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Archive for the 'Boston real estate thoughts' category
By now, the real estate industry’s battle cry has become accepted and common knowledge, seemingly accepted by consumers, commentators, and politicians alike: We must fix housing in order to fix the economy!
But what if our common knowledge on the subject is flat-out wrong? What if – and here’s a world-changing idea – housing isn’t [...]
01/28/10 |
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“Marketing is a battle of perceptions, not products.” That was a line from last night’s episode of Mad Men. The show’s sub-plot was how a dog food company was losing market share because it was learned that its product was made out of horse meat. In testing, the dog owners were pleased with how much [...]
10/26/09 |
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The feds have earmarked $22 million for a complete “green” makeover of Southie’s historic Old Colony housing project. Because the money is from the economic stimulus package, one would assume it’s on a construction fast-track. The story says displaced residents will be found new housing during each phase of construction. But where will they [...]
09/21/09 |
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I was just informed that the owners of Top Shelf in Beacon Hill are now going to open up a Tanning Salon at 125 Charles Street.
Apparently, tanning machines are the rage with college students. Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported: In Student Housing, Demand for Tanning Salons Still Hot
Hmm….I wonder if Suffolk University college students [...]
09/17/09 |
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Two Generations – One Problem.
The drop in the US housing market is being partly compounded by a tri-effect created by the baby boomers and the echo boomers, (echo boomers are those born between 1989 and 1993).
1. The millions of graduating echo boomers who enter the workforce annually are, like many Americans, finding it extremely difficult [...]
06/10/09 |
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……one of the things that’s odd about the current situation is that the people who created the problem are so powerful in deciding what the solution to the problem is going to be. There is a great tradition on Wall Street of making a fortune, creating a mess, and then making [...]
06/09/09 |
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Look, I’m typically an optimistic guy. You could even say I’m optimistic to a fault. But unfortunately, I’m finding it very difficult to remain optimistic in the current economy.
Let me be very clear, I’m not an economist by any stretch of the imagination. I don’t even have an MBA. However I think I get a [...]
06/09/09 |
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