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 Issue of June 2, 2008 
   
William Raveis Real Estate & Home Services has started up 15 offices in Massachusetts in the last five years, including this Brookline office, which opened in March 2007.


Raveis Real Estate Pursues Aggressive Growth Strategy
By Aglaia Pikounis
Five years after beginning an aggressive expansion in Massachusetts, William Raveis Real Estate & Home Services has opened 15 offices and plans to launch at least two more this year.



Plan for The Merano Next Link in Greenway
By Thomas Grillo
Years after demolition of Boston’s Southeast Expressway, the latest proposal to transform the 1950s highway site into a neighborhood faces public scrutiny next month.



Lenders Strive to Keep Ownership Period Short
By Amy Wyeth
No one likes to talk about foreclosures.



Investor Rescue Safeguards Hancock Image
By Laura Schreier
Investors needed rescuing, and John Hancock Funds wanted to look like a hero.



Tisei - Transfer Taxes Throw ‘Ice Water’ On Economy
By Aglaia Pikounis
Proposals to charge taxes on property sales on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket do not make sense, according to state Sen. Richard Tisei, R-Wakefield.



$2.2 Billion Acquisition Of Commerce Group Completed
Spanish insurance company Mapfre S.A. has completed its acquisition of Webster-based insurer The Commerce Group for $2.21 billion, the companies announced Wednesday.



Coakley Accuses Option One Of Discrimination, Fraud
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office has filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court against subprime lender Option One Mortgage Corp. and its parent company, H&R Block.



Springfield Selects Boston Developer For 'Symbolic' Project
By Thomas Grillo
The City of Springfield has chosen a Boston developer to turn a pair of abandoned historic buildings into a downtown destination.



NEEP Predicts Financial Cuts And Losses From Bad Loans
It’s not a recession – it’s just going to feel like one.




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