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		<title>Green Line Extension update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[State officials sound confident they’ll secure federal funding for the new Green Line extension through Somerville, opening up five new stations by 2014. 
Considering the overly long time it seems to take to finish any state project, it doesn’t take a cynic to wonder if the T’s timetable is a bit rosy. But cynicism aside, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bostonreb.com/2010/03/green-line-extension-update/</link>
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		<title>Living at the L&#8217;Espalier restaurant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Actually, it would be living at the site of the old L&#8217;Espalier restaurant at 30 Gloucester St. in the Back Bay &#8212; now available for $1.5 million. The article adds: &#8220;Or, you can make an offer for the whole building and create an elegant single-family home.&#8221;
One thing is clear: It&#8217;s a beautiful, landmark building. 
The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bostonreb.com/2010/03/living-at-the-lespalier-restaurant/</link>
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		<title>Boston Apartment rents on the rise. Huh?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This blog post may suprise you. According to a recent Boston Herald news report, Boston apartment rents may be on the rise. The following excerpts are from the Herald:
Vacancy rates in Greater Boston’s apartment buildings are expected to decline in 2010, pushing up rents slightly, according to a forecast by CB Richard Ellis.
The commercial real [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bostonreb.com/2010/03/boston-apartment-rents-on-the-rise-huh/</link>
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		<title>FHA says higher down payments risk double-dip price decline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Housing Administration warned in Congressional testimony that a double-dip decline in housing prices may result from even a slight increase in minimum down payments on FHA-backed loans. An excerpt from WSJ:
An increase in down payments to 5%, from the current minimum 3.5%, would limit new FHA-backed loans by 40%, equivalent to 300,000 fewer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bostonreb.com/2010/03/fha-says-higher-down-payments-risks-double-dip-price-decline/</link>
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		<title>Boston Condo Sales $300,000 and below</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Comparing Boston condos sales for $300,000 and below.
Jan &#038; Feb 2008 Boston condo sales $300,000 and below
Number of condo sales – 189
Avg. price per sq ft – $345.00
Avg. days on the market – 99
Jan &#038; Feb 2009 Boston condo sales $300,000 and below.
Number of condo sales – 221
Avg. price per sq ft. – $230.00
Avg. days [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bostonreb.com/2010/03/boston-condo-sales-300000-and-below/</link>
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