Should Massachusetts bring back rent control? Let us know.
Should Massachusetts bring back rent control? Let us know. Last May, two months into the pandemic shutdown, a joint committee on Beacon Hill recommended something Massachusetts lawmakers hadn’t done since 1994: removing a ban on rent control. The measure would allow cities and towns to adopt their own standards on rent regulation. While a number of […]
Top Metros for Net Inbound & Outbound Moves
Top Metros for Net Inbound & Outbound Moves Zillow says the pandemic brought changes that make people more likely to move. They say that the pandemic has upended the meaning of home and prompted many of people to rethink how and where they want to live. In their new 2021Mover Report, The Opportunity, Emotion and […]
Ask the Gardener: Consider this plant to line your walkways
Ask the Gardener: Consider this plant to line your walkways Carol Stocker takes readers’ questions on seeding laws, selecting plants to line walkways, and planting American elms. | realestate.boston.com. The post Ask the Gardener: Consider this plant to line your walkways appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.
WSJ’s article on oversupply of real estate agents exposes RECartel
WSJ’s article on oversupply of real estate agents exposes RECartel Applaud the Wall Street Journal’s headline about “New Realtors Pile Into Hot Housing Market” and am not surprised to find there are now “more real-estate… The post WSJ’s article on oversupply of real estate agents exposes RECartel first appeared on Real Estate Cafe.
Local Market Monitor’s National Economic Outlook for April, 2021
Local Market Monitor’s National Economic Outlook for April, 2021 Local Market Monitor, a National REIA preferred vendor, recently released their monthly National Economic Outlook where they share their thoughts on developments taking place in the U.S. economy. National Economic Outlook By Ingo Winzer April, 2021 Maybe there will be a faster recovery now that many […]
Pandemic exposed Hidden Infections – Real Estate Reckoning Overdue
Pandemic exposed Hidden Infections – Real Estate Reckoning Overdue “When I started in this business, there was a broad consensus around making the American dream accessible to middle- and lower-income people. After this year… The post Pandemic exposed Hidden Infections – Real Estate Reckoning Overdue first appeared on Real Estate Cafe.
Here’s how Boston’s mayoral candidates would expand affordable housing
Here’s how Boston’s mayoral candidates would expand affordable housing In their first face-off Tuesday night, five of the six Boston mayoral candidates pledged to usher in more affordable housing in a city where booming development has left rents rising and residents in fear of displacement. “Affordable housing is a right that every Bostonian should have […]
What will happen to housing prices when artificially low inventory hits a tipping point?
What will happen to housing prices when artificially low inventory hits a tipping point? Real Estate Cafe has used the hashtag #Covid_ImpactRE to tweet about market distortions during the totally artificial housing market of the past year. Yesterday’s tweet… The post What will happen to housing prices when artificially low inventory hits a tipping point? […]
Big Firms are Crowding the Market For Houses and Driving Up Prices
Big Firms are Crowding the Market For Houses and Driving Up Prices WSJ.com The Wall Street Journal (reposted on Realtor.com) recently wrote about how so-called big firms are crowding out the market for houses and in the process, driving up prices. They report that it runs the gamut from individuals with smartphones and a few […]
Realty firm launches a program that arms buyers with more cash to bid on their next home
Realty firm launches a program that arms buyers with more cash to bid on their next home Raveis Purchase acquires clients’ homes for up to 80 percent of the market value in order to provide equity for their next purchase. | realestate.boston.com The post Realty firm launches a program that arms buyers with more cash […]