Manny Ramerize hasn’t been able to to sell his Ritz penthouse since leaving Boston three years ago. So now he’s renting it out. The price? $24,000 a month. Not bad.
The digs will probably be back on the market this summer, because the current short-term lease runs only through August. But one thing is clear: Manny, [...]

Score one for lawyers.
From the Globe: “The (state’s) top court ruled unanimously that some of the services provided by National Real Estate Information Services are lawful, including title examinations and the preparation of mortgage-related forms. But overall, justices found that real-estate closings require, ‘Not only the presence but the substantive participation of an attorney [...]

45 Province Street Downtown Boston Condo Sales
According to the data I’ve obtained 32 condos have sold at 45 Povince Street with an average price per sq ft of $861.00. The median sales price for a condo at 45 Province Street is $931,000.00.
The following are the units that have sold at 45P:
Midtown – 45 Province [...]

This Post will talk about the upcoming weeks Economic Data and how it will affect current Mortgage Rates

Universal Hub reports on a 3-alarm fire at 151 Tremont, forcing a building evacuation and closure of Tremont Street earlier today. The blaze was apparently confined to one apartment, though smoke inundated the top floors of the complex facing Boston Common.

Real estate in the Seaport District community

 9 West Broadway, Unit 618, Boston Seaport $2,200,000
3 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
Size: 2,700 sq ft
Lot size: n/a
Year built: 1906
Parking spots: 4
List agent: Dominique Lange
Listing with GKR Residential

346 Congress Street, Unit PH3, Boston Seaport $1,850,000
2 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
Size: 2,178 sq ft
Lot size: n/a
Year built: 2008
Parking spots: 1
List [...]

Boston Midtown condos that sold in the last 30 days.
Midtown – 45 Province # 1808 Status: Sold Price: $775,000 Type: Condo
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Sq. Footage: 966 $/Sq. Foot: $802.28
Condo Fee: $790.00 Bldg Loc: Space: Common Roofdeck Parking: Deeded
Description:
Update: 04/08/2011 – Sold
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David Streitfeld at the NY Times interviewed home builders and apparently they don’t see any housing recovery for new homes, at least not in the near future.
Builders and analysts say a long-term shift in behavior seems to be under way. Instead of wanting the biggest and the newest, even if it requires a long commute, [...]

Whether it’s a fat population, high rate of STDs or excessive tax rate, it turns out that every state ranks dead last in at least one unsavory category. Check out the map below (click image to enlarge)