The coronavirus outbreak has caused another tectonic shift in Boston, alongside the closure of the city’s schools and a new state mandate for restaurants to shift to takeout-only service: Several large landlords have suspended apartment evictions during the crisis.
In a dramatic escalation of the state’s response to the spreading coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Charlie Baker on Sunday announced that all Massachusetts public schools must soon close for three weeks, most events with 25 or more people are now banned, restaurants are limited to takeout-only service and visitors are barred from the state’s nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
The Federal Reserve took massive emergency action Sunday to help the economy withstand the coronavirus by slashing its benchmark interest rate to near zero and saying it would buy $700 billion in Treasury and mortgage bonds.
Property managers are preparing for the possibility of having to implement extraordinary measures to minimize the risks of transmitting the COVID-19 virus in commercial buildings and apartment complexes.
Despite its position on the leading edge of medical research, Massachusetts is probably no better prepared to deal with a mass epidemic than many other places around the country.
Shun the non-elbow-cougher! Shun them!
The communal, personal and economic effect of the coronavirus has infringed every fabric of our daily lives. This unwelcome disruption has generated a panic that we must quickly transcend.
Many of the same mechanisms that fuel financial crises are driving the panic buying many have experienced at grocery stores in recent weeks.
As the number of COVID-19 cases tick upwards in Massachusetts, it is imperative that the real estate and banking communities keep their responses measured.
Most large gatherings in Massachusetts will have to be rethought following a ban on gatherings of more than 250 people announced by Gov. Charlie Baker Friday afternoon.
Members of the Asian American Commission joined legislators, officials and Suffolk District Attorney Rachel Rollins Thursday to condemn attacks and discrimination that Asian American communities have experienced during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The escalating coronavirus emergency Thursday sent stocks to their worst losses since the Black Monday crash of 1987, extending a sell-off that has now wiped out most of Wall Street’s big run-up since President Donald Trump’s election.
As the state works to manage the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Charlie Baker issued his most forceful call yet for the federal government to allow private labs and hospital facilities to test for the virus as the number of cases statewide climbed to 108.
As the coronavirus pandemic arrives at the doorstep of the spring homebuying season, the rules of househunting are changing as well.
Co-living specialist Common said it’s planning to rely on virtual tours and online leasing in the coming weeks in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
A tenants’ rights group is calling for Gov. Charlie Baker to issue a moratorium on evictions under the state of emergency he declared earlier this week in response to the state’s COVID-19 outbreak.
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday night that, effective immediately, he would have the Small Business Administration start providing low-interest loans for businesses that have been affected by the coronavirus.
An MIT research study of the links between pollution and disease in Chinese urban centers took an abrupt turn after the coronavirus outbreak in central China.
Massachusetts’ commercial real estate trade group is taking a major step in response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases across the state and the nation.
If your driving commute in Greater Boston has seemed surprisingly easy this week, you’re not alone: traffic has been below average on major highways.
