Tomorrow, one of my agents scheduled an appointment to view the “W” with her client. I will be joining them and I’ll give you an updated on the status of this luxury building.

Scott Van Voorhris from the Boston Globe Real Estate Blog The Bryant auction over the weekend is the latest sign that all is definitely not well with the once seemingly invincible luxury condo market. The posh new South End project managed to sell off a third of its 30 units in one day, but at [...]

Attention Jamaica Plain readers and experts: Does this condo/townhouse sale sound too good to be true? At $264 per sf, it certainly looks like a good deal (the accompanying photos are impressive). The unit is within the gated Cabot Estates in Jamaica Plain. It was on the block for $660,000 in 2003. They’re now asking [...]

NECN focused on the Milton housing market this weekend to see how the $8,000 tax credit — and its pending demise next month — is influencing buying trends. It concluded that the tax credit is luring a lot of potential buyers into the market. To NECN’s credit, it brings up the subject of whether some [...]

Boston Herald: Buyers Hit Condo Jackpot. Here are the results from the Bryant Auction: Unit # 602 3 bed/ 3 bath original asking price $1,976,250. Under agreement for – $1,500,000.00 approx $765.69 per sq ft. Unit # 601 3 bed / 3 bath original asking price $1,750,000.00 Under agreement for – $1,370,000.00 approx $716.15 per [...]

This is an email from Maura: When I viewed the Bryant condos I was reminded of the song lyrics to Little Boxes, by Malvina Reynolds: Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of ticky tacky. Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes all the same. There’s a green one and a pink one And [...]

The WSJ reported today that supermodel Gisele Bundchen has gone into contract on her penthouse in New York’s West Village. The latest listing price of $4.5 million was a far cry from the original asking price of $10.9 million. Gisele if your looking to do 1031 exchange give me a call. File Under: Keep dreaming [...]

Earlier in the week I conducted a Boston Bryant Auction Poll. The question was: What will be the results for the developer regarding the Bryant Auction The results so far are very interesting: 14.8% Voted it will be a major success sell out of $900.00 per sq ft or more. 42.6% Voted it will be [...]

Last week, I did a blog post on how well Charles Street retail shops were surviving the “Great Recession.” Today, I took a stroll down Newbury Street and the economic picture was much different. 2nd floor of 316 Newbury Street is vacant. Wait a minute, wasn’t there a real estate office once there? Perhaps I’m [...]

First, the somewhat good news: Foreclosure filings were down slightly in September. Second, the bad news: Foreclosure filings hit a record high in the third quarter as Massachusetts’ quarterly foreclosure rate continues to rise. Third, the ugly news: Massachusetts’ jobless rate jumped to 9.3 percent in September, the highest level since 1976. Gulp.