Allston Center’s watchful eye.

Hope you all enjoyed Bunker Hill Day in Boston today! Yeah, I know, political holiday. I worked today too. There was only thing good about Bunker Hill Day: Free Parking!

I would’ve completely forgotten to if it weren’t for Pat. The always pleasant and watchful security guard at the Bank of America in Allston Center. […]

Selling Real Estate is more than numbers.

Unlike the stock exchange where there are centralized locations for buyers and sellers to congregate. Real Estate transactions take place in many shapes and forms. Which often result in different price points for sales. From the MLS to word of mouth in a popular neighborhood. There are many ways for a real estate transaction to […]

Boston has its own Patriot Act - For Students.

Councilor Ross is at it again. Apparently he thinks last years law to limit undergraduate students to 4 bedroom apartments or less is not intrusive or discriminating enough. Now he wants the colleges to do his dirty work. Councilor Ross has proposed that the Universities in Boston should keep records of and track their students […]

Case-Shiller Report: Breaking it Down

The Case-Shiller Report (CSR), which provides a glimpse into the housing market, is closely reported by all the major media outlets but there are some things about this report that aren’t revealed in a 45 second sound bite.
First off, their index for home sales in Boston is down 3.4% which in this market is great […]

Commercial Investing. Advantage Small Investors - For Once!

The Wall Street Journal reported a couple of weeks ago about the opportunities that exist in this current market for small investors of commercial properties.
A lot of my clients fit this category and I thought I would pass this information on to the readers of the Boston Real Estate Blog. Unfortunately, the WSJ is […]