When you are looking to move into a new rental property, probably the only thing on your mind is, can I afford my new place, and, will I like it. What most people don’t focus on, however, is what’s going to happen when their lease is over. Getting your...
The Boston Globe is out today with an architect’s rendition of the new Apple Store, planned for Boston’s Back Bay, on Boylston Street. The Globe says it’s our “first look” at the new building. Um, I guess so … if you don’t...
A comment from a reader: Other sites are showing real-estate trending down in the state overall (MAR’s numbers had a YOY decrease of about 1% for June). True that’s Mass as a whole and not Boston, and Boston is much more likely to be able to weather any...
Boston Sampler – By Steve Bailey, The Boston Globe: I went to a downtown hotel yesterday to hear the trustees of Harbor Towers explain the sky-high costs of renovations to condo owners — and promptly got tossed out of the “private” meeting. Not...
Last week, Rep. Brian Wallace, of South Boston, sugggested that perhaps the city should put a moratorium on any new residential housing, in the area. In his words, “Time out here. Give us a break. We have had enough already,” Wallace fumed. Wallace may...
Okay, that seems like an obvious question. Why is the homes for sale inventory so high? You’d probably say, it’s because no one’s buying! Not exactly true. The drop off, in Boston, at least, is about 25%, or less. However, we’ve had a 50%...