by Banker & Tradesman | Mar 10, 2024
The dream of frequent, electrified suburban trains in Greater Boston has long seemed perennially on the horizon. Could this time be different? Indications are, yes. And housing developers should start keeping an eye on the project.
by Rick Dimino | Mar 10, 2024
We’ve seen many blue-ribbon commissions on transportation before. But this time, everyone knows that failure to find solutions means the MBTA – and the Greater Boston economy – will be in jeopardy.
by Banker & Tradesman | Mar 3, 2024
Is Boston headed for a fiscal cliff or a fiscal hiccup thanks to falling office utilization? Two things are for sure: no one should take fears of a calamity lightly, and everyone should use this threat as an occasion to fix what’s long been broken.
by Peter Paul Payack | Mar 3, 2024
Attorney General Andrea Campbell is paying a visit to Boston’s southern neighbor with a special delivery.
by Banker & Tradesman | Mar 3, 2024
Conventional wisdom says that you should never leave money on the table when negotiating. But research in the field of game theory suggests this could be exactly the wrong approach.
by Scott Van Voorhis | Mar 3, 2024
Don’t like the Boston Planning & Development Agency? Think it’s too close to developers and business interests and should be abolished? Just amp up the fractious Boston City Council’s influence on what gets built.
by Banker & Tradesman | Mar 3, 2024
There is a potential new partner just over the horizon for Massachusetts’ community banks, community development financial institutions, small businesses, farms and underserved communities: a Massachusetts Public Bank.
by Lew Sichelman | Mar 3, 2024
Would you pay a 9 percent commission to buy a house? The scenario is a long shot, but it’s still conceivable, if you’re not careful, according to a review of buyer-broker contracts reviewed by the Consumer Federation of America.
by Lew Sichelman | Feb 25, 2024
Two model homes being showcased at this week’s International Builders’ Show try to offer solutions to some of today’s biggest challenges: sustainability and the difficulty of “trading up” as your family changes.
by Banker & Tradesman | Feb 25, 2024
Boston has a housing crisis of its own making. We let unelected, vocal minorities block the new homes that would get us out of this mess.
by Christopher R. Vaccaro | Feb 25, 2024
The vast majority of mortgage loans are repaid without incident, but when they go into default, peculiar twists and turns can ensue. A federal district court decision issued in January, involving a home in Framingham, offers an example.
by Banker & Tradesman | Feb 25, 2024
By design, MBTA Communities was supposed to immunize local elected officials from local resistance to new housing. But that’s not happening. Here’s what we need to do next.
by Banker & Tradesman | Feb 25, 2024
Massachusetts politicians should look at Raleigh, North Carolina with a mixture of anger, envy and fear: Anger and envy that that metro has outpaced us in housing construction by miles, fear that it will help them steal our jobs and prosperity.
by Banker & Tradesman | Feb 25, 2024
Location may be one of the most common words to describe valuable real estate, but when embarking on a multifamily or single-family project, regardless of location, design arguably reigns supreme.
by Banker & Tradesman | Feb 25, 2024
This 570,000-square-foot tower will accommodate up to 1,850 employees after it opens in 2026. Teams from AstraZeneca and Alexion Rare Disease will collaborate here to transform the future of healthcare.
by Banker & Tradesman | Feb 25, 2024
We are experiencing a sea change in regulations related to sustainability and decarbonization in the built environment. And technical experts like architects need to have central roles in their development.
by Peter Paul Payack | Feb 25, 2024
Bankers are grappling with complex changes to Community Reinvestment Act regulations.
by Banker & Tradesman | Feb 25, 2024
A new arts center, which incorporates elements of the historic building it’s replacing, will be a hub for the Boston Latinx community’s cultural empowerment.
by Peter Paul Payack | Feb 18, 2024
Uncle Sam is keeping an eye on finance fraud and money laundering.
by Banker & Tradesman | Feb 18, 2024
The unfortunate reality for affordable housing is we haven’t done a great job measuring it, causing questions about our success in managing it. Housing Navigator Massachusetts is changing that.