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4/12/2021 Noise Litigation is on the Rise for Multi-Family Developments and Builders Should be Losing Sleep—PR Newswire

Condo owners in noisy buildings are suing developers and a hard truth is coming to light: some long accepted construction methods simply do not meet code.
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4/7/2021 Police: Drunk driver parks car shooting off sparks in condominium lot, torching other vehicles—WHDH News

A man is facing charges of driving while under the influence after allegedly parking his car that was shooting sparks at a Hyannis condo complex, setting other vehicles ablaze.
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4/7/2021 Apartment/condo project approved on Commonwealth Avenue hill in Brighton—Universal Hub

The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved a two-wing complex with 151 apartments and 102 condos at 1515-1525 Commonwealth Ave., just up the hill from Warren Street.
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3/30/2021 Ownership of numerous Back Bay, downtown luxury condos hinges on legal action involving Saudi companies, citizens and a murderous crown prince—Universal Hub

A Saudi company that claims it was defrauded of billions of dollars in a scheme by a conniving Saudi citizen and his sons last week filed suit in Suffolk Superior Court to demand it be allowed to seize condos on the 52nd floor of One Dalton Place and at the Mandarin Oriental and Millennium Place that it says were purchased by its alleged money siphoners.
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3/25/2021 West Roxbury developer redoing design everybody hates for Centre Street condos, but some residents say they don't want any more condos on the street at all—Universal Hub

CAD Builders says it's heard residents loud and clear: It will be coming back to the neighborhood with a new design for its proposed 21-unit condo building at the corner of Centre and Park streets, where the former Peoples Federal Savings Bank bunker and the ol' Gilmore place now molder.
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3/23/2021 See the photos: Tom Brady’s former condo in Boston’s historic Burrage Mansion on the market for $6.99 million—masslive.com

A historic section of Boston’s Burrage Mansion that once housed one of New England’s most beloved quarterbacks is now on the market for nearly $7 million.
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3/22/2021 February Mass. home sales hit 17-year high—The Lowell Sun

Single-family home sales last month sold at a pace not seen for 17 years in Massachusetts and the median sale price has now sat above $400,000 for a year.
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3/22/2021 Developer seeks to convert Our Lady of Victories church in Boston’s Bay Village into condos—masslive.com

Lynnfield-based Kems Corp. has proposed transforming the existing Our Lady of Victories church in Boston’s Bay Village, a property dating to the end of the 19th century, into a 26-unit condo building.
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3/17/2021 Home prices, sales continue to rise—WWLP News

Closed home sales across Massachusetts in February rose by 8 percent and the median price for a single-family home sold was up 17 percent over a year ago, to $462,500, a statewide real estate trade group reported Tuesday.
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3/17/2021 The Dark Side of America’s Gleaming Skyscrapers—The Atlantic

In 2014, at age 19, Eric Mendoza left his farming village outside Mexico City and crossed the Rio Grande.
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3/16/2021 Online petition takes aim at Salisbury condo plans—The Eagle-Tribune

A local developer seeks town approval to build a 76-unit condominium complex on Forest Road but more than 300 people have signed an online petition objecting to the 28-acre project.
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3/11/2021 New East Boston condo development touts leadership that’s all women and/or LGBTQ—Boston.com

Boston’s construction and real estate industries aren’t exactly known for having the most diverse workforces, yet a new project in East Boston tosses out the stereotype.
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3/10/2021 Judge rejects partner’s fraud claims against builder John Fish in condo tower case—Boston Globe

Construction magnate John Fish won a round in his legal fight with developer Stephen Weiner over a failed real estate deal as a Suffolk Superior Court judge dismissed counterclaims of fraud and negligent misrepresentation brought by Weiner.
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3/10/2021 Edwards Holds Hearing to Further Protect Tenants—East Boston Times-Free Press

Last Wednesday, City Councilor Lydia Edwards held a hearing with the Boston City Council’s Committee on Government Operations to recommend passage of her ordinance extending and enhancing protections for tenants facing displacement by condominium or cooperative conversion.
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3/8/2021 Take a Tour of the Boston Condo With *That* Open-Concept Bathroom—NBC 10 Boston

This newly renovated condo in Jamaica Plain is definitely not a dump.
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3/8/2021 Mortgage Q & A: Cities are doing just fine, TD Bank executive says—Boston Herald

This week, we spoke to Ray Rodriguez, the regional mortgage sales manager for New York at TD Bank. The main takeaway: Cities remain largely popular despite what you may have heard, and rising mortgage rates won’t matter as much for housing affordability as limited supply.
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3/5/2021 Councilor Edwards Looks to Pass Revamped Condo Conversion Laws—Charlestown Patriot-Bridge

As Chair of the City Council’s Committee on Government Operations, Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards will recommend passage of an ordinance extending and enhancing protections for tenants facing displacement by condominium or cooperative conversion, during Wednesday’s weekly Council meeting – which came beyond deadlines for the paper.
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3/3/2021 Board approves condos nestled into the side of Tommy's Rock in Roxbury—Universal Hub

The Zoning Board of Appeal this week approved plans for a four-story, 40-unit condo building at Fountain and Regent streets in Roxbury.
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3/3/2021 Massachusetts home sales stayed hot in January—Boston.com

The resurgent real estate market that bloomed late last spring has shown no sign of letting up, remaining red-hot through the cold depths of winter.
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2/25/2021 Condo project seeks to return Doyle's Cafe to its 'former glory'—Boston Business Journal

A condo project in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood would restore historic Doyle's Cafe to its "former glory," according to its developers.
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