Prominent Developer Beal Dies at 78

Robert Beal, a Brookline native who oversaw the growth of one of the East Coast’s largest commercial development firms and played an active role in Boston’s political and philanthropic circles, died Sunday at age 78.

Who Wants to Live Where Someone Died?

Trulia also discovered that if a house was haunted, buyers would rather it be possessed by a vengeful ghost than a demon. And, apparently, they’d be willing to live with the antics of the poltergeist: Less than half would be willing to pay for an exorcism.