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 Issue of October 8, 2007 
   

Greater Boston Office Space Costs Firms a Pretty Penny
By Thomas Grillo
Pay up. Office space is getting more expensive. Average asking rents have increased 14 percent in the suburbs, 46 percent in Boston and a whopping 48 percent in Cambridge compared to last year, according to third-quarter data from Jones Lang LaSalle.



Permitting Plunges In Boston, Suburbs
By Aglaia Pikounis
Permitting for new homes plunged in Greater Boston as developers reacted to the softening housing market, a new report shows.



Credit Union Bills Renew Battle With Banks
By Amy Wyeth
Is it modernizing an industry or stepping out of bounds?



‘Dialog Banking’ Says It All At New TD Banknorth Branch
By Amy Wyeth
TD Banknorth’s third location in downtown Boston doesn’t look like a typical branch.



Residents Have Big Problems With Plans for Two Buildings
By Thomas Grillo
It’s not a good fit. At a packed public hearing at the Boston Public Library last week, many residents of the city’s Back Bay area said the 19-story glass office tower proposed for Boylston Street is too tall.



Bill to Help Troubled Owners Wins House, Realtor Support
By Aglaia Pikounis
Realtors in Massachusetts and across the country are supporting legislation that would give a tax break to owners who are losing their homes.




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