Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Price Discovery
As the Boston office investment market starts to thaw, everyone’s on the hunt for comps.
Rent Acceleration Clauses Alive and Well After SJC Decision
The Supreme Judicial Court has upheld the validity of rent acceleration clauses in commercial leases in a recent case.
Rhode Island Redlining Case Spotlights Risk of Ignoring Cultural Bias
When we talk about the racial wealth gap, we often don’t talk about how we got here: redlining, and the role some financial institutions play in continuing to lock Black and brown families out of wealth creation.
Don’t Put Your Earnest Money at Risk
Attaching a check to the offer on a house you hope to purchase is the right way to signal your intentions to the seller. But that means you need to keep your side of the bargain, too.
O’Brien Saddles Up for Next Big Project
Tom O’Brien is not shy about taking on challenging projects. Now he faces another potentially daunting endeavor, as he pushes ahead with plans for a large lab and housing complex in Roxbury’s Nubian Square.
Aspiring American ‘Everything App’ Faces Leadership Challenge
Should X, formerly Twitter, manage to go through with its owner’s recently stated goal of turning it into America’s first app for “someone’s entire financial life,” banking regulators will have a thorny problem on their hands.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Seatbelt On!
It’s such a relief to finally put a face and the name to the person who’s going to drive this country off a cliff!
A Workhorse Affordable Housing Program Is Expanding Significantly
The need for more affordable housing in the Greater Boston area is at an all-time high, but construction is headed for a record low. Fortunately, Gov. Maura Healey has proposed tools that can help fix this.
Three Cheers for Healey’s Housing Bill – Now Go Further
Gov. Maura Healey’s new housing bill is full of promise. But even if she’s able to get it through the legislature largely intact, Massachusetts can’t afford for this bill to be the only major housing legislation of her first term.
Governor, Use Your Bully Pulpit
Healey’s plan takes an important step towards zoning reform and plows $4.1 billion into new housing. But she needs to be willing to call out NIMBY selfishness as it happens and make the case for a healthier society.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Billions and Billions
Gov. Maura Healey came to her Wednesday press conference prepared. But would you mind staying to lend a hand putting these back in the truck?
A Prescription for Urban Economies on the Precipice
Boston and other cities stand at the precipice of significant disruption from the evolving nature of work, climate change and AI. We need to think big and go fast to avoid being left behind.
The Rules of the Road for New – and Not-So-New – Agents
Top producers’ most important skillset is their ability to build strong connections with the potential leads they meet. Here are 10 ways to do what they do, and achieve similar success.
When Your Buyer’s Homebuilder Shuts Down
It’s not an everyday occurrence. But once in a while, a homebuilder abruptly shuts down, leaving customers holding the proverbial bag.
Want a Transfer Tax? Upzone First
Transfer tax supporters’ ideas have merit, and may be getting traction, but Beacon Hill shouldn’t approve these bills without making sure the extra money will actually be spent on new housing.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: The Real Reason for GLX Problems
It’s all a question of having the right tools.
How to Buy a House in Other Countries
It happens every election cycle: “If that guy wins,” one side or the other vows, “we’re moving to Canada.” It turns out that’s a lot harder than you might think in practice.
The Boston Lab Market’s Dead? Hardly
Yes, unbuilt suburban lab projects are unraveling and rents are sinking, but the life science industry is built on real demand and requires in-person work. Life science real estate isn’t going anywhere in Boston.
Buyers’ Agents’ Fate Is Sealed – If They Don’t Prove Their Value
Anywhere Real Estate’s $83.5 million settlement agreement and RE/MAX’s similar, $55 million settlement agreements in the so-called “bombshell” lawsuits together form a watershed moment.
SAFER Banking Is Only the First Step on a Long Road
While important for the banking and cannabis industries, the bill is not as revolutionary as it seems. A long list of congressional to-dos remain to give the cannabis sector fair access to basic business protections and address social equity concerns.
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