August 1, 2010 | Updated 12:00am



Aug. 02 Issue

Inside B&T

T Moves To Park Garden Garage In Private Hands

The MBTA is moving closer to disposing of its North Station parking garage – a move that could...

Local CMBS Liquidation Losses Few, But Costly

Red ink doesn’t get much redder: In Westborough, a warehouse and office complex carrying an...

Mtg. Master Defends LOs Against DOB

Walpole-based mortgage lender Mortgage Master is going to bat against the Massachusetts Division...

New Financial Reform Bill Wins Applause From Appraisers

"Dodd-Frank" may be the filthiest epithet in most financiers' vocabularies these days, but...

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Blogs

Housing Scene

No Dent In Foreclosure Filings

By Aglaia Pikounis

A government watchdog says participation in a federal program to help struggling homeowners is “anemic”.

Deals & Developments

Lawmakers Scramble To Save Casino Bill

By Scott Van Voorhis

The odds still look long right now as the end of the legislative session looms on July 31st. But with hundreds of millions in potential revenue at stake, Beacon Hill is mounting a last-ditch effort to pass a gambling bill.


Updated Friday, Jul. 30 @ 11:21am

Current News

Big O Makes Tidy Profit On Hanover Home

Controversial Boston sports talk radio personality Glenn "The Big O" Ordway and his wife Sarah have sold their Hanover home for a shade less than $1 million.

Sale Of Apartments In Boston’s Seaport Could Cause ‘Feeding Frenzy’

By Paul McMorrow

MassMutual's Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers and the Fallon Co. have put the Park Lane Seaport apartment complex on the block, in a bid to tap an investment sales market in which investors have displayed a ravenous demand for trophy assets in core markets.

Obama Pushes Congress To Pass $30 Billion Community Bank Package

President Barack Obama pushed the Senate Tuesday to pass legislation he says will benefit small businesses and generate jobs, and called on Republicans to back what he described as a plan similar to programs they had supported in the past.

Jones Lang LaSalle Profit Jumps In Q2

Jones Lang LaSalle, a commercial real estate services firm with a significant presence in Boston, posted a $32 million profit in the second quarter, compared to a $14 million loss a year ago.

CBRE Sees Earnings Gains

CB Richard Ellis, a commercial real estate services firm with a significant presence in Boston, announced a second quarter profit of $54.8 million, after losing $6.6 million in the second quarter of 2009.

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Post Tax Credit High

The Warren Group CEO Timothy Warren Jr. discuss the rise in sales and predict what will happen in the second half of the year. Click here to listen.

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Foreclosures Continue In Bay State

The foreclosure picture in Massachusetts hasn't improved much this year. Listen to The Warren Group CEO Timothy M. Warren's foreclosure forecast.


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Conditions Permiting
What does the recent surge in building permits indicate?

  • Builders are finally more bullish about building on spec.
  • Its a seasonal thing - June is always a big building month.
  • Builders were in a rush to obtain permits in hopes of passage the the Permit Extension Act.
  • All of the above.
  • None of the above.

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Click here to listen to The Warren Group's CEO Timothy Warren Jr. offer his take on the strong past few months and where we might be headed.

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