I’m not a fan of rent stabilization / rent control laws. Here’s one reason why. By Patrick O’Gilfoil Healy, The New York Times The woman had brilliant blond hair, a decent job and a rent-stabilized apartment on West 88th Street, but she longed for...
The owners of Fenway Park have asked the National Park Service to establish Fenway Park and two other buildings as a historic district. Now, I’m no fool, so I won’t be telling you what I think they should do with Fenway Park (if I did, no one reading this...
The Wall Street Journal put up some links today to some great online resources that can help first-time homebuyers (or anyone looking to move) decide whether to buy or rent. Included: tips on buying & selling, affordability calculators, and risks to buying in an...
The next time someone you know decides to move out of Massachusetts because of 1) bad weather, or 2) high taxes, or 3) rude people, or 4) all of the above, send them this article. It’s not a matter of Boston being a “northeastern liberal elitist”...
Short answer: No. This is a situation where it is best to have had a real estate agent and a good attorney by your side. By Nena Groskind, The Boston Herald Question: I foolishly signed a purchase-and-sale agreement on a Barnstable condo under construction, which the...
A must-read article. How is it possible for a first-time homebuyer, or for anyone, for that matter, to afford buying a condo or co-op in New York City? Again, this article is about NYC, but works for anyone trying to buy a home in Boston, as well. By Anna Bahney,...