Real Estate

Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday proposed to pour almost $1 billion over the next five years into economic development, housing and job training as part of a strategy to maintain strong job growth in the Boston region and revitalize cities and towns still struggling to take advantage of the economic upswing.

A burst of single-family and condo home sales capped off a strong year for Massachusetts housing sales, according to year-end numbers from The Warren Group.

A former Sunny Delight Beverage company bottling plant in Littleton has been purchased for $4.6 million by a joint venture of real estate investment firms.

The Harrington Healthcare System will open its second urgent care clinic in Oxford this summer, following the growing demand for the centers that bridge the gap between primary physicians and emergency rooms.

Finding a commercial property in Marlborough will be more difficult in 2016, as the commercial vacancy has fallen for the fourth consecutive year to just 11.9 percent, according to the Marlborough Economic Development Corporation (MEDC).

The Marlborough Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has launched the Marlborough Area Community Loan Fund aimed at supporting local economic development through lending to small businesses.

A new study ranked Worcester County second in the state in terms of owning a home, highlighting the affordability of owning versus renting in the area.

Health care positions held down nine of the ten top jobs in the country in the U.S. News & World Report 2016 Best Jobs list.

The Boroughs+ Economic Development Summit set for Tuesday will tackle transportation issues affecting MetroWest with a panel discussion of local experts set to deconstruct the topic of transportation throughout the boroughs.

Growth in the 2016 New England housing market will be spearheaded by first-time buyers, according to the RE/MAX INTEGRA New England 2016 Housing Forecast, continuing a trend that was seen throughout 2015.