Down Payment Assistance Program Celebrates First Year of Operation
The Massachusetts Housing Partnership’s newest mortgage program has served 255 first-time homebuyers and dispersed $8 million in down payment help its first year of operation.
National Development Proposes 950K SF for Ex-Intel Campus
A 149-acre site identified by MassEcon as one of the state’s highest-potential development opportunities is in play for a 950,000 square-foot industrial project.
IQHQ Sells Former Sound Museum Property to NB Development
Lab developer IQHQ sold another approved development site in Boston, a 3-acre parcel that’s approved for a 409,395 square-foot lab complex, to New Balance’s real estate arm.
Chicago Developer Sells Framingham Lowes for $33M
A Chicago real estate investor sold the 19-year-old Lowes Home Improvement store off Route 30 in Framingham for $32.6 million to local investors.
Amid DEI Backlash, Developer Group Blazes Path Forward
Emerging real estate developers and potential financial backers gathered in Boston this week to make connections, do deals and share strategies to overcome the challenging investment climate.
Summer Market Best for Buyers in 10 Years
While the summer market in 2025 was great for homebuyers as a whole, buyers in Greater Boston saw some of the most balanced conditions in years.
BPDA Approves Big Downtown Tower Upzoning
Boston planning officials approved new downtown zoning regulations designed to encourage development of multifamily housing and reinvigorate investment offsetting declines in office occupancy.
Opponents Urge ‘No’ Vote on Pivotal Downtown Rezoning
Opponents of Boston’s downtown “Skyline” rezoning proposal are mounting a last-minute campaign as it heads to a vote of the Boston Planning & Development Agency board of directors Thursday.
Longtime Housing Leader Clark Ziegler to Step Down
The Massachusetts Housing Partnership announced that after 40 years, Executive Director Clark Ziegler will be retiring at the end of February 2026.
JLL Expands Capital Markets Team in Boston
JLL added a former HFF capital markets broker as it expands its capital markets investment sales team in Boston.
Watertown Rezoning Gets Traction with Two Development Proposals
Multifamily housing proposals are starting to gain traction following the rezoning of Watertown Square to attract higher density development.
Berkeley Investments Sells JP Development for $37.8M
A 73-unit Jamaica Plain apartment complex that includes retail tenant Drawdown Brewery sold for $37.8 million.
How New Projects Are Responding to Climate Concerns in Boston
Like other waterfront cities, Boston faces existential risk from climate change – not just rising sea levels, but also sudden rainstorms and extreme temperatures.
Boston Seeks Affordable Housing Proposals, But Deadline’s Tight
Developers will have to scramble to meet the deadline for the city’s annual round of housing development if they weren’t expecting it.
Webster Five Names New CFO
Webster Five has named a new chief financial officer as it continues to add to its leadership team.
Citizens Names New CFO
Citizens Bank has tapped Barclays Bank veteran Aunoy Banerjee to be its newest lead financial executive.
Mass. AG Reaches $2M Settlement With Mortgage Servicer
Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced her office reached a $2 million settlement with Texas-based residential mortgage loan servicer Cypress Loan Servicing
Eastern Bank Adds New Chief Impact Officer
The Eastern Bank Foundation has named Miriam Ortiz as its new chief impact officer.
Prominent Harvard Square Property Sold for $55M
A prominent Harvard Square office and retail property traded for $55 million in its first change of ownership since 1998.
Auction Seeks Buyers for Troubled West Roxbury Development
A West Roxbury apartment complex plagued by construction delays will go to auction next month as a lender seeks to obtain a third-party buyer.
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