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Housing Index Underscores Demand for Multifamily
If a study by professors at two Florida universities is any indication, don't expect to see any slowdown in multifamily construction. Across much of the country, consumers who rent and reinvest those potential savings can build wealth faster than people who buy homes...

Cushman & Wakefield Completes Round of Promotions in Boston
Pictured: Newly appointed Executive Managing Director Mark Mulvey (left) and Vice Chair Rick Swartz, two of a number of promotions announced at Cushman & Wakefield Boston. Cushman & Wakefield has completed a round of promotions in its Boston office, including...

New U.S. Housing Index Underscores Long-Term Demand for Multifamily
If a study by professors at two Florida universities is any indication, don't expect to see any slowdown in multifamily construction. Across much of the country, consumers who rent and reinvest those potential savings can build wealth faster than people who buy homes...

Cushman & Wakefield Completes Round of Promotions in Boston
Pictured: Newly appointed Executive Managing Director Mark Mulvey (left) and Vice Chair Rick Swartz, two of a number of promotions announced at Cushman & Wakefield Boston. Cushman & Wakefield has completed a round of promotions in its Boston office, including...

Apartment Rent Concessions are "Back With a Vengeance"
It’s the age-old developer’s trade-off. In a market saturated with new apartments, building owners have a decision to make. You can either tolerate higher vacancy rates and hope they don’t last too long. Or, you can offer a month or two of free rent to get renters in...

Cresa Appoints New SVP in Boston
Cresa expanded its brokerage roster in Boston with the addition of Daniel Collins as a senior vice president. Collins comes to Cresa from Colliers International, where represented a variety of professional tenants including law firms, technology companies and...

What Would Eliminating Full-Time Airbnbs do for Boston’s Hotel Market?
Rendering of the proposed 1,054-key Omni Boston hotel at 400 Summer St.Credit: Elkus Manfredi Architects As the weather begins to heat up in Boston, so too does the fight between the city officials and Airbnb. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh recently outlined a proposal that...

Developers: No Condo Craze in Store in Boston Despite Strong Buyer Interest
Developers included a pair of condo towers totaling 153 units as part of the largescale InkBlot mixed-use development in Boston's South End. Builders in Boston have started to deliver some high-profile condo projects, a property trend mirrored in some other major...

Normandy Real Estate Partners Recapitalizes 191-Room Hotel Indigo in Suburban Boston
Normandy Real Estate Partners has recapitalized its 191-room Hotel Indigo in suburban Boston with Wellesley Hills, MA-based Mark Development. Normandy Real Estate Partners, of Morristown, NJ, paid a little more than $14.5 million back in 2006 to acquire the 1930s-era...

The Transit Factor in Amazon’s HQ2 Selection Reflects Transportation’s Growing Economic Development Clout
Pictured: 101 Main St. in Cambridge, MA, a 341,000-square-foot office property occupied by Amazon.In cities across America, weary locals have long complained that strained transportation networks were failing to keep pace with the rush of new development. Then, Amazon...
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