Real Estate News

The number of single-family homes put under agreement in Massachusetts last month was up sharply from a the same time a year ago, according to a report from the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.

Home sales increased 15.5 percent in the four-county Milwaukee metropolitan area in January compared with the same month of 2011, according the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors.

New Zealanders want safe backyards for their children and access to good schools - and will pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for them.

Officials in Johnson City gave their approval to begin the work of compiling the plan that will serve as a guide to develop the pedestrian-friendly 10-mile trail from Johnson City to Elizabethton that is being called the "Tweetsie Trail." Glenn Berry with the Johnson City Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization told the Johnson City Press ... (more)

A mild winter and lack of snow in parts of Ontario seems to have had a positive effect on vacation property sales, real estate agents say.

Were I a young man looking to my future, would I be able to adequately plan my life using the... One of the largest deals last year was the $30.9 million sale of Capitol City Business Center at 4600 25th Ave.

Call it the clash over the Concord. More than a decade after Westchester developer Louis Cappelli promised to rebuild the former jewel of the mountains and launch what Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said would be a "renaissance here in the Catskills," the 1,700-acre property sits tangled in a mess of lawsuits, threats and broken promises as deep ... (more)

Having a backyard with a real grass lawn could add up to 18 per cent to your property value.

A house is your biggest investment, yet people spend more time shopping for a colour TV than on how they buy or sell a home.

Melissa Hart is ranting. And what she has to say is both hilarious and heartbreaking for anyone who just wants what their parents and their grandparents had.

Real estate agent Cynthia Sajkunovic at a $2.495 million home in the inner-eastern suburb of College Park.

For sale: 160 acres of rolling hills in California perfect for a vineyard, cattle ranch or communication with outer space.

Mild winter weather and low prices helped boost January home sales 12 percent over a year ago.

A Watsonville real estate agent charged with nearly 50 counts of embezzlement, forgery and theft pleaded not guilty to all charges in court Friday morning and now faces trial.

The long struggling Solano County industrial real estate market appears to be stabilizing, news that's generating optimism for economic growth in 2012 and beyond, an industry expert said Thursday.

Tejon Ranch Co. has agreed to pay $136,500 to settle accusations that its employees unlawfully killed at least 11 mountain lions at the company's sprawling property in south Kern County.

Sad news for fans of one of the best pieces of modernist architecture on Earth: Unit d'Habitation, designed by Le Corbusier and completed in the early 1950s, caught fire yesterday.

Parents in Los Angeles may soon have the opportunity to apply to send their children to whatever school they choose.

FILE In this Dec. 5, 2011 file photo, Donald Trump speaks in New York. Donald Trump will be converting a historic building on Washington's Pennsylvania Avenue into a 250-room luxury hotel.

The money in the settlement will mostly go to borrowers and homeowners who are underwater.