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Experts point to a lack of turnover and available homes for sale as the main driver behind rising prices.
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Rates saw the biggest one-week drop in a year, spurring a spike in new purchase and refinance applications.
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Even though Greater Boston has become more diverse and less racially segregated, households are increasingly clustering by class, according to a new report by the think tank Boston Indicators.
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Trump campaigned on helping American workers through his immigration policies. Now that he's revoked work authorization for thousands of immigrants, those left behind are feeling taxed by their absence.
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Influencers on TikTok and other social media platforms are going back to recession-era recipes for nutritious and filling food — and building new communities online.
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Buying something new can be thrilling in the moment, but will you still be glad you bought it after the fact? NPR readers share their top tips for mindful shopping to avoid regret and overspending.
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The life sciences industry is projected to need thousands more workers over the next decade. Microcredentials are the newest way some educators and business leaders are looking to fill in-demand jobs that require specialized skills.
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By contrast, passenger numbers at the airport in Burlington, Vermont, were up 3% last year compared to 2023. In Portland, Maine, they were up 9%, and at Logan Airport, they rose almost 7%.
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Family drama atop the famed New England grocery chain is spilling into public view again, more than 10 years after an employee- and customer-led boycott nearly crippled the company.
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Trump's administration said they want tariffs to boost US manufacturing, and most Americans want more factory jobs here. But what makes us nostalgic for factory work?
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A group of New Hampshire parents sensed trouble and hatched a plan to hold onto their child care.
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For now, gasoline and heating fuel will likely see the most immediate changes. It still remains to be seen whether the tariffs apply to electricity.