February 5, 2012 | Updated 12:00am

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Feb. 06 Issue

Inside B&T

Shadow Inventory Casts A Pall Over Mass. Residential Market

Back in the 1930s there was a radio adventure show which has since largely faded from pop...

No Sale

There are some assets investors consider hot, the must-have core properties that have the market...

Despite Naysayers, Fallon Champions Fan Pier Condos

Veteran waterfront developer Joe Fallon is pushing ahead with the first new luxury condo tower...

Taxman Cometh For Bay State Loan Originators

Mortgage loan originators, be warned – the taxman is on you like … well, like you on a...

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Deals & Developments

What’s Hot? Try Tourism, Marketing and Manufacturing

By Scott Van Voorhis

The Fed just released its latest Beige Book on the state of the Greater Boston economy. It makes for a pretty interesting read. Right now tourism, consulting and manufacturing (as in high-tech stuff, not widgets) are what’s hot.


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Despite December Rise In Foreclosures, Statewide Activity Drops In 2011

The number of completed foreclosures in Massachusetts dropped by more than 30 percent in 2011 to 8,528, down from 12,238 in 2010, according to the latest report from The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

Vornado Relegated To Sidelines As Millenium Takes Reins At Filene's Site

By Jim Cronin

Millennium Partners has the green light to control 1.2 million more square feet of residential, office and retail space in Boston's Downtown Crossing.

Washington Trust Provides $20M To Finance Tewksbury Office Park

Washington Trust has provided $20 million in commercial real estate financing to Highwood Investors LLC, an affiliate of BPG Properties Ltd. to refinance a Tewksbury office park.

Starwood Q4 Profits Drop, But Top Street’s View

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit dropped 51 percent on impairment charges and other items, but its adjusted results beat analysts' expectations.

Quanterix Moves To Life-Sci Building In Lexington

Quanterix, a diagnostic testing company, has leased 19,802 square feet in a recently renovated life science lab building at 113 Hartwell Ave. in Lexington.

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Rising Foreclosures: A Good Thing?

What does an increase in foreclosures mean for the Bay State housing market? The Warren Group CEO Timothy M. Warren Jr. explains how this increase could actually help the market.

Appearances Aren't Everything

Despite a rise in home sales, The Warren Group CEO Timothy M. Warren Jr. says there is no getting around the fact that the market is still slow.

Mass. Family Business

This issue highlights families leading the charge in the rebound of local agriculture. Also, the 2011 Family Business Award winners are revealed.


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How worried should local realtors be about the shadow inventory?

  • Yes - there's so much more to be concerned about than not.
  • No - It's all overblown. Pessimism gets us nowhere.
  • Maybe - This market has ups and downs. The shadow inventory is just another one.

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Click here to listen to The Warren Group's CEO Timothy Warren Jr. offer his take on the strong past few months and where we might be headed.

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