When I moved into this neighborhood, I fell in love right away. Not with the actual neighborhood, but with its potential: It’s affordable, there are nice row houses all around just waiting to be filled up by my friends, there’s lot of open space to be...
According to the Globe: This fall, for the first time, Northeastern University will offer the perk to its president with an acquisition of a five-story Beacon Hill townhouse. The purchase, expected to be finalized in September, is Northeastern’s latest effort to...
I thought this was really funny. DEAR BOB: I am retired, age 72, and in relatively good health … I’ve been looking into a reverse mortgage to improve my income … When my daughter visited recently, I discussed a reverse mortgage with her. She was very...
First piece of news: Massachusetts home sales in July were off by 27 percent from last July, the biggest decline for a single month since 1995, the Warren Group of Boston reported Tuesday. The median sale price in July for a single-family home was down 6 percent, and...
I noticed a great listing in MLS, earlier today. It’s a property at 78 Waltham Street, #4, listed by ex-coworker Jerry Feingold, at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. It looks like a great home. About 1250 square feet, one bedroom, two baths, on the market...
I don’t necessarily agree with what the Sox’ development person says, but it’s at least a worthy addition to the discussion on the future of our city. Steve Bailey, in today’s Globe: For all its obvious limitations, Fenway is authentic, the...