State Dollars Prime the Pump for Housing
HDIP tax credits have financed over 2,700 new homes since 2023, alone. So why do some progressives and free-market conservatives alike have a beef with them?
Decades in the Making, South Coast Rail Service Begins Today
Gov. Maura Healey plans to board a train in Fall River Monday morning, marking a seemingly improbable dream ride for southeastern Massachusetts residents who had expected commuter rail service to be restored to the area decades ago.
Despite Delays, Will Planned Rail Service Boost South Coast Housing Market?
Realtors in the New Bedford and Fall River areas are bracing for a potential surge in homebuying after the new South Coast Rail commuter lines finally opens next spring, barring yet another delay.
Fall River Church Conversion Gets Financing from Rockland Trust
A former church in Fall River will be converted into 46 new market-rate homes thanks to a loan from Rockland Trust.
Will South Coast Rail Trigger Multifamily Boom?
Experts say South Coast Rail will operate so infrequently, and will be so expensive to ride, that few developers will have an incentive to build speculative housing developments near its far-flung stations.
Hajjar Secures Financing to Redevelop Fall River School into Apartments
Rockland Trust has provided $7.4 million in financing to Hajjar Management Co. Inc. to redevelop a vacant Fall River school into an apartment building.
Train Lures Investors to the South Coast
Massachusetts’ South Coast will not see MBTA commuter rail service until the end of next year, but the train is already making waves in the region’s housing market.
BayCoast Bank Opens New Fall River Branch
Swansea-based BayCoast Bank has opened a new branch in Fall River, the bank’s 25th branch.
Hot Condo Markets Emerge in Post-Pandemic Environment
Local real estate markets have been sorting out the effects of the pandemic and changing buyer preferences for the new rules of living and work agreements, leading to strength in some surprising places.
Mariano Pledges Big Investments to Fuel Wind Energy Boom
House Speaker Ronald Mariano outlined plans on Thursday for a $10 million job training program and long-term borrowing effort to fuel an offshore wind energy boom assisted by a Biden administration friendly to clean energy.
Site of Borden Double Murder for Sale
The Massachusetts home where Lizzie Borden’s father and stepmother were murdered with an ax has been listed for sale.
Lizzie Borden’s Fall River Mansion for Sale
Buyers with a keen eye for local history beware: You may face lots of competition in bidding for a Fall River home that’s just hit the market.
South Coast Rail Could Help Ease Housing Crisis
The new South Coast line and it’s 90-minute end-to-end journey will suddenly open up the region’s mix of outer suburbs, old industrial cities and rural towns – and their significantly lower home and condo prices.
Fall River Multifamily Properties Sell for $13.7M
A pair of Fall River multifamily properties, one of which is a converted cotton mill, have sold for $13.7 million.
Fall River Medical Office Building Sells for $16.07M
A medical office building across the street from Fall River’s largest hospital has sold to a healthcare real estate-focused private equity firm Hammes Partners for $16.07 million.
Ground Broken on First Phase of South Coast Rail Expansion
State and local leaders gathered just north of New Bedford in Freetown to celebrate the start of construction on the first phase of the South Coast Rail expansion project.
South Coast Rail Finally Gets Funding, But Delays Feared
A project to reconstruct and expand commuter rail lines to the South Coast has cleared important hurdles after receiving a federal permit and full state funding, officials announced Monday.
Fall River Pot Shop Cleared to Open
Massachusetts and eastern Rhode Island marijuana consumers could have another retail store to patronize as soon as Sunday.
Marijuana Retailers Could Get Final Go-Ahead This Month
A handful of the marijuana businesses granted provisional licenses have informed the Cannabis Control Commission they are ready to be inspected, one of the final steps before retail sales of marijuana, approved by voters almost two years ago, can begin.
New Bedford and Fall River Among Worst Real Estate Markets in the Country
New Bedford and Fall River are ranked at the bottom of WalletHub’s newest ranking of real estate markets in the country. Out of 300 cities, Fall River ranked 287, New Bedford ranked 288 and Brockton ranked 276.
