Imagine strolling through your neighborhood and, with a glance at your iPhone, finding out instantly how much just about any home you walk by last sold for.
What if your iPhone could also display your location on a map that pinpoints nearby homes for sale and any that have recently changed hands?
That’s the promise of [...]

Housing secretary Shaun Donovan said he was optimistic that housing markets would recover this year and that the Department of Housing and Urban Development was seeing early signs that some of the hardest-hit housing markets were stabilizing.
Mr. Donovan, who previously served as the New York City housing chief, said at a press conference that he [...]

Reuters reports the deal could involve a swap: Henry buys the Times’ ownership in the Sox and NESN and he takes the Globe off its hands.
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Four Boston nonprofits plan to launch a massive foreclosure “intervention” next month, vowing to help at least 1,000 financially strapped property owners keep their homes.
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The Boston condo market has heart beat and it’s getting stronger. Here are some strong signals that the Boston condo market is coming back to life.
Boston condo prices 1/1/08 – 4/28/08 with 1/1/09 – 4/28/09.
Back Bay medain condo price 1/1/08 – 4/28/08 – $710,000.00
Back Bay median condo price 1/1/09 – 4/28/09 – $725,000.00
Beacon Hill medain [...]

Between the months of May through September is the peak of the apartment rental season. My prediction, I think this season rents will be decreasing and more and more landlords will be picking up the rental fees. Here are a few reasons why I think rents are heading south: I feel less and less young [...]

In 2008 Boston had 1,215 foreclosed properties. But that’s only half the number in cities the same size, such as Washington, D.C. The reason why Boston is faring better is that the economy hasn’t sunk as far as fast here, as in other cities. And Boston’s mayor saw the problem coming. Evelyn Friedman heads of [...]

Home prices dropped sharply in February, but for the first time in 25 months the decline was not a record, another sign the housing crisis could be bottoming.
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One of my clients requested information on the Boston W a new luxury condo complex located at 100 Stuart Street. I thought I would share with you what I found out.
The Boston W consists of 28 floors, 123 condos, and a five star hotel with 235 rooms. The first floor is 12,000 sq ft of [...]

BUT IT WAS SO EASY WHEN I BOUGHT THIS HOUSE…
You got married, had 3 kids, and definitely need a new home. The one you bought when you were single, no longer fits the bill, although you tried like heck trying to. 3 people brushing their teeth around one sink used to be cute…but [...]