Posted on March 19th, 2012 by brusil
It is a time honored tradition of real estate agents to believe that the good weather of spring (especially in Boston – which historically could have snow into March) brings out buyers in droves. Yes, we all know the spring sales market is far superior than say November thru January. Yet, I just doubt that [...]
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Posted on March 7th, 2012 by brusil
In a major step forward for developer John Rosenthal a Massachusetts Land Court judge has dismissed a zoning challenge that has stalled for the past 3 years his $450 Million complex that is planned to have apartments, stores, and offices, over the Mass Pike just west of Fenway Park. Yet another good sign for commercial [...]
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Posted on February 19th, 2012 by brusil
So a colleague of mine passed along an interesting read from RISmedia this past week about how the FHA should reinstate 203K Loans. A 203K Loan is commonly referred to as a rehabilitation loan and the article discussed how it could greatly help with the REO problem we are still in the middle of across [...]
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Posted on February 3rd, 2012 by brusil
Boston.com is reporting that Millennium Partner’s is teaming with Vorando Realty Trust to push forward with plans to finally develop the old Filene’s basement site that has sat desolate since the summer of 2008. Let’s hope this is the beginning of the end for one of the more disastrous blunders in the history of Boston [...]
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Posted on January 22nd, 2012 by brusil
According to the BBJ at a recent Boston Multifamily Housing Summit famed real estate developer and CEO of The Hamilton Company, Mr. Harold Brown, fears a potential return to the nightmare of rent control. Brown notes that in his opinion there is a limit on how many “rich people” are around and can afford to [...]
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