Top Federal Reserve officials’ predictions that they would have to cut interest rates three times next year sent a bolt of energy through markets last week. But no one, especially policymakers in town halls or on Beacon Hill, should think we’re about to get some kind of relief from current market conditions.

Gov. Maura Healey’s got her hands on the big valve that controls state grants to local governments as the first big MBTA Communities zoning deadline nears.

Bravo to Mayor Michelle Wu and her team for thinking boldly about ways the city can get housing development unstuck. But her preferred solution – significant tax breaks – raises questions about the viability of high affordable housing mandates. 

Florida recently enacted a bill that limits some foreigners from owning property in the state – a move that shocked some. It’s one of six states that passed laws this year barring foreigners from buying homes.

What does an overflowing fruit basket, especially one ordered from a big national chain, really say about a company and its values? Especially when your community is overflowing with opportunities to expand your and your contacts’ horizons.

Efforts to keep people in their homes not only benefit the individuals at risk of homelessness, they also contribute to the overall well-being of our communities.

Jingle bells, jingle bells, please no catastrophes. Oh what fun it’d be to find enough funding for the T!

In its attempt to address the dire housing crisis, the Federal Housing Finance Agency is considering a policy that would surely make it worse and reduce the use of federal housing dollars.

Real estate professionals now have myriad new tools that can be used to assist in day-to-day business activities and help streamline work, leading to more effective agents.

The Biden administration is taking steps to help create more affordable houses and apartments, which could help fill the inventory gap that plagues the housing sector.

Instead of focusing on reforms that will boost our economy, the Healey-Driscoll administration is pursuing a policy that will further damage the state’s competitiveness: a new tax on home and building sales.

A certain speaker of the house is in the doghouse for letting the formal legislative session end without passing a big budget bill to pay state workers’ salaries and fund extra homeless shelters.

The coming year is shaping up to be one of big bills to pay in our commonwealth, and there are worrying signs not everyone is prepared.