The number of first-time home buyers dropped to the lowest historical share since NAR data collection began in 1981.

Burlington-based Erland Construction named an eight-year employee as its new CEO in a transition to a third generation of family leadership.

The president-elect outlined a wide-ranging agenda on the campaign trail that blends traditional conservative approaches to taxes, regulation and cultural issues with a more populist bent on trade.

A project that helped establish Everett’s status as a class A multifamily development market sold to New York-based investor LCOR for $141.1 million.