Boston.com: rents are through the roof.

Anyone who has been following the musing on this site is no stranger to the fact that for about a year I have been beating the drum of the tightening rental market in Boston. Now, boston.com is joining me in spreading the word. I knew they would come around. The fact is that because the [...]

Harold Brown fears return to rent control

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 [...]

Harvard: “The state of the nation’s housing is sobering”

Well if it wasn’t official already Harvard has put its stamp of failure on the national housing market. It almost feels as if the report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies is a kick in the stomach while the market is already on the group and hurt. There are more than a few [...]

Tips for renters.

I’ve been showing quite a few properties for rent this past week. It was great to get out and see a lot of inventory from Cleveland Circle to the South End, Cambridge, and Charlestown. I found many of the old issues that both inexperienced and even experienced renters run into. A few thoughts: * If [...]

Snow and post tax credit blues = horrible Feb home sales

As reported in the fine journalistic institution known as the Boston Herald Massachusetts home sales fell 14.4% year-over-year from 2010.   Ouch. Obviously, the weather was awful in February around these parts. Multiple times I found myself digging out not once but upwards of three times from a single snowfall. However, I find it difficult [...]