By Tom Acitelli  

Curbed Boston Newsletter

A little late March snowfall can’t stop time: Spring has technically arrived in Boston, and soon springtime weather will as well.

Here are several photographic reminders of just how gorgeous the city can look.

↑ The Public Garden tulips will soon bloom in oceans of red, orange, and yellow, including around the famed statue

Residence 11H at the Carlton House. Stunning views with a European feel.
Please click to view more information on this beautiful property.

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Curbed Boston: By Tom Acitelli  Mar 19, 2018

A scaled-back proposal to build a primarily residential tower over the Massachusetts Turnpike next to the Hynes Convention Center won a key approval from the Boston Planning & Development Agency on March 15.

Developer Weiner Ventures had originally proposed building two buildings where Massachusetts Avenue meets Boylston Street: One 566 feet and 39 stories, the other 283 feet and 24 stories.

The newly passed proposal includes plans for just one of those towers—and it would now reach to 484 feet and 27 floors. It would include 108 condos atop two floors of retail and restaurant space as well as two levels of parking.

BY: JANN SWANSON @ Mortgage News Daily  Mar 14 2018

Millennials are picking up the pace of moving into homeownership, but the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) says not all are finding a way. Its 2018 Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends study found that inventory constraints and higher housing costs have prevented some from leaving the more affordable confines of their parents' [...]

CNBC's Diana Olick takes a look at home remodeling projects that will deliver the greatest returns.
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• Monaco reigns as the most expensive market in the world, according to a report from real estate brokerage Knight Frank.
• Hong Kong and New York took second and third, respectively.
• If you're looking for a bargain in luxury real estate, check out Sao Paulo or Cape Town, South Africa.

Robert Frank | @robtfrank

Published 10:40 AM ET Thu, 8 March [...]

Federal Reserve Bank - First District Boston
Posted from: Federalreserve.gov

Summary of Economic Activity
Economic activity expanded at a moderate pace in the First District, with almost all retail and manufacturing respondents citing sales and revenues in recent weeks ahead of year-earlier levels. By contrast, staffing firms reported [...]

Fed's Kaplan: Expect three rate hike this year from CNBC.

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NATALIE CAMPISI

March 2, 2018 in MORTGAGES

As mortgage rates increase, homebuyers should pay close attention — higher rates mean more cash out of pocket for borrowers.

For those worried that rates will climb even further before closing, a mortgage rate lock could be the solution.

What is a mortgage rate lock?

A rate [...]

10 tallest buildings under construction or in development around the world

Patrick Sisson

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

Frank Lloyd Wright once proposed The Illinois, a mile-high skyscraper set on the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago, a towering giant of a building powered by atomic

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