Don’t Bet on Filling Those Lab Buildings Any Time Soon
The Bay State’s life sciences sector now faces the prospect of a potential retrenchment amid slashing cuts to research funding and drops in venture capital funding.
Parking Requirements Are One of the Greatest Threats to Historic Preservation
Massachusetts’ Gateway Cities show the scars of minimum parking requirements, with big chunks of downtown cratered by parking lots where new homes could be.
Central Mass. Residential Real Estate Market Now Balanced
Residential real estate in Central Massachusetts has been in a seller’s market since 2013. That 12-year run appears to have finally come to an end.
Sept. 1, 2025
Pricing Strategies in a Shifting Market
The Massachusetts housing market may not have tipped into a buyer’s market, but it’s certainly in flux. So it pays to be strategic and data-driven when pricing a listing.
Hot Property: The Clubhouse
A Back Bay boutique office building has a new amenity space and two new tenants that collectively take up almost 16 percent of the building.
Inventory Upswing Triggers Optimism for Mass. Buyers
As the days get shorter and the temperatures get cooler, the Massachusetts real estate market could be poised for an active fall market after a slow start to the year.
Scam Artists Flogging Real Estate Get-Rich Schemes
Buyer beware: Recent Federal Trade Commission actions show that scam artists are still out there, trying to separate you from your money.
Don’t Mess with the Market – Please!
The negative effect that tariffs had on the spring market should come as no surprise. But hopefully that uncertainty has passed and the luxury market will be on the upswing.
Why Agent Education Matters in a Rapidly Changing Industry
Over the last 18 months, the rules of residential real estate have changed dramatically for Massachusetts agents. Brokerages and agents must invest in training – now.
Urban Trees Vs. Cool Roofs: What’s Best for Beating the Heat?
Urban trees are a popular defense against rising temperatures, but are expensive. Coating rooftops with reflective paint or using light-colored materials can help.
The Gossip Report: Aug. 29, 2025
There’s waterfront living, and then there’s living on the water – the fourth home in this week’s roundup of Massachusetts’ most expensive home sales fits solidly into the latter category.
Purchase Applications Reach Recent High
The fall home-selling season is set to begin next week, and two leading indicators suggest that buyer demand is on the upswing despite wobbly consumer confidence figures.
Penthouse in Troubled St. Regis Tower Gets Zillow Gone Wild Visit
The founder of Zillow Gone Wild got an invitation from The Sarkis Team to visit the most expensive listing in Boston: the penthouse at the St. Regis Residences tower.
Back Bay Gets First Office-to-Residential Conversion
The Boston Planning Department has received its first-ever application for an office-to-residential conversion in the Back Bay.
Beverley Office Building Sells for $6M, Repositioning Eyed
The Connolly Brothers construction management firm has bought an office building in its home city of Beverley, with potential plans for change.
Suffolk Downs’ Next Building Buoyed with HDIP Money
The long-awaited second building in HYM Investment Group’s massive Suffolk Downs development just notched another piece of its capital stack with state help.
Vineyard Affordable Housing Gets $31M Construction Loan
Rockland Trust provided a $31 million construction loan for what’s being billed as the largest year-round affordable housing development on Martha’s Vineyard.
Modular Builder Reframe Raises $20M to Scale ADU ‘Microfactories’
Andover-based housing startup Reframe Systems announced Tuesday that it’s raised $20 million to built a series of “microfactories” to crank out modular buildings like ADUs and three-deckers.
Boston Launches Pilot to Help Seniors Stay in Homes
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Monday her administration is putting $200,000 into a new pilot program called SHORE-UP aimed at helping seniors stay in their homes long enough to access affordable housing units.
