by Search Engine Marketing Editor | Dec 29, 2018 | Real Estate News
Greater Boston saw record median home prices in November The median sale price for a single-family home last month was $588,540, a 4 percent increase over what it was in November 2017. Condo sales saw a 13.6 percent decrease. by Search Engine Marketing Editor | Dec 23, 2018 | Real Estate Market, Real Estate News, Rentals
Massachusetts Airbnb regulations could come in the next few weeks State lawmakers moving unexpectedly toward compromise bill Massachusetts lawmakers are moving toward passage of a suite of regulations for short-term rentals done through sites such as Airbnb. The... by Search Engine Marketing Editor | Dec 20, 2018 | Real Estate Market, Real Estate News
Arrivals such as LimeBike and Ant joined mainstay Blue Bikes as did new electric and dockless technology When 2018 started, there was one bike-share option in the Boston area aside from the odd pilot program: Blue Bikes. Now, as 2018 ends, Blue Bikes is but one of a... by Search Engine Marketing Editor | Nov 13, 2018 | House for Sale, Real Estate Market, Real Estate News, Residential
Boston sees increase in number of million-dollar neighborhoods Of the largest metros, Boston ranked No. 13 for percentage of million-dollar neighborhoods. How did Cambridge and Newton fare? Worcester? by Search Engine Marketing Editor | Nov 1, 2018 | Real Estate Market, Real Estate News
Developer Hines has a six-month extension to negotiate with various stakeholders It’s one of the longer-running question marks in Boston real estate: Will a tower go up atop South Station? Recall that Hines, a Houston-based development and investment firm, has been... by Search Engine Marketing Editor | Oct 27, 2018 | Real Estate News
Despite the general trend toward a fall slowdown, pending home sales rose slightly in September compared to August. The National Association of Realtors reports that the pending home sales index rose 0.5 percent from 104.1 in August to 104.5 in September. In the... by Search Engine Marketing Editor | Oct 10, 2018 | Real Estate Market, Real Estate News, Residential
These include mammoth sites in Dorchester and South Boston as well as smaller ones in Roxbury Several prime Boston parcels are up for sale as of early October—including in Dorchester, South Boston, and Roxbury—each of which could host significant development. They... by Search Engine Marketing Editor | Oct 4, 2018 | Real Estate News
Roomier trains, expanded bus service, e-bikes—it’s not all delays and shuttles Getting around the Boston region remains a herculean task. Its traffic is some of the world’s most congested; its mass transit is aged and often unreliable; and its bike infrastructure is... by Search Engine Marketing Editor | Sep 29, 2018 | Real Estate News, Residential
Where should Boston prioritize market-rate housing development? Besides ‘everywhere’—sound off Mayor Marty Walsh has committed Boston to facilitating the construction of 69,000 new apartments and condos by 2030, most of them market-rate. It’s a big step up from the... by Search Engine Marketing Editor | Sep 14, 2018 | House for Sale, Real Estate News
It’s one possible solution to slow the displacement of longtime residents The Boston City Council plans to host a hearing on ways to stem what one member says is a tide of gentrification about to sweep Roxbury. Councilor Kim Janey, a Roxbury resident, says that the...