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10/22/2020 Real Estate Development in the Time of Coronavirus: Massachusetts - Update 10/19/2020—Lexology

The Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) recently issued guidance for municipalities regarding housing development.
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10/22/2020 As buyers bounce to the ‘burbs, Boston condo market offers deals ‘nobody would have imagined’—Boston.com

Boston-area home prices were up an astounding 14.3 percent year-over-year in September, according to the national brokerage Redfin — roughly in line with a nationwide real estate boom being driven by record-low mortgage rates and a shortage of homes for sale. But the downtown condo market has been marching — or stumbling — to the beat of a different drummer.
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10/22/2020 Another record month for Cape Cod home sales—Boston Agent Magazine

The Cape Cod real estate market set new record highs for median sale prices, pending sales, closed condo sales and total volume, according to a Cape Cod & Islands Association of Realtors (CCIAOR) press release.
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10/16/2020 In U.S. College Towns, Vacant Student Housing Poses New Opportunities for Buyers—Mansion Global

The coronavirus pandemic disrupted back-to-school plans for millions of students this fall, including university students who normally pour into college towns in late August and generate major revenue for landlords who own off-campus housing.
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10/16/2020 Developer proposes 15 condos on Hancock Street in Dorchester—Universal Hub

Urbanica of Roxbury has filed plans with the BPDA to build 15 "affordable" condos at 120-122 Hancock St., at the base of Dorchester's Jones Hill, near Howe Street.
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10/16/2020 Southern Connecticut—a Close Suburb of New York City—Sees Sales, Prices Surge—Mansion Global

Luxury home sales and prices across a swath of southern Connecticut surged in the third quarter, underscoring a migration in the wake of the pandemic from New York City to its commutable suburbs, according to data released Thursday.
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10/15/2020 Millennium Lands $775M Construction Loan for Winthrop Center—Banker & Tradesman

Millennium Partners has obtained a $775 million construction mortgage to develop a 1.4 million-square-foot skyscraper in Boston’s Financial District, three months after scaling back the residential portion of the project in response to a cooling condo market.
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10/15/2020 Man charged with assault to murder after standoff in Franklin—WHDH News

A man is facing numerous charges, including assault to murder, after firing at police officers during a standoff in Franklin Sunday, officials said.
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10/14/2020 House of the Week: Live-work space in Boston artist cooperative features studio, darkroom—masslive.com

A space for visual artists is newly on the market in Boston.
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10/12/2020 SWAT officer, vehicle struck by gunfire at Franklin condo complex, police say—WCVB News

A SWAT team officer was struck by a bullet that ricocheted off an armored vehicle during an encounter with an armed man at a Franklin condominium complex, according to police.
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10/12/2020 HUD's New Final Rule on Disparate Impact Provides Clarity and Greater Defenses for Housing Providers—Lexology

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently released its final rule addressing the legal requirements for disparate impact cases brought under the Fair Housing Act (Final Rule).
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10/9/2020 Nicely priced Ipswich condo gives buyers options—Boston Herald

The definition of “Greater Boston” is expanding for homebuyers on the market for new digs.
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10/9/2020 To-be-built Sunday River developments are already more than 50 percent sold—Boston.com

After the winter thaw in 2021, Sunday River Resort in Newry, Maine, will begin building two residential projects.
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10/9/2020 Condo Kitchen Reimagined—Fine Homebuilding

In this urban condo, builder Nick Schiffer struck a balance between a modern look and a traditional aesthetic.
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9/28/2020 I’ve Got a Better Plan for Suffolk Downs—Banker & Tradesman

The redevelopment of Suffolk Downs promises to be one of the biggest real estate plays in Boston’s history, with thousands of new – and mostly luxury – apartments and condominiums.
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9/28/2020 BPDA approves Suffolk Downs mega-development—Universal Hub

The BPDA board approved developer HYM's plans to transform the old Suffolk Downs race track over two decades into a new community on the East Boston/Revere line that will ultimately mean 10,000 apartments, condos and single-family homes and enough office, retail and hotel space to provide 25,000 new jobs.
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9/28/2020 2 Mass. towns make Money magazine’s Best Places to Live list—Boston.com

Two Massachusetts towns just landed on Money’s list of the 50 best places to live in America.
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9/28/2020 Condos proposed for Hawthorne Street in Roxbury, in project that would preserve and reuse historic neighboring church—Universal Hub

Historic Boston, Inc. yesterday filed plans with the BPD to build a three-story, 14-unit condo building on Hawthorne Street in Roxbury, behind the currently empty St. James African Orthodox Church on Cedar Street, which the group would renovate into commercial space after completing the condos.
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9/24/2020 U.S. Home Sales Spike in August, Highest Levels Since December 2006—World Property Journal

According to new data by the National Association of Realtors, existing U.S. home sales continued to climb in August 2020, marking three consecutive months of positive sales gains.
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9/18/2020 In Boston, a Developer Is Turning His Childhood Home Into $1 Million Condos—The Wall Street Journal

Frank Williams stands in a townhouse he is converting to condos in Boston’s South End, gesturing toward a newly installed steam shower with Zebra-stripe marble. “This was the closet,” he says, then pointing to a double vanity, adds, “There were bunk beds here.”
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