Real Estate

Pending home sales were sharply up in July across the state compared with a year earlier, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) reported Tuesday.

Real estate foreclosure petitions in Massachusetts rose in June, jumping 81 percent over last year as mortgage holders push through a backlog of delinquent loans, according to The Warren Group, the Boston-based real estate data firm.

Construction spending nationwide continued its upward climb in June, although it came in below analysts' and market expectations.

When the Great Recession struck about seven years ago, it ate away at the value of all sectors of the housing market: single-family homes, condominiums and multi-family buildings. But as the market continues to recover, the three-family investment property — specifically the triple decker — has surged ahead of the others.

Sales of single-family homes and condominiums in the Bay State soared in June, while more homes went...

Real Deal highlights a recent commercial property transaction in Central Massachusetts. This week's deal: The DoubleTree by Hilton hotel, in Westborough.

The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Worcester Community Foundation this week announced the selection of 25 professionals for its Leadership Worcester 2016 program.

The Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) said Tuesday that single-family homes put under agreement in June were up 37 percent over June 2014.

Framingham-based commercial real estate and property management firm Parsons Commercial Group (PCG) has merged with Sperry Van Ness International Corp., (SVNIC), a national commercial brokerage headquartered in Boston.

The search is on to find a successor to Bonnie Biocchi, who has led the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce for five years.