Boston Chinatown shrinking or expanding?
Cranes are busily rolling up and down at 120 Kingston Street and construction workers are working hard on 1 Greenway. A couple blocks away at downtown crossing, the Millenniums Tower is rising. That is...
View ArticleRecord 1st Quarter for Condo Market
If you’re looking to purchase a luxury condominium in the heart of Boston, chances are you’re not alone. The median price of a downtown condominium in Boston has reached an all-time high for the first...
View ArticleChina Ramps up Investment into US Real Estate
With things looking shaky on the home front, Chinese investors have decided to try their hand in American real estate. Wealthy Chinese are pouring money into commercial and residential properties...
View ArticleNew Energy Retrofits for Multifamily Homes
In what is excellent news for the Bay State from both an economic and environmental standpoint, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center recently made an offer of $1 million to support energy-efficient...
View Article2013 Q2 Apartment Trends show Improvement
Q2 2013 Apartment Trends from Reis Reports by Kevin Friedman The apartment sector has seen very strong vacancy decreases (down 0.2% to 4.3% from the end of 2012). Rents increases have also been...
View ArticleKendall Apartment Tower with Garden New and Improved
Sit back and smell the roses When in Boston the constant bustling of all surroundings can be overbearing at times. If you’re looking for a peaceful place to relax, or if you’re a nature loving...
View ArticleSomerville’s Magoun Square Changed – Gentrification
Magoun Square on a sunny day Somerville’s Magoun Square is becoming a different area, changed by yoga and bikes. There is a shift in urban community towards wealthier residents and businesses bringing...
View ArticleCambridge Does Not Want to be Associated With the Word Suburb
Cambridge Bridge View According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary the word suburb has three different meanings that are all related. The first definition is an “outlying part of a city or town”, the...
View ArticleInternational Tenants Make Downtown Crossing a Real Estate Hot Pot and a...
3D Effect Picture of Downtown Crossing Millennium Tower and the New Filene’s Building Millennium Tower Construction, Downtown Crossing The Burnham Building and old Filene’s building have been empty...
View Article“What Does CPI Have To Do With My Rent?”
That’s a fair question that tenants ask about all the time as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the price change of consumer goods and service, in which real estate is not included. The answer...
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