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Ever noticed a bunch of spray-painted lines on the street? Of course you have (I’m not talking about graffiti). What do these strange markings mean? The standard color-coding system used by most utilities is: Red: Electric power lines, cables or conduit;...General real estate stories
Quoting Peter Coy, Business Week Online columnist: I’ve spent the last couple of months talking to a slew of homeowners, real estate attorneys, Realtors, fair-housing pundits, Wall Street bank analysts, mortgage brokers, economists, and bankers. Many are quite...General real estate stories
Joe Fallon offered a sneak peak of his plans for the South Boston Waterfront (what I call the Fan Pier / Seaport District redevelopment), and everything sounds and looks great. It’s not a small project. When completed, it will take up 21 acres, nine city blocks...General real estate stories
The following information is from the local MLS database, as of September 3, 2006. Total # of condos for sale in the city of Boston: 2633 (-154) Average # of days on market: 132 (+3) Median price of all condos for sale in the city of Boston: $379,900 (+$900) Average...General real estate stories
From MarketWatch: Question: I listed my house with an agent at a price of $1.515 million with a 5% commission. A week later, I received an offer for $1.5 million from a buyer who had driven by the house, saw the yard sign and called the listing agent. The buyer was...General real estate stories
The Boston Redevelopment Authority is seeking proposals to turn a harborside pavilion into a café or restaurant. The BRA has hired Cambridge architects HMFH Architects Inc. to design preliminary plans to enclose the 2,900 SF pavilion at Long Wharf and maximize its...