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An appeals court granted the Department of Justice (DOJ) authority to reopen an antitrust probe into the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Friday. In a 2-1 decision, a District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals panel of judges reversed a lower court decision to “set aside” a 2021 investigative subpoena from the Antitrust Division of…

Getting onto the property ladder might be somewhat simpler than you anticipate.

More than one-third of homes were purchased with cash in February as mortgage rates remain high, according to a new report from the real estate company Redfin. The rate of all-cash purchases — defined as home purchases where the deed does not include mortgage loan information — is within striking distance of the record high…

One person looking for a room said: ‘This has to be the world’s strictest landlord.’

A state official in charge of carrying out the MBTA Communities Act is comparing the contentious law to New England’s biggest open-air shopping center: Neither destroy the essence of a town.

The attorney general’s lawsuit to compel Milton to comply with the 2021 law meant to stimulate much-needed housing production across Greater Boston will go before the full Supreme Judicial Court this fall.

The housing shortage is dampening President Joe Biden’s assurances that the U.S. economy is strong.

Hawaiian officials are pushing to speed up the processing of building permits by opening a new center next month, in hopes it will help will Maui’s recovery from last year’s deadly wildfires.   Recovery efforts in Maui County, specifically in the town of Lahaina, have been impeded by permit processing delays — after last year’s fires…