A rising thread of criticism says some of the speed of development in the Seaport came at the expense of other neighborhoods – and specifically, local entrepreneurs’ access to profit-generating liquor licenses. But it doesn’t have to be this way, retail experts say.
The developer behind the neighborhood’s massive, 2.7 million-square-foot project says it plans to bring local retailers into its new buildings alongside national credit tenants amid fears longtime businesses could be displaced.
What’s keeping affordable housing developers up at night? The financial sword of Damocles currently dangling over the regional banking sector. Silicon Valley Bank has been a major lender to community development corporations.
The race is on to decarbonize real estate developments across Greater Boston. But it doesn’t mean developers need to be fearful of crushing costs, experts say.
The adage across all commercial real estate during economic cooldowns is a financial flight to quality – high-end buildings in the urban core. That might not be the case this time around.
Experts say South Coast Rail will operate so infrequently, and will be so expensive to ride, that few developers will have an incentive to build speculative housing developments near its far-flung stations.
A spike in Massachusetts condominium sales prices in October may not be a signal of a flight to affordability so much as be a sign that developments under construction over the last few years are finally coming online.
How many of the numerous proposed new life science clusters outside Kendall Square ecosystem have sea legs? One might surprise you: Medford.
Other cities’ experiments with “rent control 2.0” offer clues to how Boston Mayor Michelle Wu may try to fulfil a key campaign promise while keeping developers on-side.
The cooling real estate market will likely mean an era of cost-benefit analysis on what technology works best for agents and for clients.
With housing costs as high as they’ve ever been across the state and more companies willing to let their employees work remotely, some homebuyers have been beating a path to Worcester-area doorsteps.
Seaport District developers have moved to overcome design and urban planning critiques in recent years, but one retail sector is unlikely to move to the South Boston waterfront anytime soon.
Mortgage rates are at their highest in years and expected to go higher, but Massachusetts brokers and sales agents say fiscal policy is currently only a small part of the issues impeding would-be buyers from landing a deal.
