A Big, Beautiful Boost to Homebuyers’ Budgets?
The Big Beautiful Bill could see homeowners hold off on selling homes, further constraining the numbers of homes hitting the market across Massachusetts.
More Opportunities in Luxury
A build-up of inventory is reshaping the larger Greater Boston housing market, but things are playing out a little differently in the luxury space.
Luxury Homes Underperform Amid Boston Tower Openings
Owners of luxury homes in Boston can take solace in this fact: At least they’re not in San Francisco, even as new data shows the region’s high-end housing market is moving noticeably slower than the rest of the sector.
Redfin Offers Luxury Homebuyer Service in Boston
Redfin has happily represented luxury home sellers in the Boston area for some time. Now, it’s opening up its services to luxury buyers, too.
New Luxury Projects Rise Amid Aging Housing Stock
It wasn’t all that long ago that Boston’s luxury housing ecosystem centered on Back Bay and Beacon Hill. Now, competition with lab developers has ushered in a new crop of submarkets for high-end housing – including some that might surprise you.
Red Sox’ Henry Buys Nantucket Compound for $25M
The Boston Red Sox’s owner dropped $25 million on a Nantucket compound Friday, according to documents filed in the Nantucket Registry of Deeds.
Sanctions on Russia Won’t Hurt Boston Luxury Real Estate. Here’s Why
Luxury real estate markets in some of America’s most important cities could soon start to feel a pinch from sanctions on Russia’s elite. But not Boston.
Boston Luxury Market Beat the Doomsday Predictions
Downtown Boston luxury real estate was more tempered when compared to suburban activity, but it decisively beat naysayers’ predictions. Here’s how to understand what happened.
Boston’s Luxury Market Returns
Pauline Bennett has a good perch to watch the urban luxury market grow as Coldwell Banker’s New England regional president. A recent company report recently named Boston as one of the top destinations for luxury homebuyers nationwide.
Luxury Brokerage Douglas Elliman Plans Spin-Off IPO
Luxury brokerage Douglas Elliman plans to go public as it spins off from owner Vector Group, the company said in an announcement earlier this week.
Convicted Shoe Company Exec to Forfeit Home to Feds
A former executive at a Massachusetts shoe manufacturer convicted last month of embezzling $30 million from the company must also now surrender his $800,000 home, according to court records.
Webinar: What’s Next for Luxury Development?
Did you miss Banker & Tradesman’s June 28, 2021 webinar on the pandemic’s impact on luxury living in Boston and beyond? Catch up on what experts from The Collaborative Cos., the Noannet Group and CBT Architects have to say about the future of luxury development.
Scituate Home Listing Catches Internet’s Eye
A listing for Scituate beach house has caught a wave of attention online this week thanks to an unusual quality: It’s literally on the beach.
Bargain Hunters Pounce as Trump Condo Prices Hit Decade Lows
The building has stunning Manhattan skyline views, its spa offers deep-tissue massages, and the fancy restaurant off the lobby serves up prime steaks. Best of all, many apartments at the Trump World Tower are selling at a deep discount — assuming the buyer doesn’t mind the name over the door.
Advisors Living Hires Ex-Coldwell Banker President as Brokerage CEO
Boston luxury real estate firm Advisors Living has hired Merit McIntyre, the former president of Coldwell Banker New England, to run its brokerage arm as it hopes to grow its operations.
Walsh Pitches Big Increase in Development Fees
Just weeks from his likely departure from Boston, Mayor Marty Walsh is asking city officials to use their brand-new powers to boost developers’ affordable housing taxes by 42 percent.
Second Home Demand Soars 84 Percent, Mortgage Data Says
A new analysis of nationwide mortgage application data shows just how much demand for vacation homes has grown during the pandemic.
Brady Mansion, NYC Apartment Sold
Former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has cut his last tie to New England, selling his Brookline mansion months after leaving the team to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The 2020 Turkey Awards: You’re Building What?
While 2020 has been downright disastrous in so many ways, it has truly excelled at delivering a bumper crop of big, fast juicy gobblers to skewer, from doomed projects to idiotic proposals.
Buyers Flood Markets in Delayed Spring Season
Sellers stayed home, buyers swamped markets statewide, the Cape posted record sales figures and urban condos kept selling. What didn’t happen in the spring-turned-summer real estate market?
