In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumer protection issues have risen as a key priority for federal banking regulators. And they’ve taken recent steps signaling a growing emphasis on addressing discrimination and abusive or deceptive practices.
It is more important than ever for tourism and hospitality partners to rally around both leisure travel and business travel with in-person meetings and events.
There’s big news coming out of the Supreme Court, but many big corporations either don’t want to hear about it, don’t want to see it or don’t want to say anything about it.
Gosder Cherilus, founder and CEO of Bastion Cos. and a former top NFL player, is making moves in Boston commercial real estate and fighting to open the industry to more Black- and Latino-owned firms.
With a federal safety investigation underway, the legislature must first fix the MBTA’s operating budget deficit so safe operations can be funded without service cuts. Next, it must provide accountability where the current MBTA board has failed.
Despite many consumers opting for a digital-first banking experience, many customers still want in-person interactions for a range of different services, even if they may use online tools for other banking activities.
The modest capes and ranches that marked the post-war building boom have long since given away to McMansions with seven-figure price tags in Boston’s suburbs.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shut many self-employed buyers out during the pandemic. But now, those rules are gone and some lenders, perhaps sensing a grand opportunity to boost market share, are targeting gig workers directly.
Collapses have now rocked high-profile Boston construction projects twice in 40 days. If this doesn’t make you either angry or scared the same thing could happen on your project, you have no business being in development.
The agents that buyers use to visit houses and write up a contract are paid their share of the sales commission by the seller’s agent. They are paid whatever the seller’s agent offers – usually half of whatever the seller’s agent charges.
Massachusetts has a long history of birthing new technologies and new industries, only to see them pack up and leave for sunnier climes, from textiles to computers.
Big spendings on the shores of the Little Gray Lady of the Sea by the owner of the Boston Red Sox!
Ah, Boston! The city of exciting, ground-breaking architecture. Bracing buildings that leave a mark on the skyline.
It’s a luxury people working in modern organizations often don’t have. But the cost is limiting organizational opportunities for creativity and innovation.
Deborah Foss is a 67-year-old grandmother in New Bedford, who survives on a small fixed income from Social Security. She has several medical conditions, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia, COPD and neuropathy. Why did the state of Massachusetts take her house away?
Boston’s new push to boost its neighborhood retailers is coming at a welcome time, just as Gov. Charlie Baker is proposing a similar move statewide.
Short-term interest rate buy-downs and free or discounted upgrades may soon be coming to a housing market near you.
Echelon Seaport’s Superette concept hopes to bring an eclectic mix of brands, including several luxury retailers, to Boston’s newest neighborhood.
In what looks to be an emerging trend, Boston’s mayor is leaning heavily on housing advocates for advice on highly-charged real estate issues, while excluding outspoken critics.
Happy birthday to that most Boston of buildings, Fenway Park.
