General real estate stories
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society has had twelve years to put together funding for their planned project on land where the Central Artery once stood. (Their project was called “Gardens Under Glass”, and figured prominently in designs of the Greenway...General real estate stories
Boston is lucky. It’s almost all condos (downtown and Boston Proper, I’m talking about). Very few co-operatives. I’ve mentioned this before – co-ops blow. Most people don’t understand their financial structure; their eyes glaze over once...General real estate stories
Most people would love a stable housing market. Sellers, because they would then be able to price their properties appropriately. Buyers, of course, because they want to feel comfortable they aren’t buying right before a market drop. The rest of the country,...General real estate stories
From the Globe: Tim deRosa, an assistant vice president at the Boston office of the Chubb Corp., bought his Brookline condo for $357,000, less than two years ago … A $30,000 home equity loan enabled him to put in the top-notch kitchen he hoped would result in a...General real estate stories
Jaw-dropping development, here. A tentative agreement disclosed yesterday between developers and a community group could end nearly a decade of dispute and allow construction of an Ikea furniture store and an ambitious mixed-use project consisting of office space, a...General real estate stories
The population of the United States reached 300 million on Tuesday. The US Population hit 200 million in 1967. Here’s a quick look at how the U.S. has changed in 39 years, in terms of new home prices, population density, and household growth. U.S. Households...