Everyone is very reluctant to officially claim that there has been a housing recovery and that the troubled times from recent memory are officially in the past. Clearly superstitions have come into play. Regardless of ones opinion there have been very successful figures surfacing especially thus far in 2012 that give every reason to be …
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Looking for a temporary place to call home in the Hub? Whether you are a student, in the city for a short-period of time due to a job relocation, or if you simply wish to ride the rental market before you intend to buy, there are some important things you need to know. Boston is …
South Boston or Southie residents soon will be graced by the presence of a Stephanies restaurant right in their neighborhood. The fine-dining establishment, most notably famous for its main Newbury Street location, appropriately named Stephanies on Newbury, also has a sister restaurant that was later opened in the South End on Tremont Street, known as …
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The Federal Housing Finance Agencys latest House Price Index at the end of July, which we previously blogged about, informed us that home prices across the country are back to levels they were achieving back in May of 2004. Now, nationwide it can be reported that when looking to a year-over-year report, the listing site …
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Not only are housing starts up in June, as evidenced by our past blog, but the total spending on construction is also up for that month as the final numbers were recently reported. For the third straight month spending increased for all forms of construction nationwide. In May we realized the largest gain month-over-month since …
Do you have a green thumb and are you imprinting it on your property? Recent studies have shown that you should hop on this bandwagon for your home and wallets sake, and fast. The University of California just shared conclusions from their research that insists Green Homes garner on average 9% more money upon its …
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Do you have a green thumb and are you imprinting it on your property? Recent studies have shown that you should hop on this bandwagon for your home and wallets sake, and fast. The University of California just shared conclusions from their research that insists Green Homes garner on average 9% more money upon its …
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Can you imagine the public payphones spread throughout Boston providing free Wi-Fi for all to enjoy? This indeed may soon be the reality. The idea was generated by City Councilor At-Large Felix Arroyo who first heard of such a possibility from New York. It is here where the Big Apple has already implemented this technology …
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Weston is one of the more sought after neighborhoods to reside in all of Massachusetts as well as all of the nation. Ranked among the 100 wealthiest communities in the United States, Weston is the wealthiest suburb of Boston. It is easy to travel to Boston through the convenience of both the Massachusetts Turnpike and …
If we can take anything from the past year or so, it is that those with extraordinary properties now have enough faith in the market to put their homes up for sale again. We have seen this in a plethora of locations, from 211 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston to even the $59 Million listing in …
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