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Boston Home Affordability: 19 Years at This Rate of Relief
Redfin says the income needed to buy a Greater Boston home fell 2.8% to $216,995. Our closed-sale data shows why that is noise rather than real relief.
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- 03 Practical next steps
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Massachusetts Home Equity Is Shrinking as Borrowing Climbs
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Massachusetts Site Plan Review Has No Deadline. Yet.
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Vivmark Sold 444 Emerson Place Units and Kept 16,161
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Nearly 11% of Greater Boston home purchases fell through in July. It is not a cracking market. It is a rule change…
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