Viewing posts from: August 2020
24Aug
Developer plans to raze Midtown Hotel to make way for an apartment building
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By Tim Logan | Boston Globe | August 12, 2020 It’s another sign of continued confidence in Boston’s housing market, despite the pandemic The Midtown Hotel could soon be no more. Developers on Wednesday filed plans with the city to tear down the mid-century motor inn on Huntington Avenue and replace it with a 10-story apartment […]

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13Aug
The demise of cities? Not so fast: Metro home prices skyrocket in Q2
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Despite forecasts of people fleeing cities en masse, home prices grew in 96% of metros in the second quarter, according to the National Association of Realtors BY PATRICK KEARNS | INMAN | August 12, 2020 Prices for single-family homes grew annually in 96 percent of metro markets tracked by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in the second […]

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07Aug
CMBS In Plain Terms
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CMBS plays a significant role in the CRE Multifamily lending market. The CMBS product provides access to non-recourse capital for a broad range of borrowers and property types. In the current environment it is even more crucial to understand terminology to be effective in today’s fluctuating market. The Mortgage Bankers Association has broken down common jargon of […]

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