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Archive for the 'renting' category
Renting to own can be a good way to “try-out” a home before committing your down payment.
In these uncertain times, several condo projects have gone “rental” but only until they can sell the units, sometime down the road.
There’s an article written by Robert Preer in yesterday’s Boston Globe that talks about a couple of projects [...]
09/02/08 |
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It looks as though FP3, the new 92-unit development under construction in Boston’s Fort Point Channel neighborhood, is almost completed. I think closings are scheduled for this week or next, based on what I see in MLSPIN.
Several condos appear to have been purchased by investors; three units have come on the after-sale market [...]
08/11/08 |
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I noticed an expired listing in MLSPIN today, #70742963.
It is a five-bedroom condo on Park Drive, conveniently located near Emmanuel, Simmons, Wheelock, Northeastern, BU, MassArt, SMFA, Mass College of Pharmacy, and Wentworth, among others. It was listed at $585,000.
Not that it matters.
With five bedrooms, it’s too large for a group of students to rent.
The [...]
08/10/08 |
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Several affordable housing opportunities are available in the new Long Glen rental complex, in Boston’s Allston neighborhood.
There are 33 units available, in total. Some are for those making up to 30% of the area’s median income and some are for those making up to 60% of the area’s median income.
If you’re single, this means [...]
08/08/08 |
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1330 Boylston is an apartment building currently under construction in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood. There are units set aside as “affordable” meaning renters must meet income qualifications. The limits are pretty high - around $60k for a single person, $68k for a couple.
From the Boston Redevelopment Authority:
We wanted to make you aware of the [...]
07/25/08 |
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From today’s Herald:
WinnDevelopment is taking over a long-vacant pickle factory on Mission Hill with plans for a sweeping renovation that will create affordable and moderately priced housing.
The … project calls for a total of 62 units, 43 of them affordable set-asides and another 19 moderately priced “workforce” units. Three of the workforce units will be [...]
06/20/08 |
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