boston home purchases fell through in July. It is not a cracking market. It is a rule change and a schedule problem, and both are fixable.
Fidelity's five day office mandate hits 6,200 Boston employees in September. I checked 830 closed Greater Boston sales: the commute is not…
About 70% of Boston leases turn over on September 1. For a 2-4 unit owner, one missed turnover costs roughly $10,500, or…
Boston homeowners absorbed a 13% property tax increase in January. Commercial property covers about $2,000 of the average bill, and that subsidy…
Only 26.7% of Boston sellers gave a concession versus 46% nationally. New MLS data shows where the Boston buyer's market is real…
Two years after the NAR settlement, Greater Boston buyer agent commissions still run 2.0% to 2.5%. The real change is the document…
The Boston rental market tipped to renters in 2026, with concessions on nearly a third of listings. Why the softness is a…
A lender foreclosed on Back Bay's Park Square Building, and 31 St. James Ave is now pitched for 490 apartments. Why distress,…
The NFIP expires September 30, 2026. A lapse freezes new flood policies, renewals, and increases, stalling coastal closings around Greater Boston.
The new Fed chair held rates as three officials pushed to hike, and Boston mortgage rates hit 6.78%. Why Greater Boston buyers…
Massachusetts had 2,719 foreclosure filings in H1 2026, up 3.23% from 2025 but down 20.29% from 2024. Here is what the data…
Cambridge counts most of its Airbnbs as unregistered and is moving to fine the platforms. Why short-term rental income belongs in the…
