Real Estate
One More Real Estate Fundamental: Go Long
In my last post, I discussed some of the fundamentals of home buying and how one should pay particular attention to them during times of […]
The Downtown Boston Market: A Mixed Bag
The old saying “real estate is local” never runs more true than in Boston. For years now, I have been arguing that, despite the unfortunate […]
The Four Fundamentals of Buying a Home
Sometimes, I see home owners who are considering selling, unconvinced that there are buyers for their homes due mostly to the turbulence of the market. […]
Daily Feed: A Post-Lockout To-Do List for the Patriots
A Post-Lockout To-Do List for the Patriots. How to take control of your season with training camp and free agency likely piled on one another […]
Low Supply, High Demand Means All-Time Peak Prices for Rentals
Renting in Boston: Low Supply, High Demand Means All-Time Peak Prices. Some people, desperate to find a place to live, even take a unit sight […]
Hush-Hush Home Sales
Every once in a while, a seller might ask us to let our possible buyers clients know that they’ll be selling their house soon. Usually […]
Living Large: Just a Little Pied-à-Terre
Rachel Slade’s off-kilter take on Hub dwellings.
Cambridge Tops City's Most Expensive Neighborhoods for Renters
Cambridge Tops City’s Most Expensive Neighborhoods for Renters. Charlestown, the Seaport District, the Downtown Waterfront, and the Financial District also made the list. [BizJournals.com]
The New Northern Avenue
I had to look up to a street sign to know where I was for a moment, as I did not recognize the street. Northern […]
iPad's Big Changes for Real Estate Agents
One year in, and I can’t imagine living without my iPad. I am old enough to remember a time before fax machines. I was not […]
Boston's Empty-Nesters Say 'Adios!' to Suburbs
Young families moving out of urban neighborhoods and into the suburbs has been a predictable pattern for almost a century. Empty-nesters cashing out of their […]
The JP Whole Foods: A Whole Mess of Requests
Just in case you haven’t had enough of the brouhaha surrounding the Hi-Lo/Whole Foods debate that’s been festering in Jamaica Plain, let’s get up to […]
Nantucket, Barely a 'Part Time' Crowd for Rock
BOSTON — When my wife was a kid, she misheard the KISS song “Rock & Roll All Night” lyric. It famously goes, “I wanna rock […]
Philly Style … in Davis Square
Ask anyone from the Philadelphia or southern New Jersey region what they long for most from home, and a few items usually pop up. First […]
Convention Center Chronicles – Marginal Impact and Demand
What do we get? And who will come? Those are the questions that have not been properly answered despite reams of Powerpoints and consultants reports. […]