He left Boston for Austin. He’s not the only one.

By the numbers, the 'Texas mecca' isn't so different from the Massachusetts capital. But only one of the cities is booming.

In Boston’s tight housing market, Zillow alone won’t find you a home

With mortgage payments up 14 percent in a year, Greater Boston buyers need every advantage. A new study of the top real estate websites shows where they fall short.

P.C. Vey, cartoonist who would have made this headline funny, has died

His cheerfully pessimistic cartoons in The New Yorker depicted the inescapable absurdity of life — corporate, romantic, or feline.

Social Security recipients to get 3.6 percent cost of living boost, an average of $75 per month

The announcement comes as inflation adds pressure on household budgets and businesses and as midterm elections are weeks away.

The controversial class that MIT is paying a professor not to teach

As Michel DeGraff’s profile has risen, so has the volume of his critics.

Day care, rent, and $400,000-plus of med school debt: How a Boston Medical Center resident affords life on $85,000 a year

Chris Torlone, a third-year internal medicine resident, talked to the Globe about juggling child care costs, paying down mountains of medical school debt, and saving for a home.

In a major reversal, Westfield moves to block massive data center project

Five years ago, the city decisively backed the proposal. Now, local officials have reversed course.