Boston Condos

If you were one of the iPhone early adopters, reported by our friends at condoDomain back in late June, you are probably quite disgruntled by Apple slashing $200 off the price of their new gadget earlier this week. The Wall Street Journal reports today that Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, will be providing a $100 [...]

Every taxpayer in the city of Boston who owns residential property and occupies the property as his or her principal residence on January 1, 2007 may be eligible for the residential tax exemption for Fiscal Year 2008. For the purpose of this exemption, the principal residence is the address from which your Massachusetts income [...]

If you don’t keep up with the Massachusetts Department of Revenue website, let this be your indication that it is tax-free weekend in Massachusetts!
On the weekend of August 12-13, 2007, Massachusetts will hold a “tax free holiday weekend,” where customers can avoid the 5 percent Massachusetts sales tax while shopping for some goods. Here [...]

Tonight, come by Christopher Columbus Park (right next to Long Wharf and the North End) for a special ONEin3 Boston event.
The Mayor’s Office of Arts, Tourism and Special Events, in conjunction with ONEin3 Boston, present an outdoor concert that can’t be missed: The Joshua Tree, a U2 tribute band and great entertainers in their own [...]

If you own property in the City of Boston (or are thinking about owning), either Residential or Commercial, you will be interested in the following tax related information. The Boston Municipal Research Bureau, an independent organization that studies the City of Boston’s finances, recently issued the Boston Real Estate Tax Classification System and Structure Report. [...]

If you aren’t burned out from the Boston Pops and the fireworks from July 4th, check out the below events that are happening this week:
Thursday, July 5 (Tonight): First Thursdays.
Art, poetry and Jazz on Centre and South Streets in Jamaica Plain (see link for full lineup).
Saturday, July 7: Life is good [...]

Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino is opening a new summer camp on Long Island this summer. It is called Camp Harbor View and it is opening this Monday. 300 kids, ages 11-14, will spend the month of July out on the island, playing sports, challenging themselves on a ropes course, learning about the natural environment, [...]

With temperatures predicted to reach almost 100 degrees in Boston today and tomorrow, what are you doing to beat the summer heat? Here are a couple of questions and answers regarding the summer Boston heat, and a look at Boston public pools.
Question: What is the best way to stay cool if I do not [...]

A recent National Association of Realtors member survey shows that those 60 and older make up the largest real estate blogging population in Massachusetts.

A paltry 1% of Realtors in Massachusetts have a blog, compared to the national average of 4%. According to a new report from Gartner, less than 2% of all Internet users are [...]

Boston Condo Guy came together with Audissey Guides at Lucky’s Lounge in Fort Point Channel tonight. Audissey Guides represent a new breed of audio walking tours with local narrators, good music, and offer an overall fun and exciting way to tour a city. Audissey Guides currently offer low-cost, high-fun, audio walking tours of Boston, [...]