Many Loan Products Make the Difference for Top Lenders
This year’s top bank lenders said having sizable suites of loan products were key to meeting homeowners’ needs, and gaining greater wallet-share down the line.
Housing Starts to Fill Up Office Parks
Developers are pursuing plans for nearly 4,000 homes on sites currently occupied by office buildings, and more are in line for empty parcels in the same commercial parks.
There’s Still Hope for Mass. YIMBY Bill, Despite Zoning Reform Fatigue
There are only a few months left to pass a big zoning reform bill in Massachusetts. And so far, the bill has only gotten bigger.
Forgotten in Boston’s Building Bust: Tradespeople Thrown Out of Work
Thousands of union construction workers are taking part-time jobs or heading to other states thanks in part to Mayor Michelle Wu’s policies. Why doesn’t she take it more seriously?
Expanding Virtual Views of Spaces and Places
Boston PR executive Lisa Nickerson is starting a new chapter, as CEO of real estate tech company Infinityy. The firm promises big enhancements to property listings and AI analysis of what’s driving buyer interest in homes.
Delisted Homes Are Coming Back, with a New Mindset
There’s been a jump in the number of houses hitting the market in recent weeks. A number are homes that had been listed without selling because they were overpriced.
Hot Property: Swingers Back Bay
Back Bay’s newest entertainment venue includes a pair of indoor “crazy” golf courses, multiple cocktail bars, a retro-style gaming and semi-private event spaces for group outings.
BPDA Approves Wentworth Dorm Tower in Mission Hill
Wentworth Institute of Technology received approval for a new 972-bed dormitory housing its entire first-year student body, a project that could relieve off-campus housing pressures in the Mission Hill neighborhood.
Reading Cooperative Adds Former Enterprise Bank SVP
Reading Cooperative Bank has named Charlene Jancsy its new chief human resources officer.
Community Good Works
BankHometown and its employees collectively raised $17,500 for three United Way organizations in its coverage area. See who else gave back.
The Gossip Report: Feb. 13, 2026
The fifth home in this week’s roundup of Massachusetts’ most expensive home sales hadn’t been on the market since 2006.
564K SF Garage Proposed for Massport Employees
Owners of a Chelsea pre-flight airport parking lot are proposing a 564,000 square-foot parking garage as the first phase of a development at the 23-acre property.
MBTA Gains Riding on State Aid, and Volatile Revenues
The surge in state dollars that fueled the MBTA’s recovery leaves the it more reliant than ever on Beacon Hill to hold on to its service gains and make further improvements.
With Study Committee, Mass. Housing Advocates Score Single-Stair Win
Instead of waiting for the Legislature to create a committee that would study how to legalize single-stair multifamily buildings, Gov. Maura Healey moved to create the commission, herself.
Cambridge Apartment Tower Sells for $218M
One of the earliest buildings constructed as part of the Cambridge Crossing neighborhood next to the Lechmere MBTA station has traded hands.
Southline Scores Lease With Tatum-Backed Sports Brand
An athletic training equipment brand backed by professional athletes including Jayson Tatum, Lyndsey Vonn and Patrick Mahomes has committed to a new location at Southline, the former Boston Globe headquarters in Dorchester.
New Listings Decline in January Across Mass.
A contraction in the number of homes on the market that stared in December seems to have continued into January, and that could mean a less optimistic spring market if it continues.
Reluctant MBTA Communities Start to Buckle
In the wake of a lawsuit filed last month by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, some leaders of the holdout towns are starting to openly acknowledge that this may be the end of the road for resistance to the law.
Wu Backs Rent Control, Rejects Citywide Rezoning
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu threw her support behind the November ballot question legalizing rent control in Massachusetts, while rejecting the possibility of Cambridge-style rezoning to legalize denser housing in single-family districts.
State Senate Seeks Harsher Penalties for Rental Discrimination
A Massachusetts Senate bill is looking to increase enforcement of the state’s housing discrimination legislation, with support from the state’s two biggest Realtor trade groups.
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