Massachusetts is once again debating rent control as a response to rising housing costs. The affordability challenge is real — and it deserves serious, data-driven discussion. At BR Advisors, we have spent more than two decades working in the Greater Boston real estate market. We see firsthand how housing production, capital investment, and municipal finance […]
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02Mar
Rent Control in Massachusetts: A Review of Economic and Fiscal Implications
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06Nov
Florida chain opens in Harvard Square as retail vacancies drop to 3%
Boston Commercial Real Estate“Pura Vida could have picked any neighborhood, and they picked HarvardSquare,” said Joe Wagner, managing director, retail, at Boston Realty Advisors. Retail vacancies in Harvard Square were at 12%, or 30 empty properties, in 2023.That figure is now 3%, and has been achieved through a mix of bringing innational chains and local operators, Wagner said. […]
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What if the biggest risks to commercial real estate over the next 10+ years aren’t interest rates — but demographics and AI? Most CRE analysis focuses on cap rates, Fed policy, and the next cycle. We took a different approach. In our new whitepaper — “Demographics + AI: Long-Term Implications for Commercial Real Estate” — […]
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Parisian Luxury Chocolatier Opens Boutique in Mandarin Oriental Boston, Copley Place BRA Assisting in Search for Additional Premier U.S. Locations BOSTON –La Maison du Chocolat held its grand opening of its first Boston location at their newly opened boutique in the Mandarin Oriental Boston, a premier Boylston Street location in the heart of the Back […]
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