A Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives doesn’t have to – and shouldn’t – be an obstacle to ending harmful laws that hobble legitimate marijuana businesses in Massachusetts, and the banks and credit unions that serve them.
Legislators’ decision to approve 3.5 million square feet of development at Devens is set to bring a new pulse of growth to the former Army base-turned-business-park.
A renovation project designed by Margulies Perruzzi transformed over 64,000 square feet across two floors at 20 Overland St. in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood into BSL-2 lab and open-plan office space.
Urban Spaces and its CEO, Paul Ognibene, are making a mark on wide-ranging elements of the local real estate industry, from creation of affordable housing on vacant lots in Boston to major mixed-use projects in Cambridge.
The Hanover-based bank managed a second straight year of record new wealth management business while its major competitors suffered double-digit losses in 2022. And executives think they’re just scratching the surface of what’s possible.
Even if all 168 towns who submitted plans last week to implement the MBTA Communities zoning reform follow through, we still won’t get enough housing to stabilize the market.
At first glance, deed-restricted affordable condominiums seem like a strong policy tool to address the housing shortage. But the current structures governing these units locks their owners out of generational wealth – and even the ability to finance their purchase.
Too many homebuyers don’t hunt for the lowest mortgage rate. They spend weeks, sometimes months, looking for a house. But when it comes to shopping around for a loan, they don’t bother.
Mayor Michelle Wu’s priorities are largely aligned with those of the business community: better schools, faster transportation and less expensive housing. But delivering on those priorities requires significant change.
MassLandlords is calling all legislators to co-sponsor SD.862 and HD.2630, each “An Act to Further Lead Remediation in Rental Housing by Increasing The Deleading Credit.” These bills are drawing a diverse, statewide, cross-aisle coalition of co-sponsors.
Strange, how an agency retains the same name even after it’s “abolished.”
John Amodeo has decades of experience reshaping – and protecting – landscapes from urban Boston buildings to college campuses and Cambridge parks in his career at IBI Group and as a member of the Boston Landmarks Commission.
When two banks north of Boston combine their mutual holding companies next year, the move will not involve the branch closings and employee layoffs often associated with bank consolidation.
With a new governor in charge and the real estate market in flux, 2023 could prove to be a pivotal year in Massachusetts’ efforts to rein in its ruinous cost of living.
