Click on the chart above to view how often the term “Boston real estate” is searched on Google from 2004 through 2011. If one were to base 2012 Boston real estate sales predictions on Google anayltics, it would appear it’s going to be a tough year for Boston real estate agents and Boston condo sellers.

Under apparent pressure from City Hall, Trinity Financial is once again talking about putting a new Stop & Shop in the Bulfinch Triangle area, near the North End, the BBJ is reporting in its print edition (subscription required for online stories). Trinity had recently announced that Stop & Shop no longer wanted to open a [...]

Boston’s 1.1% drop in home prices since last year was one of the lowest among metro areas tracked by S&P/Case-Shiller index. Boston’s low unemployment rate of only 6.2% is much lower than the national average of 8.6%. Translation: There’s reason to be cautiously optimistic for the 2012 Boston condo sales market. Your thoughts?

Downtown Crossing’s former Filene’s site, the giant hole where a 39-floor building was supposed to go up, is for sale with a roughly $200 million price tag. Any takers?

As New Year’s approaches, I’m often asked what are my Boston housing predictions for the coming year. This year, I refuse to do a Boston Real Estate Blog post on predictions. Instead, here are my baker dozen “What if” scenarios for Boston and the national housing market for 2012. What if: The National Association of [...]

Beacon Hill condo sales numbers from January 1st – December 1st. Beacon Hill condo sales 1/1/11 – 12/1/11 – 173. Beacon Hill condo sales 1/1/10 – 12/1/10 – 150. Average Beacon Hill condo sales price 1/1/11 – 12/1/11 – $697,491.00 Average Beacon Hill condo sales price 1/1/10 – 12/1/10 – $725,375.00 Average days on the [...]

A snapshot of Back Bay condo sales numbers for 2011. Back Bay condo sales from 1/1/11 – 12/1/11 – 411. Back Bay condo sales from 1/1/10 – 12/1/10 – 430. Average Back Bay condo sales price 1/1/11 – 12/1/11 – $1,166,239.00. Average Back Bay condo sales price 1/1/10 – 12/1/10 – $1,182,466.00. Average number of [...]

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We have several retail spaces available on Charles Street ranging in prices from $3,800.00 – $6,000.00 per month. For more information contact Linda Mitrano in our Beacon Hill real estate office at 617-720-5454, or you can also contact her via cell 617-512-4557.

Tim Warren, the respected CEO of the Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman, isn’t one to mince words when times are tough. He calls them like he sees them. Most of his calls over the past three or four years have accurately reflected what’s going on in the markets (mostly negative, in recent times). [...]