2024-04-03 |
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The real estate industry on trial |
2023-01-09 |
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Mortgage buydowns are the hot new thing helping the housing market |
2023-01-06 |
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Home sellers are basically throwing money at buyers right now |
2022-04-27 |
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Crypto Mortgages Let Homebuyers Keep Bitcoin, Put Down Nothing |
2021-11-02 |
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Zillow Seeks to Sell 7,000 Homes for $2.8 Billion After Flipping Halt |
2021-02-20 |
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Rent Prices Are Falling in East Boston - Sort Of |
2020-08-19 |
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Renter's Market in Boston |
2020-04-13 |
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JPMorgan Chase to raise mortgage borrowing standards as economic outlook darkens |
2019-12-27 |
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Boston's housing market hits a tepid patch |
2019-11-20 |
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Boston home price futures, Nov 2019 update |
2019-03-25 |
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Trading activity on BOS Case Shiller home price index futures |
2019-01-25 |
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Boston housing futures drop ~3% for Nov 2020 |
2018-10-14 |
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Thousands line up for zero-down-payment, subprime mortgages |
2018-09-14 |
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Nouriel Roubini: We are due a recession in 2020 - and we will lack the tools to fight it |
2018-06-21 |
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Boston home price futures, Jun 2018 update |
2018-06-21 |
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Bezos, Buffett, Dimon health venture will be based in Boston |
2018-04-17 |
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2018 Q1 Boston Housing Futures Update - Slowing Appreciation Expected - ~Zero Real Appreciation in 2020? |
2018-03-19 |
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MassHousing reintroduces zero down mortgages |
2017-12-15 |
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Boston home price futures, Dec 2017 update |
2017-11-06 |
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Urban Institute: Boston May Be In A Real Estate Bubble |
2017-11-03 |
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Tax plan could hit Boston-area homebuyers. If it happens |
2017-10-16 |
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Boston home price futures, Oct 2017 update |
2017-04-11 |
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Boston's broken real estate market is getting worse |
2017-02-22 |
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BurkeyLoan to offer 120% LTV mortgage that also pays student loans |
2017-02-22 |
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Why Trump's Immigration Crackdown Could Sink U.S. Home Prices |
2017-02-21 |
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Fannie, Freddie shares dive after U.S. appeals court ruling |
2017-01-20 |
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HUD suspends FHA mortgage insurance rate cut an hour after Trump takes office |
2016-12-12 |
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Prepare Your Portfolio Now For "Trumpflation" |
2016-07-06 |
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Treasury yields plunge to all-time lows |
2016-04-29 |
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Boston housing inventory trends Apr 2007 - Mar 2016 |
2016-04-18 |
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Updated graph of Boston home price futures (nominal) |
2016-04-14 |
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Top broker warns Boston-area homebuyers to stop making "crazy offers" |
2016-04-08 |
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Boston suburban home prices are down in 2016 |
2016-01-23 |
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Forbes: Boston 3rd most overpriced US city |
2016-01-06 |
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Middlesex North 2015 Recording Statistics |
2016-01-06 |
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Mortgage Rate Watch: Farewell, 3 Percent |
2016-01-05 |
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Boston housing inventory trends Apr 2007 - Nov 2015 |
2016-01-01 |
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MA SFH Nov 2015 vs Nov 2014 - MAR: nominal median up 4.5%, volume up 8.1% |
2016-01-01 |
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MA SFH Nov 2015 vs Nov 2014 - Warren Group: nominal median up 2.2%, volume up 10.3% |
2015-12-31 |
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Boston-area real estate stocks disappoint in 2015 |
2015-12-30 |
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Surging house prices almost entirely responsible for growing returns on capital |
2015-12-16 |
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Fed raises rates for 1st time in nearly a decade |
2015-12-14 |
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Boston among metros that experts worry are headed toward a housing bubble |
2015-12-10 |
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Cancellation of expensive MBTA Green Line extension remains on the table for MassDOT |
2015-12-09 |
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Home prices are jumping in Boston suburbs that border even pricier towns |
2015-12-08 |
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Priced Out: Boston's Real Estate Boom And What We Lose If Only The Rich Can Buy In |
2015-12-08 |
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Home Sellers Are Losing Their Market Advantage |
2015-12-01 |
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Fannie & Freddie (& taxpayers) to back larger mortgages in 5 MA counties |
2015-11-30 |
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Considering when the yuan will rival the dollar, leading to higher interest rates |
2015-11-25 |
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Boston housing inventory trends Apr 2007 - Oct 2015 |
2015-11-25 |
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MAR October 2015 Reports by Town |
2015-11-24 |
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MA SFH Oct 2015 vs Oct 2014 - MAR: nominal median up 3%, volume up 8% |
2015-11-24 |
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MA SFH Oct 2015 vs Oct 2014 - Warren Group: nominal median up ~2%, volume up 16.3% |
2015-11-23 |
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All-cash sales fall to 18.8% of transactions in Massachusetts |
2015-11-19 |
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The most (and least) affluent communities in Massachusetts |
2015-11-17 |
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Forbes: Cambridge-Newton-Framingham 5th most overpriced MSA in US |
2015-11-16 |
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Boston Globe recommends buying a home you cannot afford |
2015-11-13 |
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Report: Construction Costs Make It Prohibitive To Build Middle Class Housing In Greater Boston |
2015-11-12 |
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Massachusetts real estate attorney convicted for mortgage fraud conspiracy |
2015-11-10 |
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Boston housing inventory trends Apr 2007 - Sep 2015 |
2015-11-09 |
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New Appeals Court foreclosure case |
2015-11-06 |
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Middlesex North October recording stats, 2015 vs 2014: foreclosure deeds down 10%, orders of notice up 48% |
2015-10-30 |
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Mark Hanson: A Housing Mega-Bubble No Doubt. It's not different this time... |
2015-10-28 |
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Housing futures slip slightly after release of latest Case-Shiller numbers |
2015-10-27 |
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MA SFH Sep 2015 vs Sep 2014 - Warren Group: nominal median up 3.1%, volume up 25.3% |
2015-10-27 |
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MA SFH Sep 2015 vs Sep 2014 - MAR: nominal median up 4.8%, volume up 17.9% |
2015-10-26 |
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Middlesex North September recording stats, 2015 vs 2014: foreclosure deeds up 24%, orders of notice up 35% |
2015-10-22 |
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2013 was first year since the 2008 credit crisis that MA saw drop in income among most affluent residents |
2015-10-20 |
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Boston housing futures contracts consistent with continued, small, nominal price increases through 2017 |
2015-10-15 |
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Boston housing inventory trends Jan 2011 - Aug 2015 |
2015-10-15 |
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Providence as alternative to Boston? |
2015-10-08 |
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Multiple employment stats at odds with housing market; Redfin chief economist: "Something's gotta give" |
2015-09-20 |
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Global benchmarks suggest every $1M of residential mortgages backed by just $30K capital |
2015-07-25 |
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Fed expects 10 year Treasuries to return to ~4% by 2018 |
2015-07-24 |
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US Sales of new homes plunge 6.8% in June; May revised significantly down |
2015-07-24 |
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Strong housing on verge of reversal: Redfin |
2015-05-22 |
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Analyst: Housing bubble not a question of if but when - As in, when is it going to implode? |
2015-04-03 |
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$600K: Sold as is,should be torn down. Must go thru Historical... Unsafe owner... |
2014-12-18 |
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$84,500 salary needed to leverage into Boston area housing |
2014-12-04 |
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Bay State Foreclosure Activity Posts Gains In October - 91.5% YOY Increase |
2014-11-27 |
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MA SFH Oct 2014 vs Oct 2013 - MAR: nominal median up 1.6%, volume up 0.4% |
2014-11-27 |
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MA SFH Oct 2014 vs Oct 2013 - Warren Group: nominal median up 2.1%, volume up 1.4% |
2014-11-16 |
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A very strange housing recovery in Mass. |
2014-11-10 |
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The hottest housing markets in Massachusetts in Q3; let the price cutting begin |
2014-11-08 |
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MA SFH Sep 2014 vs Sep 2013 - MAR: nominal median unchanged, volume down 3.3% |
2014-11-08 |
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MA SFH Sep 2014 vs Sep 2013 - Warren Group: nominal median down 1.5%, volume down 1.0% |
2014-09-25 |
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MA SFH Aug 2014 vs Aug 2013 - MAR: nominal median up 1.4%, volume down 6.9% |
2014-09-25 |
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MA SFH Aug 2014 vs Aug 2013 - Warren Group: nominal median up ~2.0%, volume down 6.6% |
2014-09-24 |
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U.S. Home Prices Are Now Just 6.4% Below (nominal) All-Time High |
2014-09-17 |
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Lexington Living: The real reason your home isn't selling |
2014-08-28 |
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MA SFH Jul 2014 vs Jul 2013 - MAR: nominal median up 2.9%, volume down 6.3% |
2014-08-28 |
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MA SFH Jul 2014 vs Jul 2013 - Warren Group: nominal median up 1.7%, volume down 4.2% |
2014-08-25 |
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RIP HousingTracker |
2014-07-30 |
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Boston 4th riskiest housing market in US |
2014-07-29 |
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MA SFH Jun 2014 vs Jun 2013 - MAR: nominal median up 4%, volume down 1.5% |
2014-07-29 |
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MA SFH Jun 2014 vs Jun 2013 - Warren Group: nominal median up 2.8%, volume up 3.7% |
2014-07-09 |
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Welcome to the Everything Boom, or Maybe the Everything Bubble |
2014-06-30 |
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MA SFH May 2014 vs May 2013 - Warren Group: nominal median up 5%, volume down 10%; MAR: nominal median up 7%, volume down 10% |
2014-06-03 |
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Boston inventory explodes into double digit YOY increase (25.7%) |
2014-06-03 |
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"Generation rent" raising demand for multifamily housing |
2014-05-29 |
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MA SFH Apr 2014 vs Apr 2013 - Warren Group: nominal median up 0.6%, volume down 2.3%; MAR: nominal median up 2.3%, volume down 7.2% |
2014-05-14 |
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Boston housing inventory finally higher than 1 year earlier |
2014-05-14 |
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Lack of pricing transparency makes "bidding wars" conduits for collusion, market manipulation, and buyer swindling |
2014-05-08 |
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Middlesex North April recording stats, 2014 vs 2013: deeds down 15%; mortgages down 48%; orders of notice up 41% |
2014-05-01 |
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MA SFH Mar 2014 vs Mar 2013 - Warren Group: nominal median up 9%, volume down 8%; MAR: nominal median up 8%, volume down 12% |
2014-05-01 |
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41% of Massachusetts residents want to leave the state |
2014-04-22 |
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Housing Secretary: "the worst rental affordability crisis that this country has ever known" |
2014-04-14 |
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Lending Drops to 17-Year Low as Rates Curb Borrowing |
2014-04-08 |
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Mass. pending home sales up 15% YOY in March |
2014-04-05 |
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Middlesex North March recording stats, 2014 vs 2013: deeds down 8%; mortgages down 52% |
2014-04-03 |
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Blackstone may shop its (commercial) Boston portfolio in bulk |
2014-04-03 |
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US: Slumlord Wannabe Blackstone Violates Local Housing Laws by Making Tenants Maintain Rentals |
2014-03-27 |
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Wanted: Employed 25- to 34-Year-Olds to Buy Houses |
2014-03-26 |
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MA SFH Feb 2014 vs Feb 2013 - Warren Group: nominal median up 2%, volume down 4.1% |
2014-03-26 |
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MA SFH Feb 2014 vs Feb 2013 - MAR: nominal median up 7.3%, volume down 5.9% |
2014-03-26 |
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MAR Realtor Market Confidence Index Down 13% YOY |
2014-03-24 |
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Map of home ownership by state from 2003 - 2013 |
2014-03-24 |
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Boston 2nd-most expensive city in United States |
2014-03-21 |
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Officials can't decide whether there's a mountain lion in Winchester |
2014-03-20 |
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Blackstone's Home Buying Binge Ends as Prices Surge: Mortgages |
2014-03-19 |
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Fed reduces QE to $55B, will probably end it in fall, and may start raising rates 6 months later |
2014-03-14 |
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Homebuyers: Will feeling blue morph into feeling misled? |
2014-03-13 |
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MBTA Late-Night Service Begins March 28 |
2014-03-07 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds reports sudden drop in mortgages recorded |
2014-03-03 |
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Wells Fargo cuts 700 more mortgage jobs, bringing total cuts near 7,000 |
2014-02-27 |
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Wolf Richter: The Smart Money Quietly Abandons The Housing Market |
2014-02-26 |
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Shiller: Signs housing is weakening |
2014-02-25 |
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MA SFH Jan 2014 vs Jan 2013 - Warren Group: nominal median up 13%, volume up 5%; MAR: nominal median up 14%, volume up 1% |
2014-02-21 |
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Boston 4th for income gap between rich and poor |
2014-02-20 |
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MA REALTORS(R) felt confident about prices in January, but not as positive about the market |
2014-02-19 |
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US housing construction down 16% in January |
2014-02-19 |
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Somerville sellers deluded? |
2014-02-17 |
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Micro-Apartments: Boston's Housing Solution Or Developers' Cash Cow? |
2014-02-14 |
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Boston weakest market for expected house price appreciation based on Feb 14/15 calendar spreads for S&P/Case-Shiller futures |
2014-02-13 |
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Mass. Pending Home Sales Up 1.4% YOY in January |
2014-02-04 |
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Middlesex North January recording stats, 2014 vs 2013: deeds up 3%; mortgages down 59% |
2014-01-29 |
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Fed continues taper as Bernanke's term ends |
2014-01-29 |
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MA SFH Dec 2013 vs Dec 2012 - Warren Group: nominal median up 3.7%, volume down ~1% - "market is taking a breather" |
2014-01-29 |
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MA SFH Dec 2013 vs Dec 2012 - MAR: nominal median up 6.3%, volume down ~0.25% |
2014-01-20 |
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Massachusetts is number 8 for outbound moves |
2014-01-18 |
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MAPC: Greater Boston needs 300,000 to 435,000 more housing units |
2014-01-13 |
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Wait, What If We Try Giving People Home Loans They Can't Actually Afford To Pay Off? |
2014-01-08 |
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NYTimes Op-Ed: The Bubble Is Back |
2014-01-07 |
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Greater Boston price increases lag most metro areas |
2014-01-06 |
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MA SFH Nov 2013 vs Nov 2012 - Warren Group: nominal median up 4%, volume down 2%; MAR: nominal median up 7+%, volume down 9% |
2014-01-01 |
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Boston foreclosure activity plummets |
2013-12-27 |
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10-year Treasury yield closes over 3%, hits highest level since July 2011 |
2013-12-23 |
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Fannie, Freddie hiking mortgage loan fees |
2013-12-19 |
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Housing "Bubble 2.0"; Same as "Bubble 1.0", only different actors |
2013-12-18 |
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Fed cuts bond-buying, trimmed equally from mortgage and Treasury bonds |
2013-12-18 |
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An unsettling time for real estate owners and investors |
2013-12-16 |
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Zillow: Boston area ranks #10 in "hottest" housing markets in US, price increase of 2.3% predicted for 2014 |
2013-12-12 |
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Mass. Pending Home Sales Up Over November 2012 |
2013-12-09 |
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Idea: Boston Realty Party to document slowdown, plot reforms |
2013-12-09 |
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Market snapshot confirms seasonal price reductions even in desirable towns |
2013-11-30 |
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Middlesex North November recording stats, 2013 vs 2012: deeds down 9%; mortgages down 52% |
2013-11-26 |
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MA SFH Oct 2013 vs Oct 2012 - Warren Group: nominal median up ~10%, volume up ~19%; MAR: nominal median up 12+%, volume up ~12% |
2013-11-19 |
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Inventory for Belmont higher than all 2012 and climbing (preliminarily) |
2013-11-19 |
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Sampling of mortgages on high end real estate in Lexington |
2013-11-14 |
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Inventory for Arlington 02476 (Brackett) higher than all 2012/2013 and climbing |
2013-11-14 |
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Use of eminent domain for corporate benefit spreads to Union Square |
2013-11-13 |
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Mass. Forecast Sees Slow Job Growth, Rising Income Levels |
2013-11-12 |
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Weston, Wellesley, Newton among 25 most expensive housing markets nationwide, report finds |
2013-11-12 |
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Rich people are getting mortgages cheaper than you |
2013-11-06 |
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Middlesex North October recording stats show "definite slow down... does not bode well for the real estate market in the coming months" |
2013-11-02 |
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Fed to Test Banks for Interest Rate Rise, Housing Collapse |
2013-10-31 |
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Sampling of Watertown sales: More debt and speculation |
2013-10-29 |
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Mass. foreclosure activity dropped in September |
2013-10-28 |
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US pending home sales turned negative YOY in September |
2013-10-28 |
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Sampling of Wayland sales: Prices are up and so is mortgage debt |
2013-10-23 |
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MA SFH Sep 2013 vs Sep 2012 - Warren Group: nominal median up 16%, volume up 16%; MAR: nominal median up 12%, volume up 17% |
2013-10-18 |
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Sampling of Boston sales: Prices up, and debt way up - epic levels |
2013-10-17 |
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Sampling of Burlington sales: Prices up and so is debt |
2013-10-16 |
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Sampling of Waltham sales: Prices up and so is debt - where are the cash buyers? |
2013-10-15 |
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Fitch warns it may cut U.S. credit rating from AAA |
2013-10-15 |
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China's State Press Calls for "Building a de-Americanized World" |
2013-10-14 |
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Shiller, two others win economics Nobel for "bubble" warnings |
2013-10-10 |
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The Most Important Number in Finance is Falling - For Now |
2013-10-09 |
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A Lonely Housing Bear Predicts a Big Tumble |
2013-10-07 |
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Shiller: Housing Market Is Heating Up, if Not Yet Bubbling |
2013-10-01 |
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Why the US Mortgage Market Will Remain Heavily Dependent on Government Support |
2013-09-30 |
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Government shutdown could compound bond and mortgage rate surge |
2013-09-24 |
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MA SFH Aug 2013 vs Aug 2012 - MAR: nominal median up 8.8%, volume up 7.1% |
2013-09-24 |
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MA SFH Aug 2013 vs Aug 2012 - Warren Group: nominal median up ~11%, volume up ~14% |
2013-09-20 |
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Mass. unemployment rate flat despite 7,500 new jobs in August |
2013-09-19 |
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Home sales "last hurrah" for the next 12 months? |
2013-09-16 |
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What the Orgy of "Lehman Five Years On" Stories Missed |
2013-09-16 |
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Citi expected to cut 2,200 mortgage jobs |
2013-09-10 |
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Mass. foreclosures fell 66% YOY in July |
2013-08-29 |
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MA SFH Jul 2013 vs Jul 2012 - Warren Group: nominal median up 10%, volume up 18%; MAR: nominal median up 8%, volume up 20+% |
2013-08-28 |
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U.S. housing recovery loses a step as pending home sales fall |
2013-08-27 |
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Greater Boston home values drop just a bit, according to S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices |
2013-08-26 |
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Housing's Foundation on Shaky Ground |
2013-08-26 |
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American Homes 4 Rent (2nd Largest SFH Landlord) Said to Terminate Workers After Loss |
2013-08-26 |
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Housing market cools as summer heats up |
2013-08-23 |
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US new-home sales plunge as mortgage rates rise |
2013-08-22 |
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Mortgage Rates in U.S. Jump to Highest Level in Two Years |
2013-08-14 |
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Renovation costs and impact on resale value for Boston area |
2013-08-13 |
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Narrative of wealthy foreigners driving the local real estate market in perspective |
2013-08-10 |
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Mortgage Applications Plunging At Fastest Rate In 4 Years; Refis Down 57% |
2013-08-07 |
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Obama's bubble talk |
2013-08-06 |
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Obama to propose eliminating Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac |
2013-08-06 |
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Fannie Mae covertly buys foreclosures from itself |
2013-08-05 |
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The Real Estate Market in 2030 |
2013-08-03 |
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Growth in Mortgage Purchasing Power |
2013-08-02 |
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Mass. foreclosure activity sees steep fall in June |
2013-08-01 |
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The Cult of Home Ownership Promotes Disastrous Politics |
2013-07-30 |
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Zillow Economist: Home Price Gains Not Normal, Sustainable, Believable |
2013-07-29 |
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Realogy's Richard Smith: Housing prices to increase 9 - 10% this year and continue for up to 5 years |
2013-07-27 |
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What do Nov markets say about upward momentum in home prices? |
2013-07-26 |
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Concerns The Hot Mass. Housing Market Is A New Bubble |
2013-07-25 |
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Bubble hour August 6th in Arlington - RSVP |
2013-07-23 |
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MA SFH Jun 2013 vs Jun 2012 - Warren Group: nominal median up 9%, volume up 1%; MAR: nominal median up ~7%, volume up 1.6% |
2013-07-16 |
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Massachusetts Realtor confidence up 29% YOY in June |
2013-07-15 |
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Owning a Home Isn't Always a Virtue |
2013-07-12 |
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Recent surge in mortgage rates is unprecedented |
2013-07-08 |
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Lynn Cohen of Keller WIlliams in Newton: "People now realize that they've seen the bottom... People are trying very desperately to get into a property before they are priced out." |
2013-07-01 |
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The Onion's take on recent 12% spike in home prices |
2013-06-27 |
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The ramifications of home buying on happiness |
2013-06-26 |
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Regulations are now in effect that will prohibit Mass. foreclosures if loan modifications cost less |
2013-06-25 |
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Fed Won't Reduce Bond-Buying, Will Continue Inflating Bubbles: Rickards |
2013-06-25 |
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MA SFH May 2013 vs May 2012 - MAR: nominal median up 8.7%, volume up 8.5% |
2013-06-25 |
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MA SFH May 2013 vs May 2012 - Warren Group: nominal median up ~12%, volume up 6% |
2013-06-21 |
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Massachusetts foreclosure petitions down 86% |
2013-06-20 |
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Massachusetts unemployment back up to 6.6% |
2013-06-20 |
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Cambridge home sells for $1.3 million (35%) over asking |
2013-06-17 |
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"Dear seller" letters highlight Boston housing shortage |
2013-06-13 |
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Bay State homes put under agreement in May up 83.6% YOY |
2013-06-10 |
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Realty check - The Economist's interactive guide to America's housing markets (including Boston) |
2013-06-08 |
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Top 10 Issues Affecting Real Estate 2013 |
2013-06-07 |
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Mr. Market's Temper Tantrum Over Fed Tapering Talk |
2013-06-06 |
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We've Nationalized the Home Mortgage Market. Now What? |
2013-06-05 |
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Massachusetts foreclosures tick up, but still far below 2012 numbers |
2013-06-04 |
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Mass. bleeds talent as grads flee state |
2013-06-03 |
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With typical understatement, Fed acknowledges it "may now be perceived as integral to the housing finance system" |
2013-06-03 |
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Treasuries Drop as Economic Data Add to Fed-Tapering Speculation |
2013-05-29 |
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MA SFH Apr 2013 vs Apr 2012 - Warren Group: nominal median up 14%, volume down ~1%; MAR: nominal median up 11%, volume down ~1% |
2013-05-29 |
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Contractors hope for big fix - Real estate market's hot, but remodeling lagging behind |
2013-05-25 |
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The Great Housing "Trade" Part 2. |
2013-05-25 |
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Pendings & Case-Shiller... Consensus/Headlines & Hard Data Diverge at Quickening Pace |
2013-05-24 |
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Can generations X and Y afford to buy their parents' homes? |
2013-05-21 |
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Cindy Stumpo, Re Developer - Boston housing in a bubble that will blow |
2013-05-21 |
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What's really happening with luxury single-family homes across Massachusetts? |
2013-05-21 |
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New Mass. law has eased foreclosures |
2013-05-16 |
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Fed hawks push for move away from housing-linked stimulus |
2013-05-14 |
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MAR: Pending home sales in April highest on record |
2013-05-14 |
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Foreclosures sink, but so do sales |
2013-05-10 |
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Middlesex County Inventory Hits Year-Long High, Bidding Wars Don't Slow Down |
2013-04-24 |
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Redfin's Alex Coon: We are seeing the emergence of the crazy |
2013-04-23 |
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MA SFH Mar 2013 vs Mar 2012 - Warren Group: nominal median up 8%, volume down 3.6%; MAR: nominal median up 7.8%, volume down 3.3% |
2013-04-09 |
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MAR: Pending Massachusetts SFH sales up 4.6% YOY in March |
2013-04-08 |
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Buyers lining up for fewer homes; Less inventory taking toll on growth |
2013-04-08 |
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Obama To Banks: Let's Do The Bubble Again |
2013-04-03 |
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MA foreclosure deeds down 69% YOY in Feb |
2013-03-30 |
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The Real Reason Students Leave Boston Isn't Housing, Weather, Bars or the T |
2013-03-27 |
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Shiller: We're Living In A Totally Artificial Real Estate Economy |
2013-03-27 |
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MA SFH Feb 2013 vs Feb 2012 - Warren Group: nominal median up 12%, volume down 5%; MAR: nominal median up 8.9%, volume down 5% |
2013-03-25 |
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Massachusetts Tax May Leak Into the Cloud |
2013-03-13 |
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Bloomberg: Boston Booms as Workers Say No to Suburbs |
2013-03-11 |
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Mass. unemployment rate unchanged in January, job gains revised upward for 2011-2012 |
2013-03-11 |
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Mass. jobless rate holds steady in January |
2013-03-07 |
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92,000 new jobs created in Massachusetts in last 2 years, revised statistics show |
2013-03-06 |
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Massachusetts business confidence sinks into negative territory |
2013-03-05 |
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Bay State Foreclosure Activity Decreases In January |
2013-03-04 |
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Medical costs are on the rise, putting at risk state's efforts to tie health spending growth to economy |
2013-03-03 |
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Local housing market, packed with eager buyers, is desperately seeking home sellers |
2013-03-01 |
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CME Case Shiller Futures "spot on" in home price predictions |
2013-02-26 |
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MA SFH Jan 2013 vs Jan 2012 - MAR: nominal median up 5.4%, volume up 15.7% |
2013-02-26 |
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MA SFH Jan 2013 vs Jan 2012 - Warren Group: nominal median up 6.8%, volume up 10% |
2013-02-24 |
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Dracut, Westford, and Winchester weighing potential tax overrides |
2013-02-24 |
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First time buyers missing from US housing market |
2013-02-21 |
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30,000 Boston Homeowners Freed From Negative Equity in 2012 |
2013-02-20 |
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Massachusetts Realtor housing confidence index hits five-year high |
2013-02-18 |
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Bell is tolling on Mass. defense jobs |
2013-02-15 |
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Suburban sellers stay on sidelines |
2013-02-15 |
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Realtors, bankers warn against a strict down-payment rule |
2013-02-14 |
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In Boston, Apartment Living is a Billion Dollar Business |
2013-02-13 |
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MAR: Pending Massachusetts SFH sales up 18.4% YOY in January |
2013-02-05 |
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This Is Housing Bubble 2.0: David Stockman |
2013-02-05 |
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The chilly tax climate |
2013-02-04 |
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MassBenchmarks report: Massachusetts economy barely growing |
2013-01-31 |
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Report: MA Cost of Business 22% Above Natl. Average |
2013-01-30 |
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Bay State is 48th in home affordability, earns grade of "F" in housing and homeownership; Many Mass. residents have little saved up |
2013-01-30 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: Big jump in foreclosures |
2013-01-30 |
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Spending cuts create an air of uncertainty for "critical" parts of Mass. economy |
2013-01-29 |
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Massachusetts foreclosures drop 13% in 2012 |
2013-01-28 |
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MA SFH Dec 2012 vs Dec 2011 - Warren Group: nominal median up 12%, volume up 18%; MAR: nominal median up 10%, volume up 13% |
2013-01-27 |
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Chris Whalen: "The Fed and the Treasury are the biggest source of systemic risks today... creating another bubble potentially in housing and perhaps also in equities" |
2013-01-25 |
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Shiller: current housing market "very abnormal," high uncertainty |
2013-01-24 |
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Warren Group: Massachusetts housing market "turned the corner" last year |
2013-01-23 |
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Patrick submits $34.8B budget plan, proposes income tax increase to 6.25% |
2013-01-22 |
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Massachusetts bankruptcies drop 18% in 2012 |
2013-01-18 |
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Experts say higher income levy could kill 19,500 Mass. jobs |
2013-01-17 |
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Mass. adds jobs but unemployment rate rises |
2013-01-16 |
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Church may be sacrificed - Residents fight St. Augustine condo project |
2013-01-15 |
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Mass. taxes may rise to pay for transportation system |
2013-01-12 |
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Brockton, Massachusetts, Considers Eminent Domain To Address Foreclosures |
2013-01-11 |
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MassHousing enabled record debt in 2012, shattering previous record by 52%; Record debt touted as "good news" |
2013-01-09 |
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MA pending home sales up 16% YOY in December |
2013-01-08 |
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Massachusetts business confidence improves slightly |
2013-01-07 |
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Boston's taxable value up 4.2% for FY13 |
2013-01-07 |
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Bank of America Fined for Refusing Lesbian Couple Loan |
2013-01-06 |
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Zillow: Boston homeowners increased equity by $16B in 2012 |
2013-01-04 |
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US jobless rate holds at 7.8%; billions at stake for MA economy |
2013-01-04 |
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Big uptick in high-priced housing sales |
2013-01-02 |
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Massachusetts foreclosure activity drops in November |
2012-12-28 |
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MA SFH Nov 2012 vs Nov 2011 - Warren Group: nominal median up 2%, volume up 38%; MAR: nominal median up 3%, volume up 30% |
2012-12-24 |
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Housing faces "fiscal cliff" - MA borrowers have had $266M in tax handouts so far; Law to expire on 31st |
2012-12-22 |
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Former Needham real estate lawyer sentenced to six years |
2012-12-20 |
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Demographic "seismic shift" coming to Greater Boston |
2012-12-19 |
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Mass. Realtor confidence slips in November from October, but up YOY |
2012-12-18 |
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MLSPIN: MA SFH sales up 29% in November, nominal median up 4% - exceptionally low interest rates credited |
2012-12-16 |
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Flippers get extended subsidies from FHA |
2012-12-12 |
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Mortgage Tax Deduction Could Disappear |
2012-12-11 |
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MAR: Pending Massachusetts SFH sales up 28.2% YOY in November |
2012-12-10 |
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Median pay for nearly 2,000 managers at bailed out Fannie & Freddie was $200K+ |
2012-12-07 |
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MLSPIN: First 11 months of 2012 see volume up 18% YOY, nominal prices up 1%, for Bay State SFH and condos |
2012-12-06 |
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New England Economic Partnership: Massachusetts economy ready to rebound |
2012-12-03 |
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MA 2nd most expensive state to buy a home, trailing only Hawaii |
2012-11-29 |
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Massachusetts residents trail U.S. peers in home ownership |
2012-11-27 |
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MA SFH Oct 2012 vs Oct 2011 - Warren Group: nominal median unchanged, volume up 21%; MAR: nominal median up 4.4% |
2012-11-23 |
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MLSPIN: Boston price reductions down 42% YOY, MA price reductions down 25% YOY |
2012-11-20 |
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4,000 Mass. homeowners benefit from mortgage settlement |
2012-11-19 |
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Nouvelle penthouse sold for nearly half original price from 4 years ago |
2012-11-16 |
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AG's office: Mass. well ahead in providing relief for distressed mortgages |
2012-11-16 |
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MAR: October pending SFH sales up 35.9% YOY |
2012-11-13 |
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Patrick expected to unveil initiative to build 10,000 housing units a year |
2012-10-30 |
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Real Estate Recovery Challenged by Sandy |
2012-10-30 |
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Massachusetts foreclosure activity slows in September |
2012-10-26 |
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Bank of America sued for $1 billion for "brazen" fraud at Countrywide |
2012-10-25 |
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MA SFH Sep 2012 vs Sep 2011 - Warren Group: nominal median down 4.5%, volume up 8% |
2012-10-25 |
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MA SFH Sep 2012 vs Sep 2011 - MAR: nominal median down 0.6%, volume up 2.8% |
2012-10-17 |
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MA SFH Sep 2012 vs Sep 2011 - MSLPIN: nominal median down 0.45%, volume up 4.87% |
2012-10-02 |
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August MA foreclosures reach lowest monthly level of 2012, down 40% YOY |
2012-09-25 |
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MA SFH sales Aug 2012 vs Aug 2011 - Warren Group: nominal median up 1.6%, volume up 20% |
2012-09-25 |
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MA SFH sales Aug 2012 vs Aug 2011 - MAR: nominal median up 0.08%, volume up 22.8% |
2012-09-23 |
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Massachusetts Real Estate Attorney Convicted of Mortgage Fraud & Money Laundering |
2012-09-18 |
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Massachusetts foreclosure filings hit 2012 low |
2012-09-11 |
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MAR: August pending SFH sales up 27.87% YOY |
2012-09-04 |
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Rising prices are driving out investors in MA |
2012-09-03 |
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Volume of MA jumbo loans doubled in 2011 and is on track to be surpassed by 2012 |
2012-08-29 |
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MA SFH sales Jul 2012 vs Jul 2011 - Warren Group: nominal median up 1%, volume up 27% |
2012-08-29 |
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MA SFH sales Jul 2012 vs Jul 2011 - MAR: nominal median up 1.9%, volume up 22.7% |
2012-08-23 |
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Massachusetts tells Fannie, Freddie to follow new mortgage law |
2012-08-22 |
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Boston Plans For "Near-Term Risk" Of Rising Tides |
2012-08-21 |
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Newton ranked 4th best place to live by Money Magazine |
2012-08-17 |
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Treasury changes Fannie and Freddie bailout deal |
2012-08-16 |
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Business Insider: Boston 1 of 7 "renters' markets" |
2012-08-14 |
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Average Boston rent up 7+% in past year |
2012-08-05 |
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Boston Fed: New regulations have not created immunity against more housing bubbles |
2012-08-03 |
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Boston Fed study: most Americans learned nothing from the housing bubble |
2012-08-02 |
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Principal reductions on underwater homes may soon be taxed |
2012-07-31 |
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MA SFH sales Jun 2012 vs Jun 2011 - MAR: nominal median 0% change; Warren Group: nominal median down 1%, volume up 26% |
2012-07-24 |
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Condo prices in Boston hit a (nominal) high |
2012-07-23 |
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Europe's troubles weigh on Mass. businesses |
2012-07-15 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap: The Real Story for MA - May 2012 - Price declines continue to be the norm |
2012-07-12 |
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Rigging of key interest rate figure (LIBOR) may be biggest financial scandal in history |
2012-07-11 |
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Closer to a bailout? FHA's mortgage delinquencies soar |
2012-07-10 |
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Boston has 5th highest income of large US cities, but housing costs counteract the benefit |
2012-07-10 |
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Massachusetts could soon require homeowners to have access to mediation to resolve foreclosures |
2012-07-09 |
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Bay State regulators take action against agents and appraisers |
2012-06-26 |
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MA SFH sales May 2012 vs May 2011 - MAR: nominal median down 1.0%, volume up 27.1% |
2012-06-26 |
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MA SFH sales May 2012 vs May 2011 - Warren Group: nominal median down 3.4%, volume up 34.6% |
2012-06-21 |
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Massachusetts foreclosure activity rose in May |
2012-06-19 |
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Housing and wealth - The perils of not diversifying |
2012-06-07 |
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New England economy improving, but risks loom, Fed reports |
2012-06-01 |
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Widow sues Wells Fargo over wrongful foreclosure that took devastating toll |
2012-05-29 |
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Foreclosure activity in Massachusetts soared in April, according to Warren Group report |
2012-05-29 |
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Somerville real estate broker indicted for embezzling $200,000 |
2012-05-29 |
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Generation broke |
2012-05-26 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap, Apr 2012: MA SFH real median up 0.38% YOY - First potentially legitimate increase since 2005 |
2012-05-22 |
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MA SFH sales Apr 2012 vs Apr 2011 - MAR: nominal median up 2.7%, volume up 18.3%; Warren Group: nominal median up 1.1% |
2012-05-22 |
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Luxury home sales: Mixed signals, spin invite satire, monitoring |
2012-05-18 |
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MLS PIN: MA SFH nominal median up 1.4% YOY in April |
2012-05-18 |
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The Economist: The great realtor rip-off - Why is it so expensive to buy or sell a house in America? |
2012-05-17 |
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Bay State adds 2,500 jobs as unemployment hits 6.3% |
2012-05-10 |
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MA senate rolls out $150 billion health-savings plan |
2012-05-10 |
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To stem foreclosures, committee recommends MA loan modification bill |
2012-05-09 |
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Dinner With Robert Shiller |
2012-05-08 |
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Teardowns on the rise |
2012-05-07 |
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Why American house prices have corrected more than those in Europe |
2012-05-03 |
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Survey: Bay State among worst to do business |
2012-05-01 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds recording stats for Apr 2012 vs Apr 2011: Deeds up 13%; foreclosures flat; orders of notice down 62% |
2012-04-27 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap: The Real Story for MA - Mar 2012 |
2012-04-27 |
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March 2012 vs. March 2011 prices and volume by MA town (PDF) |
2012-04-26 |
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Foreclosure activity in Massachusetts rose sharply in March |
2012-04-26 |
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Zillow calls (nominal) bottom for Boston housing market |
2012-04-25 |
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AG Coakley says HomeCorps program will help repair damage caused by the foreclosure crisis |
2012-04-24 |
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MA SFH sales Mar 2012 vs Mar 2011 - MAR: nominal median down 2.2%, volume up 19.1% |
2012-04-24 |
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MA SFH sales Mar 2012 vs Mar 2011 - Warren Group: nominal prices down 3.3%, volume up 20% |
2012-04-20 |
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Amid Globe/Herald reports of "bidding wars", only 13% of recent sales were above asking |
2012-04-20 |
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Mass. Unemployment Rate Stays Below National Average |
2012-04-17 |
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Coakley pushes for law offering mortgage aid |
2012-04-16 |
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Romney floats curtailing mortgage deduction for 2nd homes of high earners |
2012-04-13 |
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Boston's Average Asking Rent Spikes 6% in Q1 |
2012-04-13 |
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Poll: Bidding wars: Hype or reality? |
2012-04-10 |
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Pending MA home sales up 38.8% YOY in March |
2012-04-08 |
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Riders gird for cuts by MBTA - Erasing budget deficit means higher fares too |
2012-04-05 |
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Massachusetts Woman Convicted of Mortgage Fraud for Falsely Inflating Income |
2012-04-03 |
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Google draws up big picture for Kendall Square |
2012-04-03 |
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In 2011, the Fed purchased a stunning 61% of Treasury issuance |
2012-04-02 |
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One-third of realty agents report sale cancellations (US) |
2012-03-30 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap: The Real Story for MA - Feb 2012 |
2012-03-28 |
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MA SFH sales Feb 2012 vs Feb 2011 - MAR: nominal prices down 3.8%, volume up 26.8% |
2012-03-28 |
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MA SFH sales Feb 2012 vs Feb 2011 - Warren Group: nominal prices down ~3%, volume up 33% |
2012-03-27 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston down 2.8% nominal YOY in January |
2012-03-27 |
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Warren Group: Mass. foreclosure activity jumps in February, starts up 101% YOY |
2012-03-26 |
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Larry Summers: Recovery A Reflection Of Policy, Not 'Natural Resilience Of The American Economy' |
2012-03-25 |
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Frank, et al, pushing for stealth bank bailout, calling for resignation of conservator enforcing the law |
2012-03-22 |
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AG aims to curb pace of Mass. foreclosures |
2012-03-21 |
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Fannie and Freddie Reflate Housing? |
2012-03-21 |
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Cambridge Council backs Google expansion, after concessions |
2012-03-20 |
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Confidence up among MA estate agents |
2012-03-15 |
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NAR to march on DC May 17th to defend their corporate welfare |
2012-03-14 |
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Growing income gap threatens area, report says - High housing costs cited as threat |
2012-03-13 |
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Pending MA home sales jump in February |
2012-03-12 |
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Massachusetts economy shows signs of recovery |
2012-03-12 |
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Frank calls for top Fannie, Freddie regulator to be replaced |
2012-03-10 |
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Fed report quantifies higher Boston-area spending |
2012-03-09 |
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Employment report: Mass. economy created far fewer jobs in 2011 than first thought |
2012-03-09 |
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Kendall Square honcho: Amazon, Facebook like us more |
2012-03-08 |
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MBTA Service Cuts Would Hurt Boston Economy, Says Report |
2012-03-07 |
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Mass. exit poll: Economy top issue for GOP voters |
2012-03-07 |
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Menino to Google: We want you |
2012-03-06 |
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New foreclosures in Somerville show uptick in January |
2012-03-06 |
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Mass. business confidence rose last month |
2012-03-05 |
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Changes in regulations could make big difference for small Massachusetts businesses |
2012-03-01 |
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Massachusetts could lose 50,000 jobs in decade |
2012-03-01 |
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Bay State foreclosures soar in January |
2012-02-28 |
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MA SFH Jan 2012 vs Jan 2011 - MAR: nominal median down 5%; Warren Group: nominal median down 4%; Volume up 3-4% |
2012-02-27 |
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Housing in Boston Costs Too Much, and That's Bad for Business |
2012-02-27 |
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Empty nesters staying put and expanding the home front |
2012-02-27 |
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With inventory lower, properties sell faster |
2012-02-24 |
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Lower home prices provide no relief in Bay State |
2012-02-23 |
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Mass. couple pleads not guilty to housing fraud |
2012-02-21 |
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Saving the foreclosed - and profiting |
2012-02-21 |
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Massachusetts Home Seizures Threatened in Loan Case |
2012-02-20 |
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Who loses in foreclosure settlement? |
2012-02-15 |
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Home of the housing bust - Central Mass. towns reel; no recovery in sight |
2012-02-14 |
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Coldwell Banker Pays Cambridge Homeowners $872,000 Over Deceptive Condominium Sale |
2012-02-13 |
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With settlement finished, Coakley turns to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae |
2012-02-12 |
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More Mass. residents lack rainy-day funds - 26% couldn't survive 3 months without job; average credit card debt tops $12G |
2012-02-12 |
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Hub housing activists not satisfied with $25B deal |
2012-02-09 |
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Massachusetts Part Of $25 Billion Mortgage Settlement |
2012-02-09 |
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Boston Fed: Lack of Mobility Not Holding Back Employment |
2012-02-08 |
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US senator seeks probe of Mass. housing authority |
2012-02-07 |
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Job growth projection for 2020 favorable for Massachusetts |
2012-02-07 |
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Mass. congressmen urge bailout for homeowners |
2012-02-06 |
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Report: Massachusetts, Nevada Would Have to Give Up Foreclosure Fraud Suits to Join Deal |
2012-02-02 |
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Brookline real estate mogul ordered to pay fine for illegal campaign contributions |
2012-02-01 |
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Ironically, as economy improves, foreclosures may increase |
2012-02-01 |
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Study: Licensing rule cut number of real estate agents, increased what clients paid by 17% |
2012-01-31 |
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Report: Mass. foreclosures fell 30% in 2011 |
2012-01-31 |
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Dozens push for mortgage writedowns outside Bank of America |
2012-01-30 |
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Building activity rebounds in Bay State |
2012-01-27 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap: The Real Story for MA - Dec 2011 |
2012-01-26 |
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Romney talks housing, ends up defending banks |
2012-01-26 |
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Obama Proposes Mortgage Bailouts, Handouts, Copouts Exactly One Paragraph After Stating "Top to Bottom: No Bailouts, No Handouts, and No Copouts"; How the Taxpayer Ripoff Works |
2012-01-26 |
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In tight local market, no relief for renters, apartment hunters |
2012-01-26 |
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Borrower better accept the consequences |
2012-01-25 |
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Massachusetts home sales in 2011 at lowest level since 1990 |
2012-01-24 |
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MAR and Warren Group both report ~4% YOY nominal decline in SFH median in December, drop in volume |
2012-01-23 |
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Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation says unfunded retiree health care liability is growing for towns and cities |
2012-01-19 |
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O'Brien calls for criminal action against the Big Banks; says they acted like "criminal enterprise" (PDF) |
2012-01-19 |
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Mass. jobless rate dips to 6.8% in Dec., but 6,200 jobs cut |
2012-01-19 |
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Mortgage settlement between banks, states "close" |
2012-01-18 |
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Mortgage woes top list of complaints to AG Coakley |
2012-01-18 |
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Massachusetts housing market is slowly stabilizing |
2012-01-16 |
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Mass. lawmakers hear pushback on foreclosure protection bill |
2012-01-13 |
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Prof. Glaeser: Fed's housing ideas won't fix market |
2012-01-13 |
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GOP cribs: Where the candidates live |
2012-01-11 |
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Survey: Mass. employers a bit more confident, but less so than a year ago |
2012-01-10 |
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MA SFH Pending Home Sales up 11.7% YOY in December |
2012-01-09 |
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Boston Fed chief urges Obama administration to make housing even less affordable |
2012-01-02 |
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2012 forecast: Economists see continued slow growth for MA |
2012-01-02 |
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Report says wage gap in Mass. is widening |
2011-12-30 |
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One Reason Why Boston Housing Is So Expensive |
2011-12-29 |
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Mass. foreclosures surge 70% in Nov. |
2011-12-28 |
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Warren and MAR predict Mass. on homestretch of massive tumble |
2011-12-27 |
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8 Outrageously Flawed Economic Predictions (majority are housing related) |
2011-12-23 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap: The Real Story for MA - Nov 2011 |
2011-12-23 |
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Boston housing market projected to lose $9.5 billion in 2011 |
2011-12-23 |
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Amazon move has Boston-Cambridge in a tizzy |
2011-12-22 |
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Mass. commuters spend more time on the road than most in U.S., potentially due to housing costs |
2011-12-21 |
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MA SFH Nov 2011 vs Nov 2010 - MAR: nominal median down 4%, volume up 13%; Warren Group: nominal median down 8%, volume up 13% |
2011-12-20 |
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Boston ranked 15 of 200+ for most expensive metro areas for home ownership |
2011-12-20 |
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U.S. Population Migrates for Income Boost |
2011-12-19 |
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Income Inequality In Metro Boston Among Worst In U.S. |
2011-12-16 |
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Mass. adds 5,000 jobs as unemployment dips to 7% |
2011-12-16 |
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SEC accuses former Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac bosses of fraud |
2011-12-14 |
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MLS PIN: MA SFH nominal median fell 5% YOY in November |
2011-12-14 |
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Mass. Residents More Pessimistic about the Future - 33% expect housing prices to rise next year |
2011-12-14 |
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NAR home sales figures from 2007-10 to be lowered |
2011-12-13 |
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State revenues expected to slow |
2011-12-12 |
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Massachusetts Official Reports 26K Instances of Mortgage Fraud |
2011-12-09 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Futures: Real bottom in April 2011, but declines by 2012 Q1 will come very close |
2011-12-08 |
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Massachusetts employers have more confidence, but not adding jobs |
2011-12-06 |
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Employers turn - barely - more optimistic on economy |
2011-12-05 |
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Mass. residents even more pessimistic about economic future now than when recession was in full swing |
2011-12-02 |
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Mass. home buyers party like it's 1999 - Yes, that's where real prices are now |
2011-12-02 |
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GMAC to stop some mortgage loans in Massachusetts stating "recent developments have led mortgage lending in Massachusetts to no longer be viable" |
2011-12-02 |
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AG sues banks for violating foreclosure law |
2011-12-01 |
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Fed: Greater Boston nominal median home price fell 10.5% YOY in October |
2011-12-01 |
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Mass. Budget Chief: No New Taxes, But Challenging Year Ahead |
2011-12-01 |
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Unemployment is steady in most Mass. cities and towns |
2011-12-01 |
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Report ranks Boston the nation's top life science hub |
2011-12-01 |
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11 for 11 CME Case-Shiller futures fall within expectations |
2011-11-30 |
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Like rest of nation, Mass. residents not moving - "Ownership society" impeding mobility, economic recovery |
2011-11-29 |
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MA SFH Oct 2011 vs Oct 2010 - MAR: nominal median down 5+%, volume up 3%; Warren Group: nominal median down ~7% |
2011-11-29 |
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Watchdog: Fannie, Freddie abuses went unchecked |
2011-11-29 |
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Fitch May Lower Fannie, Freddie Debt Outlook |
2011-11-27 |
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Average rate on 30-year fixed home loan below 4% again |
2011-11-23 |
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Middle class in Massachusetts losing hope, new study says |
2011-11-22 |
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Foreclosure activity accelerates in Mass. |
2011-11-21 |
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Mass. unemployment rate holds at 7.3 percent despite October jobs pickup |
2011-11-21 |
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Mass. Stock Of Affordable Housing Drops |
2011-11-18 |
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Experts: Mass. economy won't rebound until 2013 |
2011-11-16 |
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Gingrich Said to Be Paid at Least $1.6 Million By Freddie Mac |
2011-11-15 |
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Mass. pressed to reject 50-state foreclosure deal |
2011-11-15 |
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Judge OKs W's bankruptcy exit |
2011-11-15 |
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NAR overestimated home sales |
2011-11-14 |
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NH man gets prison term for running mortgage fraud scheme in Boston area |
2011-11-11 |
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New federal program gives money to people more than 25% underwater on their mortgages |
2011-11-10 |
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Poll finds more boomers working past retirement |
2011-11-09 |
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The great $26 billion real estate swindle |
2011-11-09 |
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DeLeo eyes bid for Mass. to collect online sales tax |
2011-11-07 |
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Bay State housing declines hint of more pain to come |
2011-11-04 |
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Arlington and Brookline - 2 and 3 in US according to Zillow |
2011-11-04 |
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Scott Kirsner: Boston a "second-tier" town in technology, financial services, etc. |
2011-11-03 |
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Natick Mall condo owners sue, seek to void sales |
2011-11-02 |
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Boston rent ranks third highest in nation |
2011-11-02 |
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Mass pending home sales up 6.2% YOY in October |
2011-11-01 |
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Mass. group says employer confidence sliding |
2011-10-28 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap: The Real Story for MA - Sep 2011 |
2011-10-27 |
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Massachusetts residents pessimistic about the economy |
2011-10-25 |
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MA SFH Sep 2011 vs Sep 2010 - MAR: median up ~2% (nominal), volume up 10%; Warren Group: volume up 7%, median up "slightly" (nominal) |
2011-10-24 |
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Abolish the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage! |
2011-10-24 |
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Obama to promote new steps to reinforce housing debt dependency, unaffordability |
2011-10-20 |
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MA foreclosures drop in September |
2011-10-20 |
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Massachusetts unemployment rate drops to 7.3% |
2011-10-20 |
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Blame the Fed for the Financial Crisis |
2011-10-19 |
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Court ruling leaves owners of voided foreclosures with few rights |
2011-10-18 |
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Protesters fail to stop eviction of Malden woman |
2011-10-18 |
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Mass. Gov.: $65M in federal, state housing help |
2011-10-17 |
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Abuses alleged in retooled loans |
2011-10-13 |
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Opponents question Mass. gambling job estimates |
2011-10-13 |
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Tom Brady manor marked down - to $10.5M |
2011-10-12 |
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Mass. Realtors' Confidence Up Over Last Year, But Down From Summer |
2011-10-10 |
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The Boston Globe Hits It Out of the Park In Promoting Economic Fallacies |
2011-10-07 |
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A Complete Guide To The Ponzi Scheme That Is Suburban America |
2011-10-05 |
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Survey finds business confidence in Mass. flagging |
2011-10-04 |
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Government report: Fannie knew of "robo-signing" in '03 |
2011-10-03 |
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Massachusetts economy showing "clear signs" of weakening |
2011-10-03 |
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Cash-Only Mass. Home Sales Are Booming (relative to financed sales) |
2011-10-03 |
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Perry bet big on tax grants to subprime lenders |
2011-09-30 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap, Aug 2011: MA SFH real median down 7.47% YOY, lowest August since 2000 estimate |
2011-09-30 |
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Aug. data signal lenders stepping up foreclosure action |
2011-09-29 |
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Mass. foreclosures surge (on monthly basis) |
2011-09-29 |
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A surge of hiring on the tech belt |
2011-09-28 |
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Hub Fed chief: Housing woes undercut bank's efforts |
2011-09-27 |
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MAR on MA SFH Aug 2011 vs. Aug 2010: nominal median down 4%, volume up 17% |
2011-09-27 |
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Warren Group on MA SFH Aug 2011 vs. Aug 2011: nominal median down 3.4%, volume up 15% |
2011-09-26 |
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Part-time workers on rise in Mass. - Many forced to settle for lower-pay jobs |
2011-09-23 |
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Fannie Mae cited for failing to stop robo-signing |
2011-09-22 |
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Young People Shut Out of Home Ownership |
2011-09-20 |
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Romney pummels, profits from Fannie, Freddie |
2011-09-19 |
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Study: Mass. Health Law Has Harmed State Economy |
2011-09-16 |
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Mass. unemployment rate drops to 7.4% |
2011-09-15 |
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Mortgage rates at record lows, but no re-fi boom |
2011-09-13 |
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Frank working on Fed overhaul to spur inflation |
2011-09-12 |
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Compared with US, hiring in Mass. has been decent, but brace for a letup |
2011-09-08 |
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Massachusetts employers lose confidence in economy |
2011-09-08 |
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Boston Fed: Local real estate fundamentals remain weak |
2011-09-06 |
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Marc Andreessen: Recently, "a massive brain drain... has all but gutted Boston as a place for high-tech entrepreneurship" |
2011-09-02 |
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Zero U.S. job growth in August: Who's hiring in Mass.? |
2011-09-02 |
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Deadline for unemployed mortgage help extended |
2011-08-31 |
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July foreclosure starts hit highest level of 2011 |
2011-08-30 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston down 2.1% YOY (nominal) in June |
2011-08-29 |
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Foreclosure mess here to stay - Study: Mass. woes won't go away till '17 |
2011-08-29 |
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Working poor left behind in Massachusetts' economic rebound |
2011-08-29 |
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Gambling projections for Mass. no sure bet |
2011-08-26 |
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Foreclosures hit yearly high in Massachusetts |
2011-08-25 |
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States Where No One Wants To Buy A New Home (Mass. #7) |
2011-08-25 |
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Low rates squeeze savers and may hold back economy |
2011-08-24 |
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US home mortgage applications fall to 15-year low |
2011-08-23 |
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MAR on MA SFH Jul 2011 vs. Jul 2010: nominal median down 3%, volume up 14% |
2011-08-23 |
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Warren Group on MA SFH Jul 2011 vs. Jul 2010: nominal median down 0.78%, volume up 7% |
2011-08-23 |
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States' foreclosure talks with big mortgage servicers stall |
2011-08-19 |
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Mass. jobless rate holds steady - Economists cautious as state outperforms nation again in July |
2011-08-18 |
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S&P Said To Face U.S. Probe On Mortgages |
2011-08-18 |
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Cheap Mortgages, America's Hidden Entitlement |
2011-08-18 |
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U.S. Mortgage Rates Tumble to Lowest in More Than 50 Years |
2011-08-17 |
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Boston homeowners see mortgage balances rise |
2011-08-17 |
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Obama: Another year or more for housing turnaround |
2011-08-16 |
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Confidence index falls for Mass. Realtors |
2011-08-15 |
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Today is 40th anniversary of US severing dollar's last, tenuous link to gold |
2011-08-12 |
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No vacancy: Downtown Hub rents hitting peak levels |
2011-08-11 |
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Market volatility didn't spare Bay State - Biotech gains in year; energy takes hit |
2011-08-10 |
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Deal offers mortgage relief for thousands - Lender, Mass. sign $125m settlement |
2011-08-09 |
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Boston home market sinks to (nominal) '02 levels as losses mount |
2011-08-09 |
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Fear of double dip recession spreads to Bay State |
2011-08-08 |
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Massachusetts home foreclosures on the rise again |
2011-08-08 |
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Renting generally beat buying over the last 30 years |
2011-08-06 |
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S&P downgrades US debt for 1st time in history; may impact borrowing costs (e.g., mortgages) |
2011-08-05 |
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MA bankruptcy case upholds MERS-held mortgage |
2011-08-04 |
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July Pending Home Sales in Massachusetts up 5.0% YOY |
2011-08-03 |
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Huge cuts could imperil recovery, economists say |
2011-08-02 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, Jul 2011 vs Jul 2010: Deeds up 8%, orders of notice up 11% |
2011-08-01 |
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Home sales dive 20% - Shaky economy, tighter lending keep potential buyers on sidelines |
2011-07-29 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap: The Real Story for MA - Jun 2011 |
2011-07-29 |
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MERS Orders Foreclosure Halt |
2011-07-29 |
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China's 5 year plan to refocus investment internally may greatly reduce demand for Treasuries, increase US mortgage rates |
2011-07-28 |
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Boston Fed's economic outlook becomes more cautious |
2011-07-28 |
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Hit with foreclosures, Bank of America donating, demolishing homes |
2011-07-27 |
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Federal funds crucial to state's economy |
2011-07-26 |
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MA SFH Jun 2011 vs. Jun 2010 - MAR: sales down 18%, nominal median down 1.60%; Warren Group: sales down 23.5%, nominal median up 0.26% |
2011-07-26 |
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Coakley steps up probe into foreclosure fraud - Virginia-based firm is focus of new action |
2011-07-25 |
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Justice Foreclosed |
2011-07-25 |
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Rents higher, apartments scarcer in Boston-area |
2011-07-25 |
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Rep. Frank hopes government will continue to make housing prices unaffordable in most expensive areas |
2011-07-22 |
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Why America's Young And Restless Will Abandon Cities For Suburbs - Joel Kotkin |
2011-07-22 |
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For now, state's job picture still brighter than nation's |
2011-07-21 |
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Fidelity moving jobs out of base in Boston |
2011-07-21 |
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Debt Drama Could Be Another Blow To Housing |
2011-07-21 |
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Mass. Senate to debate "supportive housing" bill |
2011-07-20 |
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MLSPIN: MA SFH sales drop 18% YOY in June, nominal median down 0.83% |
2011-07-19 |
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Forbes: Mortgage 'robo-signing' goes on |
2011-07-18 |
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More on robo-signers |
2011-07-18 |
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RentJuice Rent Index Launched in Boston |
2011-07-15 |
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Richard P. Howe Jr. on MERS |
2011-07-15 |
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Rulings keep homeowners' lawsuits on track |
2011-07-14 |
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Registrar vs. robosigners |
2011-07-13 |
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The Federal Debt Limit and the housing market |
2011-07-13 |
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Mass. justices: Budget woes could close courts |
2011-07-13 |
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Realty trade group overreported Chicago home prices |
2011-07-12 |
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Many may lose homes in Bank of America deal |
2011-07-11 |
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Somerville condo sales slide, home sales flat |
2011-07-10 |
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Real Estate Sales, Prices Down in Arlington |
2011-07-09 |
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Gary Shilling: Housing prices will fall another 20% |
2011-07-08 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds July & Mid-Year Statistics |
2011-07-08 |
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New Hampshire's secret salesman luring Bay State firms across the line |
2011-07-08 |
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Bankers back mortgage relief plan - Obama's plan gives unemployed 12 months at lower rates |
2011-07-08 |
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US unemployment rose to 9.2% as hiring stalls |
2011-07-07 |
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MAR: MA SFH pending home sales up 9.28% YOY in June |
2011-07-05 |
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5 out of 6 North Shore mortgages show evidence of "robo-signing" or other flaws |
2011-07-05 |
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Business reviving for local builders - Construction jobs may increase by 4,000 |
2011-07-01 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap: The Real Story for MA - May 2011 |
2011-07-01 |
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Experts warning housing market is still fragile |
2011-07-01 |
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Mass. foreclosures fall 65% in May |
2011-07-01 |
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Budget deal with more cuts on table |
2011-06-30 |
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Mass. foreclosures fell again in May |
2011-06-30 |
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State will miss budget deadline, leaders say |
2011-06-30 |
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Quincy real estate company fined for discriminating against families with young children |
2011-06-29 |
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Under-45 population on the decline in Mass. |
2011-06-29 |
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Redfin cuts home buyer's refund to 33% in Boston |
2011-06-28 |
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Mortgage delinquencies slip in Greater Boston |
2011-06-28 |
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MA SFH May 2011 vs. May 2010 - MAR: sales down 17%, nominal median up 0.5%; Warren Group: sales down 25%, nominal median up 3.4% |
2011-06-27 |
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MLSPIN: MA SFH sales tumble 19% YOY in May, nominal median up 0.67% |
2011-06-27 |
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REALTORS(R) Visit Beacon Hill To Push for Increased Licensing Requirements, etc. |
2011-06-27 |
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MetLife pushes reverse mortgages |
2011-06-24 |
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Jobs, housing dim economic picture |
2011-06-24 |
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MBTA bailout looms as debt mounts |
2011-06-23 |
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Robo-Signing and the Salem Registry of Deeds |
2011-06-23 |
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Slow growth stumps Ben Bernanke |
2011-06-22 |
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State unemployment rate drops to 7.6% but with 4,000 fewer jobs |
2011-06-22 |
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Agency overseeing Fannie & Freddie left possible fraud unchecked |
2011-06-21 |
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US home sales fall to 2011 low; few 1st-time buyers |
2011-06-21 |
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Long-promised loan aid for jobless is launched; $61M earmarked for Mass. |
2011-06-20 |
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Mass. foreclosure backlog would take decade to clear at current pace |
2011-06-17 |
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Mass. economic recovery shows weakness in May |
2011-06-17 |
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U.S. financial reform law sets aside $61M for Mass. unemployed |
2011-06-17 |
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Allston skeptical of Harvard's new vision |
2011-06-17 |
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Many who pledged to fix debt have bills of their own |
2011-06-16 |
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MAR REALTOR(R) sentiment index down 29.10% YOY in May |
2011-06-15 |
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The Secret To Texas' Success (contrasted with Boston): They Build Houses There |
2011-06-15 |
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Weston #7 in Coldwell Banker's 10 most expensive cities |
2011-06-14 |
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Economists warn against Fed action |
2011-06-14 |
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Boston total taxable property continue to slide |
2011-06-13 |
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Home Affordability Ratios by State (+DC): MA is 4th worst |
2011-06-13 |
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Beantown Bust: Boston Home Sales and Prices April 2011 |
2011-06-13 |
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Mass. housing recovery years off; Many still face foreclosure risk |
2011-06-10 |
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U.S. targets poor-performing mortgage servicers |
2011-06-09 |
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Greater Boston lands on list of "lowest performing major markets" |
2011-06-09 |
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U.S. economic recovery falters, but Bay State sees growth |
2011-06-08 |
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Survey: Confidence among Mass. employers lagging |
2011-06-08 |
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Mass. economy's growth fourth in the nation |
2011-06-07 |
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Negative equity borrowers in MA average $120K underwater |
2011-06-07 |
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Harvard study: Housing market "terrible," but rentals look up |
2011-06-06 |
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Thoughts from the CEO of Redfin |
2011-06-06 |
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Rising cost of rent raises fears concerning inflation |
2011-06-03 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston snapshot with futures: May 31, 2011 |
2011-06-03 |
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US job growth could be slowing |
2011-06-02 |
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Robert Shiller Interview on U.S. Housing Market |
2011-06-02 |
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20% down prices out buyers, Kerry says |
2011-06-01 |
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Middlesex deeds and mortgages down substantially in May |
2011-05-31 |
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US real prices fall to 1999 levels, declines surpass Great Depression |
2011-05-30 |
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Mass. economy brightening, except on Beacon Hill |
2011-05-27 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap, Apr 2011: Real prices plunge 11.06% YOY, moving average turns negative once again, ending government's costly Weekend at Bernie's |
2011-05-27 |
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Home shopping? Towns near Boston with biggest spring discounts |
2011-05-27 |
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Massachusetts recovery leaves out many |
2011-05-27 |
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Ex-Fannie executive defends Barney Frank |
2011-05-26 |
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Book: Frank helped partner get Fannie Mae job |
2011-05-26 |
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Fed knew about housing bubble from the start |
2011-05-26 |
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Massive mortgage fraud case ends |
2011-05-25 |
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Market for single-family homes still slow in April |
2011-05-24 |
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April MA SFH Apr 2011 vs Apr 2010 - MAR: nominal median -8.5%, sales -20% |
2011-05-23 |
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MLSPIN: MA SFH sales plunge 23% YOY in April, nominal median down 4.7%; brokers blame tax credit |
2011-05-20 |
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State's jobless rate hits a two-year low |
2011-05-19 |
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Forecaster: New England economy struggling to grow |
2011-05-18 |
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MAR REALTOR(R) sentiment index down 41.51% YOY in Apr |
2011-05-17 |
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Mass. residential foreclosures down, petitions climbing |
2011-05-17 |
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Gary Shilling "Still Home Sick" |
2011-05-17 |
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Menino to crack down on "problem properties" |
2011-05-16 |
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CNNMoney Buy vs. Rent By City: Boston = Rent |
2011-05-13 |
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Winding Down Fannie and Freddie Starts with Loan Limits |
2011-05-13 |
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Inflation rises at fastest rate since October 2008 |
2011-05-13 |
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Slipping and stalling with housing |
2011-05-13 |
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High rent district |
2011-05-12 |
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How the $8,000 Tax Credit Cost Home Buyers $15,000 |
2011-05-11 |
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WBUR's Radio Boston at 3PM potentially covering Boston housing market |
2011-05-11 |
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New Fiserv Forecast Predicts Decrease In Mass. Home Prices |
2011-05-11 |
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Retreat on big mortgages may hurt upscale market |
2011-05-10 |
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Bay State property tax overrides threaten to divide communities, citizens |
2011-05-09 |
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Middlesex court executions up 50% YOY in April |
2011-05-06 |
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Fed event at Hynes helps homeowners behind on mortgages |
2011-05-05 |
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Mass. home vacancy rate up |
2011-05-04 |
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Poll: Massachusetts residents' confidence in economy slips |
2011-05-04 |
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US says Deutsche Bank profited off mortgage insurance through fraud |
2011-05-03 |
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MA SFH under agreement plunges 24.2% YOY in April |
2011-05-03 |
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Harvard report finds rental housing "affordability crisis" |
2011-05-02 |
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Condo sales in downtown Boston fall while (nominal) prices rise |
2011-05-02 |
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Massachusetts High Court Hears Pivotal Mortgage-Transfer Case |
2011-05-02 |
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For many homeowners, false hope - Firms offer mortgage relief, then fail to deliver, state says |
2011-04-29 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap: March 2011 |
2011-04-29 |
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Essex County inventory: foreclosures 5.13%, shadow 4.93% |
2011-04-29 |
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Massachusetts homeowners beware - State raises red flags over 'foreclosure-prevention' companies |
2011-04-29 |
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Tech sector lifts Mass. economy to start '11 |
2011-04-28 |
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MAR: MA SFH nominal median down 2.3% YOY in Mar, volume plunges 22.4% |
2011-04-28 |
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Warren Group: MA SFH nominal median down 2.8% YOY in Mar, volume plunges 14.4% |
2011-04-27 |
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Pricey homes don't mean better schools |
2011-04-27 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston down 1.5% YOY (nominal) in February |
2011-04-26 |
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Obama May Consider Tax Credit for Renters |
2011-04-26 |
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Cheapest Homes in 40 Years? Not Even Close... |
2011-04-25 |
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Ill housing markets trump ideology for many in GOP |
2011-04-25 |
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MLSPIN: MA SFH sales fall 16.2% YOY in March, nominal median down 0.7% |
2011-04-25 |
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Foreclosures creeping up, April mortgages and deeds trending negative (Middlesex County) |
2011-04-22 |
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Suffolk County inventory: foreclosures 4.77%, shadow 9.66% |
2011-04-22 |
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Bay Staters still shellshocked by recession |
2011-04-21 |
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Mass. Home Sellers Sweat Slow Spring Market |
2011-04-20 |
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Mass. foreclosure activity falls by 60% |
2011-04-20 |
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Radar Logic futures coming to CBOE Futures Exchange |
2011-04-19 |
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MAR REALTOR(R) sentiment index down 19.78% YOY in Mar |
2011-04-18 |
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Consumer Reports recommends max mortgage-to-income ratio of 2.0 - How many Boston buyers are prudent? |
2011-04-15 |
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Middlesex County inventory: foreclosures 3.10%, shadow 8.01% |
2011-04-15 |
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IRS paid $513M in undeserved homebuyer tax credits |
2011-04-14 |
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Are foreclosures picking up? |
2011-04-13 |
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Government orders 14 lenders to reimburse homeowners |
2011-04-13 |
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Lender has shed 2,000 jobs in state |
2011-04-12 |
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Hub mayor touts city's housing production efforts |
2011-04-11 |
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20% down on homes may soon be norm - Aim is to prevent another crisis |
2011-04-08 |
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The Defense Industry in Massachusetts: Current Profile and Economic Significance |
2011-04-08 |
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Norfolk County inventory: foreclosures 3.14%, shadow 2.88% |
2011-04-08 |
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Weaker recovery is projected for Mass. - State economy may be as vulnerable as rest of US, revised data suggest |
2011-04-08 |
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Stretching to buy - a fact of life in Greater Boston - may soon become a lot harder |
2011-04-07 |
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Banks get edge in foreclosure talks |
2011-04-07 |
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Surging oil prices squeezing a still-recovering economy |
2011-04-06 |
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Pulling state money from Bank of America |
2011-04-06 |
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MAR: Massachusetts March 2011 Pending Homes Sales Down 16.33% YOY |
2011-04-06 |
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Rising oil prices beginning to hurt US economy |
2011-04-05 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, Mar 2011 vs Mar 2010: Deeds down 2%, foreclosure deeds down 42% |
2011-04-05 |
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Polls reveals baby boomers' retirement fears |
2011-04-04 |
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Fed's Low Interest Rates Crack Retirees' Nest Eggs |
2011-04-04 |
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New Rule: Banks Exempt from New Mortgage Rules |
2011-04-04 |
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Middleton Says U.S. Housing Data "Overly Optimistic" (video) |
2011-04-01 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap: February 2011 |
2011-04-01 |
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Essex County inventory: foreclosures 6.11%, shadow 3.64% |
2011-04-01 |
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Southborough family imprisoned in a home of horrors |
2011-03-31 |
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Bay State foreclosure activity continued to decline in February |
2011-03-31 |
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Experts say housing costs, schools key to job creation in Massachusetts |
2011-03-30 |
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Inflation wrecking recovery; Massachusetts job fair canceled due to lack of employer participation |
2011-03-30 |
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Home sales plunge to slowest February on record |
2011-03-30 |
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Evergreen, Fidelity defend site closures |
2011-03-30 |
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House votes to end mortgage reduction program |
2011-03-29 |
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Boston's suburbs feel the pain of corporate relocations |
2011-03-29 |
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MAR: MA SFH nominal median down 0.7% YOY in Feb, volume down 12.5% |
2011-03-29 |
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Warren Group: MA SFH nominal median down 5.6% YOY in Feb, volume plunges 15.7% |
2011-03-29 |
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Best and Worst States for Retirement (MA #43) |
2011-03-28 |
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Growth slow in Boston metro area |
2011-03-25 |
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Suffolk County inventory: foreclosures 6.30%, shadow 9.48% |
2011-03-24 |
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US sales of new homes slowest in at least half-century |
2011-03-23 |
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Newton's population up less than 2% from 2000, elderly population dives |
2011-03-23 |
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U.S. Census Bureau Delivers Massachusetts' 2010 Census Population Totals |
2011-03-22 |
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Treasury to sell mortgage securities - US has $142b in holdings bought to prop up market |
2011-03-21 |
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Jobs Up In Massachusetts, But Confidence Low |
2011-03-18 |
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Middlesex County inventory: foreclosures 4.15%, shadow ratio 3.80% |
2011-03-18 |
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Editorial: Fidelity's decision |
2011-03-17 |
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Fidelity move will have ripple effect |
2011-03-17 |
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Patrick says Fidelity left him in dark on jobs move |
2011-03-16 |
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Mass. could lose 10,000 units of affordable housing |
2011-03-16 |
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Hub area price index rose 1.6% last year, but housing down |
2011-03-16 |
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Freddie Mac's Former Chief May Face S.E.C. Action |
2011-03-15 |
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Fidelity to close Marlboro office, move 1,100 jobs out of Mass. |
2011-03-15 |
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Massachusetts REALTOR(R) sentiment down 32% YOY |
2011-03-14 |
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Republicans Set to Begin Chipping Away at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac |
2011-03-10 |
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Zillow Launches Rent Zestimates |
2011-03-09 |
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Bank of America to put almost half of mortgages into "bad bank" |
2011-03-08 |
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1 in 5 Boston homeowners has no equity |
2011-03-08 |
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Counties Seek Millions From Mortgage Giant |
2011-03-08 |
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AGs say they aim to repair foreclosure system |
2011-03-07 |
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Property is widely seen as a safe asset. It is arguably the most dangerous of all, says Andrew Palmer |
2011-03-07 |
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Promised relief, many instead deeper in debt |
2011-03-04 |
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Norfolk County inventory: foreclosures 4.35%, shadow ratio 7.39% |
2011-03-04 |
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Drop in Mass. foreclosures tied to fewer seizures |
2011-03-04 |
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The end of 30-year fixed-rate mortgage? |
2011-03-03 |
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Bernanke won't rule out more bond buying to lift economy |
2011-03-03 |
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Fed reports growth in region's manufacturing, tech and staffing industries |
2011-03-03 |
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Mass. foreclosures fall in January, likely due to lender slowing rather than borrower stability |
2011-03-02 |
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New England's largest technology employers |
2011-03-02 |
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Pending home sales down 17.6% YOY in February |
2011-03-01 |
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Geithner wants housing overhaul bill in 2 years |
2011-03-01 |
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Real estate signs of shame in Webster |
2011-03-01 |
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Foreclosures cost Rhode Island $5.6 billion |
2011-02-28 |
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Beantown Bust: Boston Home Sales and Prices January 2011 |
2011-02-28 |
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Big banks may have to take cut on housing crisis |
2011-02-28 |
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Salem witch brews up remedy for foreclosures |
2011-02-27 |
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Buffett on Housing: "Within a year or so residential housing problems should largely be behind us, the exceptions being only high-value houses and..." |
2011-02-25 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Snapshot: Futures price in real bottom at end of 2011 |
2011-02-25 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap, Jan 2011: MA SFH real median down 6.64% YOY |
2011-02-25 |
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Essex County inventory: foreclosures 6.66%, shadow ratio 2.60% |
2011-02-25 |
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Fannie, Freddie narrow losses but seek more aid |
2011-02-24 |
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Redfin: The Double-Dip (Probably) Stops Dipping in March |
2011-02-24 |
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Foreclosures Jump on Martha's Vineyard |
2011-02-23 |
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MAR REALTOR(R) sentiment index down 38% YOY in Jan |
2011-02-23 |
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MAR: MA SFH nominal median down 5.2% YOY in Jan |
2011-02-23 |
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Tim Warren: "By the end of this year, we'll be saying that the bust is over." |
2011-02-22 |
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Case Shiller Confirms Housing Double Dip Accelerated, 20-City Composite At Lowest Since June 2009 |
2011-02-22 |
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Warren Group: MA SFH nominal median down 7% YOY in Jan |
2011-02-21 |
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Chinatown complex gets green light from city |
2011-02-18 |
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Suffolk County Feb 4 inventory: foreclosures 6.69%, shadow ratio 8.61% |
2011-02-18 |
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New Newton zoning regulations cause controversy |
2011-02-18 |
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Rips in the mortgage blueprint |
2011-02-17 |
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Digging deep to keep roofs over their heads |
2011-02-16 |
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Mass. bankruptcy claims still on the rise |
2011-02-14 |
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Hoping Obama Housing Plan is For Real |
2011-02-14 |
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Ameriquest coverage was near breaking point for Patrick |
2011-02-14 |
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MIT's Billion Prices Project massively expands depth of inflation tracking |
2011-02-11 |
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Middlesex County Feb 4 inventory: foreclosures 4.82%, shadow ratio 1.44% |
2011-02-11 |
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Obama wants big changes in mortgages |
2011-02-11 |
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Foreclosures hit high-end Boston properties |
2011-02-11 |
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Foreclosure drop not all good news |
2011-02-10 |
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Rate on 30-year mortgage hits 5.05% |
2011-02-09 |
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Boston area homes sold at a loss hit 30% in December |
2011-02-09 |
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State officials attempt to promote right-to-cure law |
2011-02-09 |
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Shiller: Housing Bubbles Are Few and Far Between |
2011-02-08 |
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S&P raises MA rating from stable to positive |
2011-02-07 |
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MIT: Is US Housing Over- or Under-Priced? Some Historical Perspective (PDF) |
2011-02-07 |
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MAR: Massachusetts January 2011 Pending Homes Sales Down as Snow Plays Factor |
2011-02-04 |
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Norfolk County Jan 6 inventory: foreclosures for sale 3.58%, shadow ratio 9.94% |
2011-02-04 |
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In a jam, more skip mortgage payments in Mass. |
2011-02-04 |
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Cape home lottery winners decline to buy |
2011-02-04 |
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Long-stalled residences back in play |
2011-02-03 |
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Delayed mortgage aid set for March - US to provide bridge loans to unemployed |
2011-02-02 |
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Would 30% down cure or kill the housing market? |
2011-02-02 |
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Massachusetts ranked 3 most likely to go bankrupt |
2011-02-02 |
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Local business confidence rose in January |
2011-02-01 |
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Homeowners face abatement deadline |
2011-02-01 |
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Ruling staves off foreclosure for W hotel developer |
2011-02-01 |
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1 of 5 mortgages in default after aid |
2011-01-31 |
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U.S. growing, Massachusetts slowing |
2011-01-28 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap, Dec 2010: Declines return; lowest real median since 1999 estimate |
2011-01-28 |
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Essex County Jan 6 inventory: foreclosures for sale 5.98%, shadow ratio 4.26% |
2011-01-28 |
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Number of people filing for bankruptcy jumps in state |
2011-01-28 |
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Mass. lawyer pleads guilty in condo fraud |
2011-01-27 |
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Patrick plan will cut spending by $570M |
2011-01-26 |
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Globe: Mass. housing market held steady for 2010 |
2011-01-25 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston down 0.8% YOY (nominal) in November |
2011-01-25 |
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Declines resume in MA SFH nominal median - MAR: prices down 6.2% YOY |
2011-01-24 |
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Let home buyer beware |
2011-01-21 |
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Suffolk County Jan 6 inventory: foreclosures for sale 5.46%, shadow ratio 7.14% |
2011-01-21 |
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Where Massachusetts foreclosures rose, fell most in 2010 |
2011-01-20 |
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S&P: Boston's shadow inventory at 62 months |
2011-01-19 |
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MA foreclosures drop 44% YOY in Dec, but problems could still loom |
2011-01-19 |
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MA foreclosures spiked 32% in 2010, despite grinding halt at end of year |
2011-01-18 |
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State bills target rules on foreclosure |
2011-01-17 |
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MAR Realtor sentiment down 43% YOY in December |
2011-01-14 |
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Middlesex County Jan 6 inventory: foreclosures 4.63%, shadow ratio 5.50% |
2011-01-14 |
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A new act in foreclosure circus |
2011-01-13 |
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Boston Fed: outlook for 2011 moderately positive; residential real estate gloomy |
2011-01-13 |
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A rental revival |
2011-01-13 |
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Developer sued over failed condo deal - Natick woman alleges discrimination |
2011-01-12 |
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Plant will shut after $58m in state aid - Evergreen Solar to cut 800 jobs |
2011-01-12 |
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Thoughts on Ibanez from Middlesex North Registry of Deeds |
2011-01-11 |
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Housing reports a mixed bag for Boston, state |
2011-01-11 |
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Galvin wants foreclosure tribunal - Seeks to ease uncertainty following SJC ruling on mortgage ownership |
2011-01-11 |
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Small towns besieged by foreclosures - Job losses, slow economy plague many outside cities |
2011-01-10 |
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Could Mass. Court Ruling Prolong Housing Slump? |
2011-01-07 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: Dec 2010 recording statistics |
2011-01-06 |
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Massachusetts Foreclosure Case Reveals Bad Practices Behind the Mortgage Scene |
2011-01-05 |
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Beantown Bust: Boston Home Sales and Prices November 2010 |
2011-01-05 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: 2010 Recording Statistics |
2011-01-05 |
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"Lots of optimism" in state's housing market |
2011-01-04 |
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MA SFH under agreement in Dec up 5.3% YOY, all of 2010 down 2.5% from 2009 |
2011-01-04 |
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Calculated Risk's predictions for housing prices in 2011 |
2011-01-03 |
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Citing Mass. income drop, gov cuts lawmaker pay |
2011-01-03 |
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Boston hit hardest by Mass. construction declines |
2011-01-03 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds on 2010: Deeds down 3%, foreclosures up 40% |
2010-12-31 |
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Mass. is slowest in the nation to initiate foreclosures at 373 days |
2010-12-31 |
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Is the mortgage deduction dying? Lawmakers weigh big revamp of tax break |
2010-12-31 |
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Schiff: Home prices still too high, would have to decline another 20% just to get back to the historical trend line, likely to overshoot |
2010-12-30 |
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In a time of shrinking wallets, dreams shrinking too |
2010-12-30 |
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Home-loan modifications decline |
2010-12-29 |
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Mass. home foreclosures fall in November |
2010-12-28 |
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Boston home prices resumed nominal decline in October, 1st month after credit |
2010-12-28 |
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Opinion: Mass. zoning keeps doors closed to newcomers |
2010-12-27 |
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Experts: Foreclosure Crisis Far From Over In The Bay State |
2010-12-24 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap: Nov 2010 |
2010-12-24 |
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Top execs take on Bay State "brain drain" |
2010-12-23 |
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Hub is third best business city, survey says |
2010-12-22 |
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MA SFH Nov 2010 vs. Nov 2009 - MAR: sales down 31.5%, nominal median up 5.2%; Warren Group: sales down 30%, nominal median up 7.3% |
2010-12-21 |
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Census count confirms Mass. to lose House seat |
2010-12-21 |
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Mass. "hoping for miracle" - Expected to lose congressional seat |
2010-12-21 |
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Boston lawyer charged with mortgage fraud |
2010-12-20 |
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Wary lenders denying short sales - Citing price concerns, many opt to foreclose |
2010-12-20 |
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Homestead law revision clarifies protections for Mass. home owners |
2010-12-17 |
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MA REALTOR(R) sentiment down 51.91% YOY in November |
2010-12-17 |
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Jobless rate in state rises slightly |
2010-12-16 |
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Firm may skirt millions in property fees - Attorney general, others probe system created by lenders |
2010-12-16 |
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Number of homes taken back by lenders tumbles |
2010-12-15 |
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The Next Housing Bubble - Is This the Perfect Storm? Massachusetts considered particularly problematic. |
2010-12-14 |
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MLSPIN: MA SFH sales fall 32% YOY in November, nominal median up 5.3% |
2010-12-13 |
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Sales of homes in toney towns up, but prices keep plunging |
2010-12-10 |
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Zillow: Hub home values up by $11B |
2010-12-09 |
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US home values tumble $1.7 trillion in 2010 despite tax credit gimmick |
2010-12-09 |
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Boston Foreclosure Fighters: Banks Are 'Deceptive In Hosts of Ways' |
2010-12-09 |
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Massachusetts among 10 worst states for retirement |
2010-12-08 |
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MA Nov pending home sales unchanged from 2009 |
2010-12-07 |
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Rentals soar as more people steer clear of homeownership |
2010-12-06 |
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Bill Galvin to propose court OK for foreclosures |
2010-12-06 |
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3 reasons why the mortgage tax break isn't a break |
2010-12-06 |
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Construction Jobs Down In Mass. |
2010-12-03 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Snapshot: Nov 30, 2010 |
2010-12-03 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, Nov 2010 vs Nov 2009: Deeds down 15%, foreclosure deeds down 50% |
2010-12-02 |
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Loss of equity since expiration of tax credit already exceeds value of credit (US) |
2010-12-02 |
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Massachusetts on the mend - Study 'upbeat'on economy, but cites real estate as weak link |
2010-12-02 |
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7 Towns Where Land is Free |
2010-12-01 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap: October 2010 |
2010-12-01 |
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State braces for end to federal unemployment benefits |
2010-12-01 |
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State Street to cut 400 Mass. jobs |
2010-12-01 |
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NIMBYs ruin national economy, Newton provides example |
2010-11-30 |
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Boston S&P/Case-Shiller up 0.4% nominally YOY in September |
2010-11-29 |
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Study puts Bay State on top of tech heap |
2010-11-29 |
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Boston broker gets jail time in mortgage scam |
2010-11-24 |
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Incentive gone, Oct. home sales dive - Worst showing since 1990 blamed on end of tax credit |
2010-11-24 |
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Panel calls lenders' handling of foreclosures "inexcusable" |
2010-11-23 |
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MAR: Oct 2010 MA SFH sales down 27.6% YOY, nominal medial up 3.2% |
2010-11-23 |
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Warren Group: Oct 2010 MA SFH sales down 28% YOY, nominal median up 3.2% |
2010-11-22 |
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Dollar War in Detail |
2010-11-22 |
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3rd-qtr mortgage delinquency jumps in Northeast |
2010-11-19 |
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A reform both parties should love: mortgage interest deduction reform |
2010-11-19 |
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Mass. jobless rate falls to 8.1% |
2010-11-19 |
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Bay State retailers foresee bounce-back shopping season |
2010-11-19 |
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Springfield dominating state's foreclosures |
2010-11-18 |
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Foreclosure activity drops sharply in Massachusetts as some banks temporarily suspend mortgage reviews |
2010-11-17 |
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Mass. economy will slow, report says |
2010-11-17 |
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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to State Prison for Orchestrating Complex Mortgage Fraud Scheme |
2010-11-17 |
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October US housing construction falls sharply |
2010-11-17 |
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Mortgage industry problems broad, Iowa AG says |
2010-11-16 |
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Foreclosure auctions in Mass. at record pace; Lenders usually end up owning the properties |
2010-11-16 |
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Reducing tax Deductions on Mortgage Interest? |
2010-11-15 |
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MLSPIN: MA SFH sales fall 29.5% in October, nominal median up 1.75% |
2010-11-15 |
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Nassim Taleb on QE2 |
2010-11-12 |
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Mortgage rates continue record slide |
2010-11-12 |
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Legal twist forces foreclosure redos |
2010-11-11 |
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Foreclosures rise in suburbs, rural areas |
2010-11-09 |
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W woes could cost Hub $10M - Prudential argues for foreclosure |
2010-11-09 |
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Mass. housing market sagging |
2010-11-08 |
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Homeowners Say Loan Mods Led Them To Foreclosure |
2010-11-05 |
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Boston MSA Price/Rent Jan 1987 - Aug 2010 |
2010-11-04 |
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Pending home sales in Mass. fell 22% YOY in Oct |
2010-11-03 |
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Chapter 40B affordable housing law avoids repeal effort |
2010-11-03 |
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Freddie Mac posts $4.1B loss for Q3 |
2010-11-02 |
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US homeownership stays at lowest level in a decade |
2010-11-02 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: Substantial decline in foreclosures in October |
2010-11-01 |
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Brokers' funding of candidates for governor |
2010-11-01 |
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Homeowners: Proceed with caution with the feds |
2010-10-29 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap: September 2010 - Real prices dip back below 2008 (but still above 2009) |
2010-10-29 |
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Gary Shilling: Further 20% drop in single-family prices over next few years |
2010-10-28 |
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No return to boom years for the US real estate industry, new analysis suggests |
2010-10-28 |
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Worries about paying the mortgage on rise, poll says |
2010-10-27 |
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The Real Estate Market in 2030 |
2010-10-27 |
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The Fed's impending blunder |
2010-10-27 |
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Natick home sales down 66% YOY, nominal median down 18% |
2010-10-27 |
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Owners of foreclosed homes face risk due to banks' practices |
2010-10-26 |
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MAR: Sep 2010 MA SFH nominal median up 1.7% YOY, volume down 13.8% |
2010-10-26 |
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Homeowners' tax benefits face cuts |
2010-10-26 |
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Inventory in Boston Metro up 20.7% YOY in Sep, 7th highest increase in nation |
2010-10-22 |
|
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The Economist: How to fix housing |
2010-10-22 |
|
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The policy options for alleviating America's huge negative-equity problem |
2010-10-22 |
|
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Mass. foreclosures up nearly 27% YOY in September (though petitions down) |
2010-10-22 |
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Fannie, Freddie tab could rise to $259B |
2010-10-21 |
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Mass. foreclosure petitions drop 7% YOY in September |
2010-10-21 |
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New England companies see sales rebound, but few new jobs |
2010-10-20 |
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Richard Peiser: A government-forced moratorium will destroy the already-crippled housing market |
2010-10-19 |
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Bank of America, GMAC say they're ready to resume foreclosures |
2010-10-19 |
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US issues new rules for appraisers |
2010-10-18 |
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Niall Ferguson - U.S. will default or inflate |
2010-10-18 |
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An election that could shake up Greater Boston's housing market |
2010-10-18 |
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MA REALTOR(R) sentiment down 51.42% YOY in September |
2010-10-15 |
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Boston MSA Price/Income Approximation: 1975 - 2009 (- 2014) |
2010-10-15 |
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Mortgage rates continue to fall |
2010-10-15 |
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US foreclosures reach a record high |
2010-10-14 |
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MLSPIN: MA SFH sales fall 16% in September, nominal median up 1.5% |
2010-10-14 |
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The descent of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac |
2010-10-14 |
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Stance on Fannie and Freddie dogs Frank |
2010-10-13 |
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Boston Foundation: Greater Boston housing market might be facing period of more instability |
2010-10-13 |
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Is housing the most dangerous asset in the world? |
2010-10-13 |
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Mortgage refinancing requests climb 21% |
2010-10-12 |
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State's economy vulnerable, analysts say |
2010-10-12 |
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Financial services strong in Mass. |
2010-10-12 |
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Foreclosures accounted for about 1/3 of MA sales in Q2 |
2010-10-12 |
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Wall St. against foreclosure halt |
2010-10-11 |
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Census: College grads hightail it from Hub |
2010-10-11 |
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Amid criticism, zero-down-payment mortgages still available |
2010-10-11 |
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Foreclosure freeze could prolong housing downturn for years |
2010-10-08 |
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CNNMoney: Renting still more advantageous than buying in Boston |
2010-10-08 |
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Lawyer: 'Insane' foreclosures should be undone |
2010-10-07 |
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U.S. charges Dorchester developer, four others in condo flips |
2010-10-07 |
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Foreclosure laws being reviewed - Task force seeks ways to simplify |
2010-10-06 |
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US offers mortgage aid to the jobless - MA homeowners could get $50K; Some loans may not have to be repaid |
2010-10-06 |
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AG asks for halt to foreclosures - Coakley wants banks to prove they comply |
2010-10-05 |
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Bay State pending single-family home sales fell 19% YOY in September |
2010-10-05 |
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State taking hard look at foreclosure practices - Lender errors raise concerns about lack of judicial review |
2010-10-04 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, Sep 2010 vs Sep 2009: Deeds down 18%, foreclosure deeds up 165% |
2010-10-04 |
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Study: Many in Hub still can't afford to buy homes |
2010-10-01 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap: August 2010 |
2010-10-01 |
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Foreclosure Errors Cloud Homeownership With "Blighted Titles" |
2010-10-01 |
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30-year mortgage rate sinks to 4.32% |
2010-09-30 |
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Congress holds mortgage limits at nearly $730K |
2010-09-29 |
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Mass. buoyed in recession, data indicate - Poverty stable, but facts may mask trouble |
2010-09-28 |
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Mass. August home sales drop to lowest level in 2 decades |
2010-09-28 |
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Beantown Bust: Boston Home Sales and Prices August 2010 |
2010-09-27 |
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Study: Massachusetts stays on track to lose U.S. House seat |
2010-09-27 |
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One way to fix the U.S. real estate market: MIT |
2010-09-27 |
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MA right-to-cure law extended from 90 to 150 days, other lending legislation expanded |
2010-09-24 |
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Big downward shift looming in jumbo loan limits? |
2010-09-24 |
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MA foreclosures double |
2010-09-24 |
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RI home sales drop 29% in August |
2010-09-23 |
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Foreclosure petitions hit highest level in a year |
2010-09-22 |
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Wellesley 7th most expensive address in US |
2010-09-22 |
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Housing recovery apt to take years |
2010-09-21 |
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Massachusetts lags U.S. in income growth |
2010-09-21 |
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Ambitious plans may reshape Boston's waterfront skyline |
2010-09-17 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, mid-month stats for Sep 2010 vs Sep 2009: Deeds down 22%, foreclosure deeds up 136% |
2010-09-17 |
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Some Mass. Real Estate "Treading Water" |
2010-09-16 |
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Mass. unemployment rate drops to 8.8% |
2010-09-16 |
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Banks must help Fannie, Freddie, regulator says |
2010-09-15 |
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U.S. Home Prices Face Three-Year Drop as Inventory Surge Looms |
2010-09-15 |
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Foreclosures sold for about 45% below assessment in Lowell |
2010-09-15 |
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Fannie, Freddie Future in Balance as Congress Ponders How to End Bailout |
2010-09-14 |
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MA REALTOR(R) sentiment down 51.73% YOY in August |
2010-09-14 |
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Karl Case "optimistic" about the housing market |
2010-09-14 |
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MLSPIN: MA SFH sales fall 20% in August, but nominal median up 4.8% |
2010-09-13 |
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Government sponsoring no/very-low down payment loans again in MA and 3 other states |
2010-09-10 |
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Mortgage rates rise for first time in 12 weeks |
2010-09-09 |
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Homebuyer tax credit: 950,000 must repay |
2010-09-09 |
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Attorney charged in alleged condo-flipping scheme |
2010-09-09 |
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Fed: Hub faring better than US economy, but housing acting as a drag |
2010-09-08 |
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Massachusetts Pending Home Sales Down 10% YOY |
2010-09-08 |
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First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit, an Unmitigated Failure |
2010-09-08 |
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Obama administration incentivizes lenders to forgive 10%+ of mortgage debt |
2010-09-07 |
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Will America's universities go the way of its car companies? |
2010-09-07 |
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Tech remains vital to Bay State economy |
2010-09-06 |
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Government's dilemma: Help current or future owners? |
2010-09-03 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Snapshot: Aug 31, 2010 |
2010-09-02 |
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Mortgage rates hit decades-low of 4.32% |
2010-09-01 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, Aug 2010 vs Aug 2009: Deeds down 11%, foreclosure deeds up 165% |
2010-09-01 |
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Why The S&P/Case-Shiller Index is rising while sentiment is falling |
2010-08-31 |
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MA foreclosures spike ~80% YOY in July - Vincent M. Valvo: increasing foreclosure activity likely for next few months |
2010-08-31 |
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MA months of supply jumps from 6.4 to 9.9 |
2010-08-30 |
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W Boston faces foreclosure |
2010-08-27 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap: July 2010 |
2010-08-27 |
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Mass. misery on the rise |
2010-08-26 |
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Boston buyers still wildly irrational, expect 12% yearly appreciation over next decade |
2010-08-25 |
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US July new home sales fall to slowest pace on record |
2010-08-24 |
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MA SFH Jul 2010 vs Jul 2009 - MAR: nominal median up 7.4%, volume down 28%; Warren Group: nominal median up 3%, volume down 26% |
2010-08-23 |
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Housing Fades as a Means to Build Wealth, Analysts Say |
2010-08-23 |
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Economists blew the bubble |
2010-08-23 |
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Refinancing boom no blast for Mass. banks |
2010-08-20 |
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Private sector employers add another 19,000 jobs in Massachusetts |
2010-08-20 |
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Nearly 50% leave Obama mortgage-aid program |
2010-08-19 |
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Boston Fed's self-exoneration for lack of bubble foresight is bogus |
2010-08-18 |
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CME market maker fields questions on Boston housing futures contracts |
2010-08-18 |
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Frank says abolish Freddie and Fannie |
2010-08-17 |
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Mass. Realtor sentiment plunges 25.72% YOY |
2010-08-17 |
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Text of Geithner's speech on Fannie and Freddie |
2010-08-17 |
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Somerville real estate broker charged with embezzlement |
2010-08-17 |
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Mortgage eligibility at heart of Fannie, Freddie debate |
2010-08-16 |
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A special case - The demand for financial assets is not like the demand for iPods |
2010-08-16 |
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MLSPIN: Bay State home sales dive 30% in July, but nominal median up 6% |
2010-08-16 |
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Only 36.1% of home sale attempts were successful in Suffolk county in 2009 |
2010-08-13 |
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Barney Frank: "I work closely with the National Association of Realtors. So I'll say the policies I support are ones realtors support." |
2010-08-13 |
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Locally, foreclosures still a problem |
2010-08-13 |
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New wave of foreclosures |
2010-08-12 |
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Mortgage rates hit low of 4.44% |
2010-08-11 |
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The return to Mass. of no money down mortgages |
2010-08-11 |
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Rise in executions evidence that bill for decade of consumer credit is still outstanding |
2010-08-10 |
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Rentals in Boston area harder to find, afford |
2010-08-10 |
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Mortgage giants' fate unclear - US weighs value of huge subsidies |
2010-08-10 |
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Bachus Seeks Hearing on Fannie Mae Whistleblower |
2010-08-09 |
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Patrick signs foreclosure relief bill into law |
2010-08-07 |
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Pending condo sales in East Cambridge reveal market weakness |
2010-08-06 |
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Patrick signs sweeping economic bill |
2010-08-06 |
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15-year mortgage rate sinks below 4% |
2010-08-05 |
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Aid bill contains $655m for Mass. |
2010-08-05 |
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Developer plans two 15-story towers in Fenway |
2010-08-04 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, Jul 2010: Deeds down 12%, foreclosure deeds up 87% |
2010-08-03 |
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MacroMarkets pre-bubble trend: US now undervalued, Boston still overvalued by ~15% |
2010-08-03 |
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MA pending home sales down 18% YOY in July, 3rd straight month of declines |
2010-08-02 |
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Foreclosure looms - Everett family caught in housing crash seeks to save "dream" |
2010-07-30 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap: June 2010 |
2010-07-30 |
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Homeowners, renters may get more help - MA legislation would increase protections against foreclosures |
2010-07-30 |
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10 homes for $375K - Boston 2nd worst space |
2010-07-30 |
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This American Life: Household budget cutting stories (audio) |
2010-07-29 |
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Savings from price reductions make housing tax credit look foolish |
2010-07-29 |
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Report: Recovery slows in regions |
2010-07-28 |
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Why Only Some Housing Markets Are Improving |
2010-07-28 |
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US seeks to overhaul Fannie, Freddie |
2010-07-27 |
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MAR: Jun 2010 MA SFH median up 8.2% nominal over June 2009, as alleged deadline for tax credit approached |
2010-07-23 |
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Unfinished business - Can the American mortgage market survive without taxpayer support? |
2010-07-23 |
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US home sales slump 5.1% in June |
2010-07-22 |
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Bankruptcy filings up 25% in Mass. |
2010-07-22 |
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Fort Point building plan scaled back |
2010-07-21 |
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Boston Fed: Gloom, no boom |
2010-07-21 |
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Congress moves to retroactively extend unemployment benefits |
2010-07-20 |
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Mass. foreclosures increase 109% in June, set to exceed 2008 numbers |
2010-07-19 |
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Bank offers struggling borrowers more aid |
2010-07-19 |
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Economists: No "Double Dip," But Weak Recovery For Mass. |
2010-07-19 |
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Downtown condo market sees uptick in foreclosure activity |
2010-07-19 |
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Ex-Boston councilor's family put Plymouth property on market |
2010-07-16 |
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No letup in foreclosures |
2010-07-15 |
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Mass. home sales slump, may trigger more falling prices |
2010-07-15 |
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Massachusetts employers add only 500 jobs in June |
2010-07-14 |
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Massachusetts #5 in CNBC's top states for business in 2010 |
2010-07-14 |
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MA REALTOR(R) sentiment down in June - President Sears: "members believe the market will continue to improve" |
2010-07-14 |
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Developer may exit Filene's project - City's deadline is approaching |
2010-07-13 |
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Sampling of recent, local foreclosures and resales |
2010-07-13 |
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MLSPIN: Mass. home, condo sales rise 20% in June, SFH nominal median up 8% YOY nominal |
2010-07-13 |
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Money Magazine's best places to live: Newton #3, Waltham #28, Brookline #39, Weymouth #52 |
2010-07-12 |
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Foreclosure crisis phase 2: The negative equity dilemma |
2010-07-12 |
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Boston Mayor Threatens Filene's Developers With Eminent Domain Power |
2010-07-09 |
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Defaulting Homeowners Finally Pay the Price |
2010-07-08 |
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U.S. 30-Year Mortgage Rates Decline to Record 4.57% |
2010-07-08 |
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MA June Pending Home Sales Down for Second Straight Month, 16% YOY decline |
2010-07-08 |
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Debate Begins as Taxpayers' Costs Mount |
2010-07-07 |
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Boston sellers cut prices average of $39K - $43K following end of $8K tax credit |
2010-07-06 |
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MA foreclosure initiations slow, completions surge |
2010-07-06 |
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Mass. business confidence rose in June |
2010-07-05 |
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Walpole-based Mortgage Master Inc. must pay $585G fine |
2010-07-02 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, Jun 2010: Deeds up 13%, foreclosure deeds up 620%, mortgages down 31% |
2010-07-02 |
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Economic recovery faltering, data suggest - US jobless claims up, home sales down |
2010-07-02 |
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Jilted condo buyers win suit - Harvard, MIT staff sought co-op |
2010-07-01 |
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Harvard Grad Guns for Frank Financial Answers |
2010-07-01 |
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May US pending home sales tumble to record low |
2010-07-01 |
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Fed Made Taxpayers (Mortgage) Junk-Bond Buyers Without Congress Knowing |
2010-06-30 |
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House votes to extend tax credit closing deadline 3 months |
2010-06-29 |
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Boston real estate agent arrested by FBI, accused of being Russian spy |
2010-06-29 |
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Fred Thompson Wants Poor Old People to Buy Sleazy, Gov't-Backed Reverse Mortgages |
2010-06-29 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: Preview of end-of-June stats |
2010-06-28 |
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Double-dip drama: Feeble figures fuel fears (US) |
2010-06-28 |
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Boston Program Helps Owners Get Foreclosed Homes Back |
2010-06-25 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap: May 2010 |
2010-06-25 |
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Mass. legislature approves $28B budget |
2010-06-24 |
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Homeowners who abandon loans face Fannie Mae penalty - Seven-year ban would punish such borrowers |
2010-06-24 |
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Do the math on overrides |
2010-06-24 |
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In scam, prisoners cash in on tax break |
2010-06-24 |
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US new-home sales crash in May as tax aid ends |
2010-06-23 |
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Redfin CEO: "Entry-level demand has been sinking like a rock. July is going to be very soft." |
2010-06-23 |
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Fed to keep rates low to support weak recovery |
2010-06-23 |
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Somerville budget calls for 67 job cuts |
2010-06-23 |
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Medford mayor plans more layoffs |
2010-06-22 |
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MAR: May 2010 MA SFH median up 4% nominally over May 2009 |
2010-06-22 |
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Warren Group: May 2010 MA SFH median up 2.6% nominally over May 2009 |
2010-06-22 |
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Barney Frank lines up loan help for jobless homeowners |
2010-06-21 |
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Global markets fear US Treasuries sell-off as China ends currency freeze |
2010-06-21 |
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Former MAR pres Gary Rogers on news of 31% volume increase in May: "There's no question the market has stabilized", claims tax credit not primary factor |
2010-06-18 |
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Migration map |
2010-06-18 |
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Speculation on Green Line extension in Somerville |
2010-06-17 |
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MA foreclosed homes rise by 120% |
2010-06-17 |
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Fannie, Freddie to delist their shares |
2010-06-16 |
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Mass. foreclosure petitions drop 9% |
2010-06-16 |
|
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Builders pessimistic on recovery - Confidence dwindles as incentives end |
2010-06-16 |
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Elliott Pollack: Prices for some areas to spike upward "like a hockey stick" |
2010-06-15 |
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MAR index of local Realtor sentiment plunges from 51.76 to 39.49, contradicting recent MAR comments that members expect price increases to continue |
2010-06-14 |
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Mass. broker: Mortgages tougher to get |
2010-06-14 |
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Housing still sluggish - Report: Problems persist |
2010-06-14 |
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Mass. tops US in retail revival |
2010-06-11 |
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Study: Housing (still) out of reach in Mass. |
2010-06-11 |
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Mortgage fees could rise |
2010-06-11 |
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30-year mortgages near record low |
2010-06-10 |
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MBA: Mortgage Purchase Applications decline 35% |
2010-06-10 |
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Fed's 'Beige Book' sees modest growth in Boston, U.S. |
2010-06-09 |
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Boston #8 in Forbes' Most Innovative US Cities |
2010-06-08 |
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Citigroup poll finds relative optimism in N.E. |
2010-06-08 |
|
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Phony foreclosure aid is targeted |
2010-06-07 |
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Number of sellers projected to exceed buyers in MA starting sometime between 2011 - 2015 |
2010-06-04 |
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MAR president Kevin Sears: "Even with the homebuyer tax credit expiring at the end of April, members feel prices will continue to move up" |
2010-06-03 |
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Pending home sales drop as tax credit ends |
2010-06-03 |
|
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Brookline man convicted in mortgage fraud scheme |
2010-06-02 |
|
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10 Best Cities for the Next Decade |
2010-06-02 |
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Survey Finds Nearly Half of Americans Can't Afford "Large" Down Payments on Mortgages |
2010-06-02 |
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Confidence up in Mass., index shows |
2010-06-01 |
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Strapped towns tax Catholic properties |
2010-05-31 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, May 2010: Deeds up 70%, foreclosure deeds up 136%, orders of notice up 81% |
2010-05-31 |
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Foreclosure hotspots in Greater Boston |
2010-05-28 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston futures snapshot: May 25, 2010 |
2010-05-28 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap, Apr 2010: Fifth straight month of YOY increases for MA SFH real median |
2010-05-27 |
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Bad at Math? You're More Likely to Default on Your Mortgage |
2010-05-26 |
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Crashachusetts: Home Sales and Prices April 2010 |
2010-05-26 |
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Boston Case-Shiller: High Tier Dips, Low & Mid Gain |
2010-05-25 |
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MA SFH median for Apr 2010 vs Apr 2009 - MAR: up 7.3% (nominal), Warren Group: up 7.1% (nominal) |
2010-05-25 |
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Think housing is recovering? Think again. |
2010-05-24 |
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Sales of previously owned US homes up 7.6% in April as tax credit expired |
2010-05-21 |
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Foreclosure crisis hits home in Somerville |
2010-05-21 |
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Bay State "firmly on track" for economic recovery |
2010-05-20 |
|
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Fed in no rush to sell its mortgage assets |
2010-05-19 |
|
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Subprime borrowing and innumeracy - The role of mathematics in America's housing bust |
2010-05-19 |
|
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Survey of economists: US home prices to begin 2.3% per year rebound in 2011 |
2010-05-19 |
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Foreclosures spark a new business: Specializing in short sales |
2010-05-18 |
|
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Mass. foreclosures up 80% from last April |
2010-05-18 |
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Foreclosures loom over Fenway condo project for gays |
2010-05-18 |
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More homeowners quitting federal loan aid program |
2010-05-17 |
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41 foreclosed condos fetch $13.5M - Developer aims for Fenway-area hit |
2010-05-13 |
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Housing Optimists Are "Not Paying Attention" to the Facts, Says Dean Baker |
2010-05-13 |
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Real estate firm, broker settle claims they threatened tenants in foreclosed properties |
2010-05-12 |
|
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GOP Fails In Bid To End Support For Fannie, Freddie |
2010-05-12 |
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Senate votes to examine Federal Reserve lending |
2010-05-11 |
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Don't deduct mortgage debt - tax it instead |
2010-05-11 |
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MAR: MA SFH pending home sales up 25% YOY in April |
2010-05-11 |
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MAR: Sentiment index positive for first time, even post-credit "members feel prices will continue to move up" |
2010-05-10 |
|
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Support for Fannie and Freddie yet another backdoor bailout of nation's banks |
2010-05-10 |
|
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Fannie narrows loss (to only $13.1B/Q); asks Treasury for more cash |
2010-05-07 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: April was busy, but only compared to 2009 and 2008 |
2010-05-07 |
|
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Foreclosures plague Massachusetts housing market |
2010-05-07 |
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A tax break that is breaking us |
2010-05-06 |
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Freddie Mac asks for yet another 10.6 billion dollar bailout |
2010-05-06 |
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Keep interest rates low, Boston Fed chief says |
2010-05-05 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, Apr 2010 vs Apr 2009: Deeds up 15%, foreclosure deeds up 244%, orders of notice up 62% |
2010-05-05 |
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WBUR: The U.S. Real Estate Future |
2010-05-04 |
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Dead credit bounce - MA SFH under agreement up 25% YOY in April |
2010-05-03 |
|
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Greenspan Wanted Housing-Bubble Dissent Kept Secret |
2010-05-03 |
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Case-Shiller: Low Tier Home Prices Fall Off in February |
2010-05-03 |
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Fed stimulus plan funded 11,692 Mass. jobs in Q1 |
2010-05-03 |
|
|
NOVA: Mind over money |
2010-05-03 |
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Dong, dong... the tax credit is dead |
2010-04-30 |
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Boston Bubble Wrap: The Real Story for MA - Mar 2010 |
2010-04-30 |
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Confusion, Criticism Mark Home Tax Credit's Expiration |
2010-04-29 |
|
|
W Hotel (and condo) Boston developer files for bankruptcy |
2010-04-29 |
|
|
Roubini Global Economics: Recent housing data consistent with predictions of double dip (subscription) |
2010-04-28 |
|
|
S&P/Case-Shiller: Boston area SFH prices in Feb up 1.8% YOY (nominal) |
2010-04-28 |
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MAR: MA SFH median in Mar up 9.8% YOY (nominal) |
2010-04-28 |
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Properties with 2nd mortgages represent disproportionate share of foreclosure |
2010-04-28 |
|
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E-mail suggests Goldman knew Harvard would lose |
2010-04-27 |
|
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Warren Group: Mar 2010 MA SFH median up 8.4% (nominal) YOY |
2010-04-26 |
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$8K tax credit for homebuyers expires Friday (for real this time?) |
2010-04-26 |
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Mortgage companies want to force taxpayers to loan to very recent defaulters |
2010-04-23 |
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Mass. foreclosure petitions rise 21% - Data for March show housing recovery is still on shaky ground |
2010-04-23 |
|
|
Credit rating agencies had doubts by 2006 |
2010-04-23 |
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New paperwork rules meant to protect home buyers are creating new headaches |
2010-04-22 |
|
|
Homebuyers Tax Credit Causes Jump In Foreclosures |
2010-04-22 |
|
|
Mass. foreclosure activity is up sharply |
2010-04-22 |
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|
Price to rent ratio in Boston, etc. |
2010-04-21 |
|
|
The Great Housing Recession Continues |
2010-04-21 |
|
|
Stone Place construction to begin |
2010-04-21 |
|
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Mortgage Servicer Profits May Threaten Obama Housing Programs |
2010-04-20 |
|
|
Fannie and Freddie Amnesia |
2010-04-20 |
|
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Crack Shack or Mansion? (Vancouver) |
2010-04-20 |
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Mortgage aid program said more vulnerable to scams |
2010-04-20 |
|
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Sinking Ships - MA vs. RI March 2010 |
2010-04-19 |
|
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Goldman's brass had a hand in mortgages - Bank profited on rise, fall of housing |
2010-04-16 |
|
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Developer sells Back Bay site |
2010-04-16 |
|
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BoA sees higher loss in home loans |
2010-04-15 |
|
|
Mass. unemployment ticked down in March |
2010-04-15 |
|
|
Massachusetts #10 in taxes levied per person |
2010-04-15 |
|
|
Fed reports see state, nation on road to recovery |
2010-04-14 |
|
|
Watchdog: Obama foreclosure plan leaves many out |
2010-04-14 |
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|
Even with low inflation, households still squeezed |
2010-04-13 |
|
|
Jason Varitek strikes out! (Selling Newton home) |
2010-04-13 |
|
|
1st Globe Real Estate Now meet-up on May 4th |
2010-04-13 |
|
|
US homeowners making sacrifices in tough economy |
2010-04-12 |
|
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New Freddie Mac CEO earned $800K last year |
2010-04-12 |
|
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NorthPoint continues to go south |
2010-04-12 |
|
|
Taxes on Mortgage Debt Relief |
2010-04-12 |
|
|
This American Life: Eat my Shorts |
2010-04-11 |
|
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Prof. Shiller: Don't Bet the Farm on the Housing Recovery |
2010-04-11 |
|
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Consumers in U.S. Face End of Era of Cheap Credit |
2010-04-09 |
|
|
Tax credit leads to irrational exuberance around Boston |
2010-04-09 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds condo stats: those who bought in 2005 with less than 20% down are now underwater (nominally) |
2010-04-09 |
|
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Massachusetts Realtors gear up for 'nationwide open house' |
2010-04-09 |
|
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Former Quincy lawyer sentenced to jail time for his role in mortgage fraud scheme |
2010-04-08 |
|
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Mass Delusion: The National Housing Survey and the real estate bear market |
2010-04-08 |
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Record Mass. Rains Tighten Spigot For Home Financing |
2010-04-08 |
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Sell! Sell! Sell! The tax credit stampede gets rolling |
2010-04-08 |
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Mortgage rate jumps to 5.3% - Home buyers scramble to lock in while they can |
2010-04-08 |
|
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Beacon Hill auction fiasco actually a "success," marketing firm insists |
2010-04-07 |
|
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Is Boston entering a long term bear run? |
2010-04-07 |
|
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Faith in homeownership drops, Fannie Mae poll shows |
2010-04-07 |
|
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Homeowner at end of his rope; refinancing program offers no relief |
2010-04-06 |
|
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MA SFH pending home sales up 27% YOY in March |
2010-04-06 |
|
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Part-time Florida couple must pay Bay State taxes |
2010-04-05 |
|
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Gov't aims to help more "underwater" homeowners |
2010-04-05 |
|
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The Depreciating American Dream, Part 5: FAQ Who Should Buy A Home, And When? |
2010-04-02 |
|
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Boston Bubble Wrap, Feb 2010: Rate of change in median has stopped increasing |
2010-04-02 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, Mar 2010 vs Mar 2009: Deeds down 6%, foreclosure deeds up 73%, orders of notice up 160% |
2010-04-02 |
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Are Warren Group foreclosure stats repeatedly lower than registries'? |
2010-04-02 |
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Struggling Homeowners Walking On Mortgages - Experts Say Many Can Afford to Make Payments |
2010-04-01 |
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Fenway condos face foreclosure |
2010-04-01 |
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The Depreciating American Dream, Part 4: A Third Way? |
2010-03-31 |
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MA SFH Median Feb 2010 vs 2009 - Warren Group: up 8.4% (nominal); MAR: up 7.7% (nominal) |
2010-03-31 |
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The Depreciating American Dream, Part 3: Two Renting Couples, No Regrets |
2010-03-31 |
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Boston Case-Shiller Index Up 1.5% YOY (nominal) in January |
2010-03-30 |
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Boom Bust Graph Comparing US Cities |
2010-03-30 |
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The Depreciating American Dream, Part 2: Doubting The Suburban Fantasy |
2010-03-30 |
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The Depreciating American Dream, Part 1: Homebuyer's Remorse |
2010-03-30 |
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Spurt of Home Buying as End of Tax Credit Looms (once again) |
2010-03-29 |
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NAR spent $5.6M lobbying in 2009 Q4, leading to massive handout |
2010-03-29 |
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Experts expect mortgage rates to climb |
2010-03-29 |
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March statistics to-date show RE slow down, except for foreclosures, at Middlesex North Registry of Deeds |
2010-03-29 |
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Lower Home Prices Can Fix What Government Can't |
2010-03-29 |
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More government encouragement of irresponsible behavior |
2010-03-26 |
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Mass. housing rebound elusive, data say |
2010-03-26 |
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US to order lenders to cut mortgage payments for the jobless |
2010-03-25 |
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Bank of America still pitching risky mortgages |
2010-03-25 |
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Bank of America to reduce principal for thousands of borrowers |
2010-03-24 |
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Analysts: Mortgages rates to stay low after Fed exits, say bond firms |
2010-03-24 |
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Moody's: Recession has ended in Mass. |
2010-03-23 |
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Northeast home sales post 13% YOY increase, low end still dominating |
2010-03-23 |
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Geithner: Keep public role in housing finance |
2010-03-23 |
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Return of the housing froth - April 30th deadline fabricates false urgency |
2010-03-23 |
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Fort Pointless - Foreclosures a setback for neighborhood |
2010-03-22 |
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New Plan to Reshape Mortgage Market |
2010-03-22 |
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Mass. Market: Use of controversial housing law has plunged |
2010-03-22 |
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In Boston, a Lender Steps in After Foreclosures |
2010-03-17 |
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US mortgage demand tepid even as loan rates sink |
2010-03-16 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds corroborates concerns of more foreclosures and shadow inventory |
2010-03-15 |
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Jobs program lost its way - and tax money |
2010-03-12 |
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Lower vacancy rates set to hike Hub-area rents |
2010-03-12 |
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REDC Boston auction Mar 27 |
2010-03-11 |
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MA Housing Partnership: Around 64,000 distressed properties could trigger second wave of foreclosures |
2010-03-11 |
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Mass. Pike project crashes - Developer leaves mess, quits $800M Columbus Center plan |
2010-03-11 |
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Councilman Ross: Boston's high property prices directly caused by college students |
2010-03-11 |
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Dean Baker: Recession caused by housing bubble, not by a financial crisis |
2010-03-11 |
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Brockton group to pressure Bank of America to address foreclosures |
2010-03-10 |
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Lynn council orders derelict homes razed |
2010-03-10 |
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Brockton activist takes foreclosure woes to Bernanke |
2010-03-10 |
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Even The Rich Can Be Dumb About Money |
2010-03-10 |
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Massachusetts Bond Rating Remains Strong |
2010-03-09 |
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Sinking Ships - Unemployment in MA vs. RI, January 2010 |
2010-03-08 |
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Barney Frank: "I shouldn't be a homeowner" |
2010-03-08 |
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MA Costs of Living for Single Parent with Two Children Hit $61,618 a Year |
2010-03-08 |
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Shiller: bias toward home ownership "has a great deal to do with culture, and little to do with financial wisdom" |
2010-03-08 |
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Dim Prospects For What Was Once America's Greatest Export Success Story |
2010-03-05 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: Globe optimism on January foreclosures unfounded |
2010-03-05 |
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Mass. jobless rate at 34-year high |
2010-03-05 |
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US sales of previously owned homes fall |
2010-03-04 |
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No bidders for Beacon Hill home |
2010-03-04 |
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Ben Bernanke to meet with Brockton housing activist |
2010-03-04 |
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Cambridge residents plan for Lechmere's future |
2010-03-04 |
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Survey shows improving economy in Boston area |
2010-03-03 |
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First Ever Auction of Beacon Hill Home, Today |
2010-03-03 |
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Gov. Patrick: Commonwealth on the road to recovery for employment |
2010-03-03 |
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Pace of foreclosures may be slowing in Mass. |
2010-03-02 |
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Foreclosures rose 8.5% in Mass. in Jan. |
2010-03-02 |
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Interactive map showing changing town-by-town home values in Massachusetts |
2010-03-02 |
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Why Fannie and Freddie should be euthanized - While Citi and BoA got $45B, Fannie and Freddie will take $389B |
2010-03-02 |
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Updated - Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, Feb 2010 vs Feb 2009: Deeds up 16%, foreclosure deeds up 54%, orders of notice up 573% |
2010-03-01 |
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Foreclosure crisis hits affluent towns - Number of petitions to seize homes spikes in Norfolk, Middlesex counties |
2010-03-01 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, Feb 2010 vs Feb 2009: Deeds down 7%, foreclosure deeds up 13%, orders of notice up 436% |
2010-03-01 |
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Beantown Bust: Boston Home Sales and Prices January 2010 |
2010-03-01 |
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Homeowners Say Banks Keep Them Underwater by Spurning Loan Program Rules |
2010-03-01 |
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Buffet says real estate slump to end in about 2011, prices to remain "far below 'bubble' levels" |
2010-02-26 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Snapshot: Feb 23, 2010 - Futures prices through 2014 Q3 |
2010-02-26 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Jan 2010: MA SFH median real YOY increase of 10.70% exceeds all increases on record |
2010-02-26 |
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Home sales down 11% in Northeast, but up 11% in Mass? |
2010-02-26 |
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Obama may ban foreclosures without review |
2010-02-26 |
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Freddie Mac to stop buying interest-only mortgages... in Sep 2010 |
2010-02-26 |
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When did the housing bubble begin? |
2010-02-25 |
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Joel Kotkin: Boston, et al, overbuilt and over-expensive - America's future lies in places like Texas |
2010-02-25 |
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Sales of new homes fall to record low with Northeast leading declines at 35% |
2010-02-24 |
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Newton, MA ranked one of the highest-income cities in U.S. |
2010-02-24 |
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Fed's next move to hit housing, mortgage rates |
2010-02-23 |
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Mortgage Crunch Coming |
2010-02-23 |
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Jan 2010 MA SFH median vs Jan 2009: MAR up 14.1% (nominal), Warren Group up 9.6% (nominal) |
2010-02-22 |
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Federal government responsible for up to 95% of mortgages in 2009 Q4 |
2010-02-19 |
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Mortgage crisis spreads in Greater Lowell suburbs |
2010-02-19 |
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Fed announces surprise rate hike |
2010-02-18 |
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City reaps benefit of federal job bucks |
2010-02-17 |
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Takeover bid targets owner of Nouvelle at Natick |
2010-02-16 |
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Massachusetts Association of Realtors(R) debuts index to track local expectations |
2010-02-15 |
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Nantucket sees home foreclosures soar in '09 |
2010-02-12 |
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Bank of America forecloses on house that MA couple had paid cash for |
2010-02-12 |
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Boston Fed confronting conventional wisdom of widespread home ownership |
2010-02-11 |
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First time buyers in MA jumped to 52% in 2009 from 45% in 2008 |
2010-02-11 |
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CalPERS project in Boston on verge of going bust |
2010-02-11 |
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Pair of Lynn homes targeted for wrecking ball |
2010-02-10 |
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Zillow: Boston sliding into new housing slump |
2010-02-10 |
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U.S. Science and Engineering Stats Tell a "Worrisome Story" |
2010-02-09 |
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No Exit in Sight for U.S. As Fannie, Freddie Flail |
2010-02-08 |
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Prof. Case: Reflections on the Housing Market |
2010-02-05 |
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Local banks ordered to shore up finances |
2010-02-05 |
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Bay State homeowners' equity among highest in nation, although some ZIP codes are struggling |
2010-02-04 |
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The dangers of strategic default |
2010-02-03 |
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Barney Frank: Friend or Foe to Fannie and Freddie? |
2010-02-03 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: Orders of notice in Jan up 546% YOY, 66% MOM |
2010-02-03 |
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Developer resorts to auction to sell single-family house on Beacon Hill |
2010-02-03 |
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Study finds use of food pantries soaring in Mass. - Need for help rose 23% |
2010-02-02 |
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Rising FHA default rate foreshadows a crush of foreclosures |
2010-02-02 |
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FHA to encourage flipping |
2010-02-02 |
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Pending home sales in Mass. rose for 7th month |
2010-02-01 |
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Frank leads push to disband mortgage corporations |
2010-02-01 |
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State's home sales have first yearly rise since '04 |
2010-01-29 |
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Mass. economy shrinks again |
2010-01-29 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Dec 2009: First real YOY increase in MA SFH median since Aug 2005 |
2010-01-29 |
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Shopping for a House? Consider Waiting 9 Months |
2010-01-29 |
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Needham attorney disbarred in mortgage payment case |
2010-01-28 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: December 2009 |
2010-01-28 |
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Yes, Virginia, there is still a housing bubble |
2010-01-28 |
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CNNMoney calls Boston homes 16.30% undervalued at a median of $316K |
2010-01-27 |
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Brockton area foreclosures expected to rise this year after dropping in 2009 |
2010-01-27 |
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Fed May Take Chance End to Debt Purchases Won't Hurt Housing |
2010-01-26 |
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US home prices: First drop in 7 months |
2010-01-26 |
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MA SFH Dec 2009 vs 2008 - Warren Group: median up 10.4% (nominal); MAR: median up 10.9% (nominal) |
2010-01-25 |
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The housing market - Still in the cellar - Small signs of recovery cannot shift the general gloom |
2010-01-25 |
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Sales of existing U.S. homes decreased 17% in December |
2010-01-25 |
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Lost decade for Bay State jobs - State ends decade with less jobs than beginning for 1st time since WWII |
2010-01-25 |
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Unemployment in MA vs. RI December 2009 |
2010-01-22 |
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Altucher: notion that buying a home is a ticket to financial security is a "scam" |
2010-01-22 |
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Frank to Recommend Replacing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac |
2010-01-22 |
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Long run Dutch house price index shows flat real prices from 1628 on |
2010-01-21 |
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Mass. unemployment rate rises to 9.4 percent |
2010-01-21 |
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Fed faces trap as it frets over withdrawal from QE |
2010-01-20 |
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FHA Sets Tighter Lending Requirements |
2010-01-20 |
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Housing Starts in U.S. Decrease, Permits Jump 11% |
2010-01-19 |
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Blue-collar workers bear brunt of decline - Ratio of job losses at depression level |
2010-01-18 |
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Beijing's Bubblicious Prices: 27:1 Apartment to Average Income Value |
2010-01-18 |
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Mass. Market: State legislature will be asked to tackle controversial home appraisal system |
2010-01-18 |
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Did Foreigners Cause America's Financial Crisis? |
2010-01-18 |
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Trust No Bankers - The financial industry has always been wrong about the dangers of regulation |
2010-01-15 |
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Strengthening U.S. Recovery May Intensify Fed Debate on Exit |
2010-01-15 |
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Towns step up efforts to chase property tax delinquents |
2010-01-14 |
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Estimated GSE Losses = $448 Billion |
2010-01-14 |
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Foreclosures May Rise to Record 3 Million U.S. Homes This Year |
2010-01-14 |
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2009 US foreclosures hit record high |
2010-01-13 |
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Federal Reserve: Mass. economy improving |
2010-01-13 |
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Fed's Record Profit Does Not Change Anything. US Still "Doomed" says Marc Faber |
2010-01-13 |
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Survey: housing prices in Boston in 2010 and beyond? |
2010-01-13 |
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Massachusetts schools brace for deep cuts |
2010-01-12 |
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Fed split over rate impact of mortgage purchases |
2010-01-11 |
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Hoenig Says Fed Should End Mortgage Program in March |
2010-01-11 |
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Putting their faith into the foreclosure fight - Religious groups lobby government, lenders |
2010-01-11 |
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Does CRE foreshadow fate of residential real estate once government life support stops increasing? |
2010-01-08 |
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Youth populations drop 1.2M in Northeast, Midwest |
2010-01-08 |
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Six arraigned in mortgage fraud scheme |
2010-01-07 |
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US jobs may rebound in 2010, but MA projected to continue losing |
2010-01-06 |
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Discussion: Housing market in 2010 |
2010-01-06 |
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Stealthy Christmas Eve unlimited credit extension for GSEs seen as backdoor bailout |
2010-01-06 |
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Expired listings surge across Massachusetts as 2009 ends |
2010-01-06 |
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MAR reports increase in housing sales in December |
2010-01-06 |
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Massachusetts could lose congressman in population count, possibly from Western Mass |
2010-01-05 |
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Pending Sales Dropped 26% in the Northeast |
2010-01-04 |
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U.S. Loan Effort Is Seen as Adding to Housing Woes |
2010-01-04 |
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Calculated Risk: Government Housing Support Update |
2009-12-31 |
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Foreclosures worm way into tony towns including Nantucket, Concord, Weston, and Winchester |
2009-12-31 |
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Storm on homefront - While takings fall, legal actions to foreclose surge |
2009-12-31 |
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Mortgage Bond Rally May End, Rates Rise as Fed Stops Purchases |
2009-12-30 |
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MA wages and salaries down 5% YOY in 2009 Q3 |
2009-12-30 |
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Beantown Bust, Oct 2009: Government housing tax gimmick distorted low end, but high end continued decline |
2009-12-30 |
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Herald: Turnaround in housing market expected - Hub likely near homestretch |
2009-12-30 |
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Are Homes now "Cheap"? |
2009-12-30 |
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Texas' now-strong banks hold lessons for rest of U.S. |
2009-12-30 |
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Quincy man to plead guilty in $3.2M fraud scheme |
2009-12-29 |
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Nominal Boston home prices dipped a bit in October |
2009-12-29 |
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MA housing market highly dependent on extremely low interest rates and government life support |
2009-12-28 |
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Case: Cautiously Sees "First Steps Back" For Housing Market |
2009-12-25 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Nov 2009: Real prices still falling |
2009-12-24 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: November 2009 |
2009-12-24 |
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Massachusetts sees population increase for first time in decade but may still lose congressional seat |
2009-12-24 |
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Hefty pay expected for chiefs of Freddie, Fannie |
2009-12-23 |
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Will luxury "short sales" drive housing prices down across MA? |
2009-12-23 |
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6 accused in Mass. mortgage scheme |
2009-12-22 |
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MA SFH Nov 2009 vs 2008 - Warren Group: median down 1.3% (nominal), sales up 59.1%; MAR: median up 0.7% (nominal), sales up 63.1% |
2009-12-21 |
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MA vs. RI Unemployment November 2009 |
2009-12-18 |
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Developer's easy-money pitch left a trail of ruin - Of 169 condos sold, most in Dorchester, more than half are now in foreclosure |
2009-12-18 |
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Homeowners bet on a full house - Sellers hiring people to fill vacant homes |
2009-12-18 |
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Bay State jobless rate falls to 8.8% |
2009-12-17 |
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State tax revenue on the rebound, officials now say |
2009-12-17 |
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Buying a home as an inflation hedge |
2009-12-17 |
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Nantucket loses another house to erosion |
2009-12-16 |
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MAR president Sears: November increase in sales in home region "entirely due to the tax credit" |
2009-12-15 |
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U.S. lawmakers push covered bonds in preparation for retreat of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac |
2009-12-15 |
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Nouvelle at Natick posts 25 - 30 sales since auction |
2009-12-15 |
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Brookline homes held value in 2009, says tax assessor |
2009-12-14 |
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Property values down in Boston, but everyone will pay a lot more in taxes |
2009-12-11 |
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Randolph woman pleads guilty to mortgage fraud |
2009-12-11 |
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Toxicity important to consider when buying |
2009-12-11 |
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Professor Case retiring |
2009-12-10 |
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Zandi projects 4.56% decline in Boston prices in 2010 |
2009-12-09 |
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Boston ranks 3rd in home-price discounts |
2009-12-09 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: Increase in town foreclosure filings |
2009-12-09 |
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FHA's New Missions: Help affluent buy homes, make housing unaffordable |
2009-12-09 |
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Zillow estimate for Boston up 1.5% YOY nominally |
2009-12-08 |
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Mass. loan delinquencies seen falling in 2010 |
2009-12-08 |
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Feds charge Stonecleave Village condos with bias against kids |
2009-12-07 |
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60% of all MA subprime defaults started with a prime mortgage |
2009-12-07 |
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Still No Closure On Foreclosure Crisis |
2009-12-07 |
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Herald: More house hunters look during holidays |
2009-12-04 |
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Off-market listings outpace sales in MA |
2009-12-04 |
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Zandi: U.S. housing market meltdown not over yet |
2009-12-04 |
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When and why to use a lawyer (as a buyer)? |
2009-12-03 |
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Fleeing Massachusetts |
2009-12-03 |
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N.E. economy poised for recovery, Fed survey says |
2009-12-03 |
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Government should stop insuring mortgages |
2009-12-02 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds Nov 2009 Stats: Deeds up 24% YOY, orders of notice up 96% |
2009-12-01 |
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Pending Sales of U.S. Existing Homes Rose in October |
2009-12-01 |
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Design firm hit by economy, loan woes |
2009-12-01 |
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Law professor: Walk away - But is this the moral equivalent of theft? |
2009-11-30 |
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Obama to push banks on mortgages |
2009-11-30 |
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Harvard ignored warnings about investments - Advisers told Summers, others not to put so much cash in market; losses hit $1.8b |
2009-11-30 |
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Census shows many suburbs north of Boston growing as newcomers move in |
2009-11-27 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Snapshot, Nov 2009: Tax credit moved Boston prices above prediction of futures, but only in near term - future declines remain |
2009-11-27 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Oct 2009: Prices still declining despite tax handout, credit extension a major wild card which could affect Boston prices either way |
2009-11-27 |
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Baker: The Fed Is Responsible for 10.2% Unemployment in the Same Way That Al Queda Was Responsible for September 11th |
2009-11-26 |
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Massachusetts Association of Buyer Agents Thankful for Pork |
2009-11-25 |
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WWF & Allianz: Sea level rise from climate change could jeopardize Boston assets worth $463B, Boston is city with 4th greatest exposure |
2009-11-25 |
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Boston nominal condo prices fell 28% YOY in October |
2009-11-25 |
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Green Line report criticized at Somerville hearing |
2009-11-25 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: October 2009 |
2009-11-25 |
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Federal Housing Subsidies Are Insane |
2009-11-24 |
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MA SFH nominal median Oct 2009 vs 2008: MAR down 2.6%, Warren Group down 2.8% |
2009-11-24 |
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Housing Developers Owe Millions To Towns - Official Says Weak Oversight Led To Lost Money |
2009-11-23 |
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Something's gotta give - Either central banks are wrong to keep rates low, or markets are wrong to expect recovery |
2009-11-23 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: November orders of notice have "exploded" |
2009-11-23 |
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Unemployment Mashup, MA vs. RI September 2009 - MA down to 8.9%, RI up to 12.9% |
2009-11-23 |
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FHA may hike fees on home loans |
2009-11-20 |
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Barney Frank: (~3% down) loans for poor should max at $840K |
2009-11-20 |
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State jobless rate declines, bucking trend - First drop since '07; economists remain wary |
2009-11-19 |
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Bob Toll: "Yesterday's Sub-Prime Is Today's FHA... and I'm a Liberal Democrat" |
2009-11-19 |
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No work for the weary |
2009-11-19 |
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MA Oct foreclosures down 9% YOY, up 30% MOM |
2009-11-18 |
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Homebuilding Drops as End of Tax Credit Loomed |
2009-11-18 |
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64% of Boston owners think they can sell their homes for more than they paid |
2009-11-18 |
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South End condo proposal takes one step forward |
2009-11-18 |
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Home insurance: Buyer beware - Falling prices may mean lead existing owners to overpay |
2009-11-17 |
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Frank pitches loans for jobless homeowners during HUD visit to MA |
2009-11-17 |
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When did the housing bubble begin? |
2009-11-16 |
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Hub's top-price condos finding few takers |
2009-11-13 |
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Life on Severance: Comfort, Then Crisis |
2009-11-13 |
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US Home-Purchase Index Plunges to Lowest Level Since 2000 |
2009-11-13 |
|
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Inflated claims of jobs created or saved |
2009-11-12 |
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FHA Says Cash Reserves Are Down Sharply |
2009-11-12 |
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Downturn has some law firms downsizing offices |
2009-11-12 |
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Cracks in the Foundation of the Fed's Housing Fix - "Bigger Than Systemic Risk" |
2009-11-11 |
|
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Economists: U.S. out of recession but Mass. isn't |
2009-11-11 |
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Stimulus job boost in state exaggerated, review finds |
2009-11-11 |
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Just 5% of Americans planning to buy house within a year, with top motivation being a belief that prices have "bottomed" |
2009-11-10 |
|
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More job losses predicted for Massachusetts |
2009-11-10 |
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Harvard's Glaeser: Expanded tax credit even worse, creates strong incentives for misuse and fraud, actually negates societal benefits of home ownership |
2009-11-10 |
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Fannie Mae needs another bailout; Freddie Mac will need one |
2009-11-09 |
|
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Michigan luring Bay State business |
2009-11-09 |
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Steven Pearlstein: Home buyer credit is Washington's way to "spend a lot of money that they don't have in ways that won't work to help too many people who are neither desperate nor deserving" |
2009-11-06 |
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House extends home buyer tax credit, now subsidizing the wealthy and existing owners |
2009-11-05 |
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Barney Frank wants (you) to pay the mortgages of the unemployed |
2009-11-05 |
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Pick-A-Writedown: Wells Fargo to shoehorn "Pick-A-Pay" borrowers into interest only loans |
2009-11-04 |
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Senate extends home buyer tax credit, expands handout to high income earners and existing owners |
2009-11-04 |
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Now's the time to rent in Boston |
2009-11-04 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds Oct 2009 Stats: deeds up 18%, orders of notice up 158% |
2009-11-03 |
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Fed plans to stop mortgage purchases (and resultant rate suppression) in March, but could be thwarted by "nightmare scenario" compromising their independence |
2009-11-03 |
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Amid epidemic of foreclosures, a crying need for legal aid |
2009-11-03 |
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Real Estate Price Plunge Makes U.S. Homeownership Perilous Path |
2009-11-02 |
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REDC Auction Today at Park Plaza |
2009-11-02 |
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Banks, collection firms pursue claims after homes foreclosed |
2009-11-02 |
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Brockton offers lesson in foreclosures - US officials tour city, see crisis up close |
2009-10-30 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Sep 2009: Real prices fall back below 2001 estimate, YOY declines continue despite large distortion from tax credit |
2009-10-30 |
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Massachusetts downturn deepens - U.S. economy heads up as state's falls further |
2009-10-30 |
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Patrick to end nearly 1,000 jobs |
2009-10-30 |
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Peter Schiff: Houses are not investments |
2009-10-29 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: September 2009 |
2009-10-29 |
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More Natick condos up for auction |
2009-10-29 |
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Senate support for unaffordable housing - Tax credit likely to be extended, expanded |
2009-10-28 |
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Herald, et al: Housing rebound is in sight |
2009-10-28 |
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City of Boston to buy foreclosures, allow tenants to stay |
2009-10-28 |
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Is the U.S. Economy Turning Japanese? |
2009-10-27 |
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MAR: more govt intervention needed for "stabilization" (so no bottom?) - Sep 2009 vs Sep 2008 MA SFH nominal median: MAR -1.7%, Warren Group -1.4% |
2009-10-27 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Index down nominal 4.2% YOY in August |
2009-10-27 |
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Boston-area rents now 2nd highest in country |
2009-10-27 |
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Intellectual dishonesty in NAR characterization of September decline as a "surge" |
2009-10-26 |
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Report: Housing In Boston Less Affordable Than Ever |
2009-10-26 |
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Bay State heads to a jobless recovery |
2009-10-23 |
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Children as young as 4 received first-time homebuyer tax credit - Congress told of abuse in homebuyer program |
2009-10-23 |
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Kill the wasteful home-buyer tax credit |
2009-10-23 |
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Curious Why Property Taxes Don't Match Home Values? |
2009-10-22 |
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Boston heat maps for unemployment, home prices, foreclosures |
2009-10-22 |
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Massachusetts employers cautiously forecasting economic recovery some time in 2010 |
2009-10-21 |
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Job losses mount in construction sector - MA's 17.2% drop 12th highest in nation |
2009-10-21 |
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Should Mayoral Candidates Refuse Money From Developers? Menino Fundraiser Hosted By Construction Company |
2009-10-21 |
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Clarification: Fiserv predicts 5.5% fall in Boston in 2010 |
2009-10-21 |
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Economist: Rules deter cheap houses |
2009-10-20 |
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Homes: About to get much cheaper - National home prices are forecast to shrink another 11% (same firm forecasts 4.5% increase for Boston) |
2009-10-20 |
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Mass. foreclosures in Sept. drop 12.1% from a year ago |
2009-10-20 |
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Sep 2009 unemployment comparison: MA rises to 9.3%, RI up to 13.0% |
2009-10-19 |
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MA unemployment at 33-year high; health insurance fund for laid-off workers to run dry next month |
2009-10-19 |
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Pending MA bill would require creditors to modify loans |
2009-10-19 |
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Bryant buyers hit condo "jackpot" - Boston luxury units sell for way less at auction |
2009-10-19 |
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A state of economic anxiety - Mass. residents believe recovery will be slow and long, poll indicates |
2009-10-16 |
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Firms report 30,000 new stimulus jobs, but only 600 in MA |
2009-10-16 |
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Pols may extend homebuyer tax credit despite $16.7B cost |
2009-10-16 |
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Bay State (total) bankruptcies fall - Filings declined 8% in 3d quarter |
2009-10-15 |
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Mass. unemployment hits highest rate since 1976 (9.3%) |
2009-10-15 |
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Bay State Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings soar 35% YOY |
2009-10-15 |
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Ruling could undo thousands of Bay State foreclosures |
2009-10-15 |
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Mortgage madness (again) - FHA imagines it can cure the problems created by easy credit by promoting more easy credit |
2009-10-14 |
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Massachusetts city (Springfield) takes homeowners to court over blight |
2009-10-14 |
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Patriots' Tom Brady asking $10.9M for penthouse |
2009-10-13 |
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Desperately Searching for a Truly Positive Sign |
2009-10-13 |
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Property Taxes Highest in Northeast, Midwest - MA 6th highest in nation |
2009-10-13 |
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Mass. foreclosure sales in limbo over title issue - Expected ruling may complicate transactions |
2009-10-12 |
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Massachusetts lawmakers to consider more than 100 housing related bills |
2009-10-12 |
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Americans Are Still Delusional About House Prices |
2009-10-09 |
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Did FHA make bad loans to prop up home prices? Frank: "I don't think it's a bad thing that the bad loans occurred" |
2009-10-09 |
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FHA May Need Bailout, Experts Say |
2009-10-09 |
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As The Economy Drags, Green Shoots Hint At Growth In Mass. |
2009-10-08 |
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Nouvelle at Natick auction "failed" - Majority of units remain unsold |
2009-10-08 |
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Five years of foreclosures graphed by the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds |
2009-10-08 |
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Northeast states, including MA, dominate largest discount list |
2009-10-07 |
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Renting in Boston gets easier - With apartment vacancy rates up, prices make modest drop |
2009-10-07 |
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Former Somerville lawyer pleads guilty to mortgage fraud |
2009-10-07 |
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Reverse mortgages may be next crisis |
2009-10-06 |
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Housing crisis persists - Greater Boston even less affordable now than before recession |
2009-10-06 |
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Russia Wharf tower harvests rain to cool building, irrigate plants, and reduce water bill |
2009-10-05 |
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Did rising home prices create our last jobless recovery? |
2009-10-05 |
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How Urban Planners Caused the Housing Bubble |
2009-10-05 |
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55 Nouvelle at Natick mall condos sold at auction |
2009-10-05 |
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Buyers spend $16K+ to get $8K homebuyer handout - Credit sparks irrational exuberance and artificially inflates demand |
2009-10-02 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Aug 2009: 1.86% YOY real price decline, manufactured by temporary tax credit |
2009-10-02 |
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Massachusetts AG Busts Scheme to Prey on Homeowners in Trouble |
2009-10-02 |
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Boston Fed chief: Growth will be "restrained," recovery "fragile" |
2009-10-01 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds Sep 2009 Stats: 98% YOY jump in orders of notice |
2009-10-01 |
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Are mortgage modifications a complete failure? |
2009-10-01 |
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Case-Shiller: Simultaneous Summer Surge Stretches On |
2009-10-01 |
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Hub nets $40M for housing projects |
2009-09-30 |
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Cambridge Runs Amok - A template for massive municipal profligacy |
2009-09-30 |
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Cambridge sales slowed in August |
2009-09-30 |
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Is Housing's False Bottom Beginning to Give Way? |
2009-09-30 |
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What's the real reason that banks aren't foreclosing? |
2009-09-29 |
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Poll: Will $8K homebuyer credit be extended? |
2009-09-29 |
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MA SFH nominal median for Aug 2009 vs Aug 2008 - Warren Group: -6.2%, MAR: -3.1% |
2009-09-29 |
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Blame Barney Frank If a Pool Isn't in Your Future |
2009-09-29 |
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4 indicted in mortgage scheme |
2009-09-29 |
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Wall Street bonuses poised to rebound |
2009-09-28 |
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MA SFH nominal median down 3.1% YOY in August |
2009-09-28 |
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Did Cobden St foreclosures let scammer walk away with $3.8M? |
2009-09-28 |
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Squatter claims moral right to live in foreclosure on Cobden St, bank has no plans to remove her |
2009-09-25 |
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Land notoriously seized via eminent domain for private development (by Boston developer) sits vacant 4 years later |
2009-09-25 |
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Six overlooked Mass. towns |
2009-09-24 |
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Redfin on Aug 2009 vs Aug 2008 for Eastern Mass. SFH, condos, multi-families: median down 2% (nominal), sales down 1% |
2009-09-24 |
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Home Sales Falter After 4-Month Gain |
2009-09-24 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds Aug 2009 foreclosure stats: 13% YOY decline |
2009-09-23 |
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Housing Crash to Resume on 7 Million Foreclosures |
2009-09-23 |
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Dollar carry trade may hurt U.S. economy |
2009-09-23 |
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G-20 heads to Pittsburgh with flat tire on trade |
2009-09-23 |
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Boston nation's 7th most unaffordable city (still) |
2009-09-23 |
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Massachusetts population nation's 2nd most educated |
2009-09-22 |
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MA foreclosure petitions leap 154% YOY in August |
2009-09-21 |
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Fed Rejects Geithner Request for Study of Governance, Structure |
2009-09-21 |
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MA vs. RI unemployment, August 2009: MA up to 9.1%, RI rises to 12.8%, spread still near peak |
2009-09-18 |
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State's jobless rate hits 9.1% |
2009-09-18 |
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Most of South End building's condos unsold |
2009-09-18 |
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Homestead Seminar Next Week in Billerica |
2009-09-18 |
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Credit Policies Still Threaten Recovery |
2009-09-17 |
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MIT Endowment Off by 21% |
2009-09-17 |
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Struggles of local biotech companies reflected in declining market for lab space |
2009-09-17 |
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Massachusetts one of four states prevented from using stimulus money for public housing |
2009-09-16 |
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Harvard Endowment Woes Spur Protests Over Vacant Properties |
2009-09-16 |
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Trends in Somerville housing discussed at latest SomerVision meeting |
2009-09-15 |
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Housing Prices Have Turned Homes Into Shelters, Not Investments |
2009-09-14 |
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Too Gloomy? Whitney Predicts 25% Home Price Plunge |
2009-09-14 |
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Uncovering Troubled Mortgage Lenders Is Not Easy For Homebuyers - Massachusetts refuses to release details |
2009-09-14 |
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Boom to bust: Anatomy of a loan gone bad |
2009-09-14 |
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America Out of Work: Is Double-Digit Unemployment Here to Stay? |
2009-09-11 |
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Harvard Endowment Declines 30% |
2009-09-10 |
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Nouvelle at Natick condos to be auctioned at about 70% below previous asking prices |
2009-09-10 |
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Frank, Durbin Renew Call for Cramdown |
2009-09-10 |
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Fewer residents get building jobs - Under Menino, number of minority, women workers sink |
2009-09-09 |
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Floor falls out for Boston's luxury condo prices |
2009-09-08 |
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Massachusetts has 4,548 accepted homebuyer tax credit applications so far |
2009-09-07 |
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Frank wants to be HUD secretary, once he "get[s] the federal government back in the housing business" |
2009-09-07 |
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Buyers profited by city's discount |
2009-09-04 |
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The housing recovery mirage |
2009-09-03 |
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Bill introduced to extend and expand homebuyer tax credit |
2009-09-03 |
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Boston area most-discounted neighborhoods, August update |
2009-09-02 |
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Dynamic foreclosure map (1990-2008) and charts (1987-2008) for Massachusetts cities and towns |
2009-09-01 |
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Goldman Sachs Wrong on Economic Recovery, Macro Hedge Funds Say |
2009-08-31 |
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Natick collection condo builders file liens |
2009-08-31 |
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Only about 10% of US home sales are the result of a normal selling process; Vast majority come from distressed and crisis-driven sellers |
2009-08-31 |
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Mortgage deductions may change |
2009-08-28 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Snapshot: Aug 25, 2009 - Spring bounce puts decline back on schedule |
2009-08-28 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Jul 2009: 3.24% real YOY decline in MA SFH median, spring bounce continues |
2009-08-27 |
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National housing signaling likely bottom. Is bottom false? New bubble forming? |
2009-08-26 |
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Ginnie Mae: Falling Home Prices = Does Not Compute |
2009-08-26 |
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Warren Group: MA SFH nominal median down 4.7% |
2009-08-26 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: July 2009 |
2009-08-25 |
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Boston adds $720K in stimulus - Federal funds total $172.6M |
2009-08-24 |
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Second Wave Of The Credit Crisis: Collapsing Commercial Real Estate |
2009-08-24 |
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Redfin July Market Wrap-Up for Eastern Mass: Sales up 8% YOY, median down 4% YOY |
2009-08-24 |
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MA vs. RI unemployment, July 2009: MA up to 8.8%, RI up to 12.6% |
2009-08-21 |
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Massachusetts unemployment rate rises from 8.6 to 8.8% |
2009-08-21 |
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Bay State blind spot on housing |
2009-08-20 |
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Another wave of foreclosures could be coming to Massachusetts |
2009-08-20 |
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State may absorb $30m on project built over Pike |
2009-08-19 |
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Boston faces rental glut |
2009-08-19 |
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Foreclosures up in July from June but down from '08 - However, foreclosure petitions spike |
2009-08-19 |
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RE/MAX: Housing market is starting to stabilize |
2009-08-19 |
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Litton Loan Servicing agrees to injunction giving MA right to review foreclosures against any of 1,100 customers |
2009-08-18 |
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China reduces holdings in US debt by largest margin in nearly 9 years |
2009-08-18 |
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Pike to pay for Columbus cleanup |
2009-08-18 |
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Trends in Lowell Home Sales |
2009-08-17 |
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Greenspan: Inflation to exceed 10% if Fed fails to shrink balance-sheet and raise rates |
2009-08-17 |
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President shifts focus to renting, not owning - Using $4.25b to build affordable housing |
2009-08-17 |
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Roofer: Nouvelle at Natick owner owes $326G |
2009-08-14 |
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Mass. likely to lose seat in US House - Population shifting to West, South |
2009-08-14 |
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U.S. Homeowners Cut Asking Prices $27.8 Billion; MA among highest share of reductions |
2009-08-13 |
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Foreclosure crisis prompts proposed 'vacant property' law in Melrose |
2009-08-13 |
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Commercial rental rates falling in Brookline as vacancies grow |
2009-08-12 |
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New Bull, New Bubble, New Meltdown by 2012 |
2009-08-12 |
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Fed May Recognize Faster Growth, Keep Rates 'Exceptionally' Low |
2009-08-11 |
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China, next bubble to burst? Dramatically higher US interest rates one potential outcome. |
2009-08-11 |
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CEPR: price to rent ratio returning to normal level for low end of market in Boston, but equity prospects still negative |
2009-08-11 |
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Brockton tops in foreclosures in the state |
2009-08-11 |
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State tells lender (Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp.) to cease and desist |
2009-08-10 |
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U.S. Considers Remaking Mortgage Giants |
2009-08-10 |
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Higher Education Bubble: The Next Bubble To Burst |
2009-08-10 |
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Research on homeownership through 2030 projects "remarkable change," shift toward renting, no return to 2004/2005 levels of housing production |
2009-08-07 |
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Housing growth in Mass. near lowest in US |
2009-08-06 |
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Deutsche Bank: Half of U.S. Mortgages Underwater by 2011 - Next phase of decline to have "far greater impact on prime borrowers" |
2009-08-06 |
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Obama's plan to help homeowners is struggling |
2009-08-05 |
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Holders of delinquent loans under fire |
2009-08-05 |
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Low-cost housing law targeted |
2009-08-05 |
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GGP takes $55.9M impairment on Nouvelle at Natick |
2009-08-04 |
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Commercial real estate prices slide |
2009-08-04 |
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Unsold homes in Northeast being shrink-wrapped (literally) |
2009-08-04 |
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Loan losses still battering Citizens' bottom line - FDIC report also shows bank preparing for more problems |
2009-08-03 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: No sign of rebound |
2009-07-31 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Jun 2008: Real MA SFH prices bounce above 2001 estimate, aided by deflation |
2009-07-31 |
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Homebuyer Tax Break Propping Up the Lower End of Housing? |
2009-07-31 |
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Pair of Mass. banks told to boost reserves - Local lenders had "unsound" practices, regulators say |
2009-07-30 |
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Fed: No rebound this year for Mass. economy |
2009-07-30 |
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Frank: 'Cram-Down' May Be Revived to Boost Mortgage Relief |
2009-07-30 |
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Mass. match for CPA cut, as revenue falls |
2009-07-29 |
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Beantown Bust, May 2009 vs 2008 (nominal): Boston S&P/CSI down 7.22%, Boston RPX down 12.02% |
2009-07-29 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: June 2009 |
2009-07-28 |
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MA SFH nominal median for June 2009 vs June 2008 - MAR down 8.6%, Warren Group down 8% |
2009-07-27 |
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Verizon to cut 8,000 workers; Mass. braces |
2009-07-27 |
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New Fannie Mae Condo Regulations Could Stifle Condo Demand |
2009-07-24 |
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Lassoing in Mass. jobs - N.H. telling cos. to be Big and Rich there |
2009-07-24 |
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Boston Area Biggest Discounts, July Update |
2009-07-23 |
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Inflation, deflation, stagflation or hyperinflation? |
2009-07-23 |
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Foreclosure's unrelenting tide - Joblessness and lenders' reluctance to alter terms pushing filings higher |
2009-07-22 |
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Massachusetts foreclosure petitions up 710% YOY in June |
2009-07-22 |
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Endowment Losses From Harvard to Yale Leave Universities Poorer |
2009-07-22 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: Executions up 270% YOY for first three weeks of July |
2009-07-22 |
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46% Of Boston Redfin Offers Are On Homes With Multiple Bids |
2009-07-21 |
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Green Line extension funding in question - Planners stalling many projects |
2009-07-21 |
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Assembly Square gets $65m from state, feds |
2009-07-20 |
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MA chapter 7 bankruptcies jump 58% YOY in 2009 Q2 |
2009-07-20 |
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MA vs. RI Unemployment, June 2009: MA rises to 8.6%, RI rises to 12.4% |
2009-07-17 |
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Appraisers still colluding with borrowers |
2009-07-16 |
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State's jobless rate up to 8.6%, but number of jobs rises |
2009-07-16 |
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Massachusetts in Suit Over Cost of Universal Care |
2009-07-16 |
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Upscale home sales lag as jumbo loans are hard to get (US) |
2009-07-15 |
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Gregory Vasil: Greater Boston prices are about to come back up, "almost akin to a hot market" |
2009-07-15 |
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Housing Happiness - Animation showing change in housing prices and income |
2009-07-15 |
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Jon Stewart interviews Barney Frank on housing & economy (video) |
2009-07-15 |
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Mass. OK's advance on home buyer tax credit - $8,000 loans can be used for closing costs and down payments |
2009-07-14 |
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Nantucket Report: Wealthy Homeowners Primed to Suffer Major Pain - "Immune" towns next segment to collapse |
2009-07-14 |
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Buying without an agent? |
2009-07-14 |
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State won't review old loans - No check on work of rejected brokers |
2009-07-14 |
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Shiller: echo bubble in Boston? |
2009-07-14 |
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Survey: Many of Bay State's rich get poorer |
2009-07-13 |
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Slow Mass. home sales (end of article); good chart too |
2009-07-10 |
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Boston has 2nd highest number of discounts in the US |
2009-07-09 |
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Obsessive Housing Disorder |
2009-07-09 |
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Frank proposes $2B home loan plan for jobless |
2009-07-09 |
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PMI Group gives Boston 80% chance of additional declines through 2011 |
2009-07-09 |
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Norwell firm, HouseSavvy, says local housing market turnaround has begun |
2009-07-08 |
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Massachusetts among top states for mortgage fraud |
2009-07-07 |
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Bob Shiller didn't kill the housing market |
2009-07-07 |
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Lenders avoid redoing loans, Boston Fed concludes |
2009-07-07 |
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The Arlington Artifice, May 2009: Year-to-date median down 9.85% YOY (nominal), sales near lowest level on record |
2009-07-06 |
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Recession slows MA population drain |
2009-07-03 |
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Herald: 1850 Lofts auction yields "bargain basement" prices |
2009-07-03 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds June Stats: Deeds down 3%, foreclosure deeds down 56% |
2009-07-02 |
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Beantown Bust, April 2009: S&P/Case-Shiller Boston down 7.71% nominally YOY, RPX down 10.82% |
2009-07-02 |
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Sharp Price Drops in Manhattan Apartments (Expensive != Immune) |
2009-07-01 |
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Obama extends mortgage refinancing program to 125% |
2009-07-01 |
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The Five Waves Of The Housing Collapse |
2009-06-30 |
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June Boston City/Neighborhood Price Reductions |
2009-06-29 |
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Paper Avalanche Buries Plan to Stem Foreclosures |
2009-06-26 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, May 2009: Spring bounce enters second month |
2009-06-26 |
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FDIC's Bair Cancels Listing After Cutting Home Price |
2009-06-25 |
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Barney Frank pressures Fannie and Freddie to make even more risky loans |
2009-06-25 |
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Ten day 4th of July forecast: Expired or canceled listing every 4 minutes across MA |
2009-06-24 |
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Crashachusetts May 2009: MAR reports MA SFH nominal median down 11.8% YOY, sales down 15.3% |
2009-06-24 |
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Harvard's State of the Nation's Housing 2009 |
2009-06-23 |
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Warren group on MA SFH sales, May 2009 vs May 2008: nominal median down 13%, sales down 13% |
2009-06-23 |
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Dodd and MAR pushing for even greater expansion of taxpayer subsidization of housing industry |
2009-06-23 |
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Foreclosures down in the state |
2009-06-22 |
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Hard Times for New England's 3-Deckers |
2009-06-22 |
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Will mobloggers pop the real estate bubble? |
2009-06-19 |
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Advantage, renters - Landlords offer deals as rising vacancy rates depress prices |
2009-06-19 |
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New foreclosure proceedings jump in May |
2009-06-18 |
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California's Millionaire Clearinghouse Problem |
2009-06-17 |
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Boston Area Biggest Discounts June Update |
2009-06-16 |
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U.S. housing starts jump in May, inflation muted |
2009-06-15 |
|
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Big Boston dreams feel the squeeze |
2009-06-12 |
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Mortgage Market Remains Solidly Frozen |
2009-06-12 |
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Why the Present Depression Will Be Deeper than the Great Crash of 1929 |
2009-06-11 |
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Gordon's Woods staying as condos due to local sentiment against rentals |
2009-06-11 |
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$300,000 marks the spot - Parking space fetches highest Hub price ever |
2009-06-10 |
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Subprime lender Fremont Investment & Loan Co settles with MA for $10M |
2009-06-10 |
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It won't stop where you would like it to |
2009-06-09 |
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South End 1850 condos to be auctioned |
2009-06-09 |
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Why Home Prices May Keep Falling |
2009-06-08 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds May Statistics: Deeds down 12% YOY, foreclosure deeds down 71%, orders of notice up 25% |
2009-06-07 |
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Beware Real Estate False Bottoms |
2009-06-05 |
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Barney Frank (video) in 2005: What housing bubble? |
2009-06-03 |
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Mixed Message from May Foreclosures |
2009-06-03 |
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Houses going to seed |
2009-06-02 |
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Mass. economic development chief rips bad land-use laws |
2009-06-01 |
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Mortgage Meltdown, More Pain To Come |
2009-06-01 |
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Trulia list vs sell stats as risk gauge for Boston area |
2009-06-01 |
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Change urged to rein in developer abuses - State Senate panel says localities lose out |
2009-06-01 |
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Cape banks see foreclosures on rise |
2009-05-29 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Snapshot - May 26, 2009: Nominal prices hit expected bottom, according to futures |
2009-05-29 |
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Government allowing FHA borrowers to get advances on $8,000 tax credit |
2009-05-29 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Apr 2009: MA SFH real median declines 12.43%, but decline is significantly smaller than normal |
2009-05-29 |
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Mortgage Market Locks Up |
2009-05-29 |
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Late US mortgage payments hit highest level since '72 |
2009-05-28 |
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MA lawmakers take aim at property tax exemption for universities |
2009-05-28 |
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Lexington Place condos open their doors |
2009-05-28 |
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Mortgage Rates Soar As Quantitative Easing Fails |
2009-05-28 |
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As Ben Is Playing Mortgage Chicken, The 10 Year Is In The Woodshed |
2009-05-28 |
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Mass. banks outperform peers |
2009-05-27 |
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Japan's Lost Decade vs. The Credit Crisis |
2009-05-27 |
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Spring Sales Wilt |
2009-05-26 |
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Beantown Bust: Boston CSI and RPX March 2009 vs March 2008 (nominal): S&P/Case-Shiller down 8.01%, Radar Logic down 16.65% |
2009-05-26 |
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Mass. housing sales were "disappointing" in April - Warren Group: SFH median down 13.1% nominally, MAR confirms 13% fall |
2009-05-25 |
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Defaults on prime mortgages surge due to unemployment |
2009-05-25 |
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Ritz Carlton condo sales crack - Forty units available, only two bought this year |
2009-05-25 |
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MA vs. RI Unemployment April 2009: MA at 8.0%, RI at 11.1% |
2009-05-23 |
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MA SFH Apr 2009 vs Apr 2008: Nominal median down 12.5%, sales down 13.0% |
2009-05-22 |
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Bay State's recession may outlast the nation's |
2009-05-22 |
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Relentless job losses - Bay State unemployment at 8%, seen topping 9% |
2009-05-21 |
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Lien put on mall condos - Builder seeks $12.6M for Nouvelle at Natick |
2009-05-21 |
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Barney Frank Lies About ACORN |
2009-05-21 |
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MA mortgage foreclosure deeds, petitions decline |
2009-05-20 |
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Mass. Senate approves sales-tax increase |
2009-05-20 |
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Anecdotes of new construction, multiple bids, possible bottom, but no support from stats |
2009-05-19 |
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JPMorgan Chase to cut Massachusetts mortgage offices |
2009-05-19 |
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Growing seller realism, but not here in Massachusetts |
2009-05-19 |
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In downturn, Nantucket has its share of foreclosures, ailing businesses |
2009-05-18 |
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Boston high-end home sales fall by half |
2009-05-18 |
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More Mass land saved than developed, study finds |
2009-05-17 |
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The Blame Game - Regulators point away from themselves |
2009-05-16 |
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Housing Bubble Has Almost Completely Burst! But No Recovery In Sight |
2009-05-15 |
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Times Economics writer - not so good with personal finances |
2009-05-15 |
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Cambridge a bargain? You've got to be kidding |
2009-05-15 |
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Limit Not Quite the Sky for Boston Luxury Building |
2009-05-15 |
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Harvard To Freeze Property Purchases |
2009-05-14 |
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Massachusetts census numbers flat compared to other states |
2009-05-14 |
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Uncork that champagne - the Northeast housing market is hitting bottom! |
2009-05-14 |
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Seagate Technology to Cut 1,100 Jobs Globally - MA facilities potentially affected |
2009-05-14 |
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MA Democrats thrash out tax hike - cutbacks looming |
2009-05-13 |
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Homeowners Turn to Renting, Waiting for Market to Recover |
2009-05-13 |
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Residents express concern over looming $5.4 billion Massachusetts deficit |
2009-05-12 |
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MA AG reaches $60M agreement with Goldman Sachs Group to cut 700 mortgages up to 35% |
2009-05-12 |
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Spate of foreclosures seen as start of coming wave |
2009-05-11 |
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Boston brokers: Buyers wage bidding wars as real estate bottoms out |
2009-05-11 |
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Still there, foreclosed no longer - Nonprofits help occupants buy back homes |
2009-05-10 |
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The Curse of the Class of 2009 - Lower Wages for Up to a Decade |
2009-05-10 |
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Real-estate mystery fees under attack |
2009-05-08 |
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Warren Group: MA March foreclosure deeds down over '08 |
2009-05-07 |
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Brookline housing sales still in a slump |
2009-05-06 |
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Zillow: 21.9% of US homeowners underwater, 16.3% of 2009 Boston MSA mortgages already underwater |
2009-05-05 |
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Forbes Best and Worst Cities for Jobs |
2009-05-05 |
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U.S. Home Prices May Be Lost for a Generation: John F. Wasik |
2009-05-04 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds Apr 2009 Stats: 14% YOY decline in deeds, 57% YOY decline in foreclosure deeds |
2009-05-04 |
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Sovereign axes 265 more Mass. workers |
2009-05-01 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Mar 2009: MA SFH real prices fall 19.18% YOY, largest decline on record |
2009-04-30 |
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Beantown Bust, Feb 2009 vs Feb 2008 (nominal): CSI down 7.20%, RPX down 20.72% |
2009-04-30 |
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Globe's "John Dough" claims profit on condo flip |
2009-04-30 |
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Foreclosure crisis changes Worcester/MA housing market (video) |
2009-04-29 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: March 2009 |
2009-04-29 |
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MA SFH Mar 2009 vs Mar 2008 - MAR: nominal median down 19%, sales down 4.7%; Warren Group: nominal median down 16.1%, sales down 7.4% |
2009-04-29 |
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Google graphing tool for unemployment by state and county |
2009-04-28 |
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Marketplace: How Boston's on top of foreclosures |
2009-04-28 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Index down nominal 7.2% YOY in February |
2009-04-28 |
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Boston area most-discounted neighborhoods, April update |
2009-04-27 |
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MIT and Harvard buyers sue condo developer, Extell Development Co. |
2009-04-27 |
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Some MA House budget ideas to hike taxes, revenues |
2009-04-24 |
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Real estate slump hits luxury condos - Downtown sales, prices tumble |
2009-04-24 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds Post Foreclosure Sales: Resale prices 36% lower than original purchase price |
2009-04-23 |
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As More Homes Fall Underwater, Trapped Americans Cannot Migrate |
2009-04-23 |
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Shelter, or burden? The social benefits of home ownership look more modest than they did and the economic costs much higher. |
2009-04-23 |
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Freddie Mac CFO in apparent suicide - police source |
2009-04-22 |
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A Slight Uptick For New England? (PDF) |
2009-04-22 |
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Arlington Artifice, March 2009: Nominal SFH median plunges 32.69% YOY |
2009-04-22 |
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More being foreclosed into homelessness |
2009-04-22 |
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For Housing Crisis, the End Probably Isn't Near |
2009-04-22 |
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5 Reasons House Prices May Never Recover |
2009-04-21 |
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Changes, possible cuts loom for firms' 2,600 Mass. workers after Oracle buys Sun |
2009-04-21 |
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Back Bay site up for auction |
2009-04-20 |
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Report: Boston-Quincy housing market undervalued by 17.3% |
2009-04-20 |
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MAR dubs Frank "Distinguished Champion of Housing Opportunities" for his past and continued market manipulation |
2009-04-20 |
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Unemployment Mashup, March 2009: MA up to 7.8% (after Feb was revised down), RI holds at 10.5% |
2009-04-20 |
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Luxury Hull condos set for auction |
2009-04-17 |
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1/3 of foreclosures too damaged to sell |
2009-04-17 |
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Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings rise 16% YOY in Massachusetts |
2009-04-17 |
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Bankruptcy of owner of Nouvelle at Natick and Natick Collection worries officials |
2009-04-17 |
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Barney Frank's Double Indemnity - Mr. Frank wants to put a public safety net under municipal bonds. |
2009-04-17 |
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Bankruptcy Court for Massachusetts blocks foreclosures without proper assignments |
2009-04-16 |
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Visualizing U.S. Job Losses/Gains |
2009-04-16 |
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Fidelity cuts raises, bonuses, profit-sharing |
2009-04-16 |
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Operator of Faneuil Hall Marketplace files for bankruptcy protection |
2009-04-16 |
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State sues Hingham developer of Cape Cod Timeshares |
2009-04-15 |
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Frank pushes through bailout of Boston bank whose stated mission was to promote "underbanked, underprivileged communities" but which made few urban loans |
2009-04-15 |
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Harvard dean details need to slash spending |
2009-04-14 |
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HouseSavvy: Greater Boston market "poised for continued growth" ... "bottoming out" |
2009-04-14 |
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Doomsday Scenarios: Could Condo Prices Fall to Zero? |
2009-04-13 |
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Survey: Half of Mass. residents worried about losing their jobs - a quarter fear they won't make their housing payments |
2009-04-13 |
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How Can Mortgage Securities Be Worth So Little? |
2009-04-13 |
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Chinese drywall imported during housing boom causes corrosion, possible health risk |
2009-04-10 |
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2 Norwood residents accused of defrauding HUD |
2009-04-10 |
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The News Keeps Getting Better For Renters |
2009-04-10 |
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Mass. AG files lawsuits against Loan Modification Group Corp. and Mitigation, LLC alleging foreclosure aid scams |
2009-04-10 |
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TARP Recipients Required to Modify Mortgages, HUD Says |
2009-04-09 |
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Globe woes: the wages of elitism (reflected in real estate coverage, etc.)? |
2009-04-09 |
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Globe: growing number of first-time buyers jumping into the housing market |
2009-04-08 |
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Land Court hit by crises in housing and staffing |
2009-04-08 |
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Recession Deepens in the Northeast |
2009-04-08 |
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Bet on/against housing with Shiller's new ETFs |
2009-04-07 |
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Bubble Logic Through the Ages |
2009-04-06 |
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Several hundred attend foreclosure prevention workshop in Lowell |
2009-04-04 |
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The new paradigm is here... lose your job, buy a house anyway |
2009-04-03 |
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Rahm Emanuel's profitable stint at mortgage giant |
2009-04-02 |
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Beantown Bust, Jan 2009 vs Jan 2008 (nominal): CSI down 7.29%, RPX down 23.79%, Boston condos down 6.71% |
2009-04-02 |
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Regional Foreclosure Prevention Event Today in Lowell |
2009-04-02 |
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Communities finding ways to make neglected properties pay off |
2009-04-02 |
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Frank to speak at MassBay |
2009-04-01 |
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Home Prices: Low, But Still No Bargain |
2009-04-01 |
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Boston's Hancock Tower sells at nearly half price in foreclosure auction |
2009-04-01 |
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Foreclosure deeds drop in Feb in Mass., but mortgage delinquency rates on the rise |
2009-03-31 |
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Barney Frank to give talk at Harvard on April 6 |
2009-03-31 |
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Record drop in US home prices: S&P/Case-Shiller Index down 19% YOY nominally for January |
2009-03-31 |
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South Hamilton, MA on Business Week's list of zip codes with biggest increase in listing prices |
2009-03-31 |
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Motley Fool: Welcome to the Second Great Depression |
2009-03-31 |
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Warren Group: MA Feb. foreclosures down 4% YOY |
2009-03-30 |
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Mortgage Crisis Over? Please, It's Just Beginning |
2009-03-30 |
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MA jobless rate may rocket up - Study sees boost to 9.1% |
2009-03-30 |
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MA vs. RI Unemployment February 2009: MA 7.8%, RI 10.5% |
2009-03-30 |
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Tax credit a boon to local realtors |
2009-03-27 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Feb 2009: 19.10% real YOY decline is largest on record for MA SFH |
2009-03-26 |
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March Boston Area City/Neighborhood Price Reductions |
2009-03-26 |
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Not enough stimulus money - 268,300 Mass. projects apply |
2009-03-25 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: February 2009 |
2009-03-25 |
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Real estate rewind - Boston's condos, houses sink to (nominal) '01 prices |
2009-03-25 |
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Market throws Curt Schilling a curveball |
2009-03-24 |
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MA SFH median Feb 2009 vs Feb 2008 - MAR: -18.5%, Warren Group: -18.3% |
2009-03-24 |
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Half of Americans have one month of cash cushion if laid off |
2009-03-23 |
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Federal funding on rise for region |
2009-03-21 |
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Rethinking rent - Maybe we should stop trying to be a nation of homeowners |
2009-03-21 |
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The Globe's Top Spots to Live |
2009-03-20 |
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Rent stats for Boston area |
2009-03-19 |
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Massachusetts unemployment rate jumps to 7.8% |
2009-03-19 |
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CEOs put Mass. near bottom for business climate |
2009-03-19 |
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Mortgage rates drop as fed opts to buy debt - Loans tie record low |
2009-03-19 |
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Scenes from the recession |
2009-03-18 |
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Boston area most-discounted neighborhoods, March update |
2009-03-17 |
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Mass. plans to turn foreclosures into affordable housing |
2009-03-17 |
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Faneuil Hall operator closer to bankruptcy |
2009-03-16 |
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Job loss rate rose sharply in January - Boston-Cambridge-Quincy shed almost as many jobs in January as in all of 2008 |
2009-03-16 |
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China's prime minister voices concern over the outlook of US government debt |
2009-03-16 |
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Construction jobs in Mass. at 10-year low |
2009-03-16 |
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The Arlington Artifice: January 2009 - The Re-Medfordization of Arlington |
2009-03-16 |
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State to get $54M for foreclosures - Fed money to target hard-hit cities |
2009-03-16 |
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After $170b US bailout, AIG to pay $100m in bonuses |
2009-03-13 |
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Boston MSA Price/Income Approximation: 1975 - 2007 (- 2013) |
2009-03-12 |
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City to funnel stimulus cash to housing |
2009-03-12 |
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Obama housing plan attempts to get second mortgages forgiven |
2009-03-12 |
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Some Banks, Feeling Chained, Want to Return Bailout Money |
2009-03-11 |
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Now-needy FDIC collected little in premiums |
2009-03-11 |
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Boston Takes Aggressive Approach To Foreclosures |
2009-03-10 |
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Longwood Towers owner will auction 40 luxury units |
2009-03-10 |
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A.I.G., Where Taxpayers' Dollars Go to Die |
2009-03-10 |
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The Inflection Is Near? |
2009-03-09 |
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The Loss Generation - Young Americans are more cautious, less hopeful about nation's economy |
2009-03-09 |
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State unveils UMass housing report |
2009-03-09 |
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FHA mortgage defaults soaring - Many borrowers fail to make more than one payment |
2009-03-09 |
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Bidders Snatch Up Foreclosed Homes At Auction |
2009-03-06 |
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Recession slugs state - No end in sight as unemployment goes to 7.4% |
2009-03-06 |
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Unemployment Mashup - MA vs. RI January 2009 |
2009-03-06 |
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How Iceland Became a Giant Hedge Fund |
2009-03-05 |
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Boston Magazine's Annual Real Estate Review |
2009-03-05 |
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Manny Ramirez puts Ritz condo on market at 23% above 2005 asking price |
2009-03-05 |
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More than 100,000 in Mass. may get mortgage help |
2009-03-05 |
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Business contacts tell the Boston Fed that local economic conditions deteriorated in the past two months |
2009-03-05 |
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NARcasting The Future: March 2009 - NAR lowers 2009 forecast again; Yun threatens "The economy will not be able to recover in a sustainable way without home price stabilization." |
2009-03-04 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds Feb 2009 Stats: Deeds down 3% YOY, foreclosure deeds up 12% |
2009-03-04 |
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Ex-Leaders of Countrywide Profit From Bad Loans |
2009-03-03 |
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The Crisis of Credit Visualized |
2009-03-02 |
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Foreclosures, drop in values make Hub more affordable |
2009-02-27 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Snapshot: Feb 24, 2009 - Futures through 2013 Q3 |
2009-02-27 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Jan 2009: 18.32% real YOY decline is largest on record for MA SFH |
2009-02-27 |
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Luxury buyers wary in Boston condo market |
2009-02-27 |
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Obama to cut mortgage interest deduction for high-income households |
2009-02-26 |
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RECafe Poll: How will tax increase on wealthy households impact luxury housing? |
2009-02-26 |
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Comparison of price changes in various cities since 2000 |
2009-02-26 |
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Boston area cities, towns, and neighborhoods with most price reductions, Feb 2009 edition |
2009-02-25 |
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Beantown Bust: Boston CSI and RPX December 2008 |
2009-02-25 |
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House sales battered again in January - Condominium deals hit lowest point in 17 years |
2009-02-25 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: January 2009 |
2009-02-25 |
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Potential "Bubble Hour" online chat or live meet-up this week to discuss plummeting sales and prices |
2009-02-24 |
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Killing (or Maiming) a Sacred Cow: Home Mortgage Deductions |
2009-02-24 |
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Daniel Gross: The villains of the financial catastrophe aren't criminals. They're morons. |
2009-02-24 |
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US S&P/Case-Shiller posts record nominal drop of 18.5% YOY in Dec 2008 |
2009-02-24 |
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Warren Group on Jan 2009 vs Jan 2008: MA SFH nominal median falls 20% |
2009-02-23 |
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MA Jan 2009 vs Jan 2008 (nominal): SFH median falls 17.9%, condo median plummets 26.1% |
2009-02-23 |
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Bailout lament: What about me? Many who played by rules see unfairness |
2009-02-23 |
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Mortgage equity withdrawals and public policy moving forward |
2009-02-20 |
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Boston-Quincy ranked 168/222 in list of affordability |
2009-02-20 |
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Petition to add transparency and community betterment to Obama's plan |
2009-02-20 |
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About 25% of Boston-area borrowers would meet debt-to-value criteria of Obama's plan |
2009-02-20 |
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Inventory is down, but so are sales |
2009-02-19 |
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Mass. foreclosure deeds jumped 21.8% in January |
2009-02-19 |
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State, industry leaders in effort to rebrand technology sector |
2009-02-18 |
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Patrick: State to get $6B-$9B from stimulus |
2009-02-17 |
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Sales in Waterdown down around 20% |
2009-02-16 |
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Harvard University to Offer Buyouts to 1,600 Workers |
2009-02-16 |
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City of Boston puts money where its blight is |
2009-02-16 |
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Low-cost rental units in Clarendon luxury tower |
2009-02-13 |
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How will Newton prices change in 2009? |
2009-02-13 |
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Pace of city condo sales cools down - High-profile projects sell about 1 unit per month |
2009-02-13 |
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South Shore communities feeling sharp labor pains |
2009-02-12 |
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Bankruptcy Filings In Massachusetts Jump 41% In 2008 |
2009-02-12 |
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AIG Implodes: The Two Cows Version |
2009-02-11 |
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Layoffs on way at Charles River, Forrester, Sensata |
2009-02-11 |
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Boston rents down 2.8%, vacancy rate up to 6.0% |
2009-02-11 |
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2008 MAR Study |
2009-02-11 |
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CNBC "House of Cards" explores origins of economic crisis, premiers Feb 12 |
2009-02-11 |
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Stimulus bill funds Massachusetts roads, transit, housing |
2009-02-10 |
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Redfin: The Best Boston Real Estate Blogs (Thanks!) |
2009-02-10 |
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Mass. sellers find sweetener needed - Survey says more homeowners are cutting prices |
2009-02-10 |
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Hancock tower faces foreclosure - Lenders planning March 31 auction |
2009-02-09 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds Jan 2008 Stats: Deeds down 6%, foreclosure deeds up 26% |
2009-02-09 |
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Boston area neighborhoods with biggest discounts, February edition |
2009-02-06 |
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Struggling To Find Work in Massachusetts |
2009-02-05 |
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NARcasting The Future: February 2009 - NAR already lowering 2009 estimates, past spin wildly off base |
2009-02-04 |
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The Arlington Artifice: December 2008 - Sales down 20.51% in 2008, lowest since 1990, still not an exception among neighboring towns |
2009-02-03 |
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Homes sold for a loss made up 32% of all Boston area sales in 2008 |
2009-02-03 |
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Forgotten in foreclosures, renters forced to live in decaying homes |
2009-02-02 |
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"Immune Towns" - will they ever drop? |
2009-02-02 |
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Foreclosure crisis hits Dorchester renters hard |
2009-02-02 |
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Obama Will Require Banks to Expand Lending as Condition for Aid |
2009-01-30 |
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Formerly resilient areas like Charlotte and Boston are struggling |
2009-01-30 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Dec 2008: MA SFH real median falls below 2000 estimate, down 15.49% from Dec 2007, 32.60% from peak |
2009-01-29 |
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Massachusetts is state with 4th most negative consumer confidence, topped by two neighbors (ME & RI) |
2009-01-29 |
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Economy Affects Colleges - Harvard, Tufts, and BU report losses |
2009-01-28 |
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Patrick proposes new taxes, deep cuts |
2009-01-28 |
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Beantown Bust, Nov 2008 vs Nov 2007 (nominally): S&P/Case-Shiller Boston down 7.38% YOY, Radar Logic Boston down 16.58% |
2009-01-28 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: December 2008 |
2009-01-27 |
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US S&P/Case-Shiller index down 18.2% nominally YOY in November |
2009-01-27 |
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Nominal MA SFH YOY change: Dec, MAR down 14.9%, Warren Group down 17.8% - All of 2008, MAR down 10%, Warren Group down 12% |
2009-01-27 |
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Mass. AG files bills to cope with housing problem |
2009-01-27 |
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Editorial: The only thing we have to fear is fear itself - and Barney Frank |
2009-01-26 |
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US Home Sales Better Than Expected in December |
2009-01-26 |
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Developer of Pond View Village files for bankruptcy |
2009-01-23 |
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Downtown Boston's condo sales off sharply |
2009-01-23 |
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Unemployment Mashup - MA vs. RI December 2008 |
2009-01-23 |
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Luxury condo brokers Ahearn and Longo duel in court |
2009-01-23 |
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Unemployment rises a full percent across Massachusetts to 6.9% |
2009-01-22 |
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Irwin Kellner: The end is near (for the US housing correction) |
2009-01-22 |
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State tax collections on capital gains sink |
2009-01-22 |
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Local aid might be pared by 18%, town leaders told |
2009-01-21 |
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Warren Group: Mass. foreclosures up 62% in 2008 |
2009-01-20 |
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Forecast: Boston near top in job losses |
2009-01-20 |
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Local aid on the chopping block |
2009-01-19 |
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Massachusetts has nation's largest per capita debt burden, but even that pales in comparison to pension fund losses |
2009-01-19 |
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Condo developers still taking the leap |
2009-01-16 |
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Patrick planning to use money from federal stimulus to jump-start private real estate development across state |
2009-01-16 |
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Globe subject trying to flip a condo ("John Dough") gets his hammer |
2009-01-15 |
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RealtyTrac: MA foreclosures up 150% in 2008, new law merely delayed inevitable foreclosures |
2009-01-15 |
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Ripples of worry spread at news of EMC layoffs |
2009-01-15 |
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Mayor Menino's Ponzi scheme |
2009-01-14 |
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Comparison of Middlesex County unemployment and foreclosures to recent recessions suggests long road ahead |
2009-01-14 |
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Dorchester broker says she's guilty in subprime loan case |
2009-01-14 |
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Princeton, Harvard Lead Rush to Sell Debt as Losses Erode Funds |
2009-01-14 |
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Boom in subprime mortgage lending failed to significantly increase minority homeownership rates in Massachusetts |
2009-01-13 |
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Condo project tight for funding - Boston sales deceptive |
2009-01-13 |
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Report details Greater Boston spending habits |
2009-01-13 |
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Boston Fed report shows loan inequities |
2009-01-12 |
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Job losses spread - Analysts: Cutbacks may hit 'recession-proof' industries |
2009-01-12 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds 2008 Sales Reports by Town |
2009-01-12 |
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When will the pending sales slump be reflected in lower asking prices? |
2009-01-09 |
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Boston Bubble Poll: Boston home price predictions for 2009 |
2009-01-09 |
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NARcasting The Future: January 2009 - Yun: With stimulus, "home sales could rise more than expected, by more than 10 percent" |
2009-01-09 |
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Re/Max of New England: home prices in the region to drop modestly in 2009, due to foreclosures |
2009-01-08 |
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Home-builder analyst Robert Stevenson: "Given the likelihood of a meaningful decline in home values in 2009, we continue to wonder why anyone would buy a home today" |
2009-01-08 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds 2008 Statistics: Deeds down 17%, foreclosure deeds up 38% |
2009-01-08 |
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Frank derided 2005 reforms as "inane" calling Fannie and Freddie "fundamentally sound." Housing meltdown due more to special privileges than unbridled capitalism. |
2009-01-07 |
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Boston-area commercial real estate sales plunge |
2009-01-07 |
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"Homebuilder" to be Obama inaugural guest |
2009-01-07 |
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Cape home values plunge 10.14% in 2008 |
2009-01-06 |
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Arlington Artifice: Nov 2008 - Lowest sales since 1990, median continues decline, MCAS scores call into question presumption of superior school system |
2009-01-05 |
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Jumbo mortgage loan rates put damper on refinancing |
2009-01-05 |
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Real Estate Cafe annual survey on predictions for Greater Boston prices |
2008-12-31 |
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Fierce recession hits Mass. late, but hard |
2008-12-31 |
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Mass. foreclosures ease a bit in Nov. |
2008-12-30 |
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Beantown Bust: Boston CSI and RPX October 2008 - S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Index down 6.0% nominally YOY, Radar Logic down 14.77% |
2008-12-30 |
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HousingPredictor.com projects Massachusetts to sustain double-digit housing price deflation in 2009 |
2008-12-29 |
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Closings would roil commercial real estate market |
2008-12-29 |
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Letter to Globe Editor: Skittish homebuyers have their reasons |
2008-12-28 |
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Futures added to Case-Shiller Home Price Visualization Application |
2008-12-28 |
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Outlook for 2009 is grim - New England Economic Partnerships forecasts MA to lose 80,000 jobs (2% of employment) |
2008-12-26 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Nov 2008: MA SFH real prices fall 15.71% YOY, continue below estimate for 2001 |
2008-12-26 |
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Mortgage practice hindering MA recovery - Piggyback loans pose big problem for housing sector |
2008-12-24 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: November 2008 |
2008-12-23 |
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US Home Sales in November Fell at Faster Pace Than Expected |
2008-12-23 |
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Warren Group: MA housing has its worst price drop in 20 years; Nominal median SFH price plunges 16.7% |
2008-12-23 |
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MAR on Nov 2008 vs Nov 2007: MA SFH median price plunges 14.2% nominally, sales down 21.8% |
2008-12-23 |
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Bay State logs a 3d straight year of population growth |
2008-12-22 |
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Local protesters call on Bank of America to curb post-foreclosure evictions |
2008-12-22 |
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Bush Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire |
2008-12-19 |
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Locals lobby Congress to further subsidize housing industry with mortgage rate welfare |
2008-12-19 |
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MA and RI unemployment both spike, reaching 5.9% and 9.6% respectively |
2008-12-18 |
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Profile of Sherborn couple "just getting by" on $150K because their house is pushing them to the brink of financial ruin |
2008-12-18 |
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Over 20% of Mandarin buyers trying to flip, less than 3 months after opening |
2008-12-18 |
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Vow to add jobs appears doomed - Patrick's promise is overtaken by national economic downturn |
2008-12-17 |
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How low can prices go around Boston? |
2008-12-17 |
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Fed cuts rate to record low of 0 - 0.25% |
2008-12-16 |
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Pets, too, losing homes to recession, foreclosure |
2008-12-15 |
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Foreclosures continue to rise |
2008-12-12 |
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How long before housing prices recover: Years or decades? |
2008-12-12 |
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Developer seeks to cut wharf housing |
2008-12-11 |
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VP of Kush Real Estate arrested in alleged Back Bay drug ring |
2008-12-11 |
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Big tax hike could lead to massive layoffs |
2008-12-11 |
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Massachusetts lender, Fremont Investment & Loan, required to seek court approval before foreclosures |
2008-12-10 |
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NARcasting The Future: December 2008 - Yun "confident" government handouts will lift market |
2008-12-09 |
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New foreclosure brochure outlines MA renters' rights in foreclosed buildings |
2008-12-09 |
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Foreclosure help must wait, Frank says |
2008-12-09 |
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Reworked mortgages not working - Even after help, over 50% of homeowners end up back in default |
2008-12-08 |
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Brockton and local towns welcome foreclosure help |
2008-12-08 |
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More job losses for Hub's financial sector - State Street to cut up to 1,800; Wellington also confirms layoffs |
2008-12-05 |
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The Arlington Artifice: October 2008 - lowest sales since 1990, year-to-date median continues decline |
2008-12-05 |
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Economist: Bay State landed in recession after U.S. |
2008-12-05 |
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WSJ skewers Barney Frank's cognitive dissonance |
2008-12-05 |
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Revision puts population estimate for Boston Proper over 600,000, buoyed by students and group housing |
2008-12-04 |
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Case-Shiller Home Price Visualization Application |
2008-12-04 |
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Beige Book finds deterioration in N.E. |
2008-12-03 |
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Newton October sales down 28% YOY, nominal median price down 3.7% YOY |
2008-12-02 |
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Patrick administration to distribute $43.4M from HUD to some Greater Boston neighborhoods to redevelop foreclosures |
2008-12-02 |
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Upcoming REDC auction in Waltham on Dec 18, open houses Dec 6 and Dec 13 |
2008-12-01 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: Previously reported rise in Nov deeds was misleading, not a viable rise, nominal median price down 27.44% |
2008-12-01 |
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Conforming loan rates for Greater Boston to revert to $417K on Jan 1st |
2008-11-28 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Snapshot: Nov 25, 2008 - Market pricing in further real decline of 17.24% for a 34.94% real decline from peak |
2008-11-28 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Oct 2008: MA SFH real prices fall 14.06% YOY, continue below estimate for 2001 |
2008-11-26 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Sep 2008 vs Sep 2007: down 5.71% nominally, Boston condo index debuts with 2.90% YOY decline |
2008-11-26 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds early stats for Nov 2008 vs Nov 2007: deeds up 8%, mortgages down 34%, foreclosure deeds up 26%, orders of notice down 25% |
2008-11-26 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: October 2008 |
2008-11-26 |
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Eviction spike leaving more Bay Staters out in the cold - Foreclosures driving homelessness |
2008-11-25 |
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Oct 2008 vs Oct 2007 nominal prices for MA SFH -- MAR: -10.6%, Warren Group: -13.9% |
2008-11-24 |
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Homeowners fall victim to mortgage scams |
2008-11-24 |
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Fed pledges top $7.4 trillion, but regulators refuse to disclose recipients or collateral |
2008-11-24 |
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Unemployment in MA and RI both rise, but spread widens |
2008-11-23 |
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FHA-backed loans: the next subprime crisis? |
2008-11-21 |
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Sharp rise forecast in Bay State job losses - Unemployment will reach 8.3% by end of decade, group says |
2008-11-21 |
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S&P to launch new Case-Shiller index for Boston condos |
2008-11-20 |
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Mass. unemployment rises to 5.5 percent |
2008-11-20 |
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Mass. foreclosure petitions drop in October |
2008-11-19 |
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Slow sales at Clarendon blamed on economy |
2008-11-19 |
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Heavy toll for East Boston |
2008-11-18 |
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Reduce your mortgage by not paying? |
2008-11-18 |
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Boston area neighborhoods with fastest price reductions |
2008-11-18 |
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Job cuts threaten Citi's expansion in Mass. |
2008-11-18 |
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NAR gives up on its blog |
2008-11-17 |
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Nouvell Monstre - Crescendo of pop-marketed luxury lifestyle and faux culture is symptomatic of failed system |
2008-11-14 |
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Melrose foreclosures increase dramatically in recent months |
2008-11-13 |
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Waltham tops Forbes magazine's home sale lists |
2008-11-13 |
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Natick mall condo buyers eye developer's money woes |
2008-11-12 |
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Zillow estimates 14.1% of Hub owners are under water |
2008-11-12 |
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Zillow estimates Boston nominal prices fell 1% annualized each year for the last 5 years, 1/3 of US sellers in last year have lost money |
2008-11-12 |
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Natick Collection owner risks default (recall the Nouvelle is attached) |
2008-11-11 |
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Fan Pier work stalls, leaving future tenant Vertex in bind |
2008-11-10 |
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Mounting job losses fueling US foreclosures |
2008-11-07 |
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NARcasting The Future: November 2008 - Yun: "we're still in a broad period of stabilization" |
2008-11-07 |
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Globe chronicling experiment of group trying to flip a property starting now |
2008-11-06 |
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Boston 2009 Forecast: -12.5% |
2008-11-06 |
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Tonight: Moses Greeley Parker Lecture on the Foreclosure Crisis |
2008-11-06 |
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$1B budget deficit looms, despite spending cuts and defeat of ballot question to eliminate income tax |
2008-11-05 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds Oct 2008 Stats: "Situation is deteriorating," deeds down 9%, mortgages down 25%, foreclosures up 11%, orders of notice up 48% |
2008-11-05 |
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The Arlington Artifice: September 2008 - Lowest sales since 1991, year-to-date median continues decline |
2008-11-05 |
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Boston area cities, towns, and neighborhoods with most price reductions |
2008-11-05 |
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Complaints of too many for-sale signs on the rise in the Back Bay |
2008-11-04 |
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Massachusetts voters have rejected almost two-thirds of overrides this year |
2008-11-03 |
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Marked down to move - A battered housing market is forcing sellers in top-tier communities to cut prices |
2008-11-03 |
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House valuations drop, but tax bills won't |
2008-10-31 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Sep 2008: Real MA SFH prices plunge 17.49%, now below 2001 estimate |
2008-10-31 |
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Mandarin's condos push up Hub average |
2008-10-30 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: 2008 prices 9.12% below 2007 (nominally) so far, sales way down despite Globe and Herald reports |
2008-10-30 |
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Frank's Financial Fiasco - The road to financial hell was paved with Barney Frank's good intentions |
2008-10-29 |
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Beantown Bust: Boston CSI and RPX August 2008 - RPX down 8.56% YOY nominally |
2008-10-29 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Index down nominal 4.7% YOY in August |
2008-10-29 |
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Area's rents up 4.2% in one year |
2008-10-29 |
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Quincy looks to force upkeep of foreclosed homes |
2008-10-28 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: September 2008 |
2008-10-28 |
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Nominal MA house prices fall to 2003 levels |
2008-10-27 |
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Groups confirm deep plunge in MA SFH prices from Sep 2007 to Sep 2008 - Warren Group down 15.6% nominal, MAR down 13.2% nominal, both now in the $200K's |
2008-10-27 |
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Frank to receive award for throwing subsidies at housing industry |
2008-10-25 |
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Sep 2008 MA SFH prices fall 13.2% nominally from Sep 2007 |
2008-10-24 |
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Economic signs in Mass. point to a recession |
2008-10-24 |
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Foreclosures: 2006-2008 for Middlesex North |
2008-10-24 |
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FHFA August 2008 Index (PDF): New England only region up MOM (nominally), but down 4.43% YOY (nominally) |
2008-10-23 |
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Massachusetts housing starts drop precipitously |
2008-10-23 |
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House auctions, foreclosures soar in Brockton - Foreclosure deeds up 77%, but auction announcements skyrocket 132% |
2008-10-22 |
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Foreclosure deeds up 72% in Mass. this year |
2008-10-22 |
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Mass. foreclosure petitions spike from past months, up 18.6% from September 2007 |
2008-10-22 |
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Unemployment Mashup, MA vs. RI September 2008 - MA unemployment still lagging RI |
2008-10-21 |
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Where Homes Are Selling Fastest - Wakefield makes top 10 list |
2008-10-21 |
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Freddie Mac secretly paid Republican consulting firm $2M to kill regulation of self and Fannie Mae |
2008-10-20 |
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State May Need To Brace For More Budget Cuts - Group To Release Report On Economy |
2008-10-20 |
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Buyers take pass on Tom Brady's posh pads |
2008-10-19 |
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The blight next door - As the mortgage crisis deepens, neighborhoods feel the pain as some homeowners just walk away |
2008-10-19 |
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Building Flawed American Dreams |
2008-10-18 |
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HSBC Mortgage forecloses on Ritz condo unit - Financial crisis expands to luxury homeowners |
2008-10-17 |
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State fiscal problems may worsen |
2008-10-16 |
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Home Prices Seem Far From Bottom |
2008-10-16 |
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Feds grant $62 million for Massachusetts, NH foreclosure fight (Bay State gets $43 million) |
2008-10-16 |
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Gov. Patrick to cut $1 billion and cut 1,000 from state workforce |
2008-10-15 |
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Mass. short by as much as $1.5B - Patrick set to announce deep cuts today |
2008-10-15 |
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October mortgages thus far down 34% from 2008, 75% from 2003 at Middlesex North Registry of Deeds |
2008-10-14 |
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Local agencies fear worst as Patrick takes up budget ax |
2008-10-13 |
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Financial meltdown tests Patrick, Mass. leaders |
2008-10-10 |
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Bay State Mayors Gather To Discuss Cuts |
2008-10-09 |
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McCain wants taxpayers to pick up the tab for people who bought houses they couldn't afford |
2008-10-09 |
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Dealey: instead of labeling critics racist, Frank should reflect that it was his own actions that drove poor, black homeowners to financial ruin |
2008-10-09 |
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SNL mock press conference on bailout |
2008-10-09 |
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NARcasting The Future: October 2008 - Yun claims "momentum" |
2008-10-08 |
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Barney Frank past quote on Fannie & Freddie: "I actually don't want to go too far in terms of making them safe and sound. I'd rather roll the dice a little bit..." |
2008-10-08 |
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Barney Frank declares critics racist |
2008-10-08 |
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WBUR/NPR debate: Do buyer agents really help consumers save money? |
2008-10-07 |
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Harvard's Glaeser: Why We Should Let Housing Prices Keep Falling |
2008-10-07 |
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Listen to NPR broadcast: Housing: What went wrong & how to fix it |
2008-10-06 |
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Frank accused of conflict of interest - Boyfriend during 1990's was top exec at Fannie Mae |
2008-10-06 |
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Economy creates surge in homeless Mass. families |
2008-10-06 |
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Expert: Hub study at root of housing crisis |
2008-10-06 |
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Facing Shortfall, Massachusetts Inquires About a Federal Loan |
2008-10-03 |
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House passes revised bailout |
2008-10-03 |
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O'Reilly Tears Barney Frank Apart Over Fannie and Freddie |
2008-10-03 |
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Letter to The Globe lamenting strong bias against home buyers and cognitive dissonance in reporting |
2008-10-03 |
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September 2008 vs 2007 at Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: Deeds down 8%, mortgages down 27%, foreclosures up 8% |
2008-10-02 |
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Beantown Bust: Boston CSI and RPX July 2008 |
2008-10-02 |
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The Arlington Artifice: August 2008 |
2008-10-02 |
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Finance Mess: Most Execs Say Mass. Is in Recession |
2008-10-02 |
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Redfin to offer Boston MLS searches without registration |
2008-10-01 |
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Frank Not Free From Blame In Mortgage Mess |
2008-10-01 |
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Credit crisis hits home - state scrambles for cash |
2008-10-01 |
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Frank's fingerprints are all over the financial fiasco |
2008-09-30 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Index down nominal 5.4% YOY in July |
2008-09-30 |
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Don't buy the "nobody saw it coming" fallacy - another public figure (this one local) on record providing early warnings |
2008-09-30 |
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Herald Op-Ed by Barney Frank attempting to deflect blame over Fannie and Freddie |
2008-09-30 |
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Harvard's Miron: Bankruptcy, not bailout, is the right answer |
2008-09-29 |
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List of which MA reps voted for and against the bailout |
2008-09-29 |
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$700 billion bailout bill fails in House |
2008-09-29 |
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WaMu flooded Massachusetts with subprime mortgages |
2008-09-29 |
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Barney Frank feeling heat in crisis |
2008-09-29 |
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Video of Frank, et al, impeding regulatory reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2004 |
2008-09-26 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Aug 2008: 13.73% YOY real price decline, lowest August on record |
2008-09-26 |
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Mass. bank chief foretold crisis - in '97 |
2008-09-26 |
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Slide show from Prof. Case's Monday lecture |
2008-09-26 |
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Mass. foreclosure seizures fall slightly but new proceedings jump |
2008-09-25 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: August 2008 |
2008-09-25 |
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Buffett Supports (and bet on) Bailout ; Says Gov't Will Make Money |
2008-09-25 |
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Rep. DeFazio Stands Up to Hank "usually wrong" Paulson |
2008-09-24 |
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Prof. Karl Case retracts forecast of housing recovery in early 2009 |
2008-09-24 |
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Barney Frank 'Fesses Up on Financial Crisis |
2008-09-24 |
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120+ Economists Sign Petition Opposing Treasury's Proposed Bailout |
2008-09-24 |
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Commentary: Bailouts will lead to rough economic ride |
2008-09-23 |
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Summary of Karl Case's lecture yesterday at Harvard |
2008-09-23 |
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Worst August (for sellers) in 6 years - MA SFH YOY nominal decline of 9% reported by both MAR and Warren Group |
2008-09-23 |
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Better not bank on Barney Frank - He brought the (fiscal) house down |
2008-09-23 |
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Krugman on Treasury Proposal: "The more I think about this, the more skeptical I get" |
2008-09-22 |
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Patrick ponders big cuts as state revenue tumbles |
2008-09-22 |
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Ron Paul on the $700 Billion Bailout |
2008-09-21 |
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MA SFH August median down 9.0% YOY nominally, sales down 14.3% |
2008-09-21 |
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Globe asks: Why is it my responsibility to bail these companies out? |
2008-09-21 |
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Yun: "This winter will be better than last winter. There is this great pent-up demand that cannot be held back any further." |
2008-09-20 |
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Bush administration working on plan to buy hundreds of billions of dollars worth of dubious quality mortgages |
2008-09-19 |
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Barney Frank Throwing Bad Debt After Bad - Again! Overturns ban on "seller-financed down payments" of government backed mortgages. |
2008-09-19 |
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Hub's fall housing market feeling wintry |
2008-09-19 |
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MA builders may owe $100M |
2008-09-18 |
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Harvard lecture Sep 22 with Karl Case, et al - Housing Prices and the Current Fiscal Crisis: How Will the Market Clear? |
2008-09-18 |
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In most Boston area communities, taxes rise as values fall |
2008-09-18 |
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Struggling economy affects availability of student loans |
2008-09-17 |
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Frank impeded Fannie/Freddie reform as far back as 2003, denying "any kind of financial crisis" |
2008-09-17 |
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Hub job losses likely in Merrill takeover, Lehman bankruptcy |
2008-09-16 |
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Boston assesses financial fallout - Money managers gird for change in Wall St. landscape |
2008-09-16 |
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Former Fannie and Freddie CEOs May Not Get Millions After All |
2008-09-15 |
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Shirley Residents Worried After Bank Forecloses On Builder |
2008-09-15 |
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With Lehman Bros. on brink, shudder is felt in Boston |
2008-09-15 |
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Lehman's Boston employees clear out |
2008-09-15 |
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Spike of homes in MA for $100K or less (mostly in poorer areas at present) |
2008-09-13 |
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Former Somerville attorney charged in mortgage stacking scheme |
2008-09-12 |
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Brothers default on 30 mortgages in Jamaica Plain and Roslindale |
2008-09-12 |
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Karl Case and Alan Clayton-Matthews: Bottom is near - Recovery, however, may take years |
2008-09-12 |
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Patriot Ledger special report on local foreclosures |
2008-09-11 |
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Will MA unemployment follow RI's spike, as in the past? |
2008-09-11 |
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Freddie, Fannie Scam Hidden in Broad Daylight: Jonathan Weil |
2008-09-10 |
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Homeowners with good credit get hit by downturn - record 3.73% of Mass. borrowers behind on prime loans |
2008-09-10 |
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Several real estate agencies closing up shop in Somerville |
2008-09-10 |
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NARcasting The Future: September 2008 |
2008-09-09 |
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Outrageous Severance Deals For Fannie/Freddie CEOs -- Paid For By You |
2008-09-07 |
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U.S. seizes Fannie and Freddie |
2008-09-06 |
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Banks told to provide collateral on state funds |
2008-09-06 |
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U.S. to take control of Fannie and Freddie, contrary to previous assurances from Frank |
2008-09-05 |
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Merrimack Valley Housing Report, August 2008 |
2008-09-05 |
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Frank outlines foreclosure aid at forum in Marlboro |
2008-09-04 |
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Flames of "irrational exuberance" burning Realtors, too |
2008-09-04 |
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"Crashachusetts" Rebutted |
2008-09-04 |
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Fed's Rosengren sees more risks ahead - Low interest rates aren't quite working, Boston chief warns |
2008-09-03 |
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MA home seizures surge - 2008 has already passed all of 2007, even with new 90 day delay |
2008-09-03 |
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Radar Logic Boston Index down 10.2% nominally YOY in June (PDF) |
2008-09-02 |
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The Arlington Artifice: July 2008 - Lowest sales since 1989, year-to-date median continues decline |
2008-09-01 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds, Aug 2008 vs Aug 2007: 24% decline in deeds, 39% drop in mortgages, foreclosure deeds down 13% |
2008-08-29 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Jul 2008: 15.53% real YOY decline in MA SFH median shatters previous record |
2008-08-28 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: July 2008 |
2008-08-28 |
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Bankruptcy filings in Mass. rise 30 percent |
2008-08-28 |
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MIT museum explores origins of mortgages |
2008-08-27 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Snapshot - Aug 26, 2008: nominal bottom moves 1 year earlier, real decline by 2012 Q3 of 36.76% from peak, 20.29% from now |
2008-08-27 |
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Bay State home prices still sliding |
2008-08-27 |
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Mass. banks feeling the pinch - Delinquencies up and assets fall, but some regions fare worse |
2008-08-26 |
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July 2008 MA SFH nominal median YOY changes: MAR down 10.7%, Warren Group down 12.3% |
2008-08-26 |
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June 2008 Case Shiller Boston Index down 5.2% nominally YOY (PDF) |
2008-08-25 |
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US Housing: Frank talk from Barney Frank |
2008-08-23 |
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MA SFH July median down 10.7% nominally YOY, sales down 10% |
2008-08-22 |
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Presidential Candidates Attack Each Other Over Their Houses |
2008-08-22 |
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Boston Homes Sold at 95% to 98% of List for Jun 17 - Aug 17 |
2008-08-21 |
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State Street Sued over Mortgage-Backed Investments |
2008-08-20 |
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US home building at 17-year low |
2008-08-19 |
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The upside of home foreclosure - Buyer gets a bargain, hope replaces blight |
2008-08-19 |
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Mortgage Specialists charged with fraud settles in NH, Mass. |
2008-08-18 |
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Free online directory to new housing law (HR3221) |
2008-08-17 |
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Condo auctions skyrocket - Foreclosures triple in cities north of Boston |
2008-08-17 |
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Fishy second-home loans hit Dorchester |
2008-08-17 |
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Property tax bills climb as values dip |
2008-08-15 |
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Stagflation comes to Massachusetts - 3000 job cuts in July follow reports of high inflation |
2008-08-14 |
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Greater Boston inflation up 6.3%, highest since 1990, biggest metro increase in US |
2008-08-14 |
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Inflation surges by 5.6%, highest since 1991 |
2008-08-14 |
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Using Futures To Hedge Your House |
2008-08-13 |
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Hundreds flock to Gillette Stadium seeking mortgage relief |
2008-08-12 |
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Zillow: One Third of New Owners Owe More Than House Is Worth |
2008-08-12 |
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WBUR interview with Martin Feldstein on economic outlook |
2008-08-11 |
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Low hopes on high end - In a down market, big houses with big price tags are a particularly tough sell |
2008-08-09 |
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Hub Fed chief gloomy - Doesn't see recovery until 2009 |
2008-08-08 |
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Shiller (video) interview on upcoming book: The Subprime Solution |
2008-08-08 |
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Realtor ranks down ~10% in MA. Where are they now? (Video) |
2008-08-08 |
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NARcasting The Future: August 2008 |
2008-08-07 |
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Home price to income ratio by zip code |
2008-08-07 |
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Boston aims to finance, fix up foreclosures |
2008-08-06 |
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Palmer Cove Condos on edge of foreclosure |
2008-08-06 |
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Consumer, business confidence plummets in Massachusetts |
2008-08-06 |
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Back Bay Foreclosures in Our Future? |
2008-08-06 |
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Maine foreclosures up 2,257% from last year |
2008-08-05 |
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The Arlington Artifice: June 2008 - Lowest sales since 1990 |
2008-08-05 |
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Boston-area couple seeks class-action suit against WaMu for unresponsiveness when attempting to renegotiate mortgage |
2008-08-05 |
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Realtors laud tax credit - Herald echos: $7,500 credit may kick-start market |
2008-08-05 |
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Radar Logic May 2008 (PDF): Boston PPSF down 7.8% YOY nominally |
2008-08-04 |
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Boston's Chinatown rated #2 most over priced zip code by Forbes |
2008-08-04 |
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MA expired, canceled & temporarily withdrawn listings set new record |
2008-08-04 |
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Professor Karl Case lays out his reasons for optimism (relatively speaking) |
2008-08-01 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Jun 2008: MA SFH median posts 3 full years of declines, real prices 20.58% below peak, 12.37% below Jun 2007 |
2008-08-01 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds July 2008 Recording Stats: mortgages down 32% YOY, deeds down 10% YOY |
2008-08-01 |
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Lender cuts Mass. deal over subprime mortgages |
2008-07-31 |
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State economy lags behind country's |
2008-07-31 |
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States where foreclosures account for high percentage of sales: MA 24%, RI 22%, CT 27% |
2008-07-31 |
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Growth in MA foreclosures sees a slowdown in June |
2008-07-31 |
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Housing bailout contains $7500 tax credit (loan?) for first-time buyers |
2008-07-30 |
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Bush signs sweeping housing bill, despite past promise of veto |
2008-07-30 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: June 2008 - Peak season now over |
2008-07-30 |
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Interested in meeting for a Bubble Hour? |
2008-07-29 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Index May 2008 vs May 2007 (PDF): Boston nominal prices down 6.2%, 20 city composite down record 15.8% |
2008-07-29 |
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3 bills in MA Legislature to fight foreclosures - one would ban (some) foreclosures for another 6 months |
2008-07-29 |
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MA home sales dwindle even as prices plunge |
2008-07-29 |
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Mass. housing market getting softer - Timothy Warren: "What's clear from these numbers is we haven't reached the bottom of the market yet" |
2008-07-28 |
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Warren Group on Jun 2008: slowest in more than 15 years, median SFH price down 8.6% YOY in nominal terms |
2008-07-27 |
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MA SFH median posts 8.0% nominal decline in June 2008 vs June 2007, sales down 14.9% |
2008-07-25 |
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Wave of new Mass. unemployment filings mirrors U.S. |
2008-07-25 |
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Letter to Editor: Frank is wrong man for the job |
2008-07-25 |
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Video making the case against housing (bank) bailout |
2008-07-24 |
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US home sales post larger than expected decline |
2008-07-24 |
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Fearing sale of house, Taunton woman kills herself before foreclosure auction |
2008-07-24 |
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House OKs rescue ostensibly for homeowners, Freddie, Fannie (banks and lenders possibly biggest beneficiaries) |
2008-07-23 |
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Lawmakers reach deal on Fannie, Freddie rescue - Frank says House could vote today |
2008-07-23 |
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Overflow from foreclosures - "Silent victims" are surrendered when life crisis hits |
2008-07-23 |
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Pond View auction postponed |
2008-07-22 |
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New England Inflation Adjusted Real Estate Prices: Boston, Providence, and Portland |
2008-07-21 |
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Million Dollar Markdowns coming to a neighborhood near you? |
2008-07-21 |
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Massachusetts Foreclosures Continue in Holding Pattern as New Regulations Take Effect |
2008-07-20 |
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Feds too much in the house - Critics say U.S. too involved in home programs |
2008-07-18 |
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Daily Show video on Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac, etc. |
2008-07-18 |
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Mass. jobless rate rises to 5.2% - National malaise pushes state number to highest in 4 years |
2008-07-18 |
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Another Successful Eviction Blockade for Boston's "Working Class Housing Movement" |
2008-07-17 |
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Price/rent ratio for Boston still high - 20.5 in Q1 2008 vs 16.2 in Q1 2000 (peaked at 24.8) |
2008-07-17 |
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Op-Ed: Bank unduly scapegoated - Activists gather in Roxbury for newest civil right: the right to skip your mortgage payments |
2008-07-16 |
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Cambridge: 1 in 3 single family homes selling below assessed value |
2008-07-16 |
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Confessions of a subprime lender: 3 bad loans |
2008-07-15 |
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Loan woes eroding confidence - State's slumping housing market could get worse before it gets better |
2008-07-15 |
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Barron's: Wrong on Housing - Assessment of current problems in US housing market |
2008-07-14 |
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Barney Frank, MA Rep and chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, analysis used to shape bailout policy proven faulty |
2008-07-14 |
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Recession-Plagued Nation Demands New Bubble To Invest In (Satire) |
2008-07-14 |
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Barney Frank voices support for Fannie/Freddie bailout |
2008-07-13 |
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Feds plan to rescue Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac |
2008-07-11 |
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Barney Frank's promise of no bailout for Fannie and Freddie looks increasingly likely to be broken |
2008-07-10 |
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Newton liens placed on homes by tax collector up 5% |
2008-07-10 |
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MA foreclosure filings down 3% YOY in June, probably due to lag from law increasing waiting time |
2008-07-09 |
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NARcasting The Future: July 2008 |
2008-07-09 |
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Fantasy Real Estate Game |
2008-07-08 |
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Bubble Hour topic: Money magazine forecast 10.5% decline, SF home prices in Boston by May 2009 |
2008-07-08 |
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Radar Logic, April 2008: Boston area nominal price per square foot down 12.1% YOY (PDF) |
2008-07-08 |
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Renting still cheaper than buying in Boston area |
2008-07-08 |
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Mortgage lender bailout delayed with calls to investigate Dodd complicity |
2008-07-07 |
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State officials going full bore to boost 2010 Census tally |
2008-07-04 |
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The Arlington Artifice: May 2008 - Lowest year-to-date sales since 1991 |
2008-07-04 |
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Organizing real estate rebels, educating home buyers & sellers |
2008-07-04 |
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Arsons flare in U.S. mortgage crisis - Examples from Mass. |
2008-07-02 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds Half-Year Statistics: Deeds down 21%, mortgages down 25%, foreclosures up 76% |
2008-07-02 |
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Conn. nominal home prices fall by more than 10 percent |
2008-07-01 |
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Driving Down Real Estate - Will higher commuting costs kill the suburbs? |
2008-07-01 |
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Gov. Patrick to unveil $20M Neighborhood Stabilization Loan Fund |
2008-06-30 |
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Mass. foreclosure deeds set another record in May |
2008-06-30 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds (Almost) End of Month Stats |
2008-06-30 |
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Worcester seeks home-rule foreclosure law |
2008-06-27 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, May 2008: SFH real median down 12.90% YOY, lowest May on record, largest decline on record |
2008-06-26 |
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Commonly offered reasons for Mass. exodus questioned - housing more of a problem than taxes and politics |
2008-06-25 |
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Worcester council wants 6-month freeze on foreclosures |
2008-06-24 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Index down nominal 6.44% YOY in April |
2008-06-24 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: May 2008 |
2008-06-24 |
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Foreclosures on Cape reached highest level in at least 14 years in May |
2008-06-24 |
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State home sales decline in May - Tally hits 18-year low; prices drop 8.6% so far in '08 |
2008-06-23 |
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Bank of America flipping Countrywide with help of Dodd, after Dodd received preferential treatment on his own mortgage and contributions |
2008-06-23 |
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MAR confirms nominal 9.2% YOY fall of May SFH median, volume down 10.1% |
2008-06-23 |
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Multi-family, multi-woes - Housing crisis hits hard among owners of three-deckers |
2008-06-23 |
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Housing slump hits hard - Harvard Report: 'Worst in 50 years' |
2008-06-20 |
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MA SFH May 2008: nominal median down 9.2% YOY, sales down 10.1% |
2008-06-20 |
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Mortgage bailout bill gets far worse: broad electronic transaction reporting slipped in at last moment |
2008-06-20 |
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Mortgage relief initiative expands and evolves |
2008-06-19 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: Executions up 30% for 2008 vs 2007, Jan - May |
2008-06-18 |
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Economists mirror consumer survey: "Housing prices apt to fall much more" |
2008-06-18 |
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Dodd revelations may hamper housing bill - Dodd received favors from Countrywide in 2003 |
2008-06-17 |
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MA house advances constraints on eminent domain |
2008-06-16 |
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Sudbury man pleads guilty to bilking investors of $1.6M |
2008-06-16 |
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New Law Creates Temporary Lull in Massachusetts Foreclosure Filings |
2008-06-14 |
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HotPads.com offers rent vs. buy maps for Boston and beyond |
2008-06-13 |
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Fed projects Mass. foreclosures - Peak no earlier than Q2 2009 |
2008-06-13 |
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Across Merrimack Valley, record number of homes lost to foreclosure |
2008-06-12 |
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Boston Fed's outlook on region isn't rosy - Report: Consumers cutting their discretionary spending |
2008-06-11 |
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MacroMarkets to launch exchange-traded securities with 2X leverage of housing price increases/decreases (PDF) |
2008-06-11 |
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State law slashes foreclosure rate, for now |
2008-06-10 |
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Map of Foreclosure Rates in Massachusetts Cities and Towns: 1990 - 2007 |
2008-06-10 |
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NARcasting The Future: June 2008 |
2008-06-09 |
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Angry Renter: Petition to Oppose the Mortgage Lender Housing Bailout |
2008-06-09 |
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MA mortgage broker ranks may drop 80% from peak |
2008-06-09 |
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WBUR on Bailout Backlash |
2008-06-08 |
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Housing downturn is a boon for some renters |
2008-06-08 |
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Columbus builders seek delay |
2008-06-06 |
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60,000 Massachusetts borrowers behind on mortgages in March |
2008-06-06 |
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Realtors' attempts to downplay S&P/Case-Shiller Index disingenuous, ignore strong correlation with other indices |
2008-06-06 |
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More banks join New England mortgage relief effort |
2008-06-05 |
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Bernanke draws 70s parallels at Harvard |
2008-06-05 |
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MA builders decrying new code - Predict higher construction costs |
2008-06-05 |
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Investor sued by MA AG in fraud case |
2008-06-04 |
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Massachusetts AG sues Option One, H&R Block over alleged deceptive and discriminatory lending practices |
2008-06-03 |
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Massachusetts Looks to Evaluate Lenders on Loan Modifications |
2008-06-03 |
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Radar Logic reports 11.1% of Boston sales in March were "motivated" (resales of foreclosed properties) |
2008-06-03 |
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Chart of falling REO prices in Massachusetts |
2008-06-03 |
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Boston Department of Neighborhood Development starts foreclosure trolley tours |
2008-06-03 |
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"Cash-outs" up foreclosures rather than subprime origination |
2008-06-02 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds May 2008 Stats: Foreclosures up 105%, most foreclosures ever; deeds down 24% |
2008-06-02 |
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Housing woes hit multi-family owners - Values fall, rates rise |
2008-06-02 |
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Economic forecasts for N.H., Mass. |
2008-05-30 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Apr 2007: MA SFH real median falls 12.18% YOY, largest YOY fall on record, lowest April on record |
2008-05-30 |
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The Arlington Artifice: April 2008 - still unexceptional |
2008-05-30 |
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At current pace, 7 in 1000 residential properties in MA will be foreclosed this year |
2008-05-30 |
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America's house prices are falling even faster than during the Great Depression |
2008-05-30 |
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Massachusetts foreclosure deeds soar in April, up 187.5% YOY |
2008-05-29 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Snapshot - May 27, 2008: 2012 Q3 futures price in further decline in Boston housing prices of 7.28% nominal, 20.44% real |
2008-05-28 |
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Foreclosure court pitched for state |
2008-05-28 |
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Foreclosures rival sales - In urban hot spots, numbers nearly equal |
2008-05-28 |
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Market speaks: Mass. home values in record slide |
2008-05-28 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: April 2008 |
2008-05-27 |
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Time to Buy? The Conversion of a Renter |
2008-05-27 |
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In Housing Market, Even the Strong Are Weakening |
2008-05-27 |
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March S&P/Case-Shiller Index for Boston posts 5.92% nominal YOY decline |
2008-05-27 |
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April MA SFH nominal median YOY changes - Warren Group: -12%, MAR: -8.7% |
2008-05-27 |
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NPR - Trio of stories on US housing |
2008-05-26 |
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Delinquent Loans Deepen For Central Mass. Banks |
2008-05-23 |
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MA Apr Preview: SFH sales down 15.8% YOY, nominal prices down 8.7% |
2008-05-23 |
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Home fairs target working-class buyers |
2008-05-22 |
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OFHEO home price index posts largest-ever decline |
2008-05-22 |
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Preliminary May foreclosure stats from Middlesex North Registry of Deeds - "turnaround for real estate is nowhere in sight" |
2008-05-21 |
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Massachusetts regulator charges man ran fake real estate fund |
2008-05-21 |
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Developers nix condos, build rentals in Southie |
2008-05-20 |
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Litany of woes driving many residents out of Massachusetts |
2008-05-20 |
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Surf's up, prices down - Nantucket's luxury home owners offer deals |
2008-05-20 |
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Low-Income Renters to Pay for Housing Bailout |
2008-05-20 |
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Frank blames Fed, Greenspan for subprime woes |
2008-05-19 |
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As homes foreclose in U.S., squatters move in (Brockton used as example) |
2008-05-18 |
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Report: Mass. consumer confidence at lowest point since 1991 |
2008-05-18 |
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$1M mortgage mess: No English? No income? No problem! How a single Dorchester mother in public housing got a million in mortgages |
2008-05-18 |
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Nouvelle sales slowed by market, lending problems |
2008-05-17 |
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11-member ring of Boston lawyers, mortgage brokers and others arrested in mortgage fraud scam |
2008-05-16 |
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In Lowell, overall foreclosure rate has doubled in 2008 but condo foreclosure rate has tripled |
2008-05-16 |
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Mass. unemployment rate falls, despite job losses |
2008-05-15 |
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More square footage false advertising in Boston area |
2008-05-15 |
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Boston Still Busting After All These Years - A graphical comparison to previous bust |
2008-05-14 |
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Boston Fed chief: Wall Street underestimated subprime risks |
2008-05-14 |
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Boston area auction by Calif. firm (REDC) hits snag again - Bidder says foreclosure was incomplete for home on the block |
2008-05-14 |
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Feds laud Hub efforts - Menino's foreclosure crisis efforts called "very effective" |
2008-05-13 |
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Toney town's mansion sales tank - With 30 percent drop, sellers bargain to make deals |
2008-05-13 |
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Trying to Avoid Foreclosure |
2008-05-12 |
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Lenders offer little help in foreclosures - Companies ill-equipped to handle surge of distressed homeowners |
2008-05-12 |
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The furry faces of foreclosure |
2008-05-10 |
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In mortgage market, "walkaway" homeowners may be urban myth |
2008-05-09 |
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NorthPoint buyer quits deal - Other bidders eye 40-acre project site |
2008-05-09 |
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Professor Case: Real estate market ready for rebound |
2008-05-08 |
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The Back Bay Bubble - List Price vs. Past Sales |
2008-05-08 |
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The Economist: American housing - Map of misery |
2008-05-08 |
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Foreclosures soaring in some of Massachusetts' wealthiest towns |
2008-05-08 |
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Foreclosures hurt many renters, study says |
2008-05-08 |
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Bush threatens to veto Barney Frank's housing bailout bill |
2008-05-08 |
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NARcasting The Future: May 2008 - Yun predicts US prices to fall 2.4% in 2008 |
2008-05-07 |
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Mass. foreclosure activity continues to surge - Up 38% YOY in 2008 Q1 |
2008-05-07 |
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Map of recent Boston area buyers underwater by town |
2008-05-07 |
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David Lereah does an about face: "We're not at the bottom... This thing is going to get worse before it gets better." However, also repeats incorrect claims that nobody saw it coming. |
2008-05-06 |
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Zillow: Boston nominal housing prices down 16% from peak, at 2003 levels |
2008-05-06 |
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Doubts Raised on Big Backers of Mortgages, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac |
2008-05-06 |
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Mass. upholds ruling to halt Fremont foreclosures |
2008-05-06 |
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Frank to lenders: Take losses or face stiffer regulation |
2008-05-05 |
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Gas prices up, housing prices down |
2008-05-05 |
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Nouvelle at Natick update: both sides suffering in symbiotic relationship between mall and condos |
2008-05-02 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Mar 2008: Record YOY decline of 11.90% in MA SFH real median, lowest March on record |
2008-05-02 |
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The Arlington Artifice: March 2008 - Sales down dramatically |
2008-05-02 |
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Condo sales in Boston drop off - Prices are also down in a market formerly seen as bulletproof |
2008-05-02 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds Recording Statistics April 2008 vs April 2007: deeds and mortgages both down 17%, foreclosures up 130%, orders of notice down 11% |
2008-05-01 |
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Post-bubble planning: suggestions for future direction of bostonbubble.com? |
2008-05-01 |
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Construction Slump Hits Home |
2008-05-01 |
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New MA law extends foreclosure notification period |
2008-05-01 |
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Trend of reporting that bad state-wide numbers don't apply locally runs contrary to actual data |
2008-05-01 |
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President-Elect of Worcester Regional Association of Realtors: "(Veteran investors) believe we are at the bottom and are investing" |
2008-04-30 |
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State far outpacing US economy, report says |
2008-04-30 |
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Increased Foreclosures Spark Arson Concerns |
2008-04-30 |
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REX Agreement claims to allow Massachusetts homeowners to convert home equity into cash now without debt, interest or monthly payments |
2008-04-29 |
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Case-Shiller: Boston down 4.6% in Feb 2008 from Feb 2007 |
2008-04-29 |
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Housing prices keep falling as slump enters its third year - Sellers lowering expectations to close deals |
2008-04-29 |
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Foreclosures help spark worst drop in state since 1990 |
2008-04-29 |
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Q1 foreclosures spike 260% in Massachusetts, 112% nationally |
2008-04-28 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: March 2008 |
2008-04-28 |
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Mortgage crisis hits prime borrowers in NH |
2008-04-28 |
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MA home prices slide in March, sales plunge - Warren Group: nominal SFH prices down 10.6% YOY, sales down 32% - MAR: nominal SFH prices down 8.4% YOY, sales down 32.3% |
2008-04-28 |
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Owners trash, strip their foreclosed homes |
2008-04-27 |
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U.S. middle class taps nest eggs to keep homes |
2008-04-25 |
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MA March preview: SFH nominal median down 8.4% YOY, sales down 32.3% YOY, multi-family nominal median down 28.4% YOY |
2008-04-25 |
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Pain of Foreclosures Spreads to the Affluent |
2008-04-25 |
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Dorchester builder Trinity Financial cuts condo prices at Carruth |
2008-04-25 |
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Government Got What It Asked for in Housing Bust - Policies favoring ownership distort market |
2008-04-24 |
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Mass. home foreclosures jump 140% YOY in March |
2008-04-24 |
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New-Home Sales Fall to Low Last Seen in 1990s |
2008-04-24 |
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Brockton Pushes 100% Financing For Bank-Owned Properties |
2008-04-23 |
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Downtown condos to be auctioned - Broadluxe, Modern fall victim to housing slump |
2008-04-23 |
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Redfin report that old, expensive homes sell faster ignores knockdowns |
2008-04-23 |
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Study: Subprime mortgage modification efforts underwhelming |
2008-04-22 |
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Prof. Shiller: house prices may fall more than after Great Depression - Timothy Warren, Warren Group: "I don't think we're in for something quite like that" - Mel Martocchia, Waltham Realtor: 15% additional drop in prices "doesn't make any sense to me" |
2008-04-22 |
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New construction up for auction - The Village at Bedford Woods and Concord Commons |
2008-04-21 |
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Lender to auction Brookline project - Longwood Towers hit by housing fall |
2008-04-18 |
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Homes still too high for 'average' family |
2008-04-17 |
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City Life/Vida Urbana blocks Boston area foreclosure evictions with protests |
2008-04-17 |
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Study: Foreclosures in Mass. will soar |
2008-04-17 |
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Housing: Time to Halt Taxpayer Subsidies |
2008-04-16 |
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Frank warns mortgage industry - Lenders to take losses if FHA refinances loans |
2008-04-16 |
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Boston Fed exec eyes upturn - Rosengren: Fall may be the time |
2008-04-15 |
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Heritage Foundation calls Barney Frank's bailout program "risky as hell" |
2008-04-15 |
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Massachusetts among states with highest foreclosure rate in March |
2008-04-14 |
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UCLA prof proposes $25K tax rebate for first time home buyers |
2008-04-14 |
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Insurers put Mass. real estate markets on watch lists |
2008-04-14 |
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Houses of cards - School loans, tax rates on shaky ground |
2008-04-13 |
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Massachusetts nominal income growth by ZIP code from 2001-2005 |
2008-04-13 |
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Nonprofits to buy up foreclosed houses in Brockton |
2008-04-13 |
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Falling house prices in the Boston area |
2008-04-13 |
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Inside the housing scandal - Dorchester man's shady dealings leave buyers, homes ruined |
2008-04-12 |
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Suffolk County foreclosures, March 2008 |
2008-04-11 |
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PMI Group lowers risk of further price declines in Boston to 20% |
2008-04-11 |
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Commercial RE sales grind to halt - Downtown Boston sales drop 98.7% YOY |
2008-04-11 |
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Mortgage rescue plans seen as too little, too late |
2008-04-11 |
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The spin doesn't resonate this time |
2008-04-10 |
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Menino testifies before Congressional committee on foreclosure |
2008-04-10 |
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Foreclosure Crisis Sparks Arson Worries - Brockton Officials Search For Solutions |
2008-04-09 |
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Massachusetts to create $20M fund to acquire vacant foreclosed properties |
2008-04-09 |
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Photo gallery from foreclosure bus tour of Northborough, Shrewsbury, and Westborough |
2008-04-09 |
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NARcasting The Future: April 2008 - Yun: "steady liquidity improvements in the conforming jumbo-loan market will help prices recover in the second half of the year" |
2008-04-08 |
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US pending home sales at all-time low |
2008-04-08 |
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State pulls $10m slated for Columbus Center - May be death knell for project |
2008-04-07 |
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Boston Fed's Rosengren Surprised Housing Market Hasn't Bounced |
2008-04-07 |
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Rep. Frank on On Point (WBUR) today at 10 to talk about his bailout |
2008-04-06 |
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Home foreclosure figures remain grim |
2008-04-06 |
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Bracing for tough times - Network of industries linked to home construction and repair affected by recessionary climate |
2008-04-06 |
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Bayview Financial mortgage lender cuts Hub offices |
2008-04-04 |
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Globe compilation of haikus about mortgages |
2008-04-04 |
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Kerry seeks $10B to bail banks and lenders out of low quality loans, ostensibly to help homeowners |
2008-04-03 |
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Massachusetts could get $211 million in mortgage help |
2008-04-03 |
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Trolling for treasures in foreclosure wreckage - Bus tours tap into area's growing market of bank-seized homes |
2008-04-03 |
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Boston mortgage broker charged with using false documents - Woman jailed after being found in Norwood hotel |
2008-04-02 |
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7% of MA SFH sales in Jan & Feb were foreclosure resales, up from 2% last year |
2008-04-02 |
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Self proclaimed "bank terrorist" named 2007 "Bostonian of the Year" by Globe |
2008-04-02 |
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Report from Warren Group's "Foreclosure Aftershock" seminar |
2008-04-02 |
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Editorial: Proposed legislative 'fixes' are no answers to mortgage crisis |
2008-04-02 |
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The tax code as one cause of the housing bubble - Expensive Boston area homes sold more frequently after 1997 changes |
2008-04-01 |
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Flippers still at it in Waltham |
2008-04-01 |
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2008: Most Mass. foreclosures ever? |
2008-04-01 |
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Foreclosure rate triples on the Cape |
2008-04-01 |
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Multi-family homes hit hard by foreclosures |
2008-03-31 |
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"Hot" Arlington drops to 9 home sales in February - lowest volume since 1991 recession |
2008-03-31 |
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Globe's victims being helped by Senator Kerry (and more accurately by taxpayers) may be victims of their own doing |
2008-03-31 |
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Stop the Mortgage Bailout (for both lenders and borrowers) |
2008-03-31 |
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Freddie Mac's Nothaft: "I don't think we're going to see any improvement in the national house-price matrix until 2010." |
2008-03-31 |
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Timothy Warren Jr.: Housing recovery might start in 2009 |
2008-03-28 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Feb 2008: Real MA SFH prices down 8.24% YOY, 24.06% below peak, 4th straight month of deepening declines, lowest Feb on record |
2008-03-28 |
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Massachusetts investigating REDC homes auction - Foreclosures may not have been final |
2008-03-28 |
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New leader of Realtors, Charles McMillan, sees turnaround in late '08 |
2008-03-27 |
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The Subprime Crisis is Just Starting |
2008-03-27 |
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ForeclosuresMass.com forecasts Massachusetts foreclosure filings to exceed 34,500 in 2008, surpassing 2007 by at least 15 - 25% |
2008-03-27 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds year-to-date stats: documents down 8%, deeds down 19%, foreclosure deeds up 86% |
2008-03-27 |
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First-time homebuyer workshop promotes buying now. Martin O'Sullivan: "Now is a great time to buy. Interest rates are low and property values have corrected themselves." |
2008-03-26 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: February 2008 |
2008-03-26 |
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Boston-area housing slump hits 28 months (counting from nominal peak) - Prices are down 11% from September '05 through last January |
2008-03-25 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston down 3.5% YOY for Jan |
2008-03-25 |
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February saw worst Mass. drop in 18 years |
2008-03-25 |
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Methuen proposal will make banks register foreclosed buildings |
2008-03-25 |
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A (Graphical) History Of Wrong Predictions By The Chief Economists of the National Association of Realtors |
2008-03-24 |
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MA legislators announce 3 bills aimed at mortgage crisis, one calling for 6 month moratorium on foreclosures. Cheryl Lawrence calls situation "Katrina without the water." |
2008-03-24 |
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Warren Group on Feb 2008 vs Feb 2007: MA SFH nominal prices down 9%, sales down 19% |
2008-03-24 |
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National home resales up first time in seven months (Northeast up 11.3%), Median sales prices plunge record 8.2% in past year |
2008-03-24 |
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FHFB authorizes Fannie and Freddie to increase purchase of agency MBS to 600% of capital, up from 300% |
2008-03-23 |
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As housing crisis deepens, some choose to just walk away - Report from Attleboro on a statewide problem |
2008-03-22 |
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Roughly a quarter of local REDC auction winners from November still waiting for homes even as REDC preps for another Boston auction on March 29th |
2008-03-22 |
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Columbus Center hits another snag - Lease on hold after developer asks for construction delay |
2008-03-21 |
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Feb 2008 MA SFH sales fall 22.9% YOY, median price down 4.6% nominally. Condo sales down 34.6%, median price down 6.7% nominally. |
2008-03-21 |
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Mass. loses 700 jobs in Feb. |
2008-03-20 |
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Of towns in Boston area with good schools, Swampscott has cheapest homes |
2008-03-20 |
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President of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce optimistic on local economy |
2008-03-19 |
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Subprime Mortgage Meltdown Renews Urban Blight - Lawrence used as main example |
2008-03-19 |
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Mortgage rates may keep rising |
2008-03-19 |
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Tent cities spring up in LA (video) |
2008-03-18 |
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George Mason Prof says housing price increases in places like Boston were supported by fundamentals like increasing population (despite the matter of population declining in Boston during the bubble) |
2008-03-18 |
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A blogger's exchange with Barney Frank on the higher GSE loan limits |
2008-03-17 |
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Globe asks: how does relentless bullishness impact your trust of real estate agents? |
2008-03-17 |
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Herald Op-Ed: Housing market needs reality, not distortion |
2008-03-16 |
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Globe recommends ARMs, even with fixed rates near historical lows, because they are cheaper in the beginning |
2008-03-15 |
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Hendry Street condo bought two years ago for $299K back on market for $55K after taxpayers paid $10K to maintain it in 2007 |
2008-03-15 |
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Recession is here, economist declares - Feldstein heads key forecasting group Slump may be worst since World War II |
2008-03-14 |
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Foreclosure Prevention Workshop To Be Held on Mar 29 - Tsongas Holds Workshop For Families In 5th District |
2008-03-14 |
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California Realtors blame media for downturn, propose ad boycott until newspapers return to positive articles |
2008-03-13 |
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Multifamily foreclosures way up - Area has its share in mortgage crisis; worst may be to come |
2008-03-13 |
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Globe: In harsh jobs market, tech companies an oasis |
2008-03-12 |
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Fed lending $200B to banks, using undesirable mortgages as collateral |
2008-03-12 |
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Moody's, S&P Defer Cuts on AAA Subprime, Hiding Loss |
2008-03-11 |
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Bankruptcy filings in MA have surged 22% this year - Rise in state filings tied to housing crisis |
2008-03-11 |
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Home woes multiply - Lenders keep rates high (relatively speaking) as Fed cuts them |
2008-03-10 |
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Baby Boomers will start selling their houses in MA at age 55 according to study |
2008-03-10 |
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South Middlesex Foreclosure update for Jan/Feb 2008: Foreclosure deeds up 194%, orders of notice up 21% |
2008-03-09 |
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AG charges Lehi Mortgage Services Inc. in Quincy with fraud |
2008-03-09 |
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Mortgage crisis CEOs made $460M, claiming this was tied to performance before crisis, ignoring that it was unsustainable lending practices which caused both the "performance" and the crisis |
2008-03-09 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: Foreclosure update for Jan and Feb 2008 |
2008-03-08 |
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Globe's latest housing "victim" actually a flipper? |
2008-03-08 |
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Limits lifted on US-backed mortgages - Government raises maximum in Boston area to $523,750 |
2008-03-07 |
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Goldman Sachs predicts total nominal price declines of 15% without recession, 30% with recession; underwater mortgages 21% without recession, 39% with recession |
2008-03-07 |
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Judge rules lender can be enjoined from foreclosing in MA because "it is both imprudent and unfair to approve a mortgage loan that the borrower cannot reasonably be expected repay (sic) if housing prices were to fall" |
2008-03-07 |
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1 in 18 MA borrowers behind by at least 30 days on mortgage |
2008-03-07 |
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Boston Fed's Rosengren: housing market should start to stabilize by end of 2008 if national economy picks up speed as expected |
2008-03-07 |
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6% of MA homes for sale are bank owned foreclosures. Short sales not included. |
2008-03-07 |
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NARcasting The Future: March 2008 - Yun: "price declines... are inducing buyers to return to the marketplace" |
2008-03-06 |
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Buyer fraud rampant in bubble-time purchases - 15-20% of counseling cases in LA involve fraud, Boston analyst describes straw buyers |
2008-03-06 |
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MA foreclosures selling at around 80 cents on the dollar |
2008-03-06 |
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Boston Fed's Rosengren joins call for mortgage value writedowns |
2008-03-06 |
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In one year, foreclosure rate tripled - Cities taking action in bid to prevent blight |
2008-03-05 |
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Majority of Bay State employers see recession in 2008 |
2008-03-05 |
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Editorial: Better than a bailout - allow mortgage adjustment in bankruptcy |
2008-03-04 |
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National City Housing Valuation Analysis classifies Boston area as "Fairly Valued" |
2008-03-04 |
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NAR's Lawrence Yun on New England: ""By 2009, I think we will be back to normal. In that case, people can anticipate a 4 percent to 6 percent price appreciation." |
2008-03-04 |
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The Arlington Artifice: January 2008 |
2008-03-04 |
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Forecast: No housing recovery until mid-2009 - Boston-area nominal prices could fall 8% more |
2008-03-04 |
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to require independent assessors |
2008-03-04 |
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How a Bubble Stayed Under the Radar - The herd mentality can even apply to rational actors |
2008-03-03 |
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Alicia Sasser of Boston Fed: MA home prices to keep falling in 2008 |
2008-03-03 |
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Prudential Unlimited Realty in Brookline allegedly listed properties with falsely inflated square footage |
2008-03-03 |
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Globe dubs Gen Xers "some of the savviest home buyers around," but researching their example suggests otherwise |
2008-03-03 |
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Housing becoming affordable on Cape Cod? 26 homes listed at prices between $160,000 to $199,000 |
2008-03-03 |
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Governor Patrick's mortgage costs $324K per year, more than twice his gross salary |
2008-02-29 |
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Boston Bubble Brief Jan 2008: Real MA SFH median down 9.17% YOY, 21.05% below peak, lowest real median on record. Sales down 27.7% YOY. |
2008-02-29 |
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Paulson, Bush oppose bailouts citing main beneficiaries as reckless lenders, investors and speculators |
2008-02-29 |
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Homeowners get financial counsel - Grants to Worcester, other cities |
2008-02-29 |
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$1 million in aid coming for MA foreclosure counseling |
2008-02-29 |
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Glenn Beck: Don't follow herd on the economy |
2008-02-28 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Snapshot: Feb 26, 2008 - Futures now price is bigger drop this spring, flatter nominal prices thereafter |
2008-02-28 |
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Menino files petition to tax owners of vacant property 10% of property's value |
2008-02-27 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales and Prices: January 2008 |
2008-02-27 |
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City of Boston Close To Acquiring Foreclosed, Abandoned Properties (article plus video) |
2008-02-27 |
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Judge slows foreclosures - Lender's loans called 'unfair' under Mass. law |
2008-02-26 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Index for Boston down 3.4% nominally from Dec 2006 to Dec 2007 |
2008-02-26 |
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US Homes Facing Foreclosure Jump 57% in Jan, MA in top 10 |
2008-02-26 |
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MAR confirms January plunge. SFH sales down 27.7% YOY, nominal prices down 5.6% YOY. |
2008-02-26 |
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Forbes/Reuters state "sense of urgency is also returning to the market" in Boston, citing one anecdote from one Realtor |
2008-02-26 |
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Frank wants states to buy foreclosed homes |
2008-02-25 |
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Bank of America Asks Congress for a $739 Billion Bank Bailout |
2008-02-25 |
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Collapsedachusetts Preview, January 2008: MAR to report SFH nominal prices down 5.6% YOY, sales down 27.7% YOY |
2008-02-25 |
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Fidelity facing subprime debt fallout |
2008-02-25 |
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Op-Ed by John Kerry on mortgage crisis proposes government bailout of high credit risk (subprime) mortgage holders |
2008-02-24 |
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A spreading cancer - Foreclosures strain Lowell neighborhoods already hurting |
2008-02-24 |
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Globe's assertion that "higher end and second homes are still holding strong" called into question |
2008-02-24 |
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It's all about location; Even in slump, still big differences in bang for housing buck |
2008-02-24 |
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Worcester sets up mortgage triage team |
2008-02-24 |
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Housing crisis hits immigrants |
2008-02-23 |
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Map of Boston foreclosure deeds, January, 2008 |
2008-02-22 |
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Bailout options for underwater homeowners mulled by politicians, including Barney Frank |
2008-02-22 |
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Cape housing woes persist |
2008-02-21 |
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Mass. foreclosures rise 128% in January |
2008-02-20 |
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NAR ad conflates past performance with future results: "home values nearly double every 10 years" |
2008-02-19 |
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Providence may fine owners of vacant buildings 10% of value after 1 year |
2008-02-19 |
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Wall Street Faces Fury Over Subprimes - Regulators, in MA and Elsewhere, Hope to Make Wall Street Pay for Its Role in Subprime-Mortgage-Fueled Housing Bust |
2008-02-18 |
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Newton Nonprofit Feeling Foreclosure Crunch |
2008-02-18 |
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Foreclosure intervention suggestion from Middlesex North Registry of Deeds |
2008-02-17 |
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Ocean-front condos on the block, hinting at severity of housing downturn in Revere |
2008-02-16 |
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The streets of despair - Foreclosures devastate neighborhoods |
2008-02-16 |
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University of Washington professor claims government regulations accounted for 99% of increase in Boston housing prices between 1989 and 2006 |
2008-02-15 |
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Letter to the Herald editor on report of out-migration of young professionals - choices hypothesized by report not taken in practice |
2008-02-15 |
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Foreclosure crisis needs more than cleanup crews |
2008-02-15 |
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A foreclosure virus spreads |
2008-02-14 |
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NAR: 2007 Q3 saw steepest ever quarterly drop in housing prices (records start in 1979) |
2008-02-14 |
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Realtor running party bus tours of foreclosures in Stoughton, Easton, Canton, Sharon, Norton and perhaps Randolph and Braintree |
2008-02-14 |
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City of Boston moves to acquire foreclosed Dorchester condos |
2008-02-13 |
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Young take bye on homes - Sales to 25- to 34-year-olds down in Bay State |
2008-02-13 |
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N.E. cities grapple with foreclosures' fallout - Vacant homes a growing problem |
2008-02-13 |
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Free mortgage advice for homeowners in Brockton |
2008-02-13 |
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Rent Vs. Buy Myths That Ruined the Housing Market |
2008-02-12 |
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PMI to stop insuring mortgages with less than 3% down nationally, MGIC to require at least 5% down in Boston area |
2008-02-12 |
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Greater Boston conforming-loan limits to temporarily rise to about $538,000 |
2008-02-11 |
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Study by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's New England Public Policy Center says high housing costs in Boston area not causing out-migration of young professionals |
2008-02-10 |
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MA home sales at lowest level since '92 |
2008-02-10 |
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Eagle-Tribune's view: Housing prices still an obstacle to economic growth in the North of Boston region |
2008-02-10 |
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Foreclosure ground zero - Dorchester's Hendry Street center of Hub's mortgage crisis |
2008-02-09 |
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NorthPoint buyer backs off |
2008-02-08 |
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Loans still flowing to many in Mass. |
2008-02-08 |
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NARcasting The Future: February 2008 - Updated graph of falling forecasts with select quotes |
2008-02-08 |
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Salem Jail developer switching from condos to apartments |
2008-02-08 |
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Lowell Foreclosure Prevention Task Force |
2008-02-07 |
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Most middle class still can't buy a house |
2008-02-07 |
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Lending a hand in loan crunch - Lowell group tries to aid local homeowners |
2008-02-07 |
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Foreclosure crisis is driving many to seek help |
2008-02-07 |
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Foreclosures rise in Marlborough, Hudson |
2008-02-07 |
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Company encourages homeowners to walk away from their loans |
2008-02-06 |
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Cambridge Chronicle: While home prices slip, local economy strong |
2008-02-06 |
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Bay State biz confidence level sinks to new lows |
2008-02-06 |
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Bedford Housing market deemed "healthy" by Bedford Minuteman, based on increase in average asking price. Agent blames languishing inventories on buyers trying to "rob" sellers. |
2008-02-05 |
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GSE loan limit increase would cover 89% of recent Massachusetts loans as opposed to 73% today |
2008-02-05 |
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Email/mail campaign to oppose GSE loan limit changes in stimulus package |
2008-02-05 |
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Prime Mortgage files for bankruptcy in Worcester - Large lender facing lawsuits, liquidation |
2008-02-05 |
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Herald suggests Lincoln, Weston, et al "immune" to bust and "rising prices" there "could be the first glimmers of a long-hoped-for turnaround" |
2008-02-04 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds Stats for Jan 2008 vs Jan 2007: Deeds down 26%, mortgages down 38%, orders of notice up 21%, foreclosure deeds up 117% |
2008-02-03 |
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Stimulus plan a scam to benefit the rich - Higher loan limits will lead to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac bailout |
2008-02-03 |
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Massachusetts accuses Merrill Lynch of defrauding city of Springfield with subprime-linked investments |
2008-02-02 |
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Correction: MA SFH Nov and Dec real medians both below 2002 estimates |
2008-02-02 |
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BusinessWeek: Housing Meltdown - Why home prices could drop 25% more on average before the market finally hits bottom |
2008-02-01 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Dec 2007: SFH real prices hit lowest point on record, on par with 2002 estimate, 7.13% YOY decline from MAR, 13.79% YOY decline from Warren Group |
2008-02-01 |
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Massachusetts foreclosure jump due in part to prime (sic) ARMs |
2008-02-01 |
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Fidelity will ax 250; Hub to lose 100, moves to R.I. curtailed |
2008-02-01 |
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Bush Subprime Rescue Plan Undermined as States Reject Borrowers; MA has extended only 4 loans under $250M program |
2008-02-01 |
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State competing against the world; Report says research effort is facing long-term threats |
2008-01-31 |
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Globe revenue slumps, weak real estate ad sales partially to blame |
2008-01-31 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales: December 2007 |
2008-01-31 |
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Boston's new houses of shame |
2008-01-30 |
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Paulson says U.S. housing correction "necessary" |
2008-01-30 |
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Middleton condo auction nets $15.6M |
2008-01-30 |
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City of Boston presses for upkeep of foreclosed properties |
2008-01-29 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Index for Boston down 3.01% nominally in Nov 2007 vs Nov 2006 |
2008-01-29 |
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60 Minutes full video: House Of Cards - Steve Kroft reports on US sub-prime mortgage meltdown |
2008-01-29 |
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60 Minutes interview with couple walking away from mortgage even though they can afford the payments |
2008-01-28 |
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Mass. housing market decline offers little hope for '08 recovery |
2008-01-28 |
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A crisis rumbles along Route 2 - Low incomes, economic isolation fuel foreclosures in northern Worcester County; some salvage credit by selling for less than they owe |
2008-01-28 |
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US new home sales: Biggest drop ever - Weak December sales caps 2007's record slide, with prices for the month off sharply from a year earlier |
2008-01-28 |
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Dec 2006 vs 2007 for MA SFH: Warren Group reports nominal price plummet of 10.5%, 23.3% drop in sales; MAR reports nominal price decline of 3.6%, 20.0% drop in sales, states 2007 "was actually pretty good" |
2008-01-28 |
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Droop in home sales infects even the subsidized market |
2008-01-28 |
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Brockton condo prices fall |
2008-01-27 |
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Regulator opposes stimulus plan's mortgage fix - Government agency takes stand against letting Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae buy higher-cost loans |
2008-01-27 |
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Shaky economy has worried consumers cutting back |
2008-01-27 |
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Five local mortgage fraud stories |
2008-01-26 |
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Owners lose home, and pets suffer, too |
2008-01-26 |
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More on recent foreclosure delayed by protests - owner not a victim of predatory lending or loan resets |
2008-01-26 |
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A tipping point? "Foreclose me ... I'll save money" |
2008-01-25 |
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Misleading home buyers: Buyers agents cited for conflict of interest and complicity in price inflation |
2008-01-25 |
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Lowell foreclosures tripled in '07 |
2008-01-25 |
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Globe creating list of Boston real estate Web sites |
2008-01-25 |
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MA Realtors' song and dance (literally) |
2008-01-25 |
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Holden Lewis of Bankrate.com: prices will remain down despite lower rates, predicts mortgage rates to rise over next 2 months |
2008-01-24 |
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Profits privatized, risks socialized - Economic stimulus a wealth transfer from the middle class to the rich and the reckless |
2008-01-24 |
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NAR: 2007 first year on record to see national price drops |
2008-01-24 |
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Herald Op-Ed: Bad borrowers send rest of us to poorhouse |
2008-01-23 |
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Housing prices to free fall in 2008 - Merrill Lynch report: home prices to fall 15% in 2008, 10% in 2009, and more in 2010 |
2008-01-23 |
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Foreclosures in Mass. Rise 150% in 2007; December Sees Largest Increase Since August, According to The Warren Group; Auction Announcements More Than Double Compared With 2006 |
2008-01-22 |
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Dice jobs report: Boston IT salaries beat the national average, but jobs keep leaving Massachusetts |
2008-01-22 |
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Local group plans to physically block evictions |
2008-01-22 |
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Emergency rate cut to 3.5% - Citing weakening economic outlook, Federal Reserve cuts key interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point |
2008-01-22 |
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The Arlington Artifice: December and Annual 2007 |
2008-01-21 |
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'McMansion' ruling may cause homeowner headaches |
2008-01-20 |
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Mass. banks launch mortgage relief program |
2008-01-20 |
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Inventory of unlisted homes may be approaching the number of active listings in MA |
2008-01-20 |
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Mortgage foreclosures triple in MA in 2007 vs 2006, almost nine times 2005 |
2008-01-19 |
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Survey: would tax rebate affect your home buying plans? Plus, release info for previous survey. |
2008-01-18 |
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The housing market has a new problem: ageing Americans |
2008-01-18 |
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Sorting Out the New Housing Market |
2008-01-18 |
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Bay State economy takes turn for the worse - Slowdown directly related to declining housing market |
2008-01-17 |
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Slow Going For Bay State Economy - Tech A Small Bright Point |
2008-01-17 |
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Mass. unemployment rises |
2008-01-17 |
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Massachusetts price declines blamed for ripple effect on Connecticut properties |
2008-01-17 |
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High end Boston properties allegedly "doing really well" |
2008-01-16 |
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As baby boomers retire, home markets will hurt, Northeast to be hit hard |
2008-01-16 |
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State asks court to halt 500 foreclosures by Fremont |
2008-01-15 |
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Lori Dobson, Maine Senate Candidate, proposes to "outlaw, ban and prohibit" all home foreclosures nationally |
2008-01-14 |
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Nouvelle at Natick buyer interviewed by blogger who has previously critiqued the project |
2008-01-14 |
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2007 foreclosure insights from Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Lowell |
2008-01-14 |
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Springfield foreclosures jump 107% over 2006 |
2008-01-13 |
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Foreclosure filings take leap in Essex County |
2008-01-11 |
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Will Massachusetts prices get a bump in 2008 from delayed wave of H1B visas? |
2008-01-10 |
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Reflecting on big busts from New England and Japan, and projections for Massachusetts |
2008-01-10 |
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National Lenders Manipulating Local Foreclosure Stats |
2008-01-10 |
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SouthCoastToday.com on McMansion expansion |
2008-01-09 |
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NARcasting The Future: January 2008 - further revisions to the NAR's 2007 forecast |
2008-01-09 |
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Expired & canceled listings soar in MA as Petitions to Foreclose approach MLS sales |
2008-01-09 |
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Worst slump in nation - Region's "jumbo" mortgages blamed |
2008-01-08 |
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Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren: U.S. housing market on track for worst performance in half a century |
2008-01-08 |
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Northeast Is Toughest Place in U.S. to Sell Home, Realtors Say |
2008-01-08 |
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R.I. home, condo sales fall in November |
2008-01-08 |
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Barnstable County among hardest hit by foreclosures |
2008-01-07 |
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Bay State foreclosures continue to rise |
2008-01-07 |
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'Subprime' named Word of the Year |
2008-01-07 |
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Cape property sales tank |
2008-01-04 |
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Brokerage probed in big loss for Springfield due to subprime mortgage implosion |
2008-01-04 |
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Foreclosures hit most exclusive Boston suburbs |
2008-01-04 |
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Thousands of MLS page views over 2 to 4 years: Will Bubble-wary buyers extend wait thru 2008? |
2008-01-03 |
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Springfield's investment nightmare |
2008-01-03 |
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Mortgage broker oversight tightens in Massachusetts and six other states |
2008-01-02 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds 2007 Statistics: All figures way below average, except for foreclosures and homesteads, which were way above average |
2008-01-02 |
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Fixes made in 2007 not enough to halt foreclosures - Lawmakers, advocates look to stem tide in the year ahead |
2008-01-01 |
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Lowell Sun Editorial: Grow jobs first, save seat second |
2007-12-31 |
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Lender Lobbying Blitz - Ameriquest (Gov. Patrick's previous employer) Pressed For Changes in Laws |
2007-12-31 |
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Jon Bryan, professor at Bridgewater State College: "The simple fact is we went through a phenomenal boom by any measurement, and the bubble popped. It's going to take years to work off." |
2007-12-28 |
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Boston Bubble Brief Nov 2007: MA real SFH prices down 6.66%, lowest November on record, prices 18.49% below peak |
2007-12-28 |
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State home sales sink deeper |
2007-12-27 |
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Globe runs story about woman saved from foreclosure; truth is, she was deep in over her head |
2007-12-27 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales: November 2007 |
2007-12-27 |
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Survey Blitz for TV News: Boston housing prices in 2008 & beyond |
2007-12-27 |
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MAR on Nov 2007 vs Nov 2006: nominal SFH prices down 2.9%, sales hit 13-year low |
2007-12-27 |
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Paper mill project along banks of Nashua River falls off the map |
2007-12-27 |
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America's Housing Troubles Won't End with 2007 - NPR covers MA and Boston area |
2007-12-27 |
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The Arlington Artifice: November 2007 |
2007-12-26 |
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Will Massachusetts be a good place to retire? |
2007-12-26 |
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The S&P/Case-Shiller(R) U.S. National Home Price Index Posts a Record Annual Decline in the 3rd Quarter of 2007 |
2007-12-26 |
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First borrower gets loan aid |
2007-12-24 |
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Bottom Drops Out of Connecticut Home Market - Sales slide to lowest level in 14 years |
2007-12-24 |
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Central Mass. Economic Forecast: Sizing Up 2008 |
2007-12-23 |
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Property taxes rising on North Shore |
2007-12-23 |
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New MA mortgage laws bring change in 2008 |
2007-12-22 |
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Heat a casualty in foreclosures - As Boston buildings are taken over by mortgage firms, tenants face slow repairs of systems and limited fuel deliveries |
2007-12-21 |
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Up to 15,000 Massachusetts subprime-mortgage borrowers probably qualify for better loans, but don't know where to turn for help |
2007-12-20 |
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New England: Mortgage relief fund set up |
2007-12-20 |
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MA goes from #19 to #15 in foreclosure ranking |
2007-12-20 |
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Housing news isn't all bad for North Shore |
2007-12-19 |
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Economist John Bitner of Boston-based Eastern Bank pushes his prediction of market bottom back about 6 months to 2nd half of 2008 |
2007-12-19 |
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Franklin and Bristol counties post largest declines in November sales |
2007-12-19 |
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Market realities foil Fort Point community plan |
2007-12-18 |
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The US sub-prime crisis in graphics |
2007-12-18 |
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Warren Group on Nov 2007 vs Nov 2006 for Massachusetts: Nominal prices down 5.8%, sales down 15.4% hitting 16-year low |
2007-12-18 |
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Globe Opinion: The dangers of overreacting to mortgage crisis |
2007-12-17 |
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As foreclosures mount, tenants suffer - Mortgage firms want buildings empty, evict even reliable rent-payers |
2007-12-17 |
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Realtors face tough reality - Carlson cuts offices, agents; others suffering |
2007-12-16 |
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Housing prices dip this year in N.H., Maine |
2007-12-16 |
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Housing crash may deepen in '08 |
2007-12-13 |
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Turnpike may halt Columbus Center job - $800m project loses its biggest lender |
2007-12-12 |
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Foreclosure mess will get worse: NH foreclosure numbers |
2007-12-12 |
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Be leery of those mortgage-meltdown fixes |
2007-12-12 |
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Boston chief Rosengren casts lone dissenting vote to lower rate 0.5%, analysts say in an attempt to prop up lofty housing prices |
2007-12-11 |
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Human Cost of Subprime Mortgage Meltdown |
2007-12-11 |
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Worst. Forecasters. Ever? The cockeyed optimists of the National Association of Realtors. |
2007-12-11 |
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NARcasting The Future: December 2007 - NAR predicts sales and prices to rise in 2008 |
2007-12-11 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: 2007 foreclosures already higher than every year since 1994 |
2007-12-10 |
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Interest rate 'freeze' - the real story is fraud. Bankers pay lip service to families while scurrying to avert suits, prison. |
2007-12-10 |
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Gloom on home front - situation likely to get worse |
2007-12-10 |
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Local Mortgage Firms Shrink Because Of Housing Woes |
2007-12-07 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Special Edition: Nov 2012 contracts debut, new inflation adjusted graph (past and future). Contract prices imply: falling housing prices at least through 2012, real decline from peak of 36.45%. |
2007-12-07 |
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Long drop - Credit crisis turns market for commercial property from hot to suddenly cold in Boston, across country |
2007-12-07 |
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Menino: "Simply not enough" - Critics say Bush mortgage plan falls short |
2007-12-07 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds Nov 2007 vs Nov 2006: Documents down 23%, deeds down 16%, foreclosure deeds up 63% |
2007-12-06 |
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US house prices seen falling 30 pct |
2007-12-06 |
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Mass. mortgage delinquency rates up |
2007-12-06 |
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Prices cut by a third, Pond View condos selling again |
2007-12-06 |
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Opponents pushing for repeal of affordable housing law |
2007-12-05 |
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Law firm team targets mortgage mess |
2007-12-04 |
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Mass. subprime business shrinks amid spike in foreclosures |
2007-12-04 |
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Falling MA prices driving crisis - Fed: Foreclosures not primarily due to high loan payments |
2007-12-04 |
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Foreclosure crisis hits Essex County |
2007-12-04 |
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'08 property taxes drop in Hub - Lower home values, changes in law add up |
2007-12-03 |
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Subprime relief: Winners and losers |
2007-12-03 |
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Mortgage mess cost: $3B - Study sees big '08 hit to Boston-area economy, putting it in the top 10 metro areas likely to be hardest hit |
2007-12-02 |
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MA mortgage bankers wary of Paulson plan |
2007-11-30 |
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Boston Bubble Brief: The Real Story for MA - Oct 2007. Real YOY prices down 6.17% (MAR) or 9.38% (Warren Group). Lowest October on record, with widest margin below 2003 yet. |
2007-11-30 |
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Condo markdown - With condo prices in a slump and some big projects unsold, buyers are calling the shots |
2007-11-29 |
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OFHEO: Q3 price declines were steepest in CA, MA, MI, NV and RI |
2007-11-29 |
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Mass. home sales drop sharply in October: Norfolk, Plymouth counties fare worse than state average |
2007-11-29 |
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US home sales hit new low, prices drop - Biggest year-over-year plunge in home prices can't revive housing market as sales pace falls to record low |
2007-11-28 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Snapshot Q3 2007 - Includes graph of futures through 2011 |
2007-11-28 |
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Job-growth study: Mass. next to last |
2007-11-28 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales: October 2007 |
2007-11-28 |
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Lowell Foreclosure Maps |
2007-11-28 |
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MA home prices fall below $300,000 mark |
2007-11-27 |
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MAR on Oct 2007 vs Oct 2006: MA sales fall 11%, nominal prices down 3.2% |
2007-11-27 |
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Warren Group on Oct 2007 vs Oct 2006: Massachusetts Home Sales Fall Dramatically - sales down 17.1%, nominal prices down 6.5% |
2007-11-27 |
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Buying isn't always the smartest option |
2007-11-27 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Sep 2007: Boston down 3.2% nominally over Sep 2006 |
2007-11-27 |
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The Arlington Artifice: October 2007 |
2007-11-26 |
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Finance crunch hits home - Fenway project cuts apartments |
2007-11-25 |
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Central MA Losses: 2,673 and rising - Foreclosures mean trouble |
2007-11-23 |
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Foreclosure shocker - Worst month since '90s |
2007-11-23 |
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Refinancing programs omit many borrowers - 9 states, including MA, have collectively refinanced less than 100 people |
2007-11-23 |
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Massachusetts rents reverse negative trend with average increase of $40 in Boston & suburbs |
2007-11-22 |
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Foreclosure aid OK'd - Aim: Keep owners in homes, educate buyers |
2007-11-21 |
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Bottom line for home buyers is price - and not much else matters |
2007-11-21 |
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Foreclosures in Mass. surge to 6,258 this year, triple same period last year |
2007-11-20 |
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Housing Market's Stench Means Cut Price to Sell - Over half of Boston's listings have reduced price, inventory at 42,000 |
2007-11-20 |
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Foreclosure Deeds in Mass. Down From Month Before in Sept., But Record Number of Petitions in August Signal More Trouble Ahead, According to The Warren Group |
2007-11-18 |
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Worcester County's market withers - Few Bay State towns illustrate the housing bubble's bursting as vividly as Southborough and its neighbors |
2007-11-16 |
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Bay State employers cut about 3,000 jobs in October: Largest monthly decline in payroll positions in two years |
2007-11-16 |
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REDC auctioneer expects to return in '08 - Foreclosures likely to mount by May |
2007-11-15 |
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Live tweets from NAR convention in Vegas - Boston agent at convention accepting questions for the NAR via Twitter |
2007-11-15 |
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Amazing Foreclosure Decision - "might throw the mortgage industry into (much deserved) chaos" |
2007-11-15 |
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RealtyTrac Inc. national foreclosure rankings of 100 metros: Worcester 32, Springfield 37, Essex 39, Boston/Quincy 48 |
2007-11-15 |
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Real Estate Slump May Spur Domino Effect - Town Officials See Little Relief In Future |
2007-11-14 |
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NAR "forecast" for 2007 revised down yet again. Largest downward revision yet, even though 2007 was mostly over when they made their last "forecast." Nice graph showing history of "forecasts" along with choice quotes form each period. |
2007-11-14 |
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Housing slump not over - Bay State prices likely to plunge 5% more by middle of 2008 |
2007-11-14 |
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Boston delinquencies soar 146% |
2007-11-13 |
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MA AG mortgage regulations delayed until Jan 2 |
2007-11-13 |
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Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Lehman Brothers, et al. threatening to pull out of wholesale mortgage-lending market in Massachusetts |
2007-11-13 |
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New home appreciation calculator and forecaster for Boston (and other metros) using S&P/Case-Shiller Index and futures market |
2007-11-13 |
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New report sees R.I. house prices falling through '09 |
2007-11-13 |
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Eroding second-home market throws Vermont economy off balance |
2007-11-12 |
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Thoughts on this weekend's REDC auction at Hynes |
2007-11-09 |
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Updated S&P/Case-Shiller charting tool for Boston and elsewhere, now with low, mid, and high price segments and expanded historical reach |
2007-11-09 |
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New regulations for MA mortgage brokers to go into effect next Thursday. Are complaints that this will be a "fatal blow" exaggerated? |
2007-11-09 |
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20/20 video on how sellers can't sell, ostensibly because of the market. However, further investigation (not from 20/20) reveals sellers holding out for large profit. |
2007-11-09 |
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Mortgage website gone after aid agency complains - MassHousing calls address of referral service misleading |
2007-11-08 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller low-, mid-, high price tiers now available for trading (PDF) |
2007-11-08 |
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Fortune Magazine predicts 5% drop in Boston prices over next 5 years. An analysis of prices vs rents in 54 metro areas. |
2007-11-08 |
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Price is (not) right: Appraisals now sink sales |
2007-11-08 |
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Lenders slam mortgage regulations - Critics say state plan will hurt consumers |
2007-11-08 |
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The Injustice of "Doing Something" about Subprime - Massachusetts bailout plan criticized, along with bailouts in general |
2007-11-07 |
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National Association of Realtors President still can't sell own home after 2+ years and 11% in price reductions |
2007-11-06 |
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New Campaign, Old Scam - NAR ad in Boston and national papers criticized |
2007-11-06 |
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Downturn takes toll in Worcester, Mass. |
2007-11-05 |
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Subprime bailouts: Chump check - Responsible loan payers are crying foul about the breaks that delinquent borrowers are getting. |
2007-11-05 |
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Cape real estate values fall back - Nominal median down 7.6% from Oct 2006 - Oct 2007 |
2007-11-04 |
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Revisiting the housing market's boom-to-bust cycles - Last bust, Boston took a decade to recover, just in nominal terms |
2007-11-02 |
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National Association of Realtors predicts Greater Boston home prices to rise as much as 10.8% in 2008 |
2007-11-02 |
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Report: State economy starting to slow - growth now slightly lower than nation's |
2007-11-01 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds Stats Oct 2007 vs Oct 2006: Deeds down 1%, mortgages down 33%, foreclosures up 125% |
2007-11-01 |
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NorthPoint's feuding owners selling project to Archon for $175M+ |
2007-10-31 |
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Misleading medians understate savings opportunities for homebuyers |
2007-10-31 |
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September single-family home sales fall 27% in R.I. |
2007-10-31 |
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Back to the futures: S&P/Case-Shiller Boston snapshot, Aug 2007. Possible nominal bottom in 2010. Futures market predicts additional, nominal price decline of 13.38% for a total decline of 18.88% from the peak. |
2007-10-31 |
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Call for Real Estate Consumer Bill of Rights expanding? |
2007-10-30 |
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Home prices falling at record pace in August - Down 4.4% (nominally) over the past year in 20 major cities, Case-Shiller says - Boston down 3.6% (nominally) |
2007-10-30 |
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America's Big, Fat Housing Inventory - The supply of homes for sale is at a nine-year high, and housing inventories across the U.S. are swelling dangerously (Boston inventory in top 10) |
2007-10-29 |
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Bad reaction to Realtor(R) radio and TV ads in Boston area |
2007-10-29 |
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Foreclosures hit MA Section 8 tenants - Activists: New owners trample on renters' rights |
2007-10-29 |
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An Open-source MLS Replacement? |
2007-10-26 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Sep 2007: Prices 15.29% below peak, lowest September on record (from 2003 on), discrepancy between MAR and Warren Group at 11.84% |
2007-10-25 |
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Housing horror could hang around for years (Boston mentioned) |
2007-10-25 |
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Countrywide Financial: Explosion of REOs Was A Technical Glitch |
2007-10-24 |
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Report: Bay State behind in global economy |
2007-10-24 |
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Massachusetts Housing Market Blog: September Market Wrap |
2007-10-23 |
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Breaking News: Countrywide Financial REO's Off The Charts! Glitch reveals order of magnitude jump, but was it an error in the data or a peak behind the curtain? |
2007-10-23 |
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A Troubled 'Ownership Society' - As lenders cease making small, second loans, the homeownership rate is starting to decline, and the outlook for the housing market could worsen |
2007-10-23 |
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Who has to sell and who has to buy? What is the ratio? |
2007-10-23 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales: September 2007 |
2007-10-23 |
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MAR on Sep 2007 vs Sep 2006: Nominal prices down 0.3%, sales down 13.7%. Link president Debra Taylor Blair says downtown market "insulated" from problems. |
2007-10-23 |
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Worcester County September sales down 46% from 2006 |
2007-10-22 |
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Warren Group on Sep 2007 vs Sep 2006 for Massachusetts: Nominal prices down 4.6%, sales down 19%. Foreclosures may explain continuing discrepancies with MAR. |
2007-10-22 |
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Default crisis is evicting renters - Tenants forced out by foreclosures |
2007-10-21 |
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Area home auctions hit the roof - Foreclosures north of Boston nearly triple |
2007-10-21 |
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Rising foreclosures danger to MA and US economy |
2007-10-20 |
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Sox bat .000 in home game - Real estate market tough on stars, too |
2007-10-19 |
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Revisiting the Nouvelle at Natick - what are the prospects for this condo development? |
2007-10-19 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: Mid-Month Stats for October 2007 |
2007-10-19 |
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Patrick wants mortgage lenders to work more closely with state to speed sales of foreclosed homes |
2007-10-19 |
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Fort Point Channel vision clouding over - Development team selling off properties as condo market cools |
2007-10-19 |
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Globe leaves out overlap in Patrick's service at Ameriquest with peak in subprime origination |
2007-10-19 |
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State toughens rules on mortgages - AG targets high fees, unaffordable loans |
2007-10-18 |
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MA House Bill Seeks to Slow Foreclosures |
2007-10-18 |
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The Arlington Artifice: September 2007 |
2007-10-18 |
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Massachusetts AG Issues Final Mortgage Broker And Lender Regulations |
2007-10-18 |
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"Great time" to buy a house - anecdotes of prices down $200K and low-ball offers |
2007-10-17 |
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US Forecast: New mortgages to drop by 18% in 2008 and then 6% more in 2009 |
2007-10-16 |
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Delinquencies at condos can cost neighbors - Anecdote from Dale Village in Roslindale |
2007-10-16 |
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Housing Market Woes Hit Worcester County Hard |
2007-10-16 |
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Mortgage financiers: housing prices to continue decline through at least end of 2008, prices may not start rising again until 2010 |
2007-10-15 |
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Bono to lure depleted broker ranks to mortgage fete in Boston next week |
2007-10-15 |
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Patrick's work as Associate US Atty Gen. cited as possible contributing factor in current mortgage inequality problems (see external comments) |
2007-10-15 |
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Group protests at Jamaica Plain office of Countrywide Financial, calls for boycott |
2007-10-15 |
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How relevant is Patrick's past work for largest US subprime lender (Ameriquest) when pressing lenders now? |
2007-10-15 |
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Patrick to press mortgage companies - Says lenders can help prevent foreclosures |
2007-10-14 |
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Hearing To Focus On Mortgage Inequalities in Boston - Congressional Hearing To Focus On Higher Black, Latino Loan Prices |
2007-10-14 |
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Home appraisals can help land you an accurate asking price |
2007-10-14 |
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Foreclosures threaten Providence neighborhoods' vitality |
2007-10-14 |
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Summit Mortgage closes its doors, is largest Boston based lender to collapse thus far |
2007-10-14 |
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The Warren Group offers complete foreclosure auction information |
2007-10-13 |
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Housing programs offer real help |
2007-10-13 |
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More to face loss of home in Mass. - Foreclosures double |
2007-10-12 |
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Harborview at the Navy Yard on the auction block Nov 8th |
2007-10-12 |
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Countrywide Loyalty Oath Wristband for Sale on eBay |
2007-10-12 |
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Round 2: Globe response to "hot" Arlington criticism |
2007-10-12 |
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The state's global-local paradox - challenges in bringing economic development to Massachusetts |
2007-10-12 |
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Medford condos to be auctioned - Skyline Condominiums at Station Landing |
2007-10-11 |
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Arlington: hot or not? Globe lambasted for puff piece inaccuracies |
2007-10-11 |
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Greater Boston Housing Report Card: It's not a seller's market, a buyer's market, a lender's market, or anybody's market |
2007-10-11 |
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Greater Boston housing not affordable - Study: Slump not ending issue |
2007-10-11 |
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NARcasting The Future: October 2007 - Latest 2007 "forecast" from the NAR juxtaposed against past "forecasts." Updated graph of dwindling predictions. |
2007-10-10 |
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Mass foreclosure activity continues to rise |
2007-10-09 |
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Boston foreclosure report, week ending October 5, 2007 |
2007-10-08 |
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As foreclosures widen, a neighborhood erodes - Crisis tests many in north Lawrence |
2007-10-08 |
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South Shore's soft market - In once-hot region, home sales, prices lag behind other areas of Bay State |
2007-10-08 |
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Attorney General Martha Coakley Files Lawsuit Against National Mortgage Lender-Fremont Investment and Loan - First Case Under 2004 Predatory Home Practices Act |
2007-10-05 |
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Boston Bubble Report: MA Housing vs. Income 1984 - 2006 |
2007-10-04 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: preliminary September stats |
2007-10-03 |
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State suing Countrywide Financial |
2007-10-03 |
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Record Level of Foreclosure Filings Throughout Massachusetts in Third Quarter of 2007 |
2007-10-02 |
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Globe asks for comments: are subprime borrowers victims or perpetrators? |
2007-10-02 |
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R.I. house, condo sales both decline |
2007-10-02 |
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Mortgage brokers' sleight of hand |
2007-10-01 |
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Insightful examination of Globe article on rate increases hammering Massachusetts homeowners |
2007-10-01 |
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Mortgages set up to fail - Hub crisis fueled by scams, unprepared buyers |
2007-10-01 |
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Saugus home values decline |
2007-10-01 |
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Boston foreclosure report, week ending September 28, 2007 |
2007-09-28 |
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Boston Bubble Brief Aug 2007: MAR YOY increase still a decline in real terms. Discrepancy between MAR and Warren Group at 13.69%. |
2007-09-28 |
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August national YOY housing price decline biggest in 37 years |
2007-09-27 |
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Patrick administration prediction: Mortgage foreclosures will get worse |
2007-09-27 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales: August 2007 |
2007-09-27 |
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Fan Pier finally rises |
2007-09-26 |
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Condo glut clouds 2009 fiscal forecasting in Salisbury |
2007-09-26 |
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Foreclosures drag down home sales |
2007-09-25 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller July 2007 Released, Boston down 3.4% nominally from July 2006 |
2007-09-25 |
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Warren Group data conflicts with MAR yet again with price decline of nearly 5% in August |
2007-09-25 |
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Pond View Village units back on the market with price drops as much as $100,000 |
2007-09-25 |
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MAR August 2007 vs 2006 (PDF): nominal, median, SFH price up 1.4% |
2007-09-24 |
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Eastie's sizzle fizzles - The next 'hot' housing market has cooled, and, for some, that's OK |
2007-09-24 |
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Lessons from Boston's last downturn - why the market deadlocks |
2007-09-23 |
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Boston foreclosure report, week ending September 21, 2007 |
2007-09-22 |
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Preliminary September stats from Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: 19% decrease in documents, foreclosure deeds up 92% |
2007-09-22 |
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Massachusetts saw 4,527 foreclosures in August, or 1 in 594 households |
2007-09-21 |
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2006 surprises for MA: nominal average prices declined 15.56% (not as bad as it sounds), nominal median income declined 1.23% |
2007-09-20 |
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Moody's Economy.com predicts Boston prices to decline 9.4% from peak with bottom in Q4 2008 |
2007-09-20 |
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Correction: S&P/Case-Shiller Boston futures predict 22.72% nominal drop by Q3 2011 |
2007-09-19 |
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Real Estate Derivatives Seminar on Oct 10th 4PM - 6PM at The Downtown Harvard Club of Boston |
2007-09-19 |
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State of the Nation's Housing 2007 - Harvard Release, tomorrow at noon, open to public |
2007-09-19 |
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Foreclosure threats high in Worcester |
2007-09-19 |
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N.E. may stay afloat in stormy economy - Businesses brace as outlook turns murky |
2007-09-18 |
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Federal Reserve cuts benchmark interest rate 0.5% |
2007-09-17 |
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Boston Bubble Special Report: Extended S&P/Case-Shiller futures debut. Market predicts 29.40% nominal drop by Q3 2011, no bottom in sight. |
2007-09-17 |
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Work at Monarch on the Merrimack condos in Lawrence all but stops |
2007-09-17 |
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Boston law firms get ready for uptick in subprime business |
2007-09-16 |
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Price it right; Ask too much in a down market and you may lose |
2007-09-16 |
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Boston foreclosure report, week ending September 14, 2007 |
2007-09-15 |
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Permit numbers plunge - Building slowdown stresses Mass. economy |
2007-09-13 |
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More minorities denied mortgages - Boston rejection rates highest since early '90s |
2007-09-12 |
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Housing Bust Hits Enclave of Super-Rich (Nantucket) |
2007-09-12 |
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NARcasting The Future: September 2007 - Updated "forecast" graph and history of quotes |
2007-09-11 |
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NAR reduces forecast for 9th time this year, now says Q1 2008 will be bottom |
2007-09-11 |
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Government steps up to help borrowers, but not without controversy |
2007-09-10 |
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Rhode Island Home Sales and Prices Drop Again in July; Sales Drop for Fifth Straight Month, According to The Warren Group |
2007-09-09 |
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Free how-to seminar on selling your own home, Sep 18th in Sudbury |
2007-09-09 |
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Boston foreclosure report, week ending September 7, 2007 |
2007-09-09 |
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The Blame Game - brought to you by CNN |
2007-09-07 |
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Is living in The Natick Mall luxurious? |
2007-09-07 |
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Jumbo loan woes hitting brokers - MA mortgage brokerage firms closing at torrid pace |
2007-09-07 |
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Massachusetts delinquencies up sharply |
2007-09-06 |
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NPR lead story: New Foreclosure Rate Surges to Record |
2007-09-06 |
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Baby Boomers Eye Part-Time Jobs Out Of State - Some Say State Not Livable When Working Hours Decrease |
2007-09-06 |
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NPR Talkshow Alert: The Subprime Mop-up |
2007-09-06 |
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Tight credit hurts housing, little else; Beige book report makes chances for rate cut less likely |
2007-09-05 |
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Plymouth County foreclosures explode |
2007-09-04 |
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MA attorney general bars for-profit foreclosure rescues |
2007-09-04 |
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The Onion's satirical take on recent housing price declines |
2007-09-02 |
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Boston foreclosure report, week ending August 31, 2007 |
2007-09-01 |
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The Housing Bubble Blog on many Massachusetts real estate news articles |
2007-09-01 |
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Economist eyes home value dive: Others skeptical of 50% decline |
2007-08-31 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds August stats: Foreclosures still on the rise |
2007-08-31 |
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Bush Outlines Aid for Mortgage Holders |
2007-08-30 |
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Foreclosures outlook seen grim in area |
2007-08-30 |
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Harbor Condo Project Abruptly Shifts Course |
2007-08-30 |
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Buzz at Middlesex recording counter: $300K+ loans hard to find; ARM holders worried |
2007-08-30 |
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Wait 2.0: Negative cycle creating marginal or mega-savings for patient homebuyers? |
2007-08-30 |
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Pond View condo prices to drop; Joseph Flatley: "We've never had a loss in our 17 years - this is the first" |
2007-08-30 |
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MA housing woes cost jobs: Big projects ease blow |
2007-08-29 |
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Massachusetts Petitions to Foreclose Continue Rising in July; Auction Announcements More Than Double, According to The Warren Group |
2007-08-28 |
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S&P Case-Shiller Index for Boston down 3.7% nominally YOY in June (PDF) |
2007-08-28 |
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Petition: Tax Payers Against a Wall Street and Mortgage Bailout |
2007-08-28 |
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Countrywide tries to reassure its clients in MA and US |
2007-08-28 |
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Dismal scientists fear dismal housing recovery |
2007-08-27 |
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Housing slump cuts MA Realtor ranks: Trade association numbers down 2.5%; Mortgage Bankers Association membership drops 17% |
2007-08-24 |
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Boston Bubble Brief Jul 2007: real MA SFH prices down 0.78% over Jul 2006, discrepancy with Warren Group 15.39% |
2007-08-23 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales: July 2007 |
2007-08-23 |
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Home prices fall for 15th month - Mortgage woes are tripping up willing buyers |
2007-08-22 |
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Banks ready for 'old way' of business |
2007-08-22 |
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State agency ignores own guidelines in condo loans - Awards $20m set aside for apartments |
2007-08-21 |
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MAR on Jul 2007 vs Jul 2006: nominal SFH prices up 1.3%. Price discrepancy now 15% above Warren Group. |
2007-08-21 |
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Warren Group on Jul 2007 vs Jul 2006 for MA: nominal SFH prices down 4.6%, volume up 1.5% |
2007-08-20 |
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Summer slump of 2007: For every 2 sales, 3 listings failing in MA |
2007-08-20 |
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Talk of recession grows: Housing woes keep building |
2007-08-19 |
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Cape and Islands brace for loan fallout |
2007-08-18 |
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Escalating mortgage crisis expected to further depress house sales and prices in Massachusetts this fall |
2007-08-17 |
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Bay State firms add 4,200 jobs in past month |
2007-08-17 |
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Real Estate Cafe hosting picnic-style "Bubble Hour" on Esplanade tonight |
2007-08-16 |
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Zillow market trends for the quarter, for Boston et al |
2007-08-16 |
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Massachusetts ranked 4th most expensive state to do business |
2007-08-15 |
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Need your prediction: How far will rising cost of jumbo loans drive prices down? |
2007-08-15 |
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Subprime mortgages finance many of those giant homes in New Hampshire |
2007-08-15 |
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Connecticut Home Sales Fall in First Half of Year, Price Still on the Rise, According to The Warren Group |
2007-08-14 |
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Globe blog on absurdity of calling this a "buyer's market" |
2007-08-14 |
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Rhode Island Home Sales and Prices Down After Second Quarter, June Sees 11 Percent Drop in Sales, According to The Warren Group |
2007-08-14 |
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Homestead Volume Rising |
2007-08-13 |
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State of Massachusetts has lost approximately $80M so far this year due to subprime implosion |
2007-08-13 |
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Consumers ride mortgage-driven market rollercoaster: Local experts not ready to call situation a crisis |
2007-08-13 |
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NARcasting The Future: August 2007 - nice graph of continual erosion in NAR's 2007 forecast revisions |
2007-08-13 |
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Subprime loans' big chill: Freeze hits buyers with good credit, Wall St. |
2007-08-11 |
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Immigrants leaving Massachusetts due to falling dollar |
2007-08-10 |
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SouthCoastToday.com's View: New mortgage rules protect the public |
2007-08-09 |
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Economists Brace for Worsening Subprime Crisis - NPR covers Hyde Park family |
2007-08-09 |
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Public says help subprime's victims, at least according to survey from Experian (a credit services company) |
2007-08-09 |
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CME Group Extends Offerings of S&P/Case-Shiller Housing Contracts, including Boston - contracts to extend up to 5 years into future |
2007-08-09 |
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Real estate recovery slow as sellers lower expectations in Acton |
2007-08-09 |
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NH foreclosures up statewide, report says: "They could peak at 2,000 next year" |
2007-08-08 |
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Mortgage seekers caught in squeeze - Crisis in credit spurs loan cutback statewide |
2007-08-08 |
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MA bill would help renters after foreclosures |
2007-08-07 |
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Lenders as sellers take substantial losses at Middlesex North Registry of Deeds |
2007-08-07 |
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R.I. Home Sales Continue Decline |
2007-08-07 |
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Why us?: Tenants say they're foreclosure victims |
2007-08-06 |
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Non-Subprime Default Rates Will Jump in Next Year, Analyst Says |
2007-08-04 |
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Massachusetts orders American Home Mortgage to cease business in state, other states react similarly |
2007-08-03 |
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Foreclosures on the Cape spiked to a 13-year high in July |
2007-08-03 |
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Mass. bankruptcy surge: Housing woes cited |
2007-08-02 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds July 2007 Statistics |
2007-08-02 |
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Warren Group reports MA foreclosures up 170% in first half of 2007 compared to first half of 2006 |
2007-08-02 |
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MA foreclosure announcements still rising in June |
2007-08-01 |
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State sets up hotline for subprime borrowers |
2007-07-31 |
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Hub hedge fund will wind down; Amid subprime woes, Sowood says losses topped 50% in July |
2007-07-31 |
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Home prices fall further in May, Case-Shiller says. Boston down 4.3% YOY. MarketWatch: "Boston may have bottomed" |
2007-07-31 |
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Tangle of loans feeds foreclosure crisis - Borrowers can't tell where to turn for change in terms |
2007-07-31 |
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NY Times Editorial: any lingering hope that the housing downturn would be contained has vanished |
2007-07-30 |
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First-timers acquiring a fixer-upper often face foreclosure - local flips flop |
2007-07-30 |
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Latest reason housing rebound is supposedly right around the corner: immigrants - "assuming Congress doesn't impose further restrictions." AP article uses anecdotes from Billerica and Boston suburbs. |
2007-07-30 |
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Subprime contagion bleeds into Alt-A - American Home Stock Plunges 45% on Dividend Payment Delay |
2007-07-30 |
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Mass economy being pulled in opposite directions - strength in technology, science, knowledge, and health sectors offset by residential real estate weakness |
2007-07-30 |
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Patrick uses campaign funds for legal fees in Ameriquest Mortgage inquiry |
2007-07-27 |
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Subprime could create global crisis, economist says |
2007-07-27 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Jun 2007: 2 years from peak, real prices down 9.37%, also below 2003 prices |
2007-07-27 |
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Report: Many towns shun CPA despite paying for it |
2007-07-26 |
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Moody's predicts foreclosure rate on subprime loans to hit 10% in 2008 and 20% by 2011 |
2007-07-26 |
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Massachusetts Housing Market Blog: June Market Wrap - MAR & Warren group discrepancies have been compounding for 2 years |
2007-07-26 |
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Market correction in 2009? Watch NECN video & use this new tool |
2007-07-26 |
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Herald gives Deval heat over latest foreclosure proposal |
2007-07-26 |
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Update to Massachusetts' foreclosure-fighting plans |
2007-07-26 |
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Google Maps mashup - all Boston developments, with comments |
2007-07-25 |
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Condos creep out of downtown Haverhill; New development moves west of city's center |
2007-07-25 |
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Invitation to join "Bubble hour" before NECN interview today |
2007-07-25 |
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Another new Patrick administration foreclosure plan would make lenders pay - Residents who lose homes could get cash for moving and rent |
2007-07-25 |
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Feuding owners aim to sell NorthPoint |
2007-07-24 |
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No housing recovery til 2009: Countrywide |
2007-07-24 |
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2-, 3-family home sales worst in 16 years |
2007-07-24 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales: June 2007 |
2007-07-24 |
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Dedham, Norwood home sales slump |
2007-07-24 |
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Rising foreclosures bad economic signal |
2007-07-23 |
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Wealthy towns getting most CPA benefit |
2007-07-23 |
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MA senate wants businesses to pay for employees' housing |
2007-07-23 |
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MAR on June 2007 vs June 2006 for MA: Continuing discrepancies with Warren Group. Nominal SFH prices down 1.6%, sales down 6%. Nominal condo prices up 4.4%, sales down 3.6%. |
2007-07-23 |
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Warren Group on June 2007 vs June 2006 for MA: Nominal SFH prices down 4.6%, sales down 8.3%. Nominal condo prices down 3.6%, sales down 12.3%. |
2007-07-22 |
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Globe Op-Ed by executive director of MA Mortgage Bankers Association on "subprime lending misconceptions" |
2007-07-22 |
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Globe Op-Ed by Mark Zandi: "so many made such bad decisions for such a long period that it is now our problem" |
2007-07-20 |
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Opinion piece in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly predicts criminal investigations of attorneys, mortgage brokers, buyers and sellers |
2007-07-20 |
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The riskiest housing markets - Boston-Quincy retains spot on list |
2007-07-19 |
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Safe Haven offers anecdotal evidence of "Boston's Crumbling Economy" |
2007-07-18 |
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Natick residents, relatives and employees to get preference for affordable housing |
2007-07-17 |
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Massachusetts Housing Market Blog: March-April-May Market Wrap |
2007-07-16 |
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Subprime in Greater Boston: 70% for minorities, 16% for whites when incomes between $92K and $152K |
2007-07-16 |
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FDIC, Neighborworks(R) America Form National Partnership To Help Consumers at Risk of Foreclosure - Boston 1 of 9 areas targeted |
2007-07-16 |
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Announcing discussions for Boston Bubble news links - please report any RSS glitches (Google Reader users take note) |
2007-07-15 |
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Eagle-Tribune's view: Borrower bailout rewards irrational behavior |
2007-07-15 |
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Housing slump hampers shoppers |
2007-07-13 |
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June foreclosure stats for Middlesex County - foreclosures eased slightly compared to May |
2007-07-13 |
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Warren Group on May 2007 vs 2006 for Massachusetts: foreclosure auctions more than doubled, foreclosure actions up 39% |
2007-07-12 |
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Massachusetts homeowners sue Countrywide for racial bias in mortgage loans (separate from NAACP case) |
2007-07-12 |
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NAACP sues over risky loans - Boston cited as example of "systematic racism" regarding subprime loans |
2007-07-11 |
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Foreclosures against 2,200 Mass. borrowers postponed thanks to Attorney General Martha Coakley |
2007-07-11 |
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NAR releases yet another downward revision for their "forecast" of 2007, now claims that sales will pick up in late 2007 with prices following in 2008 |
2007-07-11 |
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Mass. seeks to curb foreclosures with $250M refinancing fund, provided largely by Fannie Mae |
2007-07-11 |
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MA expected to unveil bailout plan for overextended borrowers today |
2007-07-10 |
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Flip This House coming to Boston |
2007-07-10 |
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The Housing Bubble Blog recaps several recent articles on Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island |
2007-07-09 |
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Mortgage resets: Record bill coming due, with a large portion in Massachusetts |
2007-07-09 |
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Worcester Business Journal: Housing downturn leads to survival of the fittest for real estate agents |
2007-07-06 |
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Average rents decrease in spring 2007 for Boston and Massachusetts |
2007-07-06 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds reports June 2007 vs June 2006 stats - deeds down 10%, mortgages down 26%, foreclosure deeds up 188% |
2007-07-05 |
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Mass. business confidence falls |
2007-07-05 |
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Planners urge dramatic change in region's development patterns before open space is gone |
2007-07-03 |
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State Ethics Commission chief, who dropped investigation into Patrick's Ameriquest intervention, to step down |
2007-07-03 |
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Cape foreclosures hit 10-year high |
2007-07-02 |
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ForeclosuresMass.com Report: Foreclosure Filings Hit Record High in Massachusetts for Eighth Consecutive Month |
2007-06-29 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, May 2007: MAR data suggests possibility of moderating declines but suffers from pronounced divergence from more thorough data sources |
2007-06-29 |
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Discuss: Say No to Deval's Bailout |
2007-06-29 |
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Patrick Administration exploring massive, state-backed bailout of homeowners with subprime mortgages |
2007-06-28 |
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Boston area homes sit on market longer |
2007-06-27 |
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Paper Money Blog: Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales: May 2007. Note comments on "eyebrow-raising" declines in towns (Cambridge down 20% YOY, Somerville down 30% over 2005) |
2007-06-27 |
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Globe: Hopes for real estate revival wilt - Single-family home sales drop by up to 9% in May, cap disappointing spring |
2007-06-27 |
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Herald: Bay State sales staying on downward slide |
2007-06-27 |
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Home sales down sharply in WMass |
2007-06-26 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller April nominal price index: Boston down 4.5% YOY, US home prices prices fell at fastest rate in 16 years |
2007-06-26 |
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Warren Group: nominal SFH prices down 4.6% in May 2007 vs. May 2006, with volume taking biggest hit yet this year |
2007-06-26 |
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Massachusetts Association of Realtors: nominal SFH prices up 0.7% in May 2007 vs. May 2006 |
2007-06-24 |
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The loss of a dream - Skyrocketing foreclosures a tragedy that is still unfolding |
2007-06-22 |
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First stage of real estate grief: Denial. 55% of Americans believe their home would sell for more today than it would have last year. |
2007-06-22 |
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Study: One in 177 homes in Hub area in foreclosure |
2007-06-20 |
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Mortgage Rate Rise Pushes U.S. Housing, Economy to "Blood Bath" |
2007-06-20 |
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1,500 Mass. foreclosure actions initiated in May - Rising interest rates, more sluggish sales squeeze homeowners |
2007-06-19 |
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Latest PMI Group report continues to rank Boston as a High Risk, High Volatility, Low Affordability MSA, with a 50.1% chance of additional declines |
2007-06-19 |
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Massachusetts Foreclosures Jump Again - Warren Group reports foreclosures more than doubled in May 2007 vs May 2006 |
2007-06-19 |
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Bargain at the Mandarin: Only $5.2M for condo |
2007-06-19 |
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Boston Foundation calls for "revolution" |
2007-06-19 |
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Boston Foundation report: only 8 years ago, 92% of Boston towns were affordable - now just 17% are |
2007-06-18 |
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Report commissioned by the state Executive Office of Economic Development and Central Massachusetts Regional Competitiveness Council cites housing as major factor in why recent grads leave area |
2007-06-17 |
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Forecasters predict further housing market slump |
2007-06-15 |
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State to cap profits on affordable housing law |
2007-06-14 |
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Acton using Community Preservation Act funds to subsidize condo purchases |
2007-06-13 |
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May US foreclosure filings soar 90%; more housing woes likely - MA rate was 11th highest |
2007-06-12 |
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ZipRealty Price Reduction Index, June 2007: 42.4% of Boston homes reduced as of 6/1, up from 40.1% on 5/1 |
2007-06-12 |
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Foreclosure rates across the U.S. - MA among leaders |
2007-06-12 |
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Paper Money Blog incensed by Harvard's State of The Nation's Housing 2007 |
2007-06-12 |
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Commentary at The Housing Bubble Blog on recent Globe and Herald articles, including the 2007 Harvard report |
2007-06-11 |
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Analogous Harvard study from 2005: "house prices should keep rising as long as job and income growth continue to offset the recent jump in short-term interest rates" |
2007-06-11 |
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Discuss: Globe article - 10 mistakes buyers make |
2007-06-11 |
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Harvard's Nicolas Retsinas: MA housing market to rebound late 2007 or 2008. David Wluka: MA needs modest starter homes for those only making $80K - $130K. Report: prices need to fall 35% - 44% to return to historical affordability. Retsinas: the market will not return [to those levels]. |
2007-06-11 |
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David Lereah's Statements Vs. Performance of Housing Stocks |
2007-06-08 |
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Housing crisis causing bleak economic future for Worcester |
2007-06-08 |
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More on foreclosures from the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Lowell |
2007-06-08 |
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OFHEO Home Price Index: Q1 2007 with graphs of MA, Boston-Quincy, and Cambridge-Newton-Framingham |
2007-06-07 |
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Avoiding foreclosure in Somerville and the Boston area in general |
2007-06-06 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: May foreclosure orders of notice down, but foreclosure deeds way up |
2007-06-05 |
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Boston neighborhood learns an ugly lesson about mortgage lending |
2007-06-04 |
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Declining home prices boost sales |
2007-06-03 |
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E. Boston waterfront project stalls |
2007-06-03 |
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State cracks down on bailout scams - Coakley: Emergency rule needed to protect those in foreclosure |
2007-06-01 |
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Southie Binges: Gentrification hits a glut |
2007-06-01 |
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Home ownership unaffordable for 78.9% in Portland, Maine |
2007-05-31 |
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Pre-foreclosure market in Boston - Wolves in Sheep's Clothing? (video report available) |
2007-05-31 |
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Foreclosures nearly quadruple in Lawrence |
2007-05-31 |
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Lawyer eyes Ameriquest: Clients: Home loan paperwork faulty |
2007-05-31 |
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Massachusetts leads the nation in home price declines |
2007-05-31 |
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More town and school employees feel housing market squeeze |
2007-05-30 |
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Complaints prompt hard look at mortgage telemarketing |
2007-05-30 |
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R.I. housing slump continues in April |
2007-05-29 |
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Greater Boston Real Estate Board CEO Gregory Vasil on buyers: "This is the low point, and if they miss it, they may not have another opportunity like this for years to come" |
2007-05-29 |
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Boston home prices fell 4.9% nominally from Mar 2006 - Mar 2007, based on S&P/Case-Shiller Index |
2007-05-29 |
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Another article on why median prices may be understating declines |
2007-05-29 |
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Property tax systems leave homeowners angry, confused |
2007-05-28 |
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Neighborhood swayed by "liar's loans" |
2007-05-28 |
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'80's Flashback: Housing economists catch-up with bubble bloggers |
2007-05-28 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales: April 2007 |
2007-05-25 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Apri 2007: Real YOY decline 4.40%, prices 13.29% below peak - no "positive trend" |
2007-05-25 |
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Housing slump may rival late '80s - Study's author says state could gain by being less expensive |
2007-05-25 |
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Experts: Cape Ann Housing Opportunity lost race to sell condos before market cooled |
2007-05-24 |
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Report: NE economy to lag through 2011, housing declines to continue |
2007-05-23 |
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Record Foreclosure Filings Hit Communities Across Massachusetts Regardless of Size and Location |
2007-05-23 |
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Massachusetts foreclosure filings up 63% from April 2006 to April 2007 |
2007-05-23 |
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The Housing Bubble Blog: Prices Declining Steadily In Massachusetts |
2007-05-23 |
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MA housing market suffers downturn |
2007-05-23 |
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Slump in condo sales puts heralded Stoughton project in default with main lender |
2007-05-22 |
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Warren Group reports greater declines than MAR once again - nominal prices fell 4.7% from April 2006 - 2007, sales down 1.9% |
2007-05-22 |
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MAR: April sales fall 1.7% from 2006, nominal prices down 2.3% - MAR's take: "The housing market continued to trend in a positive direction for the month of April" |
2007-05-20 |
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Home auctions quadruple: Bay State has 1,712 ads in April |
2007-05-18 |
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Neighbors fear Union Square zoning changes put homes out of reach |
2007-05-16 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds confirms surge of foreclosures, continuing weakness in May |
2007-05-16 |
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More face auction of homes |
2007-05-15 |
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Why rent? To get richer |
2007-05-15 |
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Mass. foreclosure activity shoots up 355% in April |
2007-05-15 |
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Boston makes Forbes list of top 10 most overpriced real estate markets in the US |
2007-05-14 |
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Weak spring may drive home prices lower |
2007-05-14 |
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Pols plan as foreclosures loom: Thousands in state are close to losing homes |
2007-05-13 |
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Lereah's recent bearish statements still dishonest |
2007-05-11 |
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Age limits rescinded on Holden condo complex - Empty nesters not buying homes |
2007-05-11 |
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The ugly face of foreclosure (national) |
2007-05-10 |
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Toll Brothers CEO grades Massachusetts housing market an "F" |
2007-05-10 |
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Subprime woes hit Boston area buyers - Those with limited resources finding it harder to get loans |
2007-05-10 |
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Maine Housing Bubble Blog |
2007-05-10 |
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Connecticut Can't Shake Housing Slump - New-Home Sales, Resales Fall 8.6% In March; Economists Don't Expect Rapid Recovery |
2007-05-09 |
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Anyone want a house? Has the state got a real estate deal for you |
2007-05-09 |
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NH foreclosures jump as "exotic" loans' rates adjust |
2007-05-08 |
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Shiller: Mr. Worst-case scenario |
2007-05-08 |
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Another bailout proposal for overextended Boston borrowers: City Hall would buy foreclosures and rent/sell them back to the owners |
2007-05-07 |
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Attention Millionaires: Manny Ramirez and Pedro Martinez Want to Sell You Their Homes |
2007-05-07 |
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Leff: Housing regulations are strangling state's economy |
2007-05-06 |
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Housing cheers turn gloomy - Long criticized as too upbeat, Realtors' departing economist now sees recession |
2007-05-05 |
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Home sale prices on Cape dip |
2007-05-04 |
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Developers' squabble could spell trouble for NorthPoint |
2007-05-04 |
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House panel chaired by MA Rep Frank votes to expand FHA role in subprime lending |
2007-05-03 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: April stats - "While the plunge seems to have eased, we still haven't turned the corner" |
2007-05-01 |
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Lenders say many won't be helped by MA foreclosure delay |
2007-05-01 |
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R.I. home sales fall 3% in 1Q, 17.7% in March |
2007-05-01 |
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MA Declares Moratorium On Foreclosures - Move Against "Predatory Lenders" Is Unprecedented |
2007-04-30 |
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Massachusetts to seek delays on foreclosures |
2007-04-30 |
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Blueprint for new housing in Greater Boston: Plan calls for more townhouses, multifamily homes; focuses on building in town centers |
2007-04-30 |
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Mass. economic growth outpaces nation, but housing a trouble spot |
2007-04-30 |
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State's foreclosure rate deemed a crisis by governor |
2007-04-30 |
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Brokers in Blogsville - front page article in Globe's Sunday Real Estate section mentions bostonbubble.com, features logo |
2007-04-27 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Mar 2007: Real YOY decline of 2.39% less severe than normal |
2007-04-27 |
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Lower Boston condo sales may be residual effect from timing of projects |
2007-04-27 |
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Boston's condominium market posted a surprisingly weak start of the year |
2007-04-26 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: correction continues in April - deeds down 11%, foreclosures up 243%, compared to last year |
2007-04-26 |
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Patrick proposes mortgage fraud law |
2007-04-25 |
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The Housing Bubble Blog: "The Escape Hatch Is Closing" In Massachusetts |
2007-04-24 |
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Massachusetts foreclosure filings spiked by 47 percent in March |
2007-04-24 |
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S&P housing index shows steepest decline in U.S. home prices in nearly 15 years |
2007-04-24 |
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MA home sales drop again: Market may not be at bottom yet |
2007-04-23 |
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Massachusetts Petitions to Foreclose Rise 80 Percent in First Quarter of 2007; Auction Announcements up Almost 200 Percent, According to The Warren Group |
2007-04-23 |
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Massachusetts Association of Realtors' data inexplicably inconsistent |
2007-04-23 |
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Massachusetts home prices stabilize in March-report |
2007-04-23 |
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Massachusetts Home Sales and Prices Continue to Inch Downward During First Quarter; According to The Warren Group |
2007-04-22 |
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Worried homeowners share their high-interest stories - National effort to battle lenders hits Jamaica Plain |
2007-04-22 |
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Caught in a mortgage trap in Maine |
2007-04-21 |
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Subprime mess hits homeowners in R.I. |
2007-04-20 |
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Doug Azarian, MAR President: "the market is stabilizing..." "it is a great time to buy" |
2007-04-20 |
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Home foreclosures rose fourfold in Hub in 2006 |
2007-04-20 |
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Slowing real estate market hurting advertising revenue for newspapers, including Globe's owner |
2007-04-19 |
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More details from Herald - Home scheme halted: AG slams Mass. firms' foreclosure 'rescue' |
2007-04-18 |
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Injunction issued in state case vs. mortgage brokers |
2007-04-17 |
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Subprime loans can't be easily rewritten: FDIC |
2007-04-16 |
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15 month graph of Boston condo inventory and sales |
2007-04-13 |
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Upcoming seminar on preventing foreclosure, April 19th in Lowell |
2007-04-13 |
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More details on mortgage fraud: AG sues 19, alleges foreclosure scams |
2007-04-12 |
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Mass. AG sues 19 for mortgage fraud |
2007-04-12 |
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The Boston Indicators Project - Measuring and analyzing local housing, the local economy, etc. |
2007-04-12 |
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David Lereah (video clip): Boston and nearby areas "beginning to recover" and "becoming pretty good buys" |
2007-04-12 |
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Groups recommend guidelines to reduce MA foreclosures |
2007-04-12 |
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Altered photos: Removing the real from real estate |
2007-04-12 |
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Mortgage woes could be 'tip of the iceberg' - Fraud, abusive lending crushes dreams for millions of home owners |
2007-04-11 |
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Discuss: Should Massachusetts bail out borrowers? |
2007-04-11 |
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Plan will aid those facing loss of homes - Panel urges state to offer financing help as foreclosures grow |
2007-04-11 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: "Nothing that's happened at this registry during the first ten days of April suggests that the real estate market is starting to rebound." |
2007-04-09 |
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Lowell Sun running 3 part series on local foreclosures |
2007-04-08 |
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Foreclosure's shadow falls across diverse set of US homeowners - Lawrence, MA couple profiled |
2007-04-07 |
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Globe Op-Ed Piece by Robert Kuttner: The housing squeeze |
2007-04-06 |
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In Central MA, homeowners bear brunt of tax increases |
2007-04-06 |
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Governor Patrick previously oversaw subprime lenders now responsible for many MA foreclosures |
2007-04-05 |
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High overlap between New Century creditors and Senator Dodd's top contributors |
2007-04-05 |
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H&R Block Mortgage closes Burlington office |
2007-04-05 |
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100+ years of US Home prices adjusted for inflation plotted as a roller coaster |
2007-04-05 |
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Report: Boston will shrink without immigrants |
2007-04-04 |
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Massachusetts orders Vertical Lend Inc. to halt mortgages, citing forged signatures, faked files |
2007-04-04 |
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Barry Bluestone at Northeastern testifies on negative impact of housing bubble in Boston |
2007-04-04 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds on Feb & Q1 2007 vs. Feb & Q1 2006: sales down, foreclosures up by triple digit percentages |
2007-04-04 |
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Plights of three Boston area subprime borrowers reflect shifting terrain for home ownership |
2007-04-03 |
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North Shore foreclosure filings skyrocket |
2007-04-03 |
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Low ground-water levels are causing some Boston structures to rot under the surface |
2007-04-03 |
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Housing's fear factor: Crime may lower prices in some Hub areas |
2007-04-03 |
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2nd largest subprime lender (New Century) files for bankruptcy |
2007-04-02 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller (CSI) Index Tool updated to graph futures and YOY changes for Boston, etc. |
2007-04-02 |
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New housing permits in Central Mass. drop 50% YOY in January |
2007-04-01 |
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Fifty Massachusetts towns considering property tax hikes |
2007-04-01 |
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Owner asking more for 3 floors of retail than it paid for all of 360 Newbury in '04 |
2007-03-31 |
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MA takes 5 of top 10 spots for increase in subprime delinquencies |
2007-03-31 |
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Maps of Where Subprime Delinquencies Are Getting Worse in the US |
2007-03-31 |
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Gates Foundation investment not so bullish for real estate after all |
2007-03-30 |
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Clinton condos up for auction - Money needed to finish controversial 493-unit project |
2007-03-30 |
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Massachusetts Mortgage Bankers Association ejects 3 subprime lenders |
2007-03-30 |
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Excerpt from Lennar Corporation conference call on earnings |
2007-03-29 |
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Foreclosure maps for Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Westford, and Wilmington |
2007-03-29 |
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Mortgage crisis hits million-dollar homes |
2007-03-29 |
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Comparison of duration of current Boston declines to declines from late 80's / early 90's |
2007-03-29 |
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Mass. foreclosures set record high again |
2007-03-29 |
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Maps of foreclosures from the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Lowell |
2007-03-29 |
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Boston's financial services sector at risk, report says |
2007-03-28 |
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Stop the Subprime Bailout - Can you spare a few thousand dollars to pay somebody else's mortgage? |
2007-03-28 |
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Boston Globe profiles 5 affordable (relatively speaking) communities around Boston |
2007-03-28 |
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States, including MA, consider issuing bonds to aid subprime mortgage holders |
2007-03-28 |
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Mortgage ignorance rampant - 34% of homeowners have no idea what type of mortgage they have |
2007-03-27 |
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S&P/Case-Shiller Index down 5.6% YOY in Boston |
2007-03-27 |
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Galvin urges foreclosure reforms |
2007-03-26 |
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The Economist: Cracks in the facade - America's riskiest mortgages are crumbling. How far will the damage spread? |
2007-03-26 |
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Experts predict dangerous glut in real estate inventory with baby boomers retiring and MA's population growth stagnating |
2007-03-26 |
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Footloose and Mortgage-Free - Why single men overwhelmingly prefer renting to buying |
2007-03-23 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Feb 2007: Real prices down 6.36% YOY, 17.24% below peak. Average decline now 3 standard deviations below 0. |
2007-03-22 |
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US housing, mortgage woes contagion feared |
2007-03-22 |
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Condo project faces auction: Broadluxe complex hits skids |
2007-03-22 |
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NY Times: More stories from Boston area of buyers who knowingly overextended and are now facing the consequences |
2007-03-22 |
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Suffolk's plan to convert planned Downtown Crossing condos into dorm faces opposition |
2007-03-22 |
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The Massachusetts Housing Market: February Market Wrap |
2007-03-22 |
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Crashachusetts Existing Home Sales: February 2007 - last month's optimistic market "rebound" sentiment was short lived |
2007-03-21 |
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St. Joe 2.0: Local agent creates map of real estate consumers who are praying to St. Joseph |
2007-03-21 |
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Home-sales decline slows down: But bottom may not be in sight |
2007-03-21 |
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Housing market limps toward vital spring season - Prices drop 4% to 5% in February, but sales show very little change |
2007-03-20 |
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Bristol County fared less well in February's drop |
2007-03-20 |
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Mass. home prices still falling |
2007-03-20 |
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Adjustable Rate Mortgage Reset Schedule (nice graph) |
2007-03-20 |
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Warren Group: Feb 2007 MA SFH nominal prices down 4.6% from Feb 2006, sales down 1.4% |
2007-03-20 |
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New tool for charting S&P/Case-Shiller Index for Boston, et al |
2007-03-20 |
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Boston Globe starts blog focused on local property taxes and community issues |
2007-03-19 |
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'Liar loans': Mortgage woes beyond subprime |
2007-03-19 |
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A subprime sales season: Home loan woes could yield price cuts in Bay State |
2007-03-19 |
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Barney Frank plans bill to rein in subprime loans |
2007-03-19 |
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Worcester flipper Harold Avery shifting strategies due to softening market |
2007-03-19 |
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N.H. foreclosures increasing due to subprime loans |
2007-03-18 |
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Subprime market's decline puts thousands of Mass. homes at risk |
2007-03-18 |
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Boston-based Payton Construction files for chapter 11 bankruptcy |
2007-03-18 |
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A list of highest foreclosing lenders at The Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Lowell |
2007-03-18 |
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Boston Globe: Will I get crushed by the Subprime fallout? |
2007-03-18 |
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Housing angst and Fed on stocks' agenda (Dedham used as illustration) |
2007-03-17 |
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MIT economist Bill Wheaton: No recession but mortgage defaults will drag housing prices down |
2007-03-16 |
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A 'smoking gun' on race, subprime loans: Fresh evidence shows minorities in Boston more likely than whites to get them when buying home |
2007-03-16 |
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CNN/Money/Fortune profile Waltham couple who got in over their heads by buying in 2004 |
2007-03-16 |
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MA Commissioner Steven Antonakes: "I'm determining what can we do to help folks that are facing the foreclosure process" |
2007-03-15 |
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Hindrance to MA 40B projects removed, possibly leading to more affordable housing |
2007-03-15 |
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Mass. foreclosure filings soar: Home sales see uptick in January, but prices falling |
2007-03-15 |
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Merrill Lynch note: Mortgage problems could slap down housing prices sharply |
2007-03-15 |
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Greenspan: Subprime risk may spread - But ex-Fed chair also says high housing prices more of a problem than mortgage quality |
2007-03-15 |
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MA foreclosure data rise dramatically in February |
2007-03-15 |
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Comparing the previous and current real estate cycles using S&P/Case-Shiller HPI Boston MSA |
2007-03-15 |
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NPR Talk Show Alert: Subprime Panic today on WBUR or online via podcast |
2007-03-15 |
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Massachusetts and California have most metro areas (5 each) in list of top areas with delinquent subprime loans |
2007-03-14 |
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Galvin wants data on subprime lenders: State to look at ratings by 2 Wall Street firms |
2007-03-14 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: "Since 2004 we've been writing about the threat posed by the runaway mortgage industry. Unfortunately, our dire predictions seem to be upon us now." |
2007-03-13 |
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Massachusetts orders New Century to fulfill promises on loans in progress and stop taking new loan applications |
2007-03-13 |
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National Crisis Looms in Market for Mortgages |
2007-03-13 |
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Staples jobs go south: Mass. to lose 175 |
2007-03-12 |
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Subprime mortgage woes may be spreading - Losses are creeping up on so-called Alt-A home loans |
2007-03-12 |
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Globe Editorial: Homeowners on borrowed time |
2007-03-12 |
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US home prices may stay weak for years |
2007-03-09 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: RE Plunge Continues with "no indication that the slide in real estate prices and activity has finished. Quite the opposite is true." |
2007-03-09 |
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Sean Colclough on future foreclosures: "Massachusetts [is] going to get hit extremely hard" |
2007-03-08 |
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Massachusetts led US in layoff increases, while layoffs decreased in most states |
2007-03-08 |
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Feds say business softening in Mass. |
2007-03-08 |
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Median prices and volumes both falling in Lowell |
2007-03-07 |
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Cape couple sues and wins injunction over rate increase on their adjustable rate mortgage |
2007-03-07 |
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2007 may turn into banner year for foreclosing - current pace could triple 2006's numbers |
2007-03-06 |
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State urges curbs on subprime lenders - Housing chief would add broker licenses, fund to aid borrowers |
2007-03-05 |
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Homeowners stuck as lenders cinch standards - Barnstable/Yarmouth and Worcester on top list of price declines, have high reset risk |
2007-03-05 |
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Increasing inventory in MA spun as "seller optimism" |
2007-03-05 |
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Overdue mortgages linked to risky loans - MA foreclosure filings soar from subprime lending |
2007-03-05 |
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Condo overload in Worcester |
2007-03-02 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Jan 2007: Real prices down 4.61% YOY, 13.08% below peak. Lowest January on record. |
2007-03-02 |
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State unemployment rises to 5.3%, despite jobs gain - US unemployment at 4.6% |
2007-03-02 |
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The Massachusetts Housing Market: January Market Wrap |
2007-03-01 |
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(PDF) 2006: The Year in Numbers - The Warren Group's Report on Trends in Real Estate, Mortgage Lending and Foreclosures in Massachusetts |
2007-03-01 |
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The Housing Bubble Blog on MA's increase in sales in Jan and continuing slide in prices |
2007-03-01 |
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Map of new condo developments in Boston |
2007-02-28 |
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Massachusetts Home Sales Rebound? |
2007-02-28 |
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Housing market on mend? Realtors are hopeful, but analysts less so as sales leap, price declines moderate |
2007-02-28 |
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Boston Globe Special: The Real Estate Market Downturn of 2006 and 2007 |
2007-02-27 |
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Mass. foreclosure filings smash record in January |
2007-02-27 |
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Warren Group reports MA SFH prices down 3.4% nominally in Jan 2007 vs. Jan 2006, volume up |
2007-02-23 |
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Home sales in Connecticut hit 10-year low during '06 |
2007-02-22 |
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Fears of increased mortgage defaults put spotlight on subprime lenders |
2007-02-21 |
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Boston urban condo market analysis: noise or signal? |
2007-02-20 |
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Chairman of Greater Boston R.E. Board calls the bottom (with plenty of "ifs"), advises buyers to buy now before it's too late |
2007-02-20 |
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Predatory lending and Maine homeowners |
2007-02-20 |
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Foreclosures on the rise in New Hampshire |
2007-02-18 |
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Higher property tax bills prompt flood of relief requests |
2007-02-17 |
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Crime does not pay (or lower housing costs) |
2007-02-17 |
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Speculators doing brisk business in housing flips, raising red flags |
2007-02-15 |
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US Q4 prices set record decrease, NAR and Lereah say worst is over (again) |
2007-02-15 |
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MIT Professor: Housing prices could decline another 20% |
2007-02-15 |
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Anecdotal example of gap in expectations between buyers and sellers |
2007-02-14 |
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Warren Group reports nominal housing prices in MA fell 5.8% in 2006 |
2007-02-14 |
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Yarmouth census numbers show slow, steady decline |
2007-02-14 |
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Ramirez changes game plan, takes condo off market |
2007-02-13 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: Feb '07 foreclosures already very high, history suggests trend could last 5+ years |
2007-02-12 |
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Massachusetts now #1 in foreclosures for Northeast Region |
2007-02-10 |
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The median home price fell in Mass. last year but actual property values varied widely from town to town |
2007-02-09 |
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Malden condos go on the auction block |
2007-02-09 |
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Real Estate Cafe adds another 127 sales below assessed value to local bubble map |
2007-02-09 |
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Everett, Lowell lead foreclosure spike: 2006 was record-setting year |
2007-02-08 |
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Housing costs top concern of Mass. residents |
2007-02-07 |
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Report: Costly housing hurts New England economy |
2007-02-07 |
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Boston Globe on record number of foreclosures in 2006 |
2007-02-06 |
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With prices still lofty, end of housing slump is questionable |
2007-02-06 |
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ForeclosuresMass.com Report: 2006 Massachusetts Foreclosure Filings Are Highest in Recorded History |
2007-02-02 |
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Discuss: Advice on helping sellers to price properly |
2007-02-02 |
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Housing costs major factor impeding single mothers in MA |
2007-02-01 |
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Detroit and Boston: two worst performing housing markets |
2007-02-01 |
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Editorial: Soaring foreclosures sign of trouble ahead |
2007-02-01 |
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Massachusetts Ranked 3rd Worst in (Business) Taxes |
2007-01-31 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: foreclosures "drastically increased" in final 3rd of 2006 |
2007-01-31 |
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Massachusetts tries to bribe people from leaving with money for housing |
2007-01-31 |
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MarketWatch demonstrates that David Lereah and the NAR are chronically unreliable in their projections |
2007-01-30 |
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Foreclosures double: Hub's hit 1,007 in '06 |
2007-01-30 |
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When the going gets tough...Real estate values sink, agents bail out |
2007-01-29 |
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Affordability tracker for Boston - compare housing prices to rents and incomes |
2007-01-29 |
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MA foreclosure filings up 70% in 2006 |
2007-01-29 |
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Massachusetts Housing Market: December Market Wrap |
2007-01-29 |
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Real Estate Fraud 201 |
2007-01-29 |
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"Balance Definitely Tips Toward Buyer": MAR |
2007-01-26 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Dec 2006: Real prices down 8.09% YOY, 14.12% below peak. Appreciation almost 4 standard deviations below 0%. |
2007-01-25 |
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US home sales plunged in '06 with largest drop in 17 years |
2007-01-25 |
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Boston-Quincy near top of PMI Group's risk index with 59.5% chance of further declines |
2007-01-25 |
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Real Estate Bubble Map of Boston wins Platial 2006 Map Award |
2007-01-25 |
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Forbes' list of worst housing markets includes Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass., N.H. |
2007-01-25 |
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State housing slump deepens: MAR reports 5.4% nominal price decline in Dec 2006 vs Dec 2005 |
2007-01-25 |
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Massachusetts foreclosures up approximately 226% in 2006 vs. 2005 |
2007-01-24 |
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Falling Prices "Part Of The New Reality" in Massachusetts |
2007-01-23 |
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Sale prices for homes dip sharply - Housing market slump hits Central Mass. hard |
2007-01-22 |
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MA SFH posts worst December since 1991, nominal prices down 8.1% YOY according to Warren Group |
2007-01-21 |
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Many more are losing their homes |
2007-01-20 |
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Mass. orders Mortgage Lenders Network to halt |
2007-01-20 |
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Westfield sees home building slow in '06 |
2007-01-19 |
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With a slow market, more houses are being sold through auctions, live and online |
2007-01-18 |
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Boston "Urban Core Condo Market" Performance |
2007-01-18 |
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Fed "Beige Book" gives mixed report on Boston economy, housing cited as a negative |
2007-01-18 |
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Hidden legal fees push some into foreclosure: Lenders often hire lawyers to handle overdue mortgages |
2007-01-17 |
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Nominal condo prices down 22% from 1 year earlier in Rhode Island |
2007-01-17 |
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Boston Herald: Fremont Investment & Loan is "Boston's foreclosure king" |
2007-01-16 |
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New York Times: Buyers Scarce, Many Condos Are for Rent, "[condo market in] Boston has collapsed" |
2007-01-15 |
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Rental market in Worcester County recoils from boom |
2007-01-14 |
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Study: Exodus of young people crippling Mass. |
2007-01-14 |
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Bottom Spotting in Massachusetts |
2007-01-14 |
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Brookline officials finding that converting condos into affordable housing is too expensive |
2007-01-12 |
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Mass. economy continued slow growth in November |
2007-01-12 |
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A rant on why MA can't keep its young workforce |
2007-01-11 |
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Retreat in Chelsea - Developers back off plans to convert old church buildings into condominiums |
2007-01-11 |
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James B. Leary: single biggest challenge faced by the state is keeping people in Massachusetts |
2007-01-11 |
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"High-risk" forecast for Maine economy |
2007-01-11 |
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Connecticut housing market still slowing |
2007-01-10 |
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A renter's market in Westwood |
2007-01-10 |
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Some Boston area sellers turning to lease-to-buy options |
2007-01-10 |
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Housing is key factor in state's economic equation |
2007-01-09 |
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Mortgage Lenders Network "strands" 75 borrowers in Rhode Island |
2007-01-09 |
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MA GOP pushing to even further subsidize lofty housing prices |
2007-01-09 |
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PropertyShark.com Offers Neighborhood Maps to Target Areas of Rich, Single Men and Women in Boston and Elsewhere |
2007-01-09 |
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NH communities near MA border try to retain young people by limiting 55-plus housing |
2007-01-08 |
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Massachusetts losing labor force diversification |
2007-01-08 |
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Not so bullish on Massachusetts economy in 2007 |
2007-01-08 |
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Reporter for public radio looking for people affected by housing bubble |
2007-01-08 |
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The Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter |
2007-01-08 |
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Backlog clogs Boston Land Court: Audit shows 66,289 filings |
2007-01-08 |
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Massachusetts foreclosures up 184.35% in 2006 |
2007-01-08 |
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Retreat in Chelsea: Developers back off plans to convert old church buildings into condominiums |
2007-01-07 |
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Buyers vs. homesellers: Standoff could lead to recession |
2007-01-04 |
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Mass. Realtor group twists truth on low home sales |
2007-01-04 |
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MA home loans take dive: Activity drops 41 percent |
2007-01-04 |
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Scores of mortgage borrowers left in lurch in Massachusetts |
2007-01-03 |
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Property tax bills rising across state: Average hike is 5.3%; Hub much higher |
2007-01-03 |
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Mass property tax increases by city and town - average increase is 5.3% |
2007-01-03 |
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The Massachusetts Housing Market: November Market Wrap |
2007-01-02 |
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Nation Association of Realtors loses clout with one of the worst predictions of 2006 |
2007-01-01 |
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Market continues a slow adjustment |
2006-12-29 |
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Boston Bubble Brief, Nov 2006: Real prices down 6.10% YOY, 12.67% below peak. Appreciation over 2 standard deviations below 0%. |
2006-12-29 |
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Double-digit drop recorded in Maine real estate sales |
2006-12-28 |
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Median Home Prices Fall on Vineyard as Real Estate Market Begins to Stall |
2006-12-28 |
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A "Healthy Correction" In Massachusetts |
2006-12-28 |
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Boston.com poll on where real estate prices will head in 2007 |
2006-12-28 |
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Massachusetts Association of Realtors repeats assurances of stabilization despite double digit decline |
2006-12-28 |
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MAR November 2006 stats: nominal YOY prices fell 4%, sales fell 13% |
2006-12-27 |
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Worcester County home sales down 20 percent from year before |
2006-12-27 |
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Home sales sink in November: 14-year low reached |
2006-12-26 |
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Warren Group: nominal MA SFH YOY prices fell 6.5% in November, both condo and SFH sales down by double digit percentages |
2006-12-24 |
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Marie McDonnell, an Orleans (Mass.)-based mortgage finance analyst, describes some of the worst frauds perpetrated by predatory lenders |
2006-12-24 |
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Boston Globe's top story of 2006: real estate bubble deflation begins, but prices haven't fallen enough |
2006-12-23 |
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With Bay State foreclosure rates soaring, Mayor Menino calls on Legislature to tighten mortgage-lending rules |
2006-12-22 |
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NAR now claiming they predicted gradual market slowdowns, despite records to the contrary. Also, mischaracterization of Professor Shiller's related analysis. |
2006-12-22 |
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Massachusetts losing large numbers of people to other states |
2006-12-22 |
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Massachusetts' population growth on stagnant course - Immigration helps offset departures |
2006-12-21 |
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Study predicts 20% of subprime mortgages will end in foreclosure |
2006-12-20 |
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Foreclosures up 60% across Merrimack County, NH - Adjustable mortgages largely to blame |
2006-12-19 |
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MIT on the Bubble - Boston's price correction should have started in 2001 |
2006-12-19 |
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2006 Foreclosure Details From Middlesex North Registry of Deeds |
2006-12-18 |
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Report calls Mass. a new-jobs laggard |
2006-12-18 |
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Massachusetts Technology Collaborative: State is losing its most-talented |
2006-12-17 |
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Sovereign to cut 800 jobs (77 locally) and close most wholesale mortgage operations |
2006-12-15 |
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Report shows poorer areas seeing most foreclosures around Boston |
2006-12-14 |
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Massachusetts Association of Realtors goes on the offensive |
2006-12-14 |
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Globe expands on 300% increase in MA foreclosures |
2006-12-13 |
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Mass. has 2nd biggest increase in foreclosures in nation |
2006-12-13 |
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Foreclosure filings spike on the Cape |
2006-12-12 |
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Federal Reserve statements on housing market becoming substantially more pessimistic |
2006-12-12 |
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Mass. foreclosure filings hit 10-year high |
2006-12-12 |
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Latest NAR assurance: housing sales will recover in Q1 2007 |
2006-12-11 |
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Bay State's labor force diminishing - Low-skilled men hard hit, study reports |
2006-12-11 |
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Housing market has homeowners, contractors feeling the crunch |
2006-12-11 |
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Study shows shrinking work force affects Mass. business expansion |
2006-12-11 |
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Rhode Island Housing Market Dips Again in October, The Warren Group Reports |
2006-12-11 |
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Land costs harm Bay State businesses, report says |
2006-12-11 |
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On the Cape, a waiting game |
2006-12-11 |
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Boston real-time home slide, part 3 |
2006-12-10 |
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Affordability is THE problem in Massachusetts |
2006-12-09 |
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Massachusetts losing workers on both ends of economic scale |
2006-12-09 |
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Housing slump hitting New England harder than most of the country |
2006-12-08 |
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Marblehead: Tax rate, and some bills, go down |
2006-12-07 |
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Arlington to lower property tax rate to offset higher assessments |
2006-12-06 |
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Boston industry insiders estimate housing values have already fallen 10 - 20%, which is not yet reflected in official statistics |
2006-12-04 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds November stats: foreclosures up again and will continue to rise until bad loans made in recent years are purged |
2006-12-04 |
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Condominiums no longer carrying MA housing market |
2006-12-04 |
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RI Realtors launch advertising campaign: "Consumers Urged to Take Action While Housing Market Conditions Are Favorable," "It's a great time to buy or sell a home." |
2006-12-04 |
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Boston area sellers take "desperate measures" |
2006-12-01 |
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Boston Bubble Report: 3.68% fall in real prices from October 2005 - 2006, 12.58% below peak - have prices "stabilized?" |
2006-11-30 |
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Paying The Price For Overheated Appreciation |
2006-11-30 |
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Taking issue with Boston Globe real estate articles |
2006-11-30 |
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Massachusetts Housing Market Blog: Long term graphs of sales, nominal prices, and inventory, updated with October 2006 numbers |
2006-11-30 |
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Condo sales slide in Southeastern Massachusetts |
2006-11-29 |
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Transcript of Blanton chat - she is not predicting stabilization |
2006-11-29 |
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Live chat right now with Kimberly Blanton (from the Globe) on the Boston and Massachusetts real estate market |
2006-11-29 |
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MAR attempts to twist some of country's worst regional housing numbers into positive light with "stabilization" talk |
2006-11-29 |
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"A Significant Correction" In Massachusetts |
2006-11-29 |
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Globe picks up on MAR's "stabilization" claims, but Warren Group says "We're still headed down" |
2006-11-28 |
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Massachusetts Association of Realtors October 2006 data shows nominal MA prices fell 2% YOY - MAR claims "home sales are stabilizing" |
2006-11-28 |
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Nominal US home prices fall 3.5% YOY, largest drop on record |
2006-11-28 |
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Warren Group MA numbers for October 2006: YOY prices down 6.9% nominally, 14.9% YOY drop in SFH sales |
2006-11-28 |
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Beware of new homes selling at bargain prices: What sounds like a great deal is more like trouble |
2006-11-27 |
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Boston Globe extols shrewd, informed buyer (a Boston Bubble reader) |
2006-11-27 |
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Housing double-whammy in Taunton and beyond |
2006-11-25 |
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Massachusetts foreclosure increases hitting minority communities particularly hard |
2006-11-24 |
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A frightening look at the future of Greater Boston |
2006-11-24 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: 2006 foreclosures already more than 3 times all of 2005 |
2006-11-24 |
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Property disputes clog the system: Foreclosures swamp court |
2006-11-24 |
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Rising rates spell doom: Foreclosures piling up in SouthCoast |
2006-11-24 |
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Facing housing's winter chill: Pros and cons of listing your home after Thanksgiving |
2006-11-24 |
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Downsizing dreams delayed: Housing slowdown making it hard for suburban empty-nesters to fly the coop |
2006-11-23 |
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Revision of Boston Proper population estimate is not cause for bullishness |
2006-11-23 |
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Is real estate safer than stocks? A look at some Boston area declines |
2006-11-21 |
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Massachusetts Is "Still In A Slide" |
2006-11-21 |
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More detailed info on Q3 2006 23% fall in MA sales, with regional breakdown chart |
2006-11-20 |
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Massachusetts Association of Realtors: single family home sales plummet 23% in Q3 2006 vs Q3 2005, Cape Cod hit hardest |
2006-11-20 |
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Methuen/Haverhill: Construction on hold: Slumping market slows down developers |
2006-11-20 |
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Boston area homeowners hit with "double whammy" of sliding prices and big property tax increases |
2006-11-19 |
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Gary Shilling: "[US] housing bubble is gigantic and will burst before long with massive implications here and abroad." Massachusetts noted as leading price declines. |
2006-11-19 |
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46% of homes for sale in Boston area had reduced prices in October, up from 36% in April |
2006-11-18 |
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Massachusetts on track to set all time foreclosure record in 2006 |
2006-11-17 |
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Plunge in housing starts "sharp poke in the eye" for those who claimed the market had hit bottom last month |
2006-11-16 |
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"Buyers Not Willing To Pull The Trigger" In Massachusetts |
2006-11-16 |
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Holiday sales may not soar: Drop in house prices could hurt |
2006-11-15 |
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MA home prices to reel? Study sees 10% drop |
2006-11-15 |
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Map and chart of Massachusetts foreclosures by community |
2006-11-15 |
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Foreclosure filings surging in MA: 1st nine months of 2006 top all of '05 |
2006-11-15 |
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Housing slide may deepen |
2006-11-15 |
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MA economy stuck in low gear, not expected to recover all jobs lost in last recession until 2011 |
2006-11-14 |
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New England Economic Partnership predicts continued housing price declines for Massachusetts through 2008 |
2006-11-14 |
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Price slump spreads to Rhode Island |
2006-11-13 |
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Tracking Boston market decline via random Zillow sampling |
2006-11-13 |
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2006 Massachusetts foreclosures already up 122.9% over 2005 |
2006-11-12 |
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Lawrence foreclosures on the rise |
2006-11-12 |
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Here comes winter |
2006-11-12 |
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Lower condo prices through greatly reduced space |
2006-11-10 |
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Upcoming absolute auction (no reserve/minimum) in Kensington, NH |
2006-11-09 |
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Over-extended due to the housing bubble? Montreal Gazette looking for interviewees in Boston |
2006-11-09 |
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Metropolitan Area Planning Council bearish on Greater Boston's economic outlook for the near term |
2006-11-07 |
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Brookline, Dover and Lincoln lose million-dollar status amid housing slowdown |
2006-11-07 |
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Federal Reserve Official Says Bad Data Fueled Rate Cuts, Housing Speculation |
2006-11-07 |
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Housing recovery on hold: Toll Brothers Quarterly home orders fall 57% as builder rivals post profit declines |
2006-11-06 |
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Massachusetts population estimate undergoing recalculation |
2006-11-02 |
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NPR covers 18% price decline in Arlington |
2006-11-01 |
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Housing market "upside down": More homes selling below purchase price |
2006-11-01 |
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Downtown condo prices fall for 2nd quarter - Median 11% off peak; sales fell almost 20% |
2006-10-31 |
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Boston leads declines in S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index |
2006-10-30 |
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Even If Prices Are Dropping, They're "Still High" |
2006-10-30 |
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Boston condo sales drop 20%, prices down 7% |
2006-10-30 |
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Yankee Damon's home set to sell for $5M: Other ex-Sox' homes still for sale |
2006-10-30 |
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Federal Reserve study finds Suffolk, Middlesex, and Norfolk Counties all losing population |
2006-10-30 |
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Population of Boston proper may actually be increasing after all |
2006-10-27 |
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Boston Bubble Report: 7.66% fall in real prices from Sep 2005 - 2006, 2nd straight month below 2003 levels - have prices "hit bottom?" |
2006-10-27 |
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Preliminary data from the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds shows October 2006 deeds declining 42% from October 2005 |
2006-10-26 |
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Home sales in Middlesex County are moving as slowly as the state as a whole |
2006-10-25 |
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One way to get affordable real estate: move - to another dimension |
2006-10-25 |
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US Home Prices Post Record Drop: Median Price At Lowest Level In 40 years |
2006-10-25 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: "It is unlikely that prices will increase or stabilize until the present inventory shrinks." |
2006-10-25 |
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"Buyers Adopt Guarded Approach" In Massachusetts |
2006-10-25 |
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The Massachusetts Housing Market Blog: Preliminary 3rd Q Analysis - Bear Market Deepens |
2006-10-24 |
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Banker & Tradesman editor on downturn: "It's accelerating rather than receding. We don't expect it to end in the near future." |
2006-10-24 |
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The Massachusetts Housing Market Blog: September Price and Inventory Stats (with graphs) |
2006-10-24 |
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MA poised to set record for yearly drop in sales in 2006 |
2006-10-24 |
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"You Don't Know Where The Bottom Is": Massachusetts |
2006-10-23 |
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Massachusetts Third-Quarter Home Sales Decline Steepest in Two Decades, The Warren Group Reports |
2006-10-23 |
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Sep 2006 vs. Sep 2005 in MA: single-family home sales down 24%, condo sales down 28%, nominal SFH prices down 5.3% |
2006-10-23 |
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Boston condo sales keep sliding down |
2006-10-22 |
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Prices down, bills up |
2006-10-20 |
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Andover single family homes taking twice as long to sell, nominal prices down ~8% compared to 2005 |
2006-10-20 |
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Futures market predicts 7.3% additional, nominal drop in Boston housing prices by next fall |
2006-10-19 |
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Foreclosure help on way: Local banks set aside $100M for refinancing |
2006-10-19 |
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Downtown condo plans ditched |
2006-10-19 |
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Forum tonight in Lexington Center on "Greater Boston: Too Expensive to Survive?" |
2006-10-18 |
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Local blogger points out exaggeration of current pain levels in Globe article on housing market downturn |
2006-10-17 |
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Portland, Maine: Market stalls, condos follow |
2006-10-16 |
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The homeowner's day of reckoning |
2006-10-16 |
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Massachusetts housing slump extends to more than just single family homes and condos |
2006-10-13 |
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Boston Bubble Report: MA Housing vs. Income 1984 - 2005. Prices are multiple standard deviations from norm. |
2006-10-12 |
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Pricey digs go unsold in town Damon's, McCourt's pads still on market |
2006-10-11 |
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Marblehead assessor: "People are confused" about rising property taxes when more homes are selling for less than assessed value |
2006-10-11 |
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Folio auction did not include some units which remain unsold |
2006-10-11 |
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National New-House Prices Will Fall for First Time in 15 Years |
2006-10-10 |
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A broker's take on this weekend's Folio auction |
2006-10-10 |
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Discussion on yesterday's Globe article: sympathy is one sided, inconsistent, and misplaced |
2006-10-09 |
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Auctioned Folio condos sold on average 30% below asking |
2006-10-09 |
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Fear and anxiety in the housing market |
2006-10-07 |
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Foreclosures on rise in Danvers |
2006-10-06 |
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Luxury Condos Up For Auction In Boston |
2006-10-04 |
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Moody's predicts 1st yearly decline in national home prices since Great Depression, Northeast to be hit hardest |
2006-10-04 |
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Only two states more costly than Mass. for homeowners |
2006-10-03 |
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State shutters 2 more mortgage brokers in fraud case, warns 4 operating without licenses |
2006-10-03 |
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Most Middlesex North September foreclosures were for recent mortgages (2004 and 2005) |
2006-10-03 |
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Boston, Springfield, and Worcester all make top 10 list of most hurting job markets in US |
2006-10-03 |
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Boston and Wellesley make CNNMoney.com's list of most expensive markets in US |
2006-10-02 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds reports September 2006 stats - deeds down 32% from last year, foreclosure deeds up from 3 to 20 |
2006-10-02 |
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SouthCoast home sales slumping: Prices declining, houses staying on market longer in the region |
2006-09-29 |
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Boston Bubble Report: 10.18% fall in real prices from Aug 2005 - 2006. Real prices now below 2003 levels - lowest August on record. YOY declines for 12 straight months. |
2006-09-28 |
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Batten down the hatches! Housing slump could last years |
2006-09-28 |
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The Massachusetts Housing Market: August Market Wrap |
2006-09-28 |
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The Massachusetts Housing Market: Historical Trends as a Guide to Future Price Movements |
2006-09-27 |
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Boston Bubble webmaster appears on The Natural Truth with Michael Graham (96.9 FM Talk) |
2006-09-27 |
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Housing ills a "weight" on economy |
2006-09-27 |
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Study contends high cost of housing hurting state |
2006-09-26 |
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Mass. foreclosure filings jump 72% in August |
2006-09-26 |
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MAR reported home prices fall 6.1% nominally as downturn gathers speed |
2006-09-26 |
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Boston Herald: "Home buyers taste blood: Prices take worst drop since '93" |
2006-09-25 |
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Mass. home sales plunge, prices drop |
2006-09-25 |
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Massachusetts housing sales plummet |
2006-09-25 |
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Mass. Home Sales Slowest In Ten Years |
2006-09-25 |
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MA home sales fall 20% in August, YOY nominal prices plummet 8%, 5% drop in nominal condo prices biggest since 1995 |
2006-09-24 |
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There Are Real Estate Issues Everywhere |
2006-09-24 |
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Lowell Sun on Boston area homes selling below assessed value |
2006-09-24 |
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Revision of many ARMs yet to impact people's pocketbooks |
2006-09-22 |
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More home markets "extremely" overvalued, Boston among the shakiest |
2006-09-20 |
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The Onion's cynical take on dropping home sales |
2006-09-19 |
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PMI Group increases probability of near term nominal price declines in Boston to 59.6% |
2006-09-18 |
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Housing Slump in U.S. May Lead to First Drop Since Depression, Massachusetts Provides Cautionary Examples |
2006-09-17 |
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Standoff in Boston's soft housing market |
2006-09-17 |
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National Association of Realtors President having trouble selling his own home |
2006-09-17 |
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Massachusetts Mortgage Foreclosures At Highest Rates In More Than A Year |
2006-09-15 |
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Comparison of Boston and Seattle markets |
2006-09-15 |
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Video of Wednesday's Senate Banking Committee meeting on the housing bubble |
2006-09-14 |
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Chat with David Wluka, president of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors, at 11AM today |
2006-09-14 |
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Shifts in Hub home prices all over the map |
2006-09-12 |
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Request that C-Span cover Senate Banking Committee housing bubble hearing |
2006-09-12 |
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Boston Fed chief acknowledges risk of housing decline exceeding a moderate downturn |
2006-09-10 |
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Boston resident gives 1st hand account of real estate bubble aftermath in Japan |
2006-09-09 |
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Mass. takes action against lenders |
2006-09-08 |
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National home prices may fall in nominal terms for 1st time since 1993 |
2006-09-07 |
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Cape Cod Bubble Map documents sales below assessed value |
2006-09-07 |
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Major investor may be cashing out of Arlington |
2006-09-07 |
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Growing number of Boston area homes priced below assessment |
2006-09-06 |
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In echo of '90s bust, auction set for 34 unsold luxury condos in Hub |
2006-09-06 |
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Home prices show huge slowdown |
2006-09-05 |
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Sharpest US home price deceleration since 1975 - MA among losers |
2006-09-05 |
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Housing market cools, sellers retool in Attleboro |
2006-09-04 |
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Real median hourly wage has fallen ~5% between 2003 and 2005 in Massachusetts |
2006-09-03 |
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The State of the Cape |
2006-09-02 |
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Further analysis and historical context on surge of August foreclosures by Middlesex North Registry of Deeds |
2006-09-01 |
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Foreclosures nearly double in Fitchburg |
2006-08-31 |
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August 2006 stats from Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: deeds recorded down 30%, foreclosure deeds up a "disturbing" 283% |
2006-08-30 |
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Mass. home sale data MAR-red |
2006-08-30 |
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Sales and Inventory Trends in MA |
2006-08-30 |
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Massachusetts real estate used as a cautionary example |
2006-08-29 |
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Latest ForeclosuresMass.com Report Confirms Dramatic Rise in Massachusetts Foreclosure Filings |
2006-08-29 |
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Mass. home foreclosures continue to rise quickly |
2006-08-28 |
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Are seller concessions masking deeper discounts on sales prices? |
2006-08-25 |
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Boston Bubble Report: The Real Story for MA - July 2006. Record setting drop of 7.79% in year over year prices. 11th straight month of year over year declines with trend rapidly accelerating downward. |
2006-08-24 |
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Market unease: Home prices fall 3.5% (in nominal terms) |
2006-08-24 |
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Key Statistics for July 2006 |
2006-08-24 |
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Industry's seller bias understates risk to homebuyers |
2006-08-24 |
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The Massachusetts Housing Market: July Market Wrap |
2006-08-24 |
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State real estate market slows dramatically in July |
2006-08-23 |
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Sell freezes over: Fewest homes moving since 1995 |
2006-08-23 |
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Census: Mass. housing growth among worst |
2006-08-22 |
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July single-family home sales drop at sharpest rate in 11 years |
2006-08-22 |
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Lowell property sales "don't look good" |
2006-08-22 |
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Portland, Maine: Owners cut prices amid flat sales in Boston's northern neighbor |
2006-08-21 |
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ForeclosureS.com: Massachusetts Remains the Foreclosure Hot Spot in Northeast |
2006-08-20 |
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2nd Quarter Weakness in Massachusetts |
2006-08-20 |
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When sales fall, they call St. Joe |
2006-08-18 |
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Discuss: If interest rates stay put, how will Boston prices be affected? |
2006-08-18 |
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Discredited: National Association of Realtors' Anti Bubble Reports |
2006-08-17 |
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Home and condo sales continue to slow, single family home prices drop nearly everywhere in MA |
2006-08-17 |
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Boston leads country in price reductions |
2006-08-17 |
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From stocks to houses and from boom to bust |
2006-08-16 |
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Brockton lenders say their community is near crisis |
2006-08-16 |
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State closes 2 mortgage firms in Lawrence |
2006-08-16 |
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Mass. home sales show decline |
2006-08-16 |
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53% of single family homes for sale in Boston area have price reductions |
2006-08-15 |
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Double-Digit Drop For Mass. Home Sales |
2006-08-13 |
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For wages to "catch up" to nominal housing prices in Arlington, Cambridge, Belmont, Lexington, etc., wages would need to increase at very optimistic rates for many, many years |
2006-08-11 |
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Massachusetts' housing market still high-priced despite swoon |
2006-08-10 |
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Mass. a leader in foreclosures, home price reductions |
2006-08-09 |
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Steep drops in value of signed contracts in Massachusetts and nationally |
2006-08-04 |
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Creative financing fuels foreclosures |
2006-08-03 |
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Sales of condominiums in Rhode Island fell sharply this spring |
2006-08-03 |
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Add properties to bubble map before "Un-conference" |
2006-08-02 |
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NBC Nightly News reporting from Newton: Have an adjustable rate mortgage? Look out! |
2006-08-02 |
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State housing slump deepens |
2006-08-01 |
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The Warren Group Reports Massachusetts Second-Quarter Home Sales Fall to Lowest Level since 1995; Quarterly Numbers Point to Continued Slowdown in State Housing Sector |
2006-08-01 |
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Downtown condo sales drop 12% |
2006-07-31 |
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CNNMoney.com: Boston now 33% overpriced |
2006-07-31 |
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Sellers' remorse in Massachusetts |
2006-07-28 |
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Boston Bubble Report: The Real Story for MA - June 2006. Record setting drop of 5.80% in year over year prices. 1 full year beneath peak. 10th straight month of year over year declines with trend accelerating downward. |
2006-07-28 |
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Home Foreclosure Filings Increase, Barnstable County Leads State |
2006-07-28 |
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The Massachusetts Association of Realtors' response to Forbes is questionable |
2006-07-27 |
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Boston's New Curse? |
2006-07-27 |
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2nd Quarter 2006 Sales Stats |
2006-07-27 |
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The Only Question Is How Far And For How Long |
2006-07-26 |
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Mass. home, condo sales tumble |
2006-07-26 |
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June Market Wrap |
2006-07-26 |
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"Sellers Are Being Short-Sighted" In Massachusetts |
2006-07-26 |
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Five Stages of Grief |
2006-07-25 |
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Second Quarter Foreclosure Filings Are 66% Above 2005 Levels and 114% Above 2004 |
2006-07-25 |
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Foreclosure filings in Mass. jump 66% |
2006-07-24 |
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Slow Burn |
2006-07-24 |
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"Housing Boom Now Just A Memory" In Massachusetts |
2006-07-23 |
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In New England, a different kind of fall |
2006-07-20 |
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Metro Boston area has large increase of homes for sale, weak employment growth, and one of the weakest pricing trend in the US |
2006-07-20 |
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MetroWest now part of slowing market |
2006-07-19 |
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Suicide Loans: Piggyback Mortgages Default by up to 50%. Massachusetts has huge proportion of these loans. |
2006-07-17 |
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To fight the glut, Boston area home sellers push their prices down |
2006-07-17 |
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ForeclosureS.com: Massachusetts Leads Northeast in Foreclosures |
2006-07-17 |
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More Greater Boston houses falling below assessed values |
2006-07-16 |
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Don't get caught in the downturn |
2006-07-14 |
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Forecasts from the NAR and David Lereah have a poor historical track record, are from a biased source, and promote unrealistic optimism |
2006-07-13 |
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Executions up dramatically at Middlesex North Registry of Deeds |
2006-07-11 |
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Forbes: Essex County #1 Most Overpriced Place in US in 2006 |
2006-07-10 |
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Sales volumes in MA for first 5 months of 2006 declining from previous years |
2006-07-09 |
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MA homeowners attempting to trade up stung by inability to sell |
2006-07-06 |
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Mid-Year Statistics From Middlesex North Registry of Deeds |
2006-07-05 |
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Kenneth Heebner: real estate up the East Coast could fall 50% from its peak |
2006-07-04 |
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Real estate bubble map and wiki for Boston-Quincy area. Shows savings below asking price and assessed values. |
2006-07-03 |
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Borrowers "Don't Have That Luxury" In Massachusetts |
2006-07-03 |
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Boston Housing Strangled: Key Statistics for May 2006 |
2006-06-30 |
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Boston Bubble Report: The Real Story for MA - May 2006. Record setting drop of 5.56% in year over year prices. Prices down 9.73% from peak. 9th straight month of year over year declines with trend accelerating downward. |
2006-06-30 |
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Housing Bubble A "Self-Fulfilling Prophecy": Massachusetts |
2006-06-29 |
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Fed raises rates for 17th straight time |
2006-06-29 |
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Bay State housing market still slow: Houses, condos taking longer to sell, leading to high inventory |
2006-06-29 |
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The tables have turned in U.S. housing market |
2006-06-28 |
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Sliding home sales confirmed by registry of deeds |
2006-06-28 |
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MA Housing Market Blog: May Market Wrap |
2006-06-28 |
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MAR: Massachusetts Buyers "More Relaxed" |
2006-06-27 |
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Massachusetts supply of homes and condos sets new all time high |
2006-06-27 |
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"Perfect storm" for property owners |
2006-06-27 |
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Nominal Mass. home prices drop 4% as sales fall |
2006-06-27 |
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Boston retains high ranking on PMI's list of cities most vulnerable to price declines |
2006-06-27 |
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"Continuing Difficulties" In Massachusetts |
2006-06-26 |
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Bay State Single-Family and Condo Sales Fall Again in May, the Warren Group Reports |
2006-06-26 |
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ForeclosureS.com: Massachusetts Defaults Reach Epidemic Level |
2006-06-25 |
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Flurry of price reductions in Massachusetts |
2006-06-25 |
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Home investing may carry price |
2006-06-23 |
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Mid-month statistics for June show continued elevation of foreclosure levels at Middlesex North |
2006-06-21 |
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US finds big drop in Hub population: Study estimates loss is 5.1% since 2000 |
2006-06-21 |
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'People Don't Want To Be A Homeowner' In Boston |
2006-06-21 |
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Latest Census Report More Bad News For Boston |
2006-06-20 |
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Bay State foreclosures rise to ten-year high |
2006-06-18 |
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Homebuyers: Help map falling prices to protect yourself from overpaying in Greater Boston |
2006-06-16 |
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Inventory tracking and statistics for anywhere in the US (including Boston) |
2006-06-16 |
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Boston housing a catch-22 in the past, a pitfall for creative financing now |
2006-06-15 |
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'Renters Feel Time Is On Their Side' In Boston |
2006-06-14 |
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Boston Real Estate Bubble Map |
2006-06-13 |
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Study: Greater Boston homes less affordable -- Numbers worst ever |
2006-06-12 |
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Sellers 'No Longer Control The Market' In New Hampshire |
2006-06-12 |
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NAR changing its tune |
2006-06-11 |
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Spike in area foreclosures blamed partly on creative mortgages gone south |
2006-06-10 |
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Tide going out for Cape home sellers |
2006-06-09 |
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Insurance hike makes housing less affordable on Cape |
2006-06-08 |
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1 in 4 homes selling for below assessed value in Greater Boston |
2006-06-08 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds reports many homes selling below assessed value |
2006-06-06 |
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David Lereah finally admits that some real estate markets are vulnerable |
2006-06-05 |
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Inventory up + sales down = ? |
2006-06-05 |
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Housing dreams deferred: Eligible, but still priced out of market |
2006-06-05 |
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Deeds and mortgages fall 15% in May 2006 over May 2005 at Middlesex North Registry of Deeds |
2006-06-04 |
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Analysts: Massachusetts Economy running out of steam |
2006-06-02 |
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Rash of foreclosures in Middlesex North strongly suggests recent buyers have underestimated risks of creative financing and price declines |
2006-06-02 |
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Restrictive zoning unsettling Mass economy |
2006-06-01 |
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Rents going nowhere in Boston? |
2006-06-01 |
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May 2006 foreclosure numbers from the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds - foreclosures continue to surge |
2006-06-01 |
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Area home foreclosures surge (yet again) |
2006-05-31 |
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House glut hitting hard: Mass. home, condo sales slump |
2006-05-30 |
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Coming soon: Real Estate Bubble Reality Tours? |
2006-05-30 |
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'Crunch Time' For The Spring Selling Season |
2006-05-30 |
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Downtown New Bedford real estate agent feels 'awful burden' |
2006-05-30 |
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Housing prices drive young people away |
2006-05-30 |
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Somerville reining in condo conversions |
2006-05-30 |
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Quotes of unrealistic optimism from David Wluka, et al |
2006-05-30 |
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The Massachusetts Housing Market: April Market Wrap |
2006-05-26 |
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Boston Bubble Report: The Real Story for MA - Apr 2006. 8th straight month of year over year declines. Prices down 9% from peak. |
2006-05-26 |
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New study links high home prices to job losses |
2006-05-26 |
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New Home Sales In Mass. Reach 5-Year Low |
2006-05-26 |
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Cape leads foreclosure surge in state |
2006-05-25 |
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Restrictive zoning unsettling Mass economy |
2006-05-24 |
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Mass. home, condo sales plunge to their lowest levels in a decade |
2006-05-24 |
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ForeclosuresMass Reports That Foreclosures Filings in Massachusetts for April 2006 Were 44% Higher Than April 2005 |
2006-05-24 |
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A record glut of houses for sale in Mass. should send prices tumbling |
2006-05-23 |
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Increase looms for home tax bills: Hub group predicts 5-8% hike |
2006-05-23 |
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Home sales plunge 16.5% in April |
2006-05-23 |
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Massachusetts home sales slow dramatically in April |
2006-05-23 |
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Shorting Boston: CME begins trading Boston futures after delays |
2006-05-23 |
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Gillette facility to be closed, jobs cut |
2006-05-22 |
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Home costs are called a drag on state growth |
2006-05-21 |
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Downturn in real estate may have closed the window of opportunity for Lowe's to open near Lowell |
2006-05-21 |
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2.2% of Massachusetts homes are priced at $1M or more. This exceeds most states. |
2006-05-21 |
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Anecdote of one Cape Code owner pressured into a questionable purchase |
2006-05-19 |
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Letter to Globe editor regarding the foreclosure situation being much worse than reported |
2006-05-19 |
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Shorting Boston: HedgeStreet to begin coverage |
2006-05-19 |
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Massive inventory reshapes Massachusetts real estate |
2006-05-19 |
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Irrational exuberance of MA Association of Realtors losing exuberance |
2006-05-18 |
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Unsold Hub condo badge of bubble |
2006-05-17 |
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Nightmare Scenario? |
2006-05-17 |
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International giants look to Bay State for brainpower, but workers fear high costs may drive them away |
2006-05-16 |
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Bay State home market takes dip: First nominal price drop since '93 |
2006-05-16 |
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MA April foreclosures up 34% from March and 51% from April 2005 |
2006-05-15 |
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The Bear Market Begins |
2006-05-15 |
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Housing Market Slump Sends Prices Down in Massachusetts |
2006-05-15 |
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AG Reilly Warns Homeowners Not to Fall Victim to Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue Scams |
2006-05-15 |
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Boston one of first metro areas to begin price declines |
2006-05-14 |
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Most who left state don't plan to return |
2006-05-12 |
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Price Reductions "On The Agenda" In Massachusetts |
2006-05-12 |
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Middlesex North saw 100% year over year increase in foreclosures in March and 75% in April |
2006-05-11 |
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange expected to begin offering futures and options for Boston real estate starting May 22 |
2006-05-11 |
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Federal Reserve raises interest rate for 16th consecutive time |
2006-05-10 |
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Foreclosures in Massachusetts for March 2006 62% higher than March 2005 |
2006-05-10 |
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Foreclosure explosion confirmed by Middlesex North Registry of Deeds |
2006-05-10 |
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Foreclosure filings up 30% in Mass. from Q1 2005 to Q1 2006 |
2006-05-09 |
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Prices have been trimmed in 35.7% of all homes now listed for sale in the Boston area |
2006-05-08 |
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Buffett: Real estate slowdown ahead |
2006-05-08 |
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Lowell landlords unable to raise rents, even amidst rising ownership costs |
2006-05-07 |
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Energy costs, inventory glut spur home builders to reduce size, add amenities in Central Massachusetts |
2006-05-06 |
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Ameriquest shuts 10 Massachusetts offices |
2006-05-06 |
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Control is starting to return to the buyers in Boston |
2006-05-05 |
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Boston declared "dead zone" for real estate by FORTUNE, estimated 30% overpriced |
2006-05-05 |
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Brookline eyeing property tax increase of 3% surcharge to support additional constraining of land use |
2006-05-04 |
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Boston waterfront condo woes: Average price 40% less than '05 |
2006-05-04 |
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Real estate agents begin refusing listings not priced low enough |
2006-05-03 |
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Ameriquest lays off 3,800 - several Massachusetts branches in question |
2006-05-03 |
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Almost all Massachusetts counties experience declining sales between Q1 2006 and Q1 2005 |
2006-05-01 |
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Caution: Slowdown ahead for metro Boston |
2006-04-28 |
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Boston Bubble Report: The Real Story for MA - Mar 2006. Year over year change sets record low of -4.85%. Prices 10.75% below peak with year over year depreciation accelerating. |
2006-04-27 |
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Boston "one of the weakest markets" for real estate in the US |
2006-04-26 |
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A clarification of seemingly contradictory March data - MA sales are down in the more inclusive data set |
2006-04-26 |
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"It's The Law Of Gravity" For The Massachusetts Bubble |
2006-04-26 |
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Housing slowdown deepens in Massachusetts: Single-family prices, sales slip in March |
2006-04-25 |
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Massachusetts Housing Market Blog March Market Wrap |
2006-04-25 |
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Reminder: talk tonight at MIT on how various asset classes, including real estate, are richly priced, have little upside potential, and may suffer major declines |
2006-04-24 |
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Boston area communities' increasingly restrictive lot size requirements hurting regional economy |
2006-04-24 |
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Bay Staters are heading south, west, any place it's cheaper, and the state's economic health is at risk. |
2006-04-24 |
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Multifamily home sales plunged 15% in Mass. last year |
2006-04-24 |
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Massachusetts market "saturated with condos" |
2006-04-21 |
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Foreclosure rates in Hub through roof |
2006-04-21 |
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Does buying a condo make sense in Allston / Brighton / Brookline / Cambridge? |
2006-04-20 |
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Somerville may tighten restrictions on condo conversions |
2006-04-20 |
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Bay State exodus 2nd only to NY |
2006-04-20 |
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Housing prices put Americans on the move: Residents leaving high-priced markets in Northeast and West Coast for Sun Belt |
2006-04-20 |
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Massachusetts' loss of population and sky-high housing costs cited as important issues for November elections |
2006-04-18 |
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"World's scariest building" goes condo in Danvers |
2006-04-18 |
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Applying The Wall Street Journal's real estate metrics to Massachusetts |
2006-04-17 |
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SouthCoast MA News: Fears burden housing market - As ARMs rise, many in line for mortgage hikes |
2006-04-16 |
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High real-estate costs in Boston force young adults far from city |
2006-04-16 |
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SouthCoast MA News: When to sell an investment property |
2006-04-15 |
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Home sales in Massachusetts sliding |
2006-04-14 |
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Greater Boston Realtors avoiding reality |
2006-04-14 |
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Barnstable and Cape Code "extremely overvalued." Cape Code inventory 62% higher than last year. |
2006-04-14 |
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange expected to begin trading futures and options for real estate this month for Boston and elsewhere |
2006-04-12 |
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Boston area sellers misappropriating the term "luxury" to the point of making it meaningless |
2006-04-12 |
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A chill in the Northeast |
2006-04-11 |
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March 2006 year over year data from Middlesex North Registry of Deeds: 20% decrease in documents recorded, 30% decrease in mortgages, 18% decrease in deeds, 225% increase in foreclosures, 100% increase in orders of notice |
2006-04-11 |
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Bay State doctors struggle in toughest work environment ever due to high housing costs (among other factors) |
2006-04-10 |
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S&P warns of correction for real-estate stocks |
2006-04-10 |
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High-end Greater Boston buyers driving harder bargains |
2006-04-09 |
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CNN Money calculates Boston real estate is now 32% overvalued |
2006-04-09 |
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Mass. economy expected to remain in doldrums |
2006-04-09 |
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How to afford a home in the Boston area: don't live near Boston |
2006-04-06 |
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Boston Herald: Foreclosures up: Rise occurs in 'affordable' Hub neighborhoods |
2006-04-06 |
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The Housing Bubble Blog: Foreclosure Woes In Boston's 'Affordable Neighborhoods' |
2006-04-06 |
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Westwood considering 2% surcharge on home sales, adding $20,000 to the price of an average home |
2006-04-05 |
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Real-estate brokers step up rebates as market cools |
2006-04-05 |
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Guilty pleas expected in Springfield-area land-flip scam |
2006-04-05 |
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93% of lenders predict US housing prices will drop 10 - 20% with the Northeast being hit even harder |
2006-04-04 |
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PMI Group increases probability of near term nominal price declines in Boston from 57.3% to 58.8% and declares Boston one of the highest risk areas in the country |
2006-04-04 |
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February 2006 Massachusetts foreclosures up 25.4% from 2005, 63.3% from 2004. Shortest month produces longest list of foreclosures in three years. |
2006-04-04 |
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Signs of a cooling market are not hard to find in Boston |
2006-04-01 |
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Reassurances of real estate market stability are unwarranted |
2006-04-01 |
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Some New Math on Homes |
2006-03-31 |
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Boston real estate data based on LINK at end of March 2006 compared to end of March 2005: new listings up 226%, price reductions up 395%, properties under agreement down 40% |
2006-03-31 |
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Upcoming lecture on April 25th at MIT on how various asset classes, including real estate, are richly priced, have little upside potential, and may suffer major declines |
2006-03-31 |
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Only 24% of Boston area homes are affordable by families earning a median income for the area |
2006-03-31 |
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An overview of the current outlook for Boston and Massachusetts - the market is running on fumes |
2006-03-31 |
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In Boston and Beyond, 'For Sale' Signs Rise, Home Sellers Cut Prices as Fed Tightens |
2006-03-30 |
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A "Spring Shake-Out" In The Northeast |
2006-03-29 |
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Housing boom cools: Brockton house prices fall $12,000; condos plummet $40,000 |
2006-03-28 |
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Fed boosts key interest rate for 15th consecutive time |
2006-03-27 |
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Price change and inventory predictions for Massachusetts in 2006 based on past trends |
2006-03-27 |
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Housing Market Declining Rapidly |
2006-03-24 |
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Boston Bubble Report: What's Really Going on in Massachusetts. Real prices have fallen 11.44% from their peak 8 months ago and year over year prices have been declining for the last 6 months straight. |
2006-03-24 |
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Mass. home prices continue slide |
2006-03-24 |
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Pay no attention to that 9.5% decline in median prices |
2006-03-23 |
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MAR February 2006 report has corrected data for January. Nominal YOY prices rose in January, though real prices still fell. Both real and nominal YOY prices fell in February. |
2006-03-23 |
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February 2006 MAR data is in. Sales fell for 5th consecutive month and were 1.7% below February 2005. Inventory is up from a year ago by 40.5%. Nominal year over year prices fell for 2nd month in a row. |
2006-03-22 |
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Boston "Bubble Hour" to discuss February housing statistics, Thursday March 23, 2006 |
2006-03-22 |
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Massachusetts foreclosures increased 538% in February. National foreclosures increased 13%. |
2006-03-22 |
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KPMG rates Boston as the second most expensive city for businesses in the US and Canada |
2006-03-21 |
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More than one-quarter of Boston's mortgage-holders are stretched thin financially, spending at least half their income on housing - only Miami is worse |
2006-03-20 |
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Boston population is declining because jobs are (still) declining |
2006-03-18 |
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Fed won't act to preserve high home prices |
2006-03-18 |
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Statewide surveys predict lukewarm job growth for Central Massachusetts. Data shows real estate has softened and predictions are that softening will continue for at least the rest of 2006. |
2006-03-17 |
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West Roxbury and Roslindale prices take a dip. Decline of 10% predicted for first half of 2006 alone. |
2006-03-16 |
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Realty check: $1M will buy you a fixer-upper in Boston suburbs |
2006-03-15 |
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Middlesex North Registry of Deeds provides hard evidence of a major shift in the real estate market |
2006-03-15 |
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Boston once again ranked as one of the most vulnerable areas for serious market corrections |
2006-03-15 |
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Ingo Winzer, president of Local Market Monitor, says Boston is 33% overvalued and expected to decline |
2006-03-14 |
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Price decline of 49.4% predicted for Boston by former Goldman Sachs investment banker John Talbott |
2006-03-13 |
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ForeclosuresMass report shows 2006 Massachusetts foreclosure filings continuing at an "explosive rate" |
2006-03-11 |
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A "soft landing" isn't safe - homebuyers can lose money even if house prices do not fall |
2006-03-11 |
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Rents in Hub still lower than in 2001 |
2006-03-10 |
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Massachusetts may lose a seat in Congress due to shrinking population |
2006-03-10 |
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30-year mortgage rates jump to highest level in 3 1/2 years |
2006-03-09 |
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Sales in Tewksbury fell 12% in 2005. Brokers urge owners to disregard chilling market and keep selling. |
2006-03-08 |
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Goldman Sachs Chief U.S. Economist Jan Hatzius pegs Boston real estate at 27% overvalued |
2006-03-07 |
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Cambridge, Somerville, Newton and Boston were 4 of the 5 cities that saw highest price increases in entire US in previous two decades. Harvard economist cites unreasonable regulations as main cause. |
2006-03-06 |
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Boston condo most expense in New England, even pricier than any in New York (per square foot) |
2006-03-02 |
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An analysis of the turning tide in MA - note that January saw a YOY decline in prices both in nominal (-0.1%) and real (-4.0%) terms |
2006-03-01 |
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Ailing housing market reported by the Globe and the Sun corroborated by the Lowell Registry of Deeds |
2006-03-01 |
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Roof collapses on Massachusetts housing boom - sales plummet, prices drop |
2006-02-28 |
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Massachusetts home sales in January plunge 21% to lowest point in a decade |
2006-02-28 |
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February 28th Chat about Jan 2006 home sales in Boston / Massachusetts - Overflow Area |
2006-02-28 |
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February 28th Chat about Jan 2006 home sales in Boston / Massachusetts |
2006-02-24 |
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Massachusetts Realtor Kevin Monahan: "If the seller has this dream that they're going to get last year's prices, that's not going to happen." Also, others promoting the use of concessions to mask actual price declines. |
2006-02-23 |
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Dissecting an Option ARM: why they are minefields |
2006-02-22 |
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Boston area developers masking falling prices by bundling extras |
2006-02-18 |
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Survey results: Where are Greater Boston housing prices headed in 2006? |
2006-02-17 |
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Home sales plunge on Cape |
2006-02-15 |
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Many ominous signs for Massachusetts real estate, but "the housing market in the greater Boston area is not working" (in other words, it is not an efficient market) |
2006-02-14 |
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A Look At The Collapse Of The 1980's Real Estate Bubble |
2006-02-13 |
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A tale of two markets (for the impatient, Boston is the one in the most trouble) |
2006-02-13 |
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Fiserv Lending Solutions forecasts a 1.3% drop in Boston-Quincy area for 2006 (does not include inflation) |
2006-02-12 |
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Many Massachusetts owners no better off than renting and yet have much more downside risk |
2006-02-10 |
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A humorous spin on statements made by David Lereah (Senior VP and Chief Economist of the National Association of Realtors(R)) |
2006-02-10 |
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Condominium sales in Massachusetts surged in 2005 while the number of single-family home sales tumbled |
2006-02-09 |
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Home inventories rise sharply in many major markets, including Boston |
2006-02-08 |
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Real Estate Markets Turn Chilly |
2006-02-07 |
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Public records show 2005 decline in Massachusetts sales worse than what Realtor association published |
2006-02-01 |
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Boston-area real estate listings cited as an ominous warning sign for the nation |
2006-01-31 |
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Fed raises key interest rate for 14th consecutive time |
2006-01-31 |
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Fueled by housing bubble "wealth effect", Americans spending more than they earn for 1st time since Great Depression |
2006-01-30 |
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Housing slowdown squeezes Massachusetts borrowers: foreclosure cases hit 12-year high |
2006-01-30 |
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ForeclosuresMass 2005 Full Year Report Shows Massachusetts Foreclosure Filings Over 32% Higher than in 2004 |
2006-01-25 |
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Danvers conversion tops Business 2.0's list of "101 dumbest moments in business" (also includes several other real estate related missteps from 2005) |
2006-01-24 |
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CNN Money calculates Boston real estate is 33% overvalued |
2006-01-23 |
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Job growth in Massachusetts held back by "dramatically more expensive" costs to businesses, including real estate |
2006-01-21 |
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Downtown Boston condo sales fall |
2006-01-20 |
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PMI Group increases probability of near term price declines in Boston from 53% to 57.3% |
2006-01-19 |
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Real estate mogul shedding large number of properties in Cambridge, Somerville, Arlington, Belmont, Boston, Revere, Stoneham, Waltham and Watertown |
2006-01-18 |
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Nationally in 2005, 43% of first-time home buyers put no money down |
2006-01-17 |
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Boston suburbs flush with homes for sale: inventory rises 54%, but effect on prices unclear |
2006-01-14 |
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Greater Boston Homebuyer Survey: January 2006 - Submit Your Responses Now |
2006-01-13 |
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Boston area condo sellers pull units off block as market cools |
2006-01-13 |
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Massachusetts foreclosure filings go through the roof |
2006-01-12 |
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Some Boston area owners squeezed as interest rises, home values sag |
2006-01-10 |
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Some Boston area landlords resorting to illegal support for their mortgages |
2006-01-10 |
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Plymouth County saw a 13 percent drop in the number of home sales in 2005, compared to 2004 |
2006-01-09 |
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Number of interest-only loans in Massachusetts surged to 19.5% in 2005 from 1.8% in 2000 |
2006-01-09 |
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Local officials bristle at housing study's findings |
2006-01-08 |
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Evidence that local land-use policies have driven up housing prices in eastern Massachusetts by 23 - 36% |
2006-01-03 |
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One citizen's Massachusetts housing market blog |
2006-01-02 |
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Average number of showings for homes in Massachusetts fell 25 percent in September, compared to a year earlier |
2006-01-01 |
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Boston area housing slowdown exasperated by local zoning |
2005-12-30 |
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Economist Nicholas Perna: hard landing in Massachusetts worse than anywhere else in the country |
2005-12-30 |
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Massachusetts sales of single-family homes drop 9.2% from year ago in 2nd straight plunge |
2005-12-27 |
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Boston Herald lists start of popping of Massachusetts housing bubble as top local event of 2005 |
2005-12-23 |
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Massachusetts has now lost population for two years straight |
2005-12-22 |
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Local condo flippers may be in too deep |
2005-12-21 |
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Boston-Quincy Metropolitan Statistical Area historical price data (not inflation adjusted) |
2005-12-21 |
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Predictions for Boston housing market in 2006 |
2005-12-20 |
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Some good reference links on why buying around Boston is risky right now |
2005-12-19 |
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Real estate slump chills Boston area 'flippers' |
2005-12-19 |
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Property taxes still on rise in Massachusetts |
2005-12-13 |
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Federal Reserve Boosts Key Interest Rate to Its Highest Level in 4 1/2 Years |
2005-12-12 |
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Boston's population is declining and here's where the people are going |
2005-12-12 |
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Boston area landlords nervously eyeing the home-sales market slowdown |
2005-12-11 |
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Sharp price reductions point to hard landing for Boston Housing Market |
2005-12-11 |
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Cuts of up to 20% are now common in Boston area as analysts see signs of a 'hard landing' |
2005-12-11 |
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Boston housing market has already "cooled noticeably" |
2005-12-10 |
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Quarter of people in Massachusetts say they would leave if they had the opportunity |
2005-12-08 |
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House party is over, according to respected UCLA report |
2005-12-07 |
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"Alarming jump" in foreclosures for Greater Lowell. Massachusetts foreclosures up over 33% in past year. |
2005-12-06 |
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Housing Bubble Bursts in the Market for U.S. Mortgage Bonds |
2005-12-05 |
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Equity cash outs in Massachusetts jump from 4% to 14% over three year period |
2005-12-01 |
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Bill Wendel: high inventory and softening prices indicate that more's afoot than just the annual seasonal market downturn |
2005-12-01 |
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Boston real estate agent Bill Wendel's blog on the real estate bubble |
2005-11-30 |
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Massachusetts home sales and prices fall for second consecutive month |
2005-11-28 |
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High cost of housing forcing many professors out of Massachusetts |
2005-11-25 |
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Massachusetts Housing Boom Ends as Mortgage Expenses Increase |
2005-11-23 |
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Beacon Hill, South End condos see price declines due to a dramatic drop in overall unit sales |
2005-11-22 |
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Brokers get creative in hunt for home buyers |
2005-11-17 |
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Boomers latest to flee the Bay State |
2005-11-15 |
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Some Boston real estate investors declare party over |
2005-11-10 |
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange to offer futures on the Boston real estate market |
2005-11-10 |
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Massachusetts housing forecast: downturn until '07 |
2005-11-09 |
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Boston Real Estate Cools (Real Audio) |
2005-11-08 |
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The air is coming out of America's property-price bubble |
2005-11-07 |
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The number of people leaving Boston is rising |
2005-11-06 |
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Middlesex county begins experiencing year over year price declines, amidst other problems |
2005-11-06 |
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Families fleeing Cambridge primarily due to housing costs |
2005-11-04 |
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Plymouth homes a tougher sell these days |
2005-11-03 |
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National September median sale price declines 5.7%, volume lower than expected, inventory hits record |
2005-11-02 |
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Leading housing indicators "flashing yellow" in Boston |
2005-10-31 |
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Massachusetts continues to lose computer software companies and software-related jobs |
2005-10-28 |
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Selling your house in Boston area is suddenly much more difficult |
2005-10-27 |
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Massachusetts home prices fall in September |
2005-10-26 |
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Massachusetts housing prices weaken, unsold inventory breaks all time record |
2005-10-25 |
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During previous fall, Boston sellers had to bring checks to the table |
2005-10-24 |
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Boston ranked by several economists as most at risk of price declines |
2005-10-24 |
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Why the world's best real estate investor is cashing out |
2005-10-20 |
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Raw housing market data for Boston (and elsewhere) |
2005-10-20 |
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Wellesley econ professor Karl Case sees a "growing excess supply" in Boston's western suburbs |
2005-10-18 |
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Boston home costs, reluctant buyers slow pace |
2005-10-17 |
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Massachusetts supply beginning to outpace demand |
2005-10-13 |
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30-year mortgage crosses 6% |
2005-10-12 |
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Appraisers fighting unethical overvaluations |
2005-10-12 |
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Track Housing Price Reductions for Boston, etc. |
2005-10-07 |
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Massachusetts Foreclosure Filings 32% Higher in September 2005 than September 2004 |
2005-10-04 |
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Housing prices slowing in Boston and elsewhere |
2005-10-04 |
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Upcoming housing bubble lecture at Harvard on October 17th |
2005-10-03 |
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Massachusetts' growth engines sputter |
2005-09-30 |
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Boston home prices grew 239% as much as income from 1994 - 2004 |
2005-09-29 |
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Head of Freddie Mac forecasts impending price declines for Boston |
2005-09-29 |
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theburstingbubble.com |
2005-09-27 |
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Consumer Confidence Sees Biggest Dip in 15 Years; New Home Sales Fall by Largest Amount in 9 Months |
2005-09-27 |
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New home sales plummet 10% in August |
2005-09-26 |
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Greenspan Says Speculation Having "Greater Role" in Home Prices |
2005-09-26 |
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Homes in many Boston neighborhoods now top $1M |
2005-09-23 |
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Renting has become a surprisingly smart option |
2005-09-23 |
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If the economy hits trouble, homebuyers should not expect to be bailed out |
2005-09-22 |
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Boston Realtors lonely as shoppers stay home |
2005-09-20 |
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Federal Reserve raises rates for an 11th straight time |
2005-09-20 |
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Mortgage foreclosures are soaring in Massachusetts |
2005-09-20 |
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Highest inventory ever for MLS in Massachusetts |
2005-09-19 |
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A look at past real estate busts |
2005-09-19 |
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Inventory surge signals housing cool-down |
2005-09-18 |
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Contingencies up as market slows |
2005-09-16 |
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Crazy loans: Is this how the boom ends? |
2005-09-16 |
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Speculators rush to buy in areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina |
2005-09-15 |
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Greenspan warns against moving too slowly on GSEs |
2005-09-14 |
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Adverse tax consequences of flipping |
2005-09-14 |
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Massachusetts housing affordability gap getting worse |
2005-09-10 |
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Steepest housing price increases in nation are hurting Massachusetts |
2005-09-09 |
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Payments go down as prices drop |
2005-09-09 |
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America's housing boom is causing an enormous misallocation of resources |
2005-09-08 |
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Builder Shares Fall Sharply on Bubble Fears |
2005-09-08 |
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Report rates Boston most expensive city |
2005-09-07 |
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Signs of a national decline |
2005-09-01 |
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Boston-Cambridge-Quincy housing price futures |
2005-08-31 |
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Boston Properties insiders, including CEO Ed Linde, recently unloaded $98M |
2005-08-30 |
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Bubble Meter |
2005-08-29 |
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Homebuilder insiders on selling spree |
2005-08-29 |
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Number of unsold Massachusetts homes surges |
2005-08-26 |
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Sell high, rent low |
2005-08-26 |
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Bill Maher's humorous insights on the housing bubble |
2005-08-26 |
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Fed Chairman Greenspan warns high home prices could disappear |
2005-08-26 |
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Interactive map: How big is your bubble? |
2005-08-25 |
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Consider the source |
2005-08-25 |
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Home Equity is Not Savings |
2005-08-25 |
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Princeton's Paul Krugman says the real estate market is heading for a tumble next year |
2005-08-25 |
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Behind rosy home data, signs of worry |
2005-08-24 |
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Massachusetts house sales continue to slide (unlike smaller condo market) |
2005-08-24 |
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Boston property 31% overvalued |
2005-08-23 |
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Smart money may be bailing out of housing stocks |
2005-08-23 |
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The New Housing Economy |
2005-08-22 |
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Merrill analyst sees U.S. housing price correction |
2005-08-22 |
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Bush Panel's Proposals May Reduce Tax Advantages for Housing |
2005-08-21 |
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Richard X. Bove: This Powder Keg is Going to Blow |
2005-08-21 |
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Be Warned: Mr. Bubble's Worried Again |
2005-08-19 |
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In the Long Run, Sleep at Home and Invest in the Stock Market |
2005-08-18 |
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Boston and 52 other markets are extremely overvalued |
2005-08-17 |
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Real estate has historically exhibited low appreciation |
2005-08-17 |
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CNN/Money's 50 most overpriced home markets |
2005-08-17 |
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Renting doesn't "throw money away" |
2005-08-17 |
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Buying typically only saves 25 cents per dollar of expenses via tax deductions |
2005-08-14 |
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How to tell if housing market has peaked |
2005-08-14 |
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Paul Krugman: housing bubble already shows signs of ending |
2005-08-14 |
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Home sales as percent of GDP 3.4 standard deviations from mean |
2005-08-12 |
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Option ARMs Fuel Bubble But Should We Worry? |
2005-08-12 |
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Unsustainable housing boom is main factor masking unhealthy economy |
2005-08-11 |
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Mortgages for those with bad credit leap in popularity despite high foreclosure rate |
2005-08-11 |
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Boston foreclosures up 37 percent over same period in 2004 |
2005-08-11 |
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Inventory is piling up in Greater Boston |
2005-08-09 |
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Fed Boosts Key Interest Rate for 10th Time |
2005-08-09 |
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Denver market landing not so soft after all |
2005-08-09 |
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HouseBubble.com |
2005-08-09 |
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Seattle Bubble |
2005-08-08 |
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A farewell to ARMs: Standard & Poor's could help end "creative" financing |
2005-08-08 |
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del.icio.us housing bubble links |
2005-08-08 |
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Buy vs. rent calculator with bubble factored out |