Monthly Archives: January 2012

Housing in small cities is likely to be hot in 2012. Once again, Jed Kolko, the chief economist at Trulia.com expressed his opinion about places such as Boston, San Jose, Austin/Houston, and Rochester in upstate New York and how they … Continue reading →

The much discussed ‘Innovation District’ is totally renovating the South Boston and Waterfront neighborhoods. The plan is for young, tech-savy individuals to come from the world-class universities in the area or from afar, all to settle down in this new … Continue reading →

If you were to go to an area with many outlet stores, how far outside of Boston do you think it is? 10 minutes, maybe 20? Both are incorrect. Surprising as it may seem, the closest outlet center is at … Continue reading →

According to Market Watch and real-estate website Zillow.com, 30 year mortgage rates have recently reached an all time low. Zillow reports the 30 year fixed rate mortgage is currently holding at an average of 3.73%, down from 3.81% a week … Continue reading →

Bloomberg Businessweek has recently released a list of their top 50 cities within the United States. Judging the cities on various criteria, the results that came back were exciting. This is because Boston was listed as the #16 in the … Continue reading →