Sure, you can find organic produce at most stores these days, even regular old supermarkets like Stop n’ Shop and Shaw’s. But here’s a twist for those who want to know that their organic produce is also LOCALLY grown. It’s called RED FIRE FARM and has been growing organic veggies since 2001.
The 50-acre farm is located in Granby [...]
We have a (true) story to tell.
A couple is going through a rather acrimonious divorce. They are trying to sell a home, which they priced at $490K. Meanwhile, similar homes in the area are selling for about $475K. Is there any hope of selling this home for that price in a timely fashion? (Which is, after all, important when you’re getting divorced.)
Well, if a recent New [...]
It’s not officially open yet, but the sign is up and the facade is rapidly taking shape. Urban Outfitters is arriving in Allston — on Harvard Street, just a block or two away from the Brookline border, near the intersection with Commonwealth Avenue. The new store will be the fourth store in the Boston area, [...]
While everyone is still wondering exactly what the heck is going on with the real estate market, an interesting phenomenon has hit Manhattan.
Bidding wars are back.
According to the New York Times, bidding wars are breaking out in all sectors of the market, “from $400,000 one-bedrooms in Brooklyn Heights to $7 million apartments with grand park [...]
Have you passed the Crate and Barrel store over on Brattle Street in Harvard Square and wondered how old CB suddenly became so hip?
Well, we’ve got news: it’s not Crate and Barrel.
Yep, that’s right. Take a second look. It’s actually something way cooler than Crate and Barrel — it’s a sort of art installation celebrating [...]
Will a residential apartment building rise like a phoenix among the ashes of Fort Point? Time will tell, but last week BWH Realty II proposed demolishing the existing rear building at 319 A Street and constructing an approximately 315,000 sq ft, 240 foot-tall building that would include 232 apartments and 98 above-grade parking spaces.
That’s quite a [...]
Who wants to buy a fixer upper?
In truth, fewer and fewer of us these days. After all, we can find plenty of newly-renovated pristine homes around town at ever-more reasonable prices. Still, a few of us revel in the idea of putting our own stamp on a property. Fixing a home up, after all, is a creative act. So for [...]
Okay, so a lot of people think that now is not the time to buy a house in Boston. The argument goes that prices will continue to slide for the forseeable future, and then when they stop sliding, they will stand still. So instead of spending money on a stiff mortgage payment and property taxes [...]
