Universal Hub - housing prices

Boston housing prices on a precipice again?

adamg — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:52:55 +0000

One economist thinks so.

Housing prices spike downtown

adamg — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:19:13 +0000

Chris Lovett reviews 2009 housing sales and prices from Boston neighborhoods.

The condo speculator and his trail of ruin through Dorchester

adamg — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:58:15 +0000

The Globe details the rise and collapse of Michael David Scott's mini-condo empire.

Compare with Dwight Jenkins.

Great news if you missed the chance to live at the Natick Mall

adamg — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:02:47 +0000

Erica Farthing reports that for the next 30 days, all units not sold at that recent pin-in-balloon auction will be for sale at auction prices.

Some East Boston properties now selling for more than the asking price

adamg — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:20:12 +0000

Triple deckers, no less, granted, being sold by banks, but still. Anthony Giacalone reports.

The collapsing downtown condo market

adamg — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:27:11 +0000

Scott Van Vorhis writes the luxo-condo bubble downtown has finally popped.

Goldman Sachs to put up $50 million to help Massachusetts homeowners screwed by its subprime ways

adamg — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:40:30 +0000

The Herald reports on a settlement reached with state Attorney General Martha Coakley. The state gets $10 million for its troubles.

Far more details from the Attorney General's office, including the actual settlement agreement.

Another Back Bay property goes for a fraction of its price just a few years ago

adamg — Sat, 02 May 2009 23:09:35 +0000

Brecht Palombo attended the auction for 441 Stuart St., an office building that sold for $37.5 million in 2004 with the expectation it would be converted into condos. It wasn't, and when the auctioneer started the bidding at $30 million, nobody offered until the price went way, way down.

The $25,000 condo

adamg — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:31:55 +0000

Michael DiMella lists the least- and most-expensive condo sales in Boston in April, ranging from a $25,000 unit in a three decker on Harwood Street in Dorchester ("needs some cosmetics and updates") to a $9.2-milllion in a "classic" building on Beacon Street on Beacon Hill.

Back Bay: City's most expensive condos

adamg — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:25:00 +0000

I know, you're shocked. Michael DiMella posts a chart ranking neighborhoods by condo prices (and showing the changes between 2007 and 2008). And by "neighborhoods," he means all the neighborhoods in the city, not just the chi-chi "core" neighborhoods - and Southie and Eastie - that some real-estate people seem to think is all Boston is.