In a fresh statement this week, Spilka’s spokesperson said, “Mayor Wu and the Senate President spoke last week about the proposal. The Senate President and the Senate are committed to creating good and smart policy, and to that end, remain open to continuing conversations with the City of Boston and other stakeholders.”
The minutes of the Fed’s July 30-31 meeting, released Wednesday, said the “vast majority” of policymakers “observed that, if the data continued to come in about as expected, it would likely be appropriate to ease policy at the next meeting.”
Plans for housing on the large parking lot next to the MBTA’s Riverside Green Line terminal have come back to life.
Around 4 in every 5 Greater Boston residents would support adding ADUs, duplexes and triplexes to their neighborhoods.
The new owner of the former ExxonMobil property in Everett presented a master plan for redevelopment of the 100-acre property over the next two decades.
The firms that control the real estate of St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton rejected what they say is the state’s low-ball offer for the property and told Gov. Maura Healey that they will “vigorously challenge” her plan to take the land beneath bankrupt Steward Health Care’s hospital by eminent domain.
Gillette Co. said housing will make up about 30 percent of its forthcoming redevelopment proposal for its 31-acre South Boston campus, potentially adding thousands of residential units along the Fort Point Channel.
Springfield-based Arrha Credit Union and Pittsfield Cooperative Bank are seeking to merge, the first example of this controversial deal type in Massachusetts in recent years.
Across the Greater Boston region, average asking rents of $3.80 per square foot represent an 11 percent increase over those that opened in mid-2023, according to commercial brokerage Colliers.
Milton is not putting all of its eggs in one basket as it tries to convince the Supreme Judicial Court that the town doesn’t have to comply with the MBTA Communities Act, but it’s coming pretty close.
Venture capital investment in the U.S. life science industry surged in the second quarter, potentially easing the historic glut of lab space seeking tenants.
The month of July saw home prices reach an all-time high but home sales also managed to skip upwards. Still, the state has a long way to go to become a balanced market, a top market-watcher says.
Chair Jerome Powell is slated to speak at the Federal Reserve’s annual, high-profile Jackson Hole conference.
State Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s office published a 45-page report Monday about an audit it conducted at the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority
A Massachusetts real estate developer and former NFL lineman pled not guilty in East Boston District Court after allegedly urinating on a passenger during an overseas flight that was diverted back to Boston.
Procopio Cos. moved forward with its second multifamily development in Marlborough this year after acquiring a parcel near downtown and receiving $41.4 million in financing.
An Allston congregation is partnering with a neighborhood nonprofit to build affordable senior housing and new church program space.
Nearly 1 in 4 Greater Boston homes are now worth over $1 million by Redfin’s latest estimate.
With policymakers leaning toward a basket full of revenue-raising options to fund transportation, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council tried to kickstart the debate on Wednesday by analyzing three relatively minor initiatives that combined would raise between $250 million and $400 million a year.
Industry leaders are hoping for the best but bracing for the worst, and say it could take years to sort out real estate agent compensation issues as new rules take effect this week.
