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 Issue of January 8, 2007 
   

Brooks to Take State Housing Post
By Aglaia Pikounis
Tina Brooks, a community development veteran, has been named the state’s housing policy chief.



Experts See Fewer Vacancies, Higher Office Rents in 2007
By Thomas Grillo
The crystal ball shows higher office rents, fewer vacancies, and Japanese noodles making their debut in Faneuil Hall. At least, that’s how the experts see it.



Numerous Bills Filed At Start of New Year
By Amy Wyeth
New bank and credit union presidents – and there are at least half a dozen in the Bay State this year – enter 2007 cognizant that the battle for new depositors will continue in earnest.



Experts Offer Different Views On Future of Housing Market
By Aglaia Pikounis
It is the burning question on the minds of real estate industry experts and concerned homeowners: Will the housing market continue its decline this year or start a comeback?



Residential Loan Stoppage By MLN Creates an Uproar
By Amy Wyeth and Katie Curnutte
Citing “a lack of available warehouse funds,” Middletown, Conn.-based Mortgage Lenders Network USA, one of the nation’s top subprime lenders, announced Dec. 29 that it would stop funding residential loans.



Menino Supporting Opposition To Plan for New Suffolk Dorms
By Thomas Grillo
Beacon Hill residents have won an important ally in their battle to prevent Suffolk University from building a 22-story dormitory in their neighborhood: Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino.



Housing Permits Drop in 2006; Recovery Seen Late This Year
By Aglaia Pikounis
Permitting for new housing construction in Massachusetts dropped sharply last year as home sales and prices fell from record highs, and many industry watchers are expecting that new-home construction and permitting activity won’t begin to recover until late this year.



Invesco Buys One Liberty
By Thomas Grillo
In the first mega-sale of a Boston office tower in 2007, One Liberty Square in the Financial District has been sold to Invesco Real Estate, a Dallas-based REIT, for $50.3 million.




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