Homebuilders

A healthy economy and a shortage of housing inventory have helped drive single-family home sales for the month of March in Massachusetts to the highest it has been since before the recession a decade ago.

Home sales in Rhode Island fell by 1% in March, and the median price, $235,000, was up by 2%, but a 26% fallout in pending sales signals a further slowdown in the coming months.

President Trump intensified a trade dispute with Canada, slapping tariffs of up to 24% on imported softwood lumber in a move that drew swift criticism from the Canadian government, which vowed to sue if needed.

American Financial Network has agreed to pay $5,000 to an unnamed person of Hispanic origin to settle a Fair Housing Act claim.

A long-simmering trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada over lumber is heating up, increasing the cost of building houses and causing American businesses to hunt for supplies in other countries.

Rent increases have slowed across the metro area and have even fallen in some areas, according to the apartment industry association Multifamily NW.

Homebuilders looking for single-family construction loans may have better luck with small and midsize banks than larger ones, according to a report by the National Association of Home Builders.

New-home construction cooled in March to a four-month low as starts of single-family properties settled back from the strongest pace in almost a decade.

Amid rising rates and home prices, mortgage and real estate professionals are gearing up for a consequential home buying season this year. Here's a look at the 15 markets poised for a stellar spring.

Confidence among homebuilders cooled in April after jumping a month earlier to the highest level since mid-2005.