Massachusetts

The Massachusetts attorney general noted some consumers were caught by surprise when they realized the full cost of their agreements after signing.

Franklin Credit Management Corp. agreed to pay $300,000 to Massachusetts and not sell its portfolio of state loans to a different servicer.

The Massachusetts House passed a bill that would ease the process for property owners looking to build accessory-dwelling units.

A Quincy, Mass., real estate broker pleaded not guilty to nine charges, including money laundering and forgery, for what prosecutors say is the theft of $800,000 from deposit checks.

After three straight months of double-digit percentage declines, single-family home sales in Massachusetts rebounded to set new records in July.

While those migrating from New York and New Jersey found housing they could afford, many Cape Cod residents saw the gap widen between what they could pay for a mortgage or rent given their diminished economic circumstances.

COVID-19 continues to upend the Massachusetts residential real estate market as sales of both single-family homes and condos have crashed roughly 23% and 30%, respectively, this June compared with last.

Record lows in housing inventory plummeted even further as the global pandemic spread across Cape Cod over the last two months.

Residential estate brokers and agents are scrambling to determine what Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's emergency order means for their industry.

It's been slim pickings inside the Cape Cod housing market for quite a while, the past year at least.