Residential Real Estate
Few Real Estate Brokerages Received for PPP Loans
By James Sanna | Jul 7, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
Only a few of the state’s best-known real estate brokerages received Paycheck Protection Loans earlier this year as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged the Massachusetts housing market.
Housing Confidence Gaining Steam After Nearing Survey Low
Jul 7, 2020 | ReprintsAbout 61 percent of Americans think June was a good time to buy a home according to a new survey from Fannie Mae which wrapped up just before COVID-19 cases started spiking in many states outside the Northeast.
Business Confidence Nearly in Optimistic Territory
By State House News Service | Jul 7, 2020 | ReprintsBusiness confidence in Massachusetts rebounded in June in lockstep with the reopening of economic sectors that had been sealed off by government order to guard against the spread of COVID-19.
Harvard Plans All-Online Classes, Limited Housing
By State House News Service | Jul 6, 2020 | ReprintsAll undergraduate and graduate courses at Harvard University will be taught online this fall, and the school will open campus to house up to 40 percent of its maximum capacity in dormitories, officials announced Monday.
Robert Paul Properties Buys Norwell Brokerage
Jul 6, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkRobert Paul Properties has bought JACKSON Ltd., the oldest independently owned brokerage in Norwell.
Personnel File
Jul 6, 2020 | ReprintsFrom new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: it’s The Personnel File.
WinnCompanies Extends Own Eviction Moratorium
By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Jul 6, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkMassachusetts’ largest affordable housing operator is extending its moratorium on evictions for tenants with financial hardship through Dec. 31 in response to lingering COVID-19 impacts.
Zillow: Greater Boston Inventory Slowly Improving
By James Sanna | Jul 6, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkThe number of houses and condominiums for sale in Greater Boston is slowly ticking up, although overall inventory is still far from where it was this time last year, according to new data from Zillow.
Record Amount of RAFT Housing Assistance Distributed
By State House News Service | Jul 6, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkAmid a national recession and widespread unemployment linked to the pandemic, Metro Housing|Boston set a record in June for distribution of housing assistance.
Eviction Moratorium Backers See Short Window for Passage
By State House News Service | Jul 6, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkWith the clock ticking for potential legislative action to extend housing relief measures, sponsors of a new bill aimed at preserving a mandatory pause on housing removals highlighted support and strategies on Thursday.
‘Voracious’ Vacationers Poised to Consume Cape Rentals
By Heather Beasley Doyle | Special to Banker & Tradesman | Jul 5, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkCape Cod’s short-term rental brokers have suddenly found themselves grappling with a flood of business mere weeks after the coronavirus demolished demand for seaside vacations.
Racism in Real Estate Cannot Stand
Jul 5, 2020 | ReprintsGreater Boston’s rental housing industry has a serious racism problem, and it’s going to take effort from industry and government – including Attorney General Maura Healey – to solve.
Odd Lots: Pandemic Created Home Bargains in Some Cities
By Lew Sichelman | Special to Banker & Tradesman | Jul 5, 2020 | ReprintsAn opportunity for first-time buyers to find houses priced below market value is presenting itself in a number of places across the country – so long as they’re not looking in much of Greater Boston.
Forbearances Create Uncertain Summer for Lenders
By Diane McLaughlin | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Jul 5, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkWith expanded federal jobless aid set to run out at the end of this month and a state foreclosure moratorium likely to expire almost three weeks later, concern is growing as the mortgage industry faces an uncertain summer and fall.
Realtors Respond to Claims of Widespread Racism in Greater Boston Rental Market
By James Sanna | Jul 2, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkFollowing a report from Suffolk University Law School that found widespread racism among apartment brokers in Greater Boston, two of the state’s largest real estate agent trade groups are calling for changes.
Black Renters Face Rampant Discrimination in Greater Boston, Study Finds
By James Sanna | Jul 1, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkBlack renters in Greater Boston face enormous and widespread hurdles to viewing apartments and finding brokers who will work with them, researchers from Suffolk University Law School and The Analysis Group found.
Baker Announces $20M Statewide Rent Relief Fund
By James Sanna | Jun 30, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkState officials will dedicate $20 million to offer rental and mortgage help to low-income households not covered by the state’s current emergency assistance program, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Tuesday afternoon.
Summer May Decide Fate of Leading Shots in Vaccine Race
By The Associated Press | Jun 29, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkPeople on six continents already are getting jabs in the arm as the race for a COVID-19 vaccine enters a defining summer, with even bigger studies poised to prove if any shot really works – and maybe offer a reality check.
Pitching Penthouses During a Pandemic
By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Jun 28, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkKevin Caulfield, head of Compass-affiliated Caulfield Properties represents developer Center Court Properties in marketing 62 new luxury units in Beacon Hill’s The Archer Residences.
Should Housing Advocates Look to the Suburbs?
By Scott Van Voorhis | Banker & Tradesman Columnist | Jun 28, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkHere’s a startling statistic that should be a cause for celebration among anyone rooting for more housing and lower prices. As a percentage of its overall housing stock, Boston is now building more housing than Houston, long touted for its wide-open land use...
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