New England Stakeholders Weigh in on Real-Time Payments Proposal
Contrary to advancements the U.S. has made in technology, the country lags behind many of its peers when it comes to payments – online and debit transactions can still take hours, if not days, before the funds are actually transferred or deposited into an account. But this could soon change....
Amazon Wisely Skips Boston for HQ2
Our traffic-clogged highways, stalled trains and loony home prices are taking heat for scaring Amazon away, and for good reason. ...
Designing Housing for the Way We Live Now
A 20-year employee at Boston-based Icon Architecture, Kendra Halliwell is working with Berkeley Investments on a signature project in Sullivan Square, redeveloping the Graphic Arts Finishers’ property into 171 apartments....
Are Lab Conversions the Suburbs’ New Savior?
After building pockets of hip amenities to attract growing companies and their Millennial workforces, developers are trying a more drastic and potentially capital-intensive strategy to fill up suburban office parks: pivoting to life science lab space....
Banker & Tradesman Editorial Cartoon: Better Luck Next Time
Amazon has passed over Boston in its search for a new headquarters. :(...
Hot Property: Radius Innovation & Development Headquarters
In order to best support our diverse set of clients in their goals of successfully bringing new, innovative products to market, we needed to expand our corporate office. ...
Housing Recovery Uneven in Surprising Locations
Zillow recently put out a report exploring housing recovery in areas hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis, finding – not surprisingly – that those areas have not recovered as quickly and to the extent of their more fortunate neighbors....
Time to Zone in on Qualified Opportunity Funds
Buried in the 2017 tax bill is a tax deferral and basis step-up provision aimed at luring investors to fund real estate development projects and new businesses in distressed, low-income communities. ...
Cooling Trend Could Bode Well for Homebuyers
Don’t call it a “buyer’s market.” Don’t call it a “correction.” Call it a "re-balancing."...
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