Opinion
ADUs Are Not a Panacea for Massachusetts’ Housing Crisis
ADUs do hold some promise. But they can’t be built at the scale and affordability levels needed, nor in the right places, to be a load-bearing part of our strategy.
A Commitment to Relationships Will Set You Apart in Property Management
What makes for a good client relationship? At the heart is trust and likability. To get there, you need the right people, and you need to retain them.
It’s Round Two in the Boston Real Estate Tax Battle
The latest idea from a city pol to head off spending cuts: pile more taxes on the backs of apartment owners. But even a mayoral ally worries it’s a bad idea.
Debate Over Healey Housing Numbers Misses the Mark
Instead of arguing over how many homes we’re building, we should measure success by how much we can bring down home-sale prices and rents.
How to Save on Selling Expenses
If you think it costs a bundle to buy a house – what with a down payment and all – wait till you learn what it costs to sell one: more than $67,000, on average.
Massachusetts’ Newest Eviction Law Will Scare Away New Housing
Massachusetts’ housing shortage and soaring rents are being exacerbated by the commonwealth’s extreme eviction-sealing law, by scaring away new housing.
Soured Relationship Leads to Defamation Lawsuit Against Architect
The Massachusetts Appeals Court declined to hold an architect liable for advising its municipal clients to avoid working with a particular construction company.
A ‘Win-Win-Win’ is Possible in Wellesley and Beyond
Shaping a plan for 180 apartments on a Wellesley community college campus illustrates just how complicated carrying out the State Land for Homes program will be.
School Conversion Proves Concept in the North End
We took a nondescript midcentury office building and designed a new home for the Boston public school that had educated Samuel Adams and Paul Revere.
Historic Church Transformed into Mixed-Income Housing
The Blessed Sacrament Church’s transformation from historic asset into vibrant housing community shows the promise and complexity of adaptive reuse.
Your Listing Isn’t Selling? Here’s What to Do
In almost every case, the cause is due to at least one of five key factors and you have to understand them all to pinpoint problems.
Court Case Could Help End Shady Tax Foreclosure Practices
For years, cities and towns across the nation seized homes and properties for back taxes and then sold them off for hundreds of thousands of dollars, pocketing the gains.
Don’t Dismiss Lowball Offers
You’ve finally gotten an offer on your house. But it’s ridiculously low – tens of thousands under your asking price. So, what do you do?
Realtor-Supported Housing Policies Beginning to Show Results
The Massachusetts Association of Realtors has stood on the frontlines of this crisis, seeking to be a key partner as Gov. Maura Healey and Legislature work to fix it.
It’s Time to Rethink Bans on Residential in Industrial Districts
Zoning is fundamentally an attempt to separate out incompatible uses. But as industries change, we need to update our understanding of what needs to be kept separate.
The Home-Price Crisis Came for Western Mass., and It Isn’t Leaving
A steady stream of remote workers fled Boston for rural New England during the pandemic. It’s helped the Pioneer Valley become one of the nation’s hottest housing markets.
Lowell Wants You – and We Have the Plan to Prove It
Lowell is on the cusp of big things. Immediate opportunities to invest in Lowell are on the table, and we want to invite you to take a deeper look.
How Homeowners and Buyers Can Weather the Government Shutdown
Experts are weighing in on how the standoff over health insurance subsidies affects renters and homeowners.
Does Anyone Go to Prison for Federal Mortgage Fraud? Not Many, Data Suggests
Last year, lightning hit over seven times more people than the federal government convicted of mortgage fraud. What’s going on?
Healey’s Housing Production Stats Don’t Always Add Up
Gov. Maura Healey claims we’re already almost halfway to hitting our 2035 housing goal. Is it real progress, or just happy talk from a governor facing reelection?
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