Real Estate Blog
Here are the stocks driving Wall Street’s latest bull run
U.S. stocks hit a milestone Aug. 21 by extending their collective winning streak to 3,453 days, a run that qualifies as the nation's second — yes, second — longest stretch of gains since the Great Depression.
Contrary to media reports pegging the market's latest stretch as the longest bull market on record, the ongoing expansion actually ranks second behind only the 4,494-day streak recorded from October 1987 through March 2000. The current bull market officially commenced March 9, 2009, and…
Over 2 dozen arrested in gun and drug sweep, including city employee
This story was originally published on WBUR.
In a sweeping drug and gun bust, the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Andrew Lelling on Thursday morning announced charges against 29 people in Boston and Brockton.
According to a statement, 25 of the suspects were arrested on federal and state charges, two were already in custody, and two remain at large.
Among those arrested Thursday was Gary Jamal Webster, who worked for the Boston Planning & Development Agency as a project manager. Webster, 35,…
The senior living boom: What to know now and what to watch in Birmingham
A tidal wave of seniors is arriving, but will that mean a surge in new senior living projects? Developers say the answer is complicated.
North Dakota energy co. quintuples Houston office space, to double employee count in area
A North Dakota-based oil refinery company has expanded its local office presence with a new lease in northern Houston and plans to hire more employees.
Meridian Energy Group Inc. inked a deal with Houston-based Boxer Property Management Corp. to occupy 10,000 square feet at 16770 Imperial Valley Drive in the Greenspoint District, according to a recent press release. Currently, Meridian employs more than 20 people in the area and occupies 2,000 square feet in the Uptown/Galleria area, a spokesperson…
Longwell: Spaghetti Works development represents ‘who we are now’
Speakers call Spaghetti Works project an important step for downtown development during Thursday ceremony.
Doggy day care chain makes $1.3 million bet on Saratoga Springs
The owners of Pet Lodges, a chain of dog day care and boarding centers, have purchased property on Route 9 in Saratoga Springs, New York, where they plan to open a fifth location.
Cobalt Partners revs up with apartment, office plans
With his latest suburban project in Bayside, Milwaukee developer Scott Yauck’s pipeline of work approaches $340 million.
Las Vegas developer interested in buying Essex House
Anbang Insurance Group Co. wants to jettison a 15-hotel portfolio, and from the looks of it, the Beijing-based company may have found a buyer.
A Las Vegas real estate developer and its partners have expressed interest in buying the portfolio, which includes Manhattan’s Essex House.
That's according to The New York Post, which explained that Anbang owns a total of 18 U.S. hotels. It's not yet clear which hotels are officially up for sale.
Essex House, officially known as The JW Marriott Essex…
Rising Stars in Real Estate 2018: Mallory Chambers
The BBJ has named its Rising Stars in Real Estate and Construction.
Missouri’s property taxes are low? Sort of.
While far behind Illinois, Missouri’s tax property rates aren’t as low as you might think.