From The Wall Street Journal:

Blueprint for Buying — or Renting: Timing for a Market in Turmoil
From The Washington Post:
(New Fed Chairman) Bernanke: There’s No Housing Bubble to Go Bust
From The Boston Herald:
‘Good faith’ estimates aren’t (closing cost estimates are often inaccurate)
From The New York Times:
A New Tax Credit for Saving Energy (federal tax credit […]

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I am putting my own home on the market.

Nice, huh?

Here’s the description from MLS (listing #70286342):

Nice, spacious two-bedroom, two-bath home in the new Court Square Press building. High ceilings and exposed brick throughout. Two bedrooms of equal size; one with separate office area. New bamboo hardwood floors throughout and stainless steel, high-end appliances and granite […]

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Below is a report of sales and listing activity for the past week. Information is derived from LINK, the online database that is used by most Boston real estate agents.
New listings: 190
Back on market (listings that went under agreement but deals fell through): 12
Price changes (almost always downward, but some go up): 265
Under agreements: 64
Off […]

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From the Boston Globe:
Suddenly, area’s housing market favors the buyers
Jacob Wirth restaurant is sold; condos or apartments planned (2nd item)
From the Boston Herald:
Nena Groskind, House Counsel: Capital gains taxes when you own less than two years; doing a 1031 exchange
From the Boston Business Journal:
10 St. James Avenue & 75 Arlington Street sold by Millennium Partners […]

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Intrepid cub-reporter and blogger Sebastian White posted an entry the other day regarding a group of people in Rochester, New York who see an image of Jesus (Christ) on some tree bark.

Searching for Jesus?

It turns out he is on tree bark in Rochester.

"Call it a cry for peace, a test of faith or a […]

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The Boston Red Sox have announced another deal as they gobble up as much property as they can around their historic ballpark.
This is great news.  I never cared for the Howard Johnson, although I’m sure the owners were good business people and paid their taxes on-time.  Still, times change, and maybe something bigger and better […]

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From the Weekly Dig:
Obligatory At-Large City Council Candidate Q&A (Where their reporter gets to the bottom of pressing issues, such as what to do about the Biolab and whether Reds have infiltrated the city council)
From the Boston Herald:
Great times on Newbury (Newbury Street sees drop in commercial vacancy rate to historic lows)
From the Boston Globe:
Builder […]

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If you’re in the market for a big huge property right outside Kenmore Square, this might be the place for you.
The J.S. Waterman & Sons-Eastman-Waring funeral home is located at 493, 495 and 497 Commonwealth Avenue.  I am not sure how large a space it is, or what they’re asking, but I can find out!
Popularity […]

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This is absolute insanity.  As part of a large development, the builders had to set aside 20 units to be sold in a lottery.  Instead of paying $500,000 to $1.3 million, buyers will be able to move in for $85,000 to $230,000.

In my opinion, this does nothing to address the shortage of affordable housing.  In […]

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From the Boston Herald:

Taking on water: Flooded basements sink area sales
Housing prices weaken
From the Boston Globe(Property) tax breaks for seniors gets supportMass. home prices fall in September
From the Wall Street Journal
Next stop: Vacation getaways at the end of the rail line (Plymouth, MA)
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