Boston Real Estate for Sale

Worst idea … EVER!

I just choked on my Cheerios. City Councilor Sam Yoon yesterday called for a joint effort by city officials and nonprofit community developers to buy back condos and homes when they are auctioned off by lenders. The owners could stay on as tenants, possibly with the...

Foreclosures: up, but by how much?

In my quest to write as many grouchy entries I can in one day, let me just say this – don’t believe anything you read quoting data put out by ForeclosuresMass.com. I think they play around with the numbers, basically just so they can generate traffic to...

Short sale properties hitting MLS

What is a “short sale” property? In a short sale of a home, a lender allows the property to be sold for less than the total amount due. In many cases, the lender forgives the remaining debt. During the past several years, there wasn’t any reason for...
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