Back to School Sales Tax Holidays 2020
Back to School Sales Tax Holidays 2020 This weekend several states across the fruited-plain will be kicking off sales tax holidays for the back to school season. Whether you think this is good or bad public policy is irrelevant; the bottom-line is saving money! The folks over at the Tax Foundation annually put together a […]
US mortgage rates have slipped below 3 percent again
US mortgage rates have slipped below 3 percent again In June, pending home sales soared 16.6 percent to the highest level since 2006. The post US mortgage rates have slipped below 3 percent again appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.
Eviction Moratorium Challenge Live Stream of Superior Court Hearing Thursday 10AM
Eviction Moratorium Challenge Live Stream of Superior Court Hearing Thursday 10AM For those keeping track of our legal challenge to the Eviction Moratorium Act, tomorrow July 30, 2020 at 10am, the Suffolk Superior Court will be live streaming on Youtube the hearing on our motion to enjoin and strike down the Moratorium. I’ve embedded and […]
U.S. Homeownership & Rental Vacancy Rates for Q2 2020
U.S. Homeownership & Rental Vacancy Rates for Q2 2020 The U.S. government is reporting that the national vacancy rates in Q2 2020 were 5.7% for rental housing and 0.9% for homeowner housing. The national homeownership rate for Q2 2020 was 67.9%. In addition, approximately 90.1% of the housing units in the United States in Q2 […]
Covid seeding new era of consumer protection in real estate?
Covid seeding new era of consumer protection in real estate? At the Real Estate Cafe, we’re always cooking up something creative — often revisiting anniversaries and ideas that were “half baked” and still need collaborators and guest chefs to cocreate a masterpiece. One of our best events was 24 years ago (July 29, 1996) when […]
12 homes you can tour from your couch (July 29)
12 homes you can tour from your couch (July 29) Take a 3-D tour of a dozen listings — from a 3-bed single-family in Holbrook for $ 369,900 to a 7-bed Dover mansion for $ 5.9m. The post 12 homes you can tour from your couch (July 29) appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.
Successfully Using the Past to Manage in the Present
Successfully Using the Past to Manage in the Present Successfully Using the Past to Manage in the Present by David Pickron We have all heard the phrase “live in the present and forget about the past,” but rarely do we hear the opposite of that. Currently we are in a challenging situation in regard to […]
Top 10 Metros with Highest Foreclosure Rates in Q2
Top 10 Metros with Highest Foreclosure Rates in Q2 According to ATTOM Data Solutions’ recently released U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, the number of properties with foreclosure filings hit an all-time low with 165,530 filings reported. Nationally, 0.12% of all housing units (one in every 824 housing units) had a foreclosure filing in the first half […]
Extended Eviction Moratoriums Do More Harm than Good
Extended Eviction Moratoriums Do More Harm than Good The National Multifamily Housing Council recently put together some important facts about the adverse effects of extending the current eviction moratoriums. They recognize that the Coronavirus pandemic has caused serious economic pain for millions of American families. However, they point out that without long-term solutions that support […]
Small Rental Property Owners, ACLU, National Rental Managers, 30 Major Cities Weigh In On Constitutionality of Massachusetts Eviction Moratorium
Small Rental Property Owners, ACLU, National Rental Managers, 30 Major Cities Weigh In On Constitutionality of Massachusetts Eviction Moratorium Over 30 Organizations and Individual Landlords Impacted by Eviction Moratorium File Friend of the Court (Amicus Curiae) Briefs In State Court Challenge Our lawsuit challenging the Massachusetts Eviction Moratorium Act, which Gov. Baker just extended to […]