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Sunday, March 14, 2010

IRS issues loan write-down rules

By Kenneth R. Harney /  / The Nation’s Housing
With the Obama administration and private lenders now actively considering mortgage-principal-reduction programs to help financially distressed homeowners,...
Saturday, March 13, 2010

Back Bay condo made to order

Formerly the home of L’Espalier restaurant, this 3-bedroom duplex at 30 Gloucester St. in Boston’s Back Bay, is a real treat.
By Paul Restuccia
Here’s your chance to live at the former home of the L’Espalier restaurant...
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Friday, March 12, 2010

Lower vacancy rates set to hike Hub-area rents

By Thomas Grillo
Vacancy rates in Greater Boston’s apartment buildings are expected to decline in 2010, pushing up rents slightly, according...
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A place with fatal attraction

GLENN CLOSE: Actress lists $11.8M Manhattan pad.
By Associated Press
Actress Glenn Close has reportedly put her Manhattan co-op up for sale, priced at $11.8 million. Published...
Thursday, March 11, 2010

Mass. Pike project crashes

HOPES DASHED: The developer of Columbus Center, which was intended for this Mass. Pike area, can’t gain financing and is exiting the Back Bay project.
By Thomas Grillo
After sinking $125 million into the controversial project over 13 unlucky years,...
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Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in 4 years

A foreclosure home for sale is shown in this Aug. 22, 2006 file photo taken in Spring, Texas.
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The foreclosure crisis isn’t over, but the pace of growth...
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Mortgage rates remain below 5 percent

By Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates held below the 5 percent threshold for the second straight week, a report said Thursday,...
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Builder: No ‘blackmail’ at Filene’s

John Hynes.
By Thomas Grillo
The co-developer of the stalled Filene’s project said his team is not leaving...
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Lowe’s shrinks plan for Brighton store

Rendering of Lowe’s Brighton store west entry
By Thomas Grillo
After facing a truckload of opposition, Lowe’s Cos. has downsized its plans...
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Hub activist asks Fed chief to go easy on homeowners

Ben Bernanke.
By Jerry Kronenberg
Activists from Brockton and other cities hit hard by the foreclosure crisis want...
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Columbus Center project is dead

By Thomas Grillo
After sinking $125 million into the controversial project over 13 unlucky years, the developers of Columbus Center will...
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Boston zoning board explains pet hotel decision

By Thomas Grillo
The chairman of Zoning Board of Appeals is defending a controversial decision to approve a “pet hotel” for South...
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Zoning board OKs neighbors’ ‘pet peeve’

By Thomas Grillo
A doggy hotel is on its way to South Boston after all. Despite strong opposition - from the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood...
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Mayor Menino blasts Vornado boss over Filene’s block blight

Vornado Realty Trust Chairman Steve Roth faces off with Mayor Menino over the Filene’s site at Downtown Crossing.
By Thomas Grillo and Frank Quaratiello
Mayor Thomas M. Menino threatened yesterday to use eminent domain powers to seize...
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‘Green’ home has energy to spare

POWERHOUSE: Tina Clarke and Doug Stephens built this three-bedroom house in Turners Falls.
By Paul Restuccia
How green can a house get? A Bay State couple lives in a highly energy-efficient...
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