By James McCown CAMBRIDGE — “In the city there must be regularity and fantasy, relationships and oppositions, and casual and unexpected elements to vary the scene,” wrote Marc-Antoine Laugier, an 18th-century Jesuit and arguably the world’s first architecture critic, having penned the seminal Essai Sur l’Architecture in 1753. His advice holds true today. Cities must be […]
By Andrew Brinker Globe Correspondent,Updated March 2, 2023, 6:25 p.m Ever since word spread through Braintree of a 495-unit apartment complex proposed at the South Shore Plaza, an organized opposition campaign has been ramping up. Lawn signs decrying the “monster project” are appearing around town, and some residents are urging the Planning Board to deny the […]
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced its latest set of actions aimed at creating a convenient, reliable and Made-in-America electric vehicle (EV) charging network so that the great American road trip can be electrified. These steps will help the United States meet President Biden’s ambitious goals to confront the climate crisis, by building a national network […]
By Will Parker Updated Feb. 27, 2023 2:00 pm ET Apartment rents fell in every major metropolitan area in the U.S. over the past six months through January, a trend that is poised to continue as the biggest delivery of new apartments in nearly four decades is slated for this year. Renters with new leases in January paid […]
By Ashley Fahey – Editor, The National Observer: Real Estate Edition, Feb 6, 2023 A growing spread between starting and effective rents illustrates how office landlords — even among coveted Class A buildings — are seeing their rental income eroded as the office market remains squarely in favor of tenants. It represents another challenge facing the office market, […]
By Catherine Carlock and Emma Platoff Globe Staff,Updated January 18, 2023, 1:18 p.m In a bid to bring rent control back to Boston for the first time in three decades, Mayor Michelle Wu is readying a proposal that would limit allowable rent increases to 10 percent per year. The plan, which was floated Tuesday to an […]
By Paul Bergeron | January 20, 2023 at 03:27 PM CP Capital says it’s best to focus on the future for multifamily investors, where fundamentals depict a bright outlook, coming off the past two volatile years that saw 2021 break records and 2022 pull back some. The firm says the abundance of “dry powder” waiting on the sidelines […]
he U.S. housing market last year bore the brunt of higher mortgage rates that rode spiraling inflation in the broader economy, but that will change this year, according to Susan Wachter, Wharton professor of real estate and finance. “The Fed is using the housing market as a fulcrum to slow overall activity and get the inflation […]
BOSTON–Conversions of outdated office buildings to other uses such as multifamily complexes, life sciences labs and hotels have garnered widespread attention as the office market adapts to hybrid work. Still, conversion projects in the works represent only a small fraction of the overall market, according to a new report from CBRE. CBRE’s analysis found 218 […]
Rent control advocates in Boston are once again pushing for new rent control laws. Of course they are. Apartment rents rose 17 percent in Boston over the last year, on average, including concessions. There’s no relief in the short term either. Market observers predict rents are likely to keep rising sharply through the rest of the […]
