The baseball movie clip below is based on a true story from Michael Lewis best selling book entitled Moneyball. The theme is about a General Manager who went against over a century of ingrained thinking about how to evaluate players and create a ball club by utlilizing statistical analysis called sabemetrics to build a competitive [...]

The Boston Business Journal is reporting that the ownership structure of the Archstone Boston Common, 660 Washington Street, and Archstone Avenir, 101 Canal Street, could soon be changing. The nation-wide Archstone also owns eight other apartment properties in Massachusetts, including three in Cambridge.
From the BBJ:
“According to a Wall Street Journal report Thursday, Archstone’s owners — [...]

Here’s a funny video, via the Herald, of two Bruins players proudly walking the Stanley Cup trophy around Boston — in a baby carriage. Ah, the little baby trophy is sooooooo cute!
Isn’t fun to be in a championship town?

A previously shelved plan to build a 47-story, $500 million tower at Copley Place is back in play.
Simon Property Group, which pulled the proposal a few years ago as the financial markets melted, yesterday unveiled yet a new plan for the tower, which would be built above the Neiman Marcus store. It would include up [...]

Stop & Shop won’t be part of a planned $150 development in the Bulfinch Triangle area along Canal Street in the near North End. The supermarket chain reportedly will be looking elsewhere for a possible food store, which North and West End neighbors desperately want.
Trinity Financial Inc. is hoping to line up another supermarket tenant [...]

In the last 30 days (5/15/11 – 6/15/11) four luxury condos sold at the Boston W Residences.
Midtown – W Boston # 18F Status: Sold Price: $650,000 Type: Condo
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1.5 Sq. Footage: 858 $/Sq. Foot: $757.58
Condo Fee: $704.00 Bldg Loc: Space: None Parking: [...]

The Beauty of Mathematics.
1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + [...]

Bummed that you can’t sell your home or condo for the price you want? You have company. Even celebrities are taking hits.
File under: Misery loves company

“People are living longer than ever before, a phenomenon undoubtedly made necessary by the 30-year mortgage.”
—Doug Larson