Opinion
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Scott Van Voorhis
Commercial Interests
Columnist Scott Van Voorhis analyzes the commercial real estate market, state politics, housing and more with the perspective of a journalist with 40 years’ experience covering businesses in Massachusetts.
The One YIMBY Running in Boston
One is better than none, but when only one out of 34 people running for seats on the Boston City Council appears to truly get what needs to be done to fix the housing crisis, we’ve got a problem.
Refuges from Boston’s Housing Market Are Disappearing
Some of the last remaining escape hatches from Greater Boston’s grossly overpriced housing market – Worcester and Providence – are starting to close. And unfortunately, local NIMBYs seem determined to make the problem worse.
The Emperor Had No Clothes, After All
The end may finally be near for WeWork. To that, I say: Good riddance, and maybe we can look forward to a little less bunkum in a business world that’s been full of it.
Eng’s New Hires Are a Bigger Deal Than You Think
Leave it to the local press to miss the significance of the first big management move by new T chief Phillip Eng. His new hires aren’t cronies, and they’re not “reinforcements,” either.
Lew Sichelman
The Housing Scene
Syndicated residential real estate columnist Lew Sichelman has been covering real estate for more than 50 years. He is a regular contributor to numerous shelter magazines and housing and housing-finance industry publications.
Sellers, Buyers Have It Wrong on Renovations
Most would-be homebuyers want to move into a house that’s pristine. Most sellers? “Eh, let ‘em fix the place up after they move in.” But each approach is a bit wrongheaded.
One House, Forever
Imagine if your first house lasted your entire lifetime – that you’d never have to leave, uprooting your family in the process, and that you could even pass the place down to your descendants. Here’s how to do it.
Move-Up Buyers Often Overpay
If you brought a wad of cash with you from the sale of your old house, chances are pretty good you overpaid for your new place. A new study sheds light on how much.
Pay Cash or Extend the Loan Term?
Cash is always king. But if that’s not an option, is a 40-year mortgage a good way for homebuyers to jump over the affordability hurdle?