Massachusetts
Grand lobbies make entrance in Boston
This idea of designing impressive lobbies is something that remains with us to this day and especially now in this competitive real estate market. “First impressions are everything, as they say, and finally Boston has shed its dowdy ‘cloth coat’ …
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Janet Cramb Real Estate owns Bailey’s
By Ken Blanchette, Sports Editor PEPPERELL — On Thursday night, a slumping Janet Cramb Real Estate team came into its Pepperell Summer Basketball League match-up against Bailey’s Bar & Grille with a mission. On this night, JCRE was the fire and …
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iPad’s Big Changes for Real Estate Agents
I was not yet in the real estate business during those dark ages, but I have older agents tell me sad tales of running paperwork around for signatures. But now, while sitting at a kitchen table of a house I am showing, I can search for data on the …
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Push for higher down payments could stifle home sales, critics say
“It would stymie the whole real estate recovery,” said Mark Gorman, president of Gorman and Gorman Home Loans, a Maryland Heights, Mo.-based mortgage company. “There would be a lot of qualified buyers who couldn’t get a loan. …
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Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin counties report less money spent on real estate
| By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican file photo | Michael S. GordonHampden County Register of Deeds Donald E. Ashe says the main reason for a large drop in money spent on real estate in the Pioneer Valley is unemployment. … » |
MassLive.com |
Registrar vs. robosigners
O’Brien, 59, is gaining national recognition among housing advocates, and rankling local real estate attorneys, for his aggressive actions – which most recently included the rejection of property documents signed by alleged “robosigners. …
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Romney heads to Portsmouth, Rochester, Derry, NH
PORTSMOUTH, NH—Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is back in New Hampshire, with a campaign schedule that includes stops at a rotary club, a real estate business, and a chance to hear from regular people. The former Massachusetts governor is …
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Mayor Menino: N.Y. developer ’scurrilous’
“They are a scurrilous group that should not be in the real estate business,” said Menino, referring to Vornado Realty Trust, which halted construction at the former Washington Street landmark in 2008. “They want $165 million for that location when the …
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Town buys $1.9m estate
| The $1.9 million expense will be paid through the town’s Community Preservation Act fund, money that comes from a 1 percent surtax on real estate bills plus a contribution from the state. The town plans to borrow the money and pay it back over 10 years … » |
Boston Globe |
Framingham, Fafard Real Estate reach agreement on sewer dispute
Fafard Real Estate sued the town last year to settle the question of who was responsible for maintaining a sewer pump station and certain roads within the Belport Farms development off Belknap Road. Under an agreement the sides hammered out to settle …
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