It Isn’t a SNAP
An American family who,
On a pittance, must try to make do,
Turns to fed’ral assistance
To get their subsistence,
As one out of seven do, too
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L’Affaire IMF Syle
A maid whose hotel greatly trusted her
Once confronted a sight that disgusted her,
And beat a retreat
From a luxury suite,
When an IMF package was thrust at her.
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The $37 Billion [...]

If you’re looking for a retail store front on Charles Street, a new space just became available near my office at 137 Charles Street.
For more information call Linda Mitrano at 617-720-5454 or call her cell phone at 617-512-4557.

Christina Wallace from the Boston Metro has an intersting article today regarding Boston apartment rents. The article stated that Boston rents are expected to increase more than 6% for the second straight year, making Boston one of the highest rental markets in the nation.
According to the article the average Boston apartment rent by the end [...]

It took years of arguments, but plans to build more than 200 affordable housing units in Allston have finally gotten approval.
The AFL-CIO is kicking in $58.2 million toward construction of the new Charlesview Residences, which will replace the old nearby Charlesview Apartments.
Harvard University wants to use the older site for other development purposes. But [...]

Many experts think the U.S. housing market is now in a double-dip decline, based partly on recent Case/Shiller data.
But a new report by Citi suggests housing prices actually increased in February, calling into question predictions of coming doom. The report notes that there are challenges ahead, particularly on the foreclosure and inventory fronts. The February [...]

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Overall, it looks like we may see a fairly calm week in mortgage rates unless something unexpected happens or the stock markets make a big move upward or downward. I can’t really label one particular day as the most important one. If the stock markets remain [...]

This is an interesting real estate website, where you can plug in your city and get a real-time graph of a year’s worth of median Single-family home pricing, up to the current date. If you’re a member, you can get data on condos and zip codes, as well.
Noteworthy real estate trends in April:
Austin, Boston, Philadelphia, [...]

The Herald has a good piece on the apartment rental market in Boston.
One interesting item: Those moving in from out-of-state for jobs are preferring to rent. We guess that makes them generally no different from others these days, but it does put added pressure on the rental market here.
Remember: The state’s economy is generally [...]

BACK BAY OPEN HOUSES FOR MAY 15, 2011
Back Bay – 35 Bay State Rd # 2R Status: Available Price: $285,000 Type: Condo
Bedrooms: S Bathrooms: 1 Sq. Footage: 489 $/Sq. Foot: $582.82
Condo Fee: $359.00 Bldg Loc: Rear Space: Common Deck Parking: Street
Description: Large Studio in [...]

Real estate videos. Click on the videos below to view a four part NBC news report on the abuse and deception of banks regarding morgtage modifications:

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Click here to watch parts 2,3 and 4