Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Cheers to Normalcy!
With Massachusetts diners able to return to indoor dining last week, life is feeling like it’s finally starting to return to “normal.”
Should Housing Advocates Look to the Suburbs?
Here’s a startling statistic that should be a cause...
Remodeling Succumbs to the Virus
According to a survey by the National Association of Home Builders, the pandemic all but shut down remodeling. But with inventory low due to the pandemic, could stuck homeowners start eyeing projects?
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: RBG Construction Co.
A notorious member of the Supreme Court is getting into the road-to-equality-paving business.
What’s in Store When the All-Clear Sounds?
It may be too early to forecast exactly what lies ahead for the housing market once COVID-19 passes into the history books. But at this point, the sector seems poised to retake its place in leading the economy back from the coronavirus-inspired recession.
Zillow, Redfin Rise as Pandemic Shakes Traditional Brokerage Stocks
Amid the coronavirus pandemic and a sharp downturn,...
Housing Market Shows Remarkable Recovery in Progress
This may very well turn out to be the shortest and strangest real estate downturn in history, thanks in part to the economic inequality that has kept most workers in layoff-hit industries from ever being able to buy a home.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Power to the People
Homeowners Also Game the System
Much has been written about government abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic. But it seems some homeowners are scamming the system, as well.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: America Is Burning
Justice is broken.
Smart Buyers Go for Funding Now
Whether you want to buy now, while the pandemic rages on, or wait until the all-clear is finally sounded by medical professionals, it’s smart to line up your financing as soon as possible.
Time to Wave Goodbye to Luxury Towers?
Overnight, deluxe high-rises like the 60-story One Dalton and its $34 million, 7,500-square-foot penthouse have seemingly become an icon of a soon-to-bygone age.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Where Is Amazon’s HQ3?
Maybe this particular commercial real estate ploy is better left on the drawing board…
Most Lenders Have Tightened Mortgage Rules
Just as quickly as the COVID-19 pandemic bolted across the country, that’s how fast the financing situation has changed for homebuyers. And whether the mortgage market will return to “normal” once the scourge subsides is anybody’s guess.
Framingham Apartment Freeze Could Upend City’s Revitalization
Framingham’s City Council looks at 1,400 new apartments downtown and sees not new life, new residents and a newfound vibrancy, but rather trouble ahead in more traffic on city roads and more students in city schools.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Sealed with a ‘Footshake’
In the age of coronavirus, bank merger deals have to be solemnified with a brand-new gesture.
Healthy Homes Take Center Stage
For all the personal and financial damage the coronavirus pandemic has caused, it has also given new impetus to what had been a slow-moving trend toward healthier homes. And it’s easy to see why.
One Coronavirus Casualty: New Home Starts
Despite the uncertain fallout for the housing market, one thing is not likely to change: The Bay State’s dubious title as one of the most expensive places in the country to buy a home or condominium.
Closings Go High and Low
Title companies are pulling out all the stops to get deals closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. But they say the best way to close – not just during the outbreak, but moving forward – is electronically.
South Coast Rail Could Help Ease Housing Crisis
The new South Coast line and it’s 90-minute end-to-end journey will suddenly open up the region’s mix of outer suburbs, old industrial cities and rural towns – and their significantly lower home and condo prices.
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