Last week, The Boston Globe reported a 15 percent decline in sales in the downtown condo market.
But not for the reasons you might think.
Sales didn’t slow for a lack of buyers. Instead, according to the report, sales in downtown real estate slowed simply because there was less out there to buy.
“Currently, there are very few large […]
Searching for and buying a house from afar is a lot easier than it used to be, thanks to the internet.
Today, it’s possible to find a home, visit the home in a virtual tour, and take a virtual walk of the neighborhood. You can get an appraisal of the property that interests you, check property taxes, a […]
Last week, the dollar fell again against the Euro — this time, to a record low of $1.6038. In honor of that record (the dollar has since risen again) we thought we’d take another look at properties from a Euro perspective. All properties were calculated as of exchange rates on Sunday.
381 Marlborough Street, #4
Back Bay
BEDS:2/BATHS:1/SQ.FT:790 […]
You’re from out of town and you’re thinking of buying a home in Boston. Will you choose life in one of Boston’s historic brick rowhouses or instead one of Boston’s new luxury condo buildings?
According to an article in The Boston Globe, these days, you’re more likely to choose the luxury condo building, where you may pay more […]
Summer is supposed to be about taking things easy. And where else to relax and catch your breath than at a quiet little cafe? This week, Kaara, our coffeehouse correspondent introduces us to:
L’Aroma Café
Thanks to its sidewalk tables flanked by summer flower planters, L’Aroma café’s prime location on Newbury Street in the Back Bay […]
Internationals looking for investment opportunities around Boston might consider taking a closer look at Cambridge. With easy access to downtown Boston and as home to several of the world’s top universities, Cambridge now has one more thing going for it: housing prices. According to an article this week in The Boston Globe, prices of homes […]
Summertime means lots of lazy hours doing things like people-watching while sipping coffee at your local neighborhood cafe. In deference to that great pleasure, we’ve checked out a couple of Euro-style coffehouses that would make Starbucks envious. This week, we’ve sent Kaara, our resident coffehouse expert, to visit:
Athan’s
Run by a family from Kalamata, Greece, the Pan-Mediterranean Athan’s is […]
Many colleges in Massachusetts are reporting sharp increases in applications and acceptances from international students for the coming school year, according to educational experts cited in a recent article published in The Boston Globe. According to the report, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst expects a roughly 20 percent increase in new international students this […]
Maybe you live somewhere else but your heart’s really in Boston. Or maybe you live in Boston and you just can’t get enough. You’re in luck. Boston and surrounding towns and neighborhoods are playing an ever-bigger role on movie screens. So when you want to visit the North End, you can rent “Everyone Wants to […]
Traditionally, people don’t come to Boston to retire. Instead they move to cities like Miami, Phoenix or even Las Vegas where they can gamble, play golf and lie on the beach. And besides, the cost of living is lower in many of these places while the weather is certainly warmer.
But will a national housing slump and the simultaneous […]
