Boston Condos

Dorchester Avenue in northern South Boston has been a hotbed of activity over the past several years, with multiple condo developments taking shape within a one block radius, including one of the latest developments, Allele.
Allele Boston is a 48-unit high-end condo development (prices start in the $400’s) that sits at the northeast corner of Dorchester [...]

Last weekend, we stopped by unit 306 at Court Square Press for an ad-hoc showing with a client. At that point, the unit had not yet officially gone into the MLS. It’s now officially on the market for sale. Unit 306 is a 1,129 square foot courtyard-facing unit that gets good [...]

Note: The Modern South End Auction has been canceled. Click on ‘The Modern South End’ tag above to see the most recent updates.
Ten units at the Modern South End will go to auction on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 1PM in the Colonnade Hotel (125 Huntington Avenue). To tour the units before the auction, [...]

Forbes recently released a study that looked at the top ten worst places to try and sell your home in 2008.
Forbes magazine, which examined markets all over the country, concluded that Florida has the most markets that are really in the doldrums.
Here are the (unfortunate) winners:

Miami
Orlando
Phoenix
Tampa
Los Angeles
Washington, D.C.
Chicago
Baltimore
San Diego
Denver

Boston proper is not on the list. [...]

The Wall Street Journal did a recent piece on racking up points onto your credit score that is rather timely given the tightened lending practices that we are seeing out there. Here are some of their top points to consider when trying to improve your credit score, which can range from 300 to 850.

On [...]

Much has been happening this week, the activity levels on multiple fronts (announcements, under agreement properties, website traffic, auctions, etc.) is truly starting to create a buzz around town. Here is some of the latest.
Auctions - yes, that’s plural, it looks like downtown Boston residents will see at least two auctions in the near [...]

Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya won his fourth, and third straight, Boston Marathon today with an unofficial time of 2:07:46. This year’s marathon was quite different from last year in only one aspect, the weather. Last year’s 2007 Boston Marathon risked cancellation due to extreme cold / snow / rain conditions, while the 2008 [...]

With the launch of the Boston Courant’s open house section this weekend, along with Boston Homes, and the warmer weather, the streets should be filled with potential Buyers looking to eye the perfect Boston condo as we dive into the spring market.
Where will we be? The Pope Building (see Rare Albert A. Pope Building [...]

We somewhat regularly try and feature listings outside the Boston market for those Buyers visiting our blog who are thinking of a move outside the state of Massachusetts. We’ve got 3 properties to feature today, all with their own uniqueness.
50 Heather Drive in Rye, New Hampshire is a custom built estate in a country [...]

Back in February, we discussed the increased activity of Europeans interested in purchasing Boston real estate (see Europeans Buy Boston Real Estate), and recently, the National Association of Realtors released a survey discussing investment and vacation home purchases across the entire US, much of which chronicles the influx in foreign investment trends.
In spite of a [...]