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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24Aug
Developer plans to raze Midtown Hotel to make way for an apartment building
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By Tim Logan and Janelle Nanos | Boston Globe It’s a tale of two cafes, and a story that’s playing out all over town. Nir Caspi owns Cafe Landwer, with locations in Cleveland Circle and Audubon Circle. Both opened in the last three years on the ground floors of new residential buildings. Both were doing well serving fine coffee, […]
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13Aug
The demise of cities? Not so fast: Metro home prices skyrocket in Q2
BRA ResidentialLeave a commentDespite 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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By Dees Stribling | Bisnow | June 30, 2020 New materials and digital technology are making modular construction a more efficient construction option than before, but there are still obstacles to its growth and acceptance. One of those is the term “modular” itself. The construction method needs a rebrand, experts say, to ditch some old and incorrect connotations. “With the term modular, there are […]
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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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