The Boston Globe chimes in with an editorial on the development of Fan Pier. This is the part I find interesting: Publicly, the Pritzkers are maintaining silence about the mayor’s pressure, but rumblings from their direction suggest that they consider the land...
South Boston neighbors’ tiff prompts a cry of nepotism A local couple finds out that getting things done in South Boston can be difficult, especially for new arrivals. They want to put an extra parking spot behind their home, but annoyed their neighbor, who is...
Man sells house, buys multi-family building in the South End, hilarity ensues Funny story about a suburban homeowner who decided to up-and-move into the city. I checked the record, and, yes, he’s right, I think he got the building for a steal. I think the...
Boston loses 19,000 residents over four year period – but not due to high housing costs This article doesn’t make any sense! The article begins, “Skyrocketing housing prices are driving people from San Francisco, Boston and other big cities.”...
Freakonomics – an unbiased review from a real estate agent As most readers are probably aware, economist Steven D. Levitt and author Stephen J. Dubner have written the bestselling book, “Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of...
High court OKs eminent domain – personal property seizures Yikes, this is a bit disturbing. Should a city’s government be able to take land belonging to a private individual? I’m leaning toward “no”. This reminds me of a case in New York...