Today I went and took a look at 5 different condos in Charlestown that were having an open house. No, I’m not looking to purchase. However, I was looking at what was currently listed to compare for a listing I’m hoping to bring to the market soon. I have to say that from what I [...]
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If you are in the market for a rental property in the next few months in and around Boston and are considering spending $1000, $1200, or even more per bedroom (assuming you have a roommate) I would suggest you strongly consider purchasing a property. If you are worried about being tied down realize that depending [...]
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Slightly old news but worth getting out there again. This week is was announced that Boston Residential Group has plans to tear down the Home for Little Wanderers in Jamaica Plain and construct a brand new $75,000,000.00 building with about 200 apartments and 175 parking spaces. According to BRG president, Curtis Kemeny, he hopes to [...]
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So things are getting even hotter over in the seaport. Local developer John Hynes is pushing forward with plans for twin 20 story towers on Seaport Boulevard and Construction giant Skanska USA is teaming up with Twining Properties, developer of the Watermark over in Kendall Square, to build a 300 Unit apartment complex with retail [...]
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01/24/2012 By: Krista Franks 01/24/2012 By: Krista Franks Capital Economics expects the housing crisis to end this year, according to a report released Tuesday. One of the reasons: loosening credit. The analytics firm notes the average credit score required to attain a mortgage loan is 700. While this is higher than scores required prior to [...]
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