Massachusetts home sales drop more than 10% as condos stay hot

AHHHHH!!!!!! Boston Business Journal A 10.4 percent drop in the number of single-family homes sold in April could be the first sign of moderation in the hot Massachusetts real estate market. While home sales dropped year over year, the median sale price was up 5.9 percent for the same period. Last month 3,658 single-family homes […]

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The best place to live in Boston

The best place to live in Boston is in Dorchester If you are a first-time homebuyer, the best place to live is in Dorchester.  It has a great quality of life, it’s convenient to public transportation and major highways, it’s close to downtown, and, most importantly, housing prices are low. Right now, there are 78 […]

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What Boston’s missing (part 1 of 100)

154 Attorney Street, New York, NY The above is a wonderful building currently under construction on the lower East Side of Manhattan.  Here are the details, via Curbed, in turn via Prudential Douglas Elliman’s Rob Gross, who’s handling the marketing (I edited the original comments): 32 Unit Condo building with an attendant Designed by Kutnicki/Bernstein […]

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Boston Globe: Are declining long-term interest rates in our best interest?

The Boston Globe has an article in this Sunday’s business section about why long-term interest rates have stayed low for so long.  The article is written by Charles Stein. His theories on why long-term interest rates have stayed low: 1) Influx of foreign money.  Most importantly: The Chinese government keeps buying US government bonds.  As […]

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New SOHA Lofts project announced for the South End

In this week’s Boston Homes, there is a story about Lincoln Plaza a development under construction in the Financial District.  The developer is Cresset Development, LLC. Buried in the story is the interesting bit of news that Cresset is also going to be putting up 86 units in the South End.. UPDATE, June 6, 2005 […]

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BRA approves 146-unit Charlestown condo complex

Boston Business Journal Cathartes Investments will build a four-story, 146-unit condominium on the Charlestown-Somerville border. The project will include a five-story parking garage for 190 vehicles. The Boston Redevelopment Authority approved the project May 19. Construction is expected to begin in December, and the project is expected to be completed in 18 months. City Lofts […]

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Weekly Boston Real Estate Sales and Listings Update, May 20, 2005

Below is a report of sales and listing activity for the past week. Information is derived from LINK, the online database that is used by most Boston real estate agents. New listings: 296 Back on market (listings that went under agreement but deals fell through): 11 Price changes (almost always downward, but some go up): […]

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High-end condos at midrange prices: New crop of development mixes style with economy

By Paul Restuccia, Boston Herald Kerry Durgin wanted a nicer place than her starter South Boston condo, but didn’t think she could afford high-end amenities and detailing while staying in the city.  She was wrong.      Durgin recently found a new place that fit the bill.  For a relatively inexpensive $390,000, she bought a […]

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Dorchester home prices are not going down

Back on April 19th, the Boston Herald had a story about the state of the Boston real estate market.  Basically, it said that the number Beacon Hill sales had fallen precipitously, and that prices in Dorchester and Roxbury had fallen.  (The story is in their archives, here.) Here’s a direct quote from the story: If […]

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Most recent Boston condo sales and supply figures

I have updated my website with the latest market reports. This data shows the number of condos on the market, today, by neighborhood, and compares this to the total number sold over the previous twelve months. From this, you can get an idea of whether there is a glut or a shortage of properties available. […]

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The lure of luxury leads to Boylston St; Many await Mandarin Oriental condos

By Kimberly Blanton, Globe Staff It is not yet built, will have no ocean view, and it will sit across from a Trader Joe’s and a Hollywood Video. But Boston’s rich and famous can’t wait to move in. Maids will turn off the vacuum cleaner when penthouse owners walks by. Residents will be able to […]

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Interest-Only Loans Not Good Choice for All

Peter Coy, Business Week (by way of National Association of Realtors) (May 18, 2005) —   Interest-only loans have risen from 1.5 percent of all mortgages in 2001 to 31 percent as of last year, according to LoanPerformance, a real estate information firm based in San Francisco. The growth of interest-only loans is a concern because […]

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Amrhein’s last call?

Great news.  Amrhein’s will not be closing (although I wouldn’t take this as the final word on the subject).  It will re-open, but not as a "family restaurant" as it has been advertised, but more up-scale.  That’s because the South Boston neighborhood it’s in has changed so much, over the past couple of years. Interesting […]

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With payback deal, ball’s in his McCourt: Deal will let lot owner develop in Southie

With the speed of a glacier, development plans for the Seaport district slowly come together. From the Herald: Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt took out what amounts to a $250 million mortgage yesterday on Dodger Stadium and the surrounding land – a deal that appears to free up his Boston waterfront property for development. […]

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Weekly Boston Real Estate Sales and Listings Update, May 13, 2005

Below is a report of sales and listing activity for the past week. Information is derived from LINK, the online database that is used by most Boston real estate agents. New listings: 243 Back on market (listings that went under agreement but deals fell through): 20 Price changes (almost always downward, but some go up): […]

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Giving people credit where credit is due: New program to help first-time borrowers

There are ways for those with very little credit history to qualify for a mortgage.  Contact masshousing.com for more information. By Jerry Kronenberg – Boston Herald State affordable-housing bank MassHousing wants to help would-be home buyers who can’t get traditional mortgages because they don’t have enough credit history.      "We’re trying to assist people […]

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Las Vegas home sales slowdown shows disturbing statistic

Whoa. The New YorkTimes has a story today about US interest rates and the influence of the Chinese government and its economy. However, the disturbing part of the story is where the reporter talks about Pulte Homes. They are one of America’s largest home builders. They buy land, or buy options on land. Then they […]

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Boston condo sales, year-to-date comparison

Greater Boston condo sales:     1st QTR 2004:  1,230        1st QTR 2005: 1,737          +  41.2 % Greater Boston median price:   1st QTR 2004:  $310,000   1st QTR 2005: $339,000     +   9.4 % Originally posted 2005-05-12 17:05:00.

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First quarter home sales increase in price and number

National Association of Realtors has released first quarter sales data.  For single family homes (and, condos, too, I believe), prices rose 9.7% for the nation, as a whole.  In fact, of 136 metro areas, 130 had rising prices; 66 had double-digit price increases.  Only six metro areas had decreasing median prices. Number of sales increased, […]

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Big plans for Longwood: Brookline apartment complex up for sale at $100M

By Scott Van Voorhis, Boston Herald The luxury-condo boom that has seen new towers rise on Boston’s downtown skyline is now spreading to the more mundane environs of the Longwood hospital-and-research area.        Longwood Towers has hit the sales block, with the project’s pension-fund owner looking to cash out.      The sprawling […]

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Samuels Project Closer to Reality

By way of The Boston Courant: Samuels & Associates has released plans for a $100 million mixed-use building in the Fenway, at 1304-1330 Boylston Street.  That block is currently occupied by a parking lot, Domino’s Pizza, and the Baseball Tavern. The property will contain 210 residential units and almost 300 below-ground parking spaces.  The building […]

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Most excellent website, ever

Simply, the most excellent website ever I have found is over at MapJunction.com. Once you open up the Java applet, you can select from a huge number of maps of Boston – current day, but also all the way back to 1775.  You can overlay one map with another, to see how things used to […]

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Consider Condos to Cut Student Housing Costs

Interesting article, originally published last Spring, regarding parents buying condos for their college-bound children, instead of paying rent or having them live on campus. By JEFFREY STEELE, Barron’s Most parents don’t have much choice about their children’s college living arrangements. When the kids gravitate to dormitories, fraternity or sorority houses or off-campus apartments, their parents […]

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Hot condo market leads developer of Ritz to put apartments on block

Oh, this is rather interesting.  The Ritz-Carlton is doing away with the Phillips Club and selling those units as condos.  I guess I misunderstood how the Phillips Club worked.  Apparently, those units were always owned by Millennium Partners; I thought they were sold to individual investors and rented out, similar to hotel-condos in other cities. […]

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298 Shawmut – South End landmark turned into 5 new beautiful homes

This weekend’s Boston Homes newspaper included a front-page article on five new homes currently under construction in the South End. Up until last year, 298 Shawmut Ave was known near and far as the home to the Waltham Tavern, where “Ladies Invited” greeted all comers. Including those looking for their next fix of crystal meth […]

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Is Egleston Square the next big thing? One-time gang haven offers cut-rate prices

From the Boston Herald: Egleston Square is very close to the South End.  You basically go down Columbus Ave, past Roxbury Community College, and you drive right into it.  Go a bit past the square (stay on Washington St) and you will find a bunch of nice three-family homes, many which have already been turned […]

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Weekly Boston Real Estate Sales and Listings Update, May 6, 2005

Below is a report of sales and listing activity for the past week. Information is derived from LINK, the online database that is used by most Boston real estate agents. New listings: 252 Back on market (listings that went under agreement but deals fell through): 15 Price changes (almost always downward, but some go up): […]

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Boston Loft Projects

The Boston loft projects I am aware of include: STRADA234: (Really these are regular condos, except that some have bedrooms with no windows, which means they aren’t really bedrooms.)  Right next to the Fleet Center, near the North End, this is a newly renovated twelve story building, with condos on floors 7 – 12. Nicely […]

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360 Newbury Street, Boston condos released

Details on the 360 Newbury Street condos (the Tower (er, Virgin) Records building) were announced today in Boston Homes magazine. (I have no idea why they are advertising these as "lofts".  I guess they have exposed duct-work and high ceilings, but beyond that, they’re just your basic condo, from what I gather.) Prices start at […]

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Is Fan Pier deal near?

I am not optimistic that anything of any size will ever be built down in the Seaport area, except for some hotels and maybe some office space. The part about this story that caught my eye and kind of scared me, was about how the city might be offering tax-incentives to companies that want to […]

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Will U.S. kill deduction for home-equity

Whoa – I missed this story last week…yep, this would affect a lot of people… By Kenneth R. Harney, Boston Herald wire   n WASHINGTON – Is Congress about to kill a popular rule that allows you to deduct interest paid on home-equity loans and lines of credit?  The staff of the influential Joint Tax […]

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At last! Richest homes get mag

Boston to get its own high-end homes magazine. By Greg Gatlin, Boston Herald Dan Kaplan can’t figure out why virtually every region in the country except New England has a luxury homes magazine targeting the “super affluent.” That will change in August when Kaplan launches New England Home, showcasing the region’s most impressive family estates, […]

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Top city of Boston officials aid family in zoning bind

Interesting story about how one family built their home on land that didn’t comply with local zoning laws, and are now faced with the catastrophic possibility that they might have to tear it down. From the Globe: A politically connected Dorchester family is getting help from the highest levels of City Hall to save a […]

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What you can buy in the South End of Boston if prices drop 30%

Well, if prices fell 30% in the South End, what would that mean for a buyer? Here’s the scenario: In March, 2005, if you had been pre-approved for a purchase of $500,000, with 20% ($100,000) down, you could have bought a one-bedroom, one-bathroom, 761 square foot penthouse unit at 22 Union Park, #6, for $482,284. […]

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The sky is falling on Boston real estate

Here are the median sales price of condos in the South End for the past five years. I chose May, since that is probably one of the busiest months when it comes to closings; I used March of this year, since it’s the most recent full-month of sales. 5/01/00 – 5/31/00 – median sales price: […]

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Boston condo and single family home sales rise in Boston Massachusetts

Bay State condo prices and sales surged ahead last month, though sales of single-family homes grew at a more modest pace, a real estate trade group reported yesterday. Condo sales rose 26 percent in March compared with the same month the year before. That represented an increase in sales to 1,689 units – the best […]

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Monday morning musings�

Here’s some random thoughts, off the top of my head.  I need more original content on this site, instead of just copying things from other websites (although that’s pretty much what bloggers do, now, don’t they?). First, if I had to choose which projects I’m most interested in seeing come to life, the list would […]

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How Not to Behave at an Open House

Great story about open house disasters.  I haven’t heard many shocking stories about open houses in Boston, but I’ll see what I can find out. By Teri Karush Rogers, New York Times As some brokers see it, displaced anxiety or even rage is causing a higher proportion of buyers -battered by high prices, low inventory and jugular bidding wars […]

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Home Starts fall an alarming 17.6%

Everyone was up in arms about this, yesterday.  I think all of the reporters miss an important point (although I haven’t thought this through, yet) – How is a lower number of home starts a "good" thing?  There are so many buyers waiting to buy, right now.  Lowering the number of potential homes for sale […]

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In Real Estate Fever, More Signs of Sickness

This is a good article, from the Washington Post.  It’s about real estate in the Washington DC area, but the points it makes are relevant to us here, in Boston, as well.  It pretty much says what everyone else is saying (parts of which I don’t agree with, by the way) – that the real […]

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Weekly Boston Real Estate Sales and Listings Update, April 22, 2005

Below is a report of sales and listing activity for the past week. Information is derived from LINK, the online database that is used by most Boston real estate agents. New listings: 256 Back on market (listings that went under agreement but deals fell through): 8 Price changes (almost always downward, but some go up): […]

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I don’t agree with what those two real estate articles are saying

I will have to do some research on this, but my first reaction to the two stories, below, from the Boston Herald, is that they are not reflective of what’s really happening out there, right now. First, any suggestion that Dorchester isn’t hot hot hot is just plain wrong.  I’ve been there extensively over the […]

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Home buyer worry in two areas

From the Boston Herald: If you’re wondering what it will be like if the real estate bubble bursts, ask some homeowners in Dorchester and Roxbury.      The gas is running out of the recent real estate run-up in both neighborhoods, according to local housing researcher John Anderson. Dorchester and Roxbury homeowners defaulting on mortgages […]

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n HillBeacon Hill Condo news is grim

From the Boston Herald: cite=”http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=79359″>While Beacon Hill and neighborhoods such as Dorchester and Roxbury don’t typically rub shoulders, the two ends of the Hub housing market may be sharing symptoms of a coming real estate chill, experts say.      Condo sales on Beacon Hill fell nearly 50 percent in March, according to a veteran […]

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South Bay grows on Boston

From the Boston Globe: Twelve years ago, some said that luring shoppers to a hardscrabble part of Boston would be a battle. But the retail center is not only thriving, it’s expanding. By Susan Diesenhouse, Globe Correspondent | April 16, 2005 In 1993, as South Bay Center rose in Boston’s old Newmarket industrial district, some […]

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I’lltake Boston

  cite=”http://www.boston.com/realestate/articles/2005/04/17/ill_take_boston/”> From the Boston Globe: You just can’t beat New York, king of the hill, top of the heap, 26 baseball World Championships. Why live any place else? By Andrew Rapp, Globe Correspondent | April 16, 2005 What a difference 86 years makes. It turns out you can beat New York, if you do […]

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Best real estate term, ever! “bookend neighborhood”

Heard a new phrase today.  Probably an old phrase, from somewhere else. Ever heard of a “bookend neighborhood“? Here’s  an example: In Boston, the South End is a neighborhood.  On one side you have Bay Village & on the other side you have the part of Roxbury between Massachusetts Avenue & Northeastern / Melnea Cass Blvd.  Those two […]

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Boston real estate springs to life: Market begins its busiest season

The Boston Herald ran a story today about the “spring market”.  Pretty much, most people look for condos in the city during the months of April and May. However, the season started late, this year. I’m not sure why.  I think sellers were waiting before putting their places on the market, to decide if they […]

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The Back Bay: One of Boston’s Most Exclusive Neighborhoods to Live In | Back Bay Condos for Sale

Boston Back Bay Condos for Sale & Rentals The Back Bay District – known for its iconic, Victorian-esque brownstone homes, beautiful tree-lined streets, numerous architecturally significant buildings, and cultural institutions – it’s easy to understand why it’s one of the most appealing neighborhoods in America.  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Back […]

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Boston ‘s Forgotten Neighborhoods (part 1 of 100)

So, not so long ago, there was an area in Boston known as the “New York Streets” neighborhood.  Or, something like that.  It was down off of Albany Street – the streets off of Albany were named after the towns and cities that the old Boston-Albany train line passed on its way into New York […]

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