Day of Reckoning for Boston’s Lab Market
The region’s historic lab building boom – and subsequent glut – has largely played out. Now, lenders and landlords are looking for alternative uses for their empty buildings.
America’s Homebuyers Force Price Cuts. Boston’s Can’t Catch a Break
Boston homebuyers still face a tough market. But a rift is emerging between the non-luxury and luxury markets that’s letting better-off buyers be picky.
The Throughline Between Sewer Lines and Housing Projects’ Bottom Lines
In some communities, the sewers are already operating at capacity, seemingly preventing new development from providing fiscal relief. It doesn’t have to be this way.
The Mass. Innovation Economy Has New Competitor to Fear: Ohio
It’s time for Massachusetts to get its competitive mojo back, and fast. From Silicon Valley to Ohio’s Silicon Heartland, everyone else is eating our lunch.
Deed Fraud, Other Realty Scams on the Upswing
For the second consecutive year, the FBI has warned both consumers and real estate professionals about the rising tide of title thefts.
Bringing New Life to Real Estate Relics
Former stables and monasteries presented opportunities for architect John Holland to launch a development business following decades in his family’s construction firm.
How Mass. Should Refocus Pro-Housing Efforts, Post-Rent Control
Together, we must decisively pivot away from the rent control ballot question and redirect our energy towards passing more housing reforms on Beacon Hill.
Hot Property: Shore Haven Falmouth
Located across from Surf Drive Beach in Falmouth, a 21-room hotel under new management features interiors by Boston designers Reider + Co. that are inspired by the Cape Cod landscape.
BPDA Approves $72M Development in Mattapan
The 6-story project at 1590 Blue Hill Ave. would replace an auto repair garage that’s occupied the nearly 1-acre parcel since 1976.
Avidia Announces Big Stock Buyback
After converting from a mutual bank to a stock institution just one year ago, Hudson-based Avidia Bank has announced plans to spend $30 million buying back its stock, according to SEC filings.
Community Good Works
Boston-based Shawmut Design and Construction’s cycling team completed the 19th annual Pan-Mass Challenge earlier this month. See who else gave back.
The Gossip Report: Aug. 14, 2026
One of three new houses artfully tucked onto a frying pan-shaped site near downtown Nantucket takes the top spot in this week’s roundup of Massachusetts’ most expensive home sales.
More Housing Construction Set to Begin at Devens
MassDevelopment provided $4 million in financing to a homebuilder toward the latest housing project at Devens: a 46-unit mixed-income apartment complex.
Red Sox Lease 100K SF at Samuels’ Fenway Tower
The Boston Red Sox are expanding their real estate footprint in the Fenway with a major lease at an office building developed by Boston-based Samuels & Associates.
Berkshires Bank Merger Births Trailmark Bank
Adams Community Bank and Pittsfield Cooperative Bank will become Trailmark Bank when the two institutions combine later in 2026, the two banks said this week.
Families Struggling to Afford Rent in New England
Greater Boston families with children are more rent-burdened than the overall rental population, according to a new report from Zillow’s economists analyzing census data.
Study Finds Median Mass. Wealth Is $370K, But Deep Wealth Gaps Persist
Massachusetts families held a median net wealth of more than $370,000 last year, according to a new study that found this metric varies dramatically across key factors like race, age, educational attainment, homeownership and place of residence.
Alexandria Lands 160K SF Tech HQ Lease in Andover
In a sign of shifting strategy for the nation’s largest lab landlord, Alexandria Real Estate Equities leased an Andover property to a tech company that will primarily occupy it as office space for up to 400 employees.
Park Square Building Could House Nearly 500 Apartments
The largest planned office to residential conversion in Boston is a Back Bay property acquired through foreclosure in April for $96 million.
Leader Bank Adds First Cape Cod Branch
Leader Bank has added its first branch on Cape Cod, complimenting the Arlington-based bank’s existing loan office in Mashpee
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