Luxury Home of the Week: For $6.45m, a Beacon Hill address where Nathaniel Hawthorne lived
Luxury Home of the Week: For .45m, a Beacon Hill address where Nathaniel Hawthorne lived 54 Pinckney St., a five-level, 3,825-square-foot Federal, hit the market on Sept. 7 for $ 6,450,000. Read more on realestate.boston.com. The post Luxury Home of the Week: For $ 6.45m, a Beacon Hill address where Nathaniel Hawthorne lived appeared first […]
Five Must-Know Steps to Renovating a Multifamily Apartment Property
Five Must-Know Steps to Renovating a Multifamily Apartment Property Brian Hamrick On a recent episode of the Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast, Brian Hamrick talked with Ken Gee the five most important steps you must follow when renovating a multifamily apartment property. Ken has over 24 years of real estate, banking, private […]
FHFA House Price Index Continues to Rise
FHFA House Price Index Continues to Rise According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), U.S. house prices were up 1.6% in June and up 17.4% from Q2, 2020. The FHFA produces the nation’s only public, freely available house price indexes (HPIs) that measure changes in single-family house prices based […]
A waterfront mansion with presidential ties hits the market in Manchester-by-the-Sea
A waterfront mansion with presidential ties hits the market in Manchester-by-the-Sea A historic Manchester-by-the-Sea property with ties to a presidential family has hit the market, but there’s a catch. Well, several of them. Five years after being donated to Historic New England, a nonprofit dedicated to collecting and preserving the region’s past, the mansion at […]
S&PCoreLogicCaseShiller Says Annual Home Price Up 18.6% in June
S&PCoreLogicCaseShiller Says Annual Home Price Up 18.6% in June The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index reported a 18.6% annual gain for June, 2021. Their 10-City Composite annual increase came in at 18.5% and their 20-City Composite posted a 19.1% year-over-year gain. “We have previously suggested that the strength in the U.S. […]
Despite Supreme Court ruling, Boston enacts an eviction and foreclosure moratorium
Despite Supreme Court ruling, Boston enacts an eviction and foreclosure moratorium BOSTON — Boston has taken action to protect residents facing eviction and foreclosure by enacting an eviction moratorium and establishing a fund to help homeowners with mortgage, insurance, and condominium fees. The Boston Public Health Commission’s interim executive director signed a public health order […]
The redevelopment of the Midtown Hotel: What we know so far
The redevelopment of the Midtown Hotel: What we know so far When the Midtown Hotel — then the Midtown Motor Inn — opened in 1961 on the edge of Back Bay, former mayor John Collins and former governor John Volpe were there to cut the ribbon, celebrating the city’s most modern inn. Since then, little […]
Emergency Rental Assistance Slow to Reach Tenants
Emergency Rental Assistance Slow to Reach Tenants We have reported about this problem several times now. It’s almost criminal, in fact National REIA’s Charles Tassell even said “Let’s face it, the government is so inept they cannot give away money!” Indeed…Today’s infographic from Statista points out how the $ 46 BILLION in Emergency Rental Assistance […]
City of Boston Enacts Legally Dubious Eviction Moratorium
After CDC Moratorium Struck Down by U.S. Supreme Court, Acting Mayor Janey Imposes Local Residential Eviction Moratorium Through Boston Public Health Commission After the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the nationwide eviction moratorium imposed by the Centers for Disease Control, President Biden urged local cities and municipalities to impose eviction moratoriums at the […]
Student Housing is Hot this Year
Student Housing is Hot this Year We have had several posts over the years about the lucrative student housing market. A recent report from CNBC’s Diana Olick says demand this year is up over 2%, even in the midst of the coronavirus epidemic. She also points out that 70% of students live in off-campus housing. […]