Should you invest in buying a home, or put your money into the stock market?
Here’s one reader’s opinion on the subject:
Stocks are still too volatile, IMHO, and if I was to invest in stocks it would be for long term investments. My father is a day trader, but it’s literally a full-time job for […]

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Earlier this week, news was leaked that Simon Property Group, owners of Copley Place, is considering building a new tower at the corner of Dartmouth Street and Stuart Street (photo).
The tower would include a large hotel, as well as residential condominiums.
The Boston Globe, when they broke the story, had few details.
The Boston Courant had much […]

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The Boston Redevelopment Authority has announced it is holding a public meeting to discuss a developer’s plans to convert an already existing office building at 26-30 West Street into 32 residential condominium units, ranging in size from 700 - 1500 square feet.
The public meeting is at City Hall, on Wednesday, June 28th, at 5:30 PM.
The […]

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The following information is from the local MLS database, as of June 24, 2006.
Total # of condos for sale in the city of Boston: 3295 (-19)
Average # of days on market: 109 (+2)
Lowest priced condo in city of Boston: $112,900, a 428 square foot one bedroom in Dorchester.
Second lowest priced condo in city of […]

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Kendall Square is an awesome place to live and work, in my opinion. Not very convenient to a supermarket, but, otherwise, you’ve got the best of all worlds. Easy walking distance to work, downtown Boston, the movies, the Charles River, the mall. Just about everything.
Several apartment and condo developments are under construction, […]

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This is from the New York Times. Read it. Then, if you live in a condo, call the trustee of your building to find out what your building’s insurance policy will cover. Then, call your own insurance company, to see what your own insurance policy will cover.

[O]wners should check to see how […]

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Hmm. From the “you don’t probably care, but it’s good to know” files, comes this bit of information:
In 1811, the city created Fourth Avenue, along which commercial and residential development was stifled for many years north of 42nd Street by the presence of New York Central Railroad tracks.
In 1903, the state Legislature passed a […]

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The cost of buying land and building on it threatens to put an end to constructing any new residential projects, according to recent reports.
I wrote about it in a blog entry on the condoDomain website, yesterday.
Basically, from the part where I quote a guy, quoting another guy:
In the 46 biggest metro housing markets, land’s share […]

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