real estate
Americans are waiting longer than ever to buy first homes
Written by Josh Boak, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Short of cash and unsettled in their careers, young Americans are waiting longer than ever to buy their first homes.
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Massachusetts
Why soaring housing costs threaten Boston’s economic vitality
BOSTON – Boston is expensive. This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, but the numbers on the cost of living are enough to make even longtime residents consider relocating. According to Kiplinger, residing in Boston costs 39.7% more than the national average while health care and groceries
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Massachusetts
Residents, developers, BRA work to both preserve and grow Southie
Home prices are skyrocketing in South Boston, almost doubling in less than 15 years. What has been a boon for developers, though, has been cause for concern for long-time residents, who fear for the loss of the town as they once knew it. According to a report in South Boston
Donald Trump
Trump brags about taking advantage of Gadhafi
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Donald Trump says he made "a lot of money" in a deal years ago with Moammar Gadhafi, despite suggesting at the time he had no idea the former Libyan dictator was involved in renting his suburban New York estate. "Don't
Donald Trump
Trump will testify in fraud trial, but after Nov. 8
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald Trump will testify after the presidential election on a class-action lawsuit that accuses the billionaire businessman and his now-defunct Trump University of defrauding people who paid up to $35,000 for real estate seminars, his attorney said Friday. A federal judge in San Diego set a
boston
Boston seeks to rebrand a trust-challenged development agency
BOSTON – Mayor Marty Walsh, acting just days after the City Council failed to extend urban renewal powers wielded by the Boston Redevelopment Authority, announced a plan to refocus the agency and improve public trust in its operations. The BRA's identity, mission and values will be overhauled under the
Donald Trump
Trump fraud case can continue, NY court rules
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York court on Tuesday refused to throw out a fraud lawsuit against Donald Trump over his former school for real estate investors. The Appellate Division unanimously rejected Trump's request to dismiss the 2013 suit, ruling that a six-year statute of limitations applies.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts home sales up 10 percent through November
STATE HOUSE — Despite brutal winter weather that delayed the start of the usual home-buying season, 2015 has featured an historic burst of growth in the housing market, analysts said in a report released Tuesday morning. Adding to the already positive year for the housing market, November home sales in Massachusetts
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