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Wealthy towns face slower market, some better than others

A week or so ago, I read a comment in some blog about how $1,000,000+ sales had dropped off in some of the tonier (hate that word) towns across the Commonwealth. Or, more accurately, the comment was that there was a glut of $1,000,000+ single-family homes on the...

The best news of the day: Mass Pike slingshot opens to Fast Lane / E-Z Pass traffic

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This is good news. Should save some time. Get in your cars and drive! The U-turn ramp located at the Allston-Brighton toll plaza opened to drivers with Fast Lane and E-Z Pass transponders on Sunday. Two-axle passenger vehicles with FAST LANE will be charged $2 to use...

How are you dealing with this recession???

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* The National Association of Business Economists’ latest survey has 45% of its members predicting a recession this year—over double the percentage of three months ago. * Warren Buffett: “I would say, by any commonsense definition, we...

Professor: MA has only itself to blame for high home prices

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An interesting study released by a University of Washington professor. From the Globe’s real estate blog: Government regulations that limit or delay development — the so-called Zoning Tax — accounted for 99 percent of the increase in Boston housing...

East Boston firm indicted for failure to pay “prevailing wage”

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From the Boston Business Journal: GVW Inc. was indicted on Thursday by a Suffolk County grand jury on charges of failure to pay prevailing wage, failure to pay overtime, failure to submit true and accurate certified payroll records and perjury. The Prevailing Wage...

Not about real estate (also, not about lithium batteries)

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Every night, I stop to pick up a couple of cookies at Francesca’s, a coffee-shop / cafe, here in the South End. Tonight, I placed my order with one of the regular servers. “Three chocolate-chip cookies, please.” Another server walked over. “Did...