Residential Real Estate
Personnel File
Mar 18, 2019 | ReprintsMembers of the banking and real estate industries were on the move this week. See who got promoted and hired.
NIMBY Strikes Again on Nantucket
By Scott Van Voorhis | Banker & Tradesman Columnist | Mar 17, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock Link
While engaging in the most rapacious forms of profit mongering are apparently fine off-island, Nantucket apparently has a very different code for what’s allowable on this playpen for the fabulously rich.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: That Affordable Housing is Outrageous
By Peter Paul Payack | Banker & Tradesman Cartoonist | Mar 17, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock LinkCareful, dear. Your MAGA is showing.
The Time to Act on the Housing Crisis is Now
By Tamara Small | Special to Banker & Tradesman | Mar 17, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock LinkThe lack of housing is now approaching crisis level. The number of communities with median prices above $1 million has doubled in the past decade. As a result, the shortage of workforce housing is now a significant threat to our economic growth.
‘Slow and Steady’ Not Enough on Diversity
Mar 17, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA new report from the Eos Foundation offers a damning critique of many organizations that serve as the public face of Massachusetts’ leading industries.
Buying a Home Just Got Easier for Many in the Gig Economy
By Kenneth R. Harney | Washington Post Columnist | Mar 17, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock LinkIf you’re one of the millions of Americans who are self-employed or earn money on the side through freelance, contract or “gig” work, you may know the drill firsthand: Applying for a mortgage can be an intrusive ordeal.
South End Hotel, Hood Park Expansion Get Go-Ahead
By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Mar 15, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock LinkAfter sitting vacant for decades amid failed redevelopment attempts, the Alexandria Hotel in Boston’s South End is due for a makeover and expansion.
Massachusetts’ Business Leaders Still Overwhelmingly White, Male, Report Finds
Mar 14, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock LinkOrganizations representing Massachusetts’ business community, including the banking industry, have come in for criticism from a new report on leadership diversity in the state from the Boston-based Eos Foundation.
Boston Breaks Ground on 349-Unit Expansion of JP Housing Project
Mar 14, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock LinkDignitaries gathered Wednesday to celebrate the start of renovations to Boston’s Armory Street Apartments in Jamaica Plain and the groundbreaking for a 349-unit housing development being built on adjacent city land.
234-Unit Affordable Buildings in Orange Get $11.6M MassHousing Financing for Renovations
Mar 14, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock LinkMassHousing has provided a total of $11.6 million in affordable housing financing to the nonprofit Retirement Housing Foundation for the renovation and preservation of two adjacent affordable housing communities in Orange.
Hearing Coming ‘Soon’ on Baker Housing Bill
By State House News Service | Mar 13, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock LinkThe co-chair of the state legislature’s Housing Committee is eyeing a hearing “fairly soon” on Gov. Charlie Baker’s zoning reform bill and wants to work to address reservations some have with the bill.
Pine Street Inn Plans Large Affordable Project in JP
Mar 13, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA large affordable housing project could be coming to Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood, courtesy of the Pine Street Inn homeless shelter.
In Speech, DeLeo Asks Businesses for Unity on Money for Transit Fixes
By State House News Service | Mar 13, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock LinkOpening the door for a near-term debate over transportation and transportation financing on Beacon Hill, House Speaker Robert DeLeo said he is open to tax hikes or just about any other prescription to address the state’s critical needs – but he first wants to know what businesses will support.
Worcester to Homeowners: Stop Paving Your Lawns
Mar 12, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock LinkWorcester officials are mulling zoning changes to cut down on the number of driveways built on side yards and front yards in the city.
Fire Damages Hub on Causeway Tower
Mar 11, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock LinkFirefighters extinguished a blaze that broke out on the 25th story of a high-rise apartment tower at The Hub on Causeway at Boston’s North Station hours before Saturday night’s Bruins game.
Demand for Public Housing Far Exceeds Supply
By State House News Service | Mar 11, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock LinkThere are 160,000 people in Massachusetts on waiting lists for public housing, according to housing authority representatives who visited the State House last week to ask for more state funding and a larger role in helping the state tackle its affordable housing problem.
Property Values Drive Jump in Local Tax Revenues
By The Associated Press | Mar 11, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA new report says cities and towns in Massachusetts experienced their strongest revenue gains in a decade during a recent 12-month period.
For 40 Years, CEDAC Has Catalyzed Positive Change
By Roger Herzog | Special to Banker & Tradesman | Mar 10, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock LinkIn the 40 years since we were established by an act of the legislature, Massachusetts and the community development sector have changed tremendously, and so has CEDAC.
Zillow Sued Over Hacked Listing of $150M California Mansion
By Kenneth R. Harney | Washington Post Columnist | Mar 10, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock LinkEven if your home is not a dazzling palazzo on a hill, the secret is out: Though it’s highly unlikely, your Zillow page can be hacked and stolen by online troublemakers.
We’re Still Not Doing Planning Right
By Michael Grove | Special to Banker & Tradesman | Mar 10, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock LinkEven though there is much to fix in the world we are leaving to our children and our grandchildren, I remain optimistic. If there ever were a time in history for the design professions to step up, it is now.
