This Week’s Paper

With Banks Pulling Back, Who’s Financing Office Deals?

By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Apr 21, 2024 | Reprints | Unlock Link

Behind the scenes of Boston’s troubled office market, landlords and lenders are seeking ways to restructure their existing debt, keep control of properties and avoid foreclosure....

MAR to Push for Transfer Tax Alternatives on Beacon Hill

By Amy Wallick | Special to Banker & Tradesman | Apr 21, 2024 | Reprints | Unlock Link

In less than two months, hundreds of Realtors from across the commonwealth will gather under the gold dome of the Massachusetts State House. Here’s what we’ll be calling for....

Hot Property: The Davis Cos. Headquarters

By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Apr 21, 2024 | Reprints | Unlock Link

Boston-based developer Davis Cos. hired architects Fogarty Finger to redesign its longtime headquarters overlooking the Rose Kennedy Greenway in the firm’s first project in Boston....

Boston’s Luxury Condo Market Still Cold

By Scott Van Voorhis | Banker & Tradesman Columnist | Apr 21, 2024 | Reprints | Unlock Link

Red hot for years, has the Boston luxury condo market finally lost its sizzle? It looks like it – and developers’ ability to offer cash back at closing could be keeping prices from coming down....

How to Get a One-of-a-Kind Home, The Easy Way

By Lew Sichelman | Special to Banker & Tradesman | Apr 21, 2024 | Reprints

Even though I live in a custom-designed house, I don’t recommend designing your own place from scratch. It’s not for everyone....

Looking Forward Will Maximize MBTA Communities Law’s Impact

By Tom Hopper and Ellen Marya | Special to Banker & Tradesman | Apr 21, 2024 | Reprints

With nearly every community complying, there’s still work to be done to make sure new zoning translates to new homes....

Does ‘Virtue Signaling’ Pay Off for Entrepreneurs?

By Jacob A. Waddingham, Jeff Chandler and Marcus Wolfe | Special to Banker & Tradesman | Apr 21, 2024 | Reprints | Unlock Link

Our research suggests consumers view a little bit of virtue language as reasonable and trustworthy. Higher levels of virtue signaling, however, can come across as dishonest....