Over dinner (and drinks, oy…) last night, I learned all about the San Franciso real estate market, from some new friends of mine. They told me that they have heard of people getting together and buying buildings to live in. At some point, the people turn the...
I’m a big fan of parents buying a Beacon HIll condo for their Suffolk college-bound child. Here’s details on how some are going about it. By Jeffrey Steele, Barron’s Most parents don’t have much choice about their children’s college...
Updated: Sold 2019 Mark Doherty, of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, has just listed a piece of land in the South End. The plot faces both Washington Street and East Springfield Street, and is located just behind/beside 1724 Washington Street, a very attractive...
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development guidelines recommend that a household pay no more than 30 percent of its income on housing. Here are the top ten states where people spend more than 30% of their income on housing. 1. California 39.6% 2. Hawaii 36.4% 3....
Boston Real Estate The PMI Risk Index people say that there’s a 53% chance that Boston housing prices will go down within the next two years. Wait, does that mean there’s a 47% chance prices will go up? That’s better odds than in Roulette! Boston,...
There is an amazing amount of publicly available information on homeowners and properties in the city of Boston. Here’s how to find out what you need to know: WHO PAID WHAT? The easiest way to find out what someone paid for a property in the city of Boston (or...