Historically, apartment rental turnover is at its peak throughout the summer up until the city’s busiest move in day—September 1st.   During the recent tough economic times and a flailing nationwide housing market, the seasonality and influx of college students created20 a relatively stable volume of apartment rentals; however, it did affect the price tags. MLS [...]

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“Regarding the payment, you will be instructed to deposit the amount to a Move.com Agent from [the] United Kingdom. They will hold and insure your money until you check the apartment and decide if you want take it or not. That is how their buyer protection policy works.” An apartment rental scam is infiltrating Boston, [...]

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We’ve been receiving various inquiries related to rentals at the Ritz Carlton’s Avery Street Towers. For those of us with selective tastes, the Ritz is both a glamorous name and a luxurious place to live. The Ritz in Boston attracts residents with more than just its name. In addition to the unmatched service that has [...]

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With most of the heavy lifting of a 2007-2009 systems renovation project completed, Harbor Towers has become a haven for Boston Waterfront renters.  Whether it was the cost of the special condo fee assessments, the state of the real estate market, or a mixture of both, there is no doubt that more condos are available [...]

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In what seems to be a developing trend, the Macallen Building in South Boston is beginning to offer a sizeable chunk of its remaining inventory (still owned by the developer, Pappas Properties) for rent.  Certain units have been identified as rentals, however, in effect, the entire inventory also remains for-sale, and for-sale prices have been [...]

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Audubon Park in the Audubon Circle area of Boston (near the border of Brookline) has recently switched gears from for-sale condos to apartment rentals. Condo sales have been slow at the completed development where 12 of the 53 condos have sold, with an average price of $563,000 ($592 per square foot), a median price of [...]

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The saga that was Harborview at the Navy Yard in Charlestown finally came to a close this fall as Roseland Property Company decided to stick with rentals, but the changes and confusion haven’t stopped. Originally priced between $3,050 and $5,500 for two bedroom rentals, management decided to lower its price to a more reasonable $2,800 [...]

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In addition to the 8 current for sale listings at the 2007 700 Harrison condo development, some units in the building have turned to rentals to fill vacancies. Rather than let the newly constructed condos remain empty through typically a slow season for sales, Mitchell Properties LLC has opted to allow prospective tenants to sign [...]

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