Yahoo Finance reports that "homeowners are quiet quitting" the sales market, as they hold on to their lower interest rate mortgages and listings are down more than 20% compared to April of 2022. Inventory is low, mortgage rates are high,…
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) recently released a detailed report with zoning and planning recommendations for Mattapan, as part of the sweeping "Imagine Boston 2030" planning revision. The BPDA vision for Mattapan encompasses a neighborhood where “a resident…
An April 2023 article by Diti Kohli in the Boston Globe detailed various approaches being considered to fill empty storefronts in Boston. The residential areas of the city, such as Back Bay and Hyde Park, have a booming storefront retail…
Andrew Brinker, business correspondent for the Boston Globe held a Q&A on Reddit about the Boston housing crisis. You can read the whole article here, including more lengthy answers, but below are some of his answers to short questions posed…
As if the rental crush that started as the pandemic eased in late 2021 wasn't bad enough, rental apartments are even harder to find in Boston today and the rents on the few units that do become vacant are just…
Former MA Governor Charlie Baker signed into law a requirement for all Eastern and Central MA communities served by public transit (MBTA, commuter rail, or bus station) to create a high-density zoning district by right, within a half-mile of a…
The Boston Globe recently reported on a plan to build a park over the Mass Pike and train lines in Chinatown, making a way to connect the two sides of a once-physically united neighborhood that was divided by the infrastructure project…
NORTH SHORE HOUSING. A regional approach to housing needs to be advocated to quell NIMBYism. Beverly has added 1,400 housing units since 2014, when new Mayor Michael Cahill made housing a priority. But the growth has led to complaints from…
The Boston Public Library has a new mapping program to discover the presentation of a property in an old city atlas. For instance, you can type in a Marine Road address in South Boston and discover it used to be…
Bourne Bridge and Sagamore Bridge will not be replaced anytime soon, likely a negative impact for Cape Cod. Read full article here: