We were excited to learn recently that the Boston Real Estate Observer was ranked by Apartment Talk as one of the most useful and entertaining blogs about the real estate and apartment industry in 2011. We sincerely appreciate the recognition, and credit it to the quality content that our staff and contributors are focused on [...]

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2010 is coming to a close, and we wanted to take a moment to reflect back on the year and remember the most popular Boston real estate stories of 2010. As 2010 played out, the Boston Real Estate Observer continued in its efforts to be one of the top Boston real estate news sources.  Our [...]

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With a goal of breaking the cycle of poverty, financial self sufficiency, and graduation with a four-year college degree, the Boston Scholarship will provide sufficient funds for one eligible student to attend UMass Boston for 4 consecutive years for the school term commencing in September 2011. This is the vision of Matthew Martinez.  After witnessing [...]

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The Boston Real Estate Observer brings on an exciting and new voice to the publication in Vivian Zottola, a residential real estate specialist with deep downtown Boston neighborhood knowledge, and a background in lending and financing.

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With temperatures still in the 90s, Bostonians are staying inside, pumping up the air conditioning, and trying to beat the summer heat (and humidity).  With air conditioners on maximum cooling, energy bills are on the rise – consider 10 ways to beat summer utility bills. The Rose Kennedy Greenway is now consistently crowded with families [...]

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A local real estate broker was recently contacted by a census worker to solicit entry into a local South Boston condo development, 321 West Second Street, in an effort to wrap up census work in the neighborhood. The tactic, noted in italics below, of contacting local real estate brokers to drive completion of census work [...]

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Recently, Mass Save announced details on the “Great Appliance Exchange Program”. If you recall, I first mentioned this program in an energy upgrade article in January (see Upgrade Energy Efficiency with Government Money). The program is funded by the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but individual States are allowed to make their own rules [...]

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Property tax rates in Boston reversed their downward trend for fiscal year 2010, moving from a 2009 tax rate of $10.63 per $1,000 of assessed value, up to $11.88 per $1,000 of assessed value. On the whole, assessed values have remained either stable or decreased slightly in many neighborhoods, but with the approximate 12% increase [...]

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Ecobroker certified, and currently with the Boston Brokerage Group, Bobby Quinn joins the Boston Real Estate Observer as a regular contributor. With a special interest and expertise in green building and condo developments in the environmentally friendly space, Quinn is considered a “utility agent”, and does a little bit of everything, most recently taking over [...]

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In 2009, the Boston Real Estate Observer continued to be one of the most popular real estate news sources in Boston.  We expanded news coverage beyond the residential market to include topics in commercial real estate, real estate law, rental markets, and lending markets in an effort to provide readers with a comprehensive view of [...]

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