Category: Real Estate Trends

Real Estate Trends Managing Diverse Communities
2013 March Managing Diverse Communities

 Aside from death and taxes, there is one other variable every person can count  on: change. For condominium managers and boards of trustees change comes in  various forms, be it a varying age gap or cultural divide. In the end, how  chang…

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Real Estate Trends Exterior Elements
2013 March Exterior Elements

 When you think landscaping, you probably don’t think of a swanky Boston co-op or condo high-rise building. After all,  landscaping is typically reserved for suburban homes where there is rolling  turf, strategically placed trees, sprawlin…

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Real Estate Trends Green by Committee
2013 March Green by Committee

 Green truly is the new black in New England. As more and more condos and HOAs  look to save money as expenses rise, more and more boards and unit owners are  exploring ways to incorporate “greening” into their building community.   …

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Real Estate Trends Are We Stable Yet?
2012 December Are We Stable Yet?

 It’s still all about the economy. The foreclosure avalanche seems to have slowed in  New England, but community associations continue to fight a seemingly endless  wave of financial issues as 2012 ends and 2013 looms. For this year-end  e…

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Real Estate Trends Amazing Amenities
2012 July Amazing Amenities

 While a pool and a clubhouse used to be the hallmark of luxury condo living, the  whole concept of upscale condo amenities has exploded in recent years with the  construction of condo units tied to high-end hotels. This has added perks  r…

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Real Estate Trends Something Old into Something New...
2012 June Something Old into Something New...

 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 136 million tons  of construction and demolition waste was generated in 1996. That's the last  time these figures were made available, and the numbers have almost certainly  ri…

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Real Estate Trends The Debate Rages On
2012 June The Debate Rages On

 Concern over health and an evolving legal landscape has prompted a number of  condo and co-op boards in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, as well as communities  across New England to ban cigarette smoking in individual smoking units. This  …

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Real Estate Trends Like Money in the Bank
2012 May Like Money in the Bank

 On a rainy day a few years ago in front of the Massachusetts State House, plenty  of viewers watching Fox News on TV got a good chuckle, along with the Fox news  reporter covering Beacon Hill that day. On the sweeping grassy slope behind …

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Real Estate Trends Park It
2012 May Park It

 There’s nothing worse than circling the block over and over in search of a parking  space. When condo owners have a spot to call their own, it’s a luxury that can be considered priceless—especially in the harsh New England winters, when s…

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