In Search for Mass. Housing Fixes, It’s Land, Ho!
Many believe that solving our own housing crisis is out of our control because we have no land to build on, but that is not so. What is lacking is broad political will.
Make the Most of Multiple Offers: Tips and Strategies for Successful Negotiations
If you’re an agent, what counsel can you offer buyers and sellers on the opportunities to embrace – and pitfalls to avoid– when dealing with multiple offer scenarios?
New Study Pegs Boston Commuter Rail Link Benefits at $30B
Connecting North Station and South Station by rail could unlock $30 billion in economic benefits, far more than the major infrastructure costs the project would require, according to a new study commissioned by a congressman who supports the idea.
Tishman Speyer Buys North Shore Development Site for $77M
A Tishman Speyer-led team plans to break ground on a 700,000-square-foot development that would replace a Peabody medical device company’s longtime headquarters.
Steward Health Care Seeking Bankruptcy
Steward Health Care, the operator of the third largest hospital system in Massachusetts, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas, seeking the legal protection to restructure its debt while leaving its hospitals open.
Top Fed Official Opens Door to Keeping Rates High for Longer
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson suggested Tuesday that the central bank’s key rate may have to remain at its peak for a while to bring down persistently elevated inflation.
Alexandria Sells Southie Lab Site to Marketing Agency for a Loss
A site once proposed for lab space was acquired by a Boston-based marketing agency as Alexandria Real Estate Equities scaled back its appetite for development.
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What Comes Next for Mass and Cass?
Investors and tenants say it’s impossible to separate Newmarket’s future potential from the stigma gained by its proximity to New England’s most notorious intersection. But is the page turning to a new chapter for the area?
Berkshire Jumps into Cannabis Banking
Berkshire Bank is launching a cannabis banking unit as it tries to take advantage of an “underserved” market in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Webster Bank Names Regional President for Boston Market
Stamford, Connecticut-based Webster Bank has named Ann Meade as its regional president for the Boston market.
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Winter Buyers: Be Ready to Be Nimble
Buying a house in the winter is a different animal, especially in colder climates where the weather can limit your ability to fully see a property.
Personnel File – No. 305
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: it’s The Personnel File.
Officials Whiff on First Bid for Cape Bridge Funds
Public officials fell short in one of two bids to secure more than $1 billion in federal funding toward replacement of the Bourne and Sagamore bridges, projects seen as vital to the Cape Cod economy.
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Metro Partners With ICIC to Help Latino Business Owners
Chelsea-based Metro Credit Union has partnered with the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City to sponsor a virtual educational program offered in Spanish for Latino small business owners.
Mass. Jobless Rate Ticks Down, But Picture Fuzzy
The statewide unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent in June, while employers added 3,400 jobs following a significant downward revision to the May figure, labor officials announced Friday.
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