Moulton’s Transit Dreams Don’t Add Up
The pandemic has turned the world upside-down, especially the world of work. Doesn’t that mean we should reconsider big-ticket ideas like the North-South Rail Link and East-West Rail?
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: A New Stage for Leader Bank
Leader Bank has won the right to put its name on the Seaport’s Pavilion concert venue. Just don’t think about who else has been there, too.
It’s a Hot Spring on Cape Cod
It may still be pretty chilly on the Cape, but the housing market is as scorching hot as the sand on Nauset Beach on a July afternoon.
Ditching the Full Home Inspection? Consider a Walk-Through
Nothing is more important in the sale of a house than an examination of the structure by an independent home inspector. But in today’s overheated selling frenzy, many buyers facing competition are crossing out the inspection clauses in their contracts.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Beware of…What?
Gov. Charlie Baker’s found a strange sign on the beach in this week’s editorial cartoon.
Women Pay More for Homes, Sell for Less
According to a recent study, single women pay 2 percent more than single men for the very same house. And when the time comes to move, they sell for 2 percent less. Why?
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Herstory Made
Berkshires Poised for Second Year of Explosive Home Price Growth
Desperate buyers waiving home inspections and going way over asking. A steadily shrinking pool of homes available for sale. Yes, the tidal wave of homebuying unleashed by the pandemic in the suburbs of big urban markets across the country has reached bucolic, quirky and cultured Western Massachusetts.
Signs Not Good for Coworking Revival
CBRE is plunking down $200 million for just over a third of Industrious, while Newmark taking over bankrupt Knotel in a $20 million debtor-in-possession deal. Are they truly on to something?
Ways to Generate Listings in a Low Inventory Market
With a hot spring market fast approaching and few new home listings in sight, many sellers’ agents are struggling to fill their pipelines with homes. Here are some tips that can help.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Intense Bidding Wars
This diverse suburban community with great public schools and a low crime rate ain’t big enough for both these two prospective homebuyers.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Other Uses for Wind Turbines
With new bosses at federal wind energy regulators, Vineyard Wind’s prospects are looking up. But these turbines may have multiple uses.
Boston Should Demand Better at Widett Circle
When it comes to neighborhood-building, it’s time for Boston to go big or go home. But if Boston can’t build a new neighborhood right this time, then it’s time for Plan B: making Widett Circle a hub for well-paying, blue-collar jobs.
Some Would-Be Buyers Have Given Up
In today’s high-pressure market, where being first with an offer isn’t necessarily the key to getting it accepted, the entire process can sap the energy out of even the most prepared wannabes.
Worry About the Explosion of Lab Projects, But Not Safety
There’s seemingly a new lab project under construction on every street corner in Boston and Cambridge, with everyone and their brother looking to cash in on the life-sciences boom. But there are growing signs a backlash is brewing.
The Tax Man Cometh, Thanks to Price Jumps
Thanks to the unusually large jump in housing prices over the last 12 months, plus a major shortfall in state and county revenue from other sources, your property taxes may well increase by 2023.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: It’s Morphin’ Time
Architects predict a post-COVID transition to more flexible office spaces with “morphable floors.” That’s inspired a few nostalgic coworkers.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: The High-Tech Solution
Some people are going to extremes in trying to find a COVID-19 vaccine appointment.
Waterfront? How About Just Water?
Looking for waterfront property but finding it way out of your league? Consider a houseboat. And they’re back now – bigger and better than ever.
Criticism of Vaccine Rollout Misses the Mark
After a rocky start to the state’s vaccine rollout, Gov. Charlie Baker is slowly clawing his way out from the bottom of an epic media pig pile. But this critical news coverage focuses on the wrong things, and overlooks deeper, systemic issues with state government.
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