New Hub Commercial Niche Is The Next Best Thing to the City
David Bates / May 24, 2016-11:09 am
Finding the perfect office location has become a riskier endeavor in the Hub. If a company chooses a city location, management risks paying too much rent. But if the company relocates to the suburbs, they risk losing too much... Continue Reading
Italian Couple’s Real Estate Strategies Pay Off in Boston
David Bates / May 19, 2016-11:01 am
“The best investment is the brick,” says Enrico Vietri, 54. Vietri and his wife Rosa live in West Roxbury, but they are originally from Italy. Vietri is referring to an Italian saying that emphasizes the value of investing in real estate;... Continue Reading
Key Differences Between Millennium Place and Millennium Tower
David Bates / May 17, 2016-11:11 am
There's a big, big reason – a towering, but not-so-secret justification – why Millennium Place owners are selling their precious condominiums in a building and association they love. One Millennium Place owner I spoke with may have... Continue Reading
What Chic Looks Like In Boston Real Estate
David Bates / May 5, 2016-11:24 am
I wanted to know what "chic" looked like in the Boston condominium market, so I turned to my good friend MLSPIN and together we found 14 listings that used the term "chic" in their listing remarks. Although I edited the remarks for length, I... Continue Reading
Company Sells Everything in The Hub Home
David Bates / May 3, 2016-12:17 pm
One of the most important and stress-filled activities for any seller preparing their home for sale is removing items from the home so prospective buyers can see themselves living there. It can be a profitable endeavor as well. What is the... Continue Reading
My Best South Boston Real Estate Posts
David Bates / April 26, 2016-12:08 pm
Over the past four years, I made charts, interviewed agents, noted trends, and compared the South Boston real estate market to other Hub markets. If you are thinking about buying or selling a condo in South Boston, then you have to read these... Continue Reading
BOSTON GLOBE MAGAZINE ARTICLE INCLUDES MY DOT LISTING
David Bates / April 22, 2016-1:02 pm
A very big THANK YOU to Stacey Myers for including my listing at 72 Downer #1 in her excellent Boston Globe Magazine article titled, "What your money gets you in Greater Boston real estate."... Continue Reading
My Best Posts For Greater Boston Home Buyers
David Bates / April 21, 2016-11:59 am
I wrote a column for three years about Boston real estate in which the subhead promised readers that I would “drill “down into the Hub's housing market to uncover those trends and people you would not otherwise notice.” I think I delivered... Continue Reading
How to Find Out How Many Buyers Are Looking For Your Home (Whether it’s listed or not)
David Bates / April 19, 2016-12:17 pm
The Greater Boston multiple listing service has an amazing tool that reveals how many registered buyers in their system are searching for a home in every market, at every price, with almost every amenity choice. As a result, agents who know... Continue Reading