Someone wrote in the following to Boston Real Estate Blog: “After reading this Herald story, I thought it might be a good idea for you to start hosting ‘Open Bar Parties,’ instead of ‘Open House Parties,’ to attract new attention and business. I guarantee you three things: 1.) You’ll be the most popular broker on [...]

In the Wall Street Journal’s Leisure and Arts section, there’s an interesting interview with Henry Cobb, who was the building architect for the Hancock tower in Boston’s Back Bay.
Here are a few interesting highlights of Boston’s most “famous and iconic” skyscraper:
* Construction began in August 1968 and was opened to the public 35 years ago [...]

Interesting conversation regarding the new issue of Time magazine.

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You read that right: Google is helping to fund an affordable housing project in Allston.
At first, we thought there must be some sort of cyber catch — like, perhaps, how Google had discovered a rich vein of rare-earth materials underneath the surface of Allston or how it was building as vast underground communications center in [...]

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that a few nice gents from the Hells Angels were allegedly accused of mortgage fraud. So what happens if  they’re convicted? Foreclosure?
Good luck on foreclosing on the Hells Angels. I wouldn’t want to be the poor sucker that serves them the notice, based on what happened in Japan in the [...]

It’s confirmed: Restoration Hardware is moving into the old LouisBoston space on Boylston Street in the Back Bay.
The retail chain is definitely trying to go high-end, but the name still doesn’t seem to fit its targeted market. It doesn’t sound right.
But we wish them luck. They’re returning to the Back Bay after closing [...]

Condominium sales in the Boston area generally peak in June and slide pretty much for the rest of the summer, so you can see why some would-be Boston condo sellers pull their listing from the market with the idea of re-listing their condo in the fall. So yeah, there are buyers buying and sellers selling [...]

I just received this email from the marketing team at the Clarendon:
THE CLARENDON IN BACK BAY ACHIEVES 75% SOLD MILESTONE
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Boston’s Most Successful New Condominium Achieves Record-Breaking Prices and Introduces The Penthouse Collection at The Clarendon
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BOSTON – (September 27, 2011) – Related Companies and The Beal Companies today announced that The Clarendon’s coveted residences designed by [...]

The Warren Group is confirming that August sales of both single-family homes and condos were up in Massachusetts.
Prices for single-family homes dipped by 3.4 percent in August, but condo prices were up a solid 5.8 percent over last year.
Of course, there’s a caveat: Last year’s numbers were skewed by the end of the federal tax-credit [...]