Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Strange Times
With Mookie Bets in the World Series without the Red Sox and John Henry dipping his toes into real estate, it’s strange times for a fan, indeed.
Want to Solve the Housing Crisis? Upzone the Suburbs
A new Brookings-Boston Foundation report goes beyond bemoaning the sorry state of housing affordability in Boston and other similarly fast-growing cities around the country to propose a truly bold measure.
Why Some Agents Carry Guns
Is your colleague packing? Not filling boxes to help clients move, but “packing heat” – as in carrying a gun? Many agents are doing just that these days to protect themselves, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Mortgage Market Opens Back Up for Iffy Borrowers
There’s good news for mortgage applicants who don’t fit into the precise mold demanded by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: After pulling back at the start of the pandemic in March, other lenders are returning to the market.
Will the BPDA Give in to a Proposed Tower’s Affluent Neighbors?
Should a high-priced pocket neighborhood be granted veto power over Boston City Hall’s longstanding push to get students out of triple-deckers and into dormitories?
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: ‘S’ Is for ‘Superspreader’
The nation missed a historic opportunity when President Donald Trump mounted the balcony on the south face of the White House following his release from Walter Reed Medical Center.
Banker & Tradesman Editorial Cartoon: Every Day I’m Hustling
Home business owners, beware your nosy neighbors.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Cash Angels
There are more things you can do with a big pile of cash than make “snow angels.”
Why You Should Care About a Beacon Hill Food Fight
Developers rely on hip eateries and a never-ending flow of new trendy new chains to generate the excitement and foot traffic needed get new projects off the ground. Now restaurants need the industry’s help amid a delivery fee battle.
Hidden Referral Fees Could Cost You
Most professions restrict the payment of referral fees. But they run rampant, and are somewhat controversial, in real estate.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Got a Plan for That?
Who do you call when you realize you need to rein in money-laundering megabanks?
I’ve Got a Better Plan for Suffolk Downs
The redevelopment of Suffolk Downs promises to be one of the biggest real estate plays in Boston’s history, but amid a dire shortage of middle-class housing, it also represents a massive missed opportunity.
Some Agents Will Pay Sellers’ Repair Costs
Sellers who need to bring their kitchens up to date, repair foundation cracks or make other fixes before putting their places on the market might not have to reach into their own pockets to do so.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Call Me Back, Bobby!
A certain high-ranking official is missing his long chats with a certain famous author.
BPDA Misses Mark Rejecting Amazon Delivery Hub
In Boston, apparently, city officials would rather take the inevitable traffic that will come from Amazon’s push to speed up deliveries while skipping the jobs it would come with.
A&E Real Estate Personalities Face Legal Scrutiny
Add a former get-rich-quick-with-real-estate pitchman on the A&E cable network to the laundry list of realty gurus who have found themselves in the crosshairs of the country’s top consumer watchdog agency.
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Michelle Wu Needs a Better Platform
Her case against Boston Mayor Marty Walsh appears better suited to interviewing to be the executive director of the BPDA, not mayor of one of the nation’s oldest, greatest and most vibrant cities.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Who’s Big Announcement?
Yo Michelle, I’m gonna let you finish, but…
Home, Not-So-Sweet Home on Military Bases
Private contractors operate 202,000 units on 80 bases across the country, often with little or no oversight and not-infrequently unhealthy housing.
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