Bill To Clear Ibañez-Clouded Titles Doomed
More than five years after the housing crash, many homeowners are still feeling the effects.
Jackson Square Comes To Life
A few short years ago, Jamaica Plain’s Jackson Square was a wasteland. Now, after a decade of planning and preparation, a new vision for the neighborhood is finally taking flight.
Zillow-Trulia Merger Will Have Big Impact
News of the Zillow-Trulia merger hit the real estate world last week like Chris Farley doing a cannonball. The $3.5 billion deal will bring together the two largest real estate web portals, who together with their partner networks account for more than 70 percent of all real estate-related Internet traffic.
Court Ruling Makes It Easier For Condo Boards To Sue
A recent decision from the state’s Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) has lifted certain restrictions on damage awards when it comes to condominium construction, changing the calculus for condo boards when deciding whether to pursue a developer over faulty construction.
Making Cambridge Her Own
Gail Robert fell into real estate on a lark, but she’s since taken after it with a passion, carving out a niche in the Cambridge-Somerville area that led her to become not only one of Coldwell’s top agents in Massachusetts, but in 2012, one of their top 10 agents for the whole company.
Zillow Buys Trulia For $3.5B In Stock
Real estate portal Zillow Inc. will acquire its largest rival, Trulia Inc., for $3.5 billion in stock, the firms announced this morning. The deal is expected to close in 2015. Combined, the two companies and their partner networks account for more than 75 percent of all real estate-related Internet traffic.
New Hot Neighborhoods Showcase Their Strengths
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the Bay State housing market – or at least its prices – have begun to soar since the local housing market hit its nadir in 2011. Compared to the rest of the country, Massachusetts is well on its way to recovery, with median prices about 7 percent below their pre-crash peak, putting it among the top 10 states for pricing recovery, according to Black Knight’s Home Price Index.
Zillow in Talks to Buy Trulia?
Real estate portal Zillow is said to be in talks to purchase rival Trulia, Bloomberg reports. Combined, the two firms account for 75 percent of web traffic to real estate sites, according to web tracking firm ComScore. The rumored deal, which is still being...The Care And Feeding Of Good Agents
The current Bay State real estate market sometimes resembles something out of a zombie flick – relentless hordes of buyers shuffling from open house to open house, moaning for listings, while their agents scamper desperately to find something to satisfy their appetite.
Realogy Acquires ZipRealty For $166M
Realogy Holdings Corp., parent company of Coldwell Banker, Century 21, ERA Key and Sotheby’s International, has acquired online-centric brokerage ZipRealty Inc. for approximately $166 million in a deal announced Tuesday by the companies.
Mellisa Carney
High finance and earth-shaking deals may get all the glamour when it comes to press coverage of the industry, but the real glory is owed to people like Mellisa Carney, Homecorps coordinator for the South Shore Community Action Council.
Laura Handler
Many people enter the construction and design industries after falling in love with the idea of creating sun-drenched arboreturms and sculpted facades – the glamorous skin of the buildings they work on. Laura Handler, director of design and strategy for Tocci Building Cos., has always been a student of the bones.
Amy Korte
Amy Korte may seem quiet at first – but when she does speak up, “people get quiet and listen,” said Jim Batchelor, president and CEO of Arrowstreet.
Zillow Launches New Pre-Listing Feature
A new feature from real estate portal Zillow is causing fresh consternation among real estate agents. The site now offers agents the opportunity to “pre-market†their listings for a fee, letting them appear on the site marked as “coming soon.â€
Reverse Mortgage Industry Dodges Bullet
The reverse mortgage industry in Massachusetts may have dodged the bullet again – but it’s not clear how long it can keep out of danger.
A Hail Mary For A Newton Property
After a long career in the front office of the New England Patriots, Mic̩al Chamberlain left it all behind for an even more glamorous world Рreal estate.
In A Tough Time For Mortgage Industry, These Professionals Stand Out
Nobody expects much good to come of a thudding new rulebook of federal regulations, but the passage of 2010 SAFE Act, part of the post-crash attempts to tighten the screws on the mortgage industry, has created one unanticipated benefit: allowing us here at Banker & Tradesman to acknowledge some of the best and brightest mortgage industry professionals in Massachusetts in what has been a very tough market, in this, our inaugural top loan originators rankings.
Cambridge And Somerville Illustrate Housing Market Deficiencies
The incredibly tight inventory in some Boston metro markets is squeezing buyers like a cheapskate with a nearly empty tube of toothpaste, and as prices rise in some of the most desirable towns, it appears more sales are being rolled up into neighboring communities.
Housing Market’s Future Still Uncertain, Warns FHLB’s Pouliot
Five years after the great crash, and more than two years into the supposed recovery of the housing market, lenders are still navigating a rocky course with many dangerous obstacles ahead, warned Paul Pouliot, first vice president of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston.
Suburban RE Brokers Break For Boston
With the Boston real estate market kicking into full gear in the past few years, centripetal force seems to be exerting its effect, with several suburban brokers being drawn into the Hub.
