by Banker & Tradesman | Mar 17, 2024
Even if every possible new unit is built under the MBTA Communities reforms, we’d just end up right back where we are today, without housing policy in place to support the sustainable long-term growth of this region.
by Bernice Ross | Mar 17, 2024
Whether you’re a brand-new agent or a 40-year veteran, I sat down with market intelligence expert Rick Sharga to get the answers you need to cope with what’s ahead.
by Banker & Tradesman | Mar 17, 2024
The recent news that Massachusetts will receive a $335 million infrastructure grant for the Allston Multimodal Project is a massive victory for the Greater Boston economy.
by Scott Van Voorhis | Mar 10, 2024
The last week shows progress is likely to be two steps forward and one step back given decades of neglected maintenance at the T and the NIMBY backlash to the Healey administration’s housing plans.
by Banker & Tradesman | Mar 10, 2024
When we look back across history at women in leadership, we see two very different stories: one for white women and one for women of color. But that’s changing.
by Peter Paul Payack | Mar 10, 2024
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is fresh from Super Tuesday and rethinking her life choices.
by Lew Sichelman | Mar 10, 2024
As federal and state authorities continue to clamp down on foreign investments in American businesses and real estate that could pose a risk to national security, some foreign entities are expanding into American homebuilding.
by Banker & Tradesman | Mar 10, 2024
The dream of frequent, electrified suburban trains in Greater Boston has long seemed perennially on the horizon. Could this time be different? Indications are, yes. And housing developers should start keeping an eye on the project.
by Rick Dimino | Mar 10, 2024
We’ve seen many blue-ribbon commissions on transportation before. But this time, everyone knows that failure to find solutions means the MBTA – and the Greater Boston economy – will be in jeopardy.
by Banker & Tradesman | Mar 3, 2024
Is Boston headed for a fiscal cliff or a fiscal hiccup thanks to falling office utilization? Two things are for sure: no one should take fears of a calamity lightly, and everyone should use this threat as an occasion to fix what’s long been broken.
by Peter Paul Payack | Mar 3, 2024
Attorney General Andrea Campbell is paying a visit to Boston’s southern neighbor with a special delivery.
by Banker & Tradesman | Mar 3, 2024
Conventional wisdom says that you should never leave money on the table when negotiating. But research in the field of game theory suggests this could be exactly the wrong approach.
by Scott Van Voorhis | Mar 3, 2024
Don’t like the Boston Planning & Development Agency? Think it’s too close to developers and business interests and should be abolished? Just amp up the fractious Boston City Council’s influence on what gets built.
by Banker & Tradesman | Mar 3, 2024
There is a potential new partner just over the horizon for Massachusetts’ community banks, community development financial institutions, small businesses, farms and underserved communities: a Massachusetts Public Bank.
by Lew Sichelman | Mar 3, 2024
Would you pay a 9 percent commission to buy a house? The scenario is a long shot, but it’s still conceivable, if you’re not careful, according to a review of buyer-broker contracts reviewed by the Consumer Federation of America.
by Scott Van Voorhis | Feb 25, 2024
When the South Station tower opens next year, it will be one of the largest office projects ever built in the city. It may very well be one of the last as well.
by Lew Sichelman | Feb 25, 2024
Two model homes being showcased at this week’s International Builders’ Show try to offer solutions to some of today’s biggest challenges: sustainability and the difficulty of “trading up” as your family changes.
by Banker & Tradesman | Feb 25, 2024
Boston has a housing crisis of its own making. We let unelected, vocal minorities block the new homes that would get us out of this mess.
by Christopher R. Vaccaro | Feb 25, 2024
The vast majority of mortgage loans are repaid without incident, but when they go into default, peculiar twists and turns can ensue. A federal district court decision issued in January, involving a home in Framingham, offers an example.
by Banker & Tradesman | Feb 25, 2024
By design, MBTA Communities was supposed to immunize local elected officials from local resistance to new housing. But that’s not happening. Here’s what we need to do next.