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Trend of decreasing inventory and new listings continue to inflate prices WALTHAM, Mass. - August 23, 2016 — (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of Realtors®...

New listings added to the market down for the second month in a row WALTHAM, Mass - June 28, 2016 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts...

The Town of Framingham, Department of Capital Projects and Facilities, in conjunction with the Department of Public Works, will begin repairs the Memorial Building heating system on Monday, June 20th. The work is anticipated to take place during regular business hours, running through the end of the day on Thursday, June 23rd.

With a commitment to continue strong protection of the waters of the Commonwealth, the Baker-Polito Administration today will file An Act to Enable the Commonwealth’s Administration of the Massachusetts Pollutant Discharge Elimination System which supports the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s (MassDEP) efforts to join 46 other states in administering the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) for federal water quality protection and announced a budget commitment of $4.7 million annually for staff, programming and up-to-date monitoring and analysis of water quality data.

Through loans, grants and tax credits, legislation would inject more than $70 billion in the next 10 years into water infrastructure and lead relief programs. Markey legislation, the CLEARR Act, provides assistance for disadvantaged communities, brings public water infrastructure into 21st century

A previously-convicted Chelmsford man was charged today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with attempting to destroy high-voltage power lines with an incendiary device.

Boston joins with workers at nine other airports who together are taking a stand for $15, union rights, and a safe workplace BOSTON - (RealEstateRama)...

First look at proposal for BHA-backed reimagining of affordable housing project into mixed-income community CHARLESTOWN - March 29, 2016 - (RealEstateRama) - Corcoran-SunCal, in partnership...

Governor Charlie Baker received bipartisan support from three former secretaries of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Maeve Vallely-Bartlett, Rick Sullivan, and Ian Bowles, for the administration’s efforts to diversify our state’s energy portfolio through the procurement of cost-effective, hydropower generation. The announcement followed a State House meeting between Governor Baker, current Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Matthew Beaton and his predecessors to discuss the need to stabilize New England’s electricity rates, meet the Commonwealth’s Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) goals and provide ratepayers with a clean, cost-competitive alternative to coal and oil generation.

Awards will support the creation of 312 units for at-risk populations Framingham – March 14, 2016 – (RealEstateRama) — Today the Baker-Polito Administration announced more...

National Recreation and Park Association and American Planning Association host Great Urban Parks Campaign: Green Infrastructure in Underserved Communities convening ATLANTA – (RealEstateRama) — Thought...

Encouraging diversity within the fundraising profession. The AFP Massachusetts Chapter Diversity Fellowship provides up to ten qualified individuals annually with two year scholarships that include

The Massachusetts Association of Realtors® (MAR) reported today that 2016 started where 2015 left off with closed sales continuing to go up on strong buyer demand. Activity in the final months of 2015 pushed closed sales to its highest levels for a month of January since 2004. While single-family closed sales were up, median prices were essentially level compared to the same time last year. Condominium sales also closed up with median prices down almost one percent

With their constituents already paying the highest energy rates in the continental United States, Congressman Joe Kennedy III and Senator Edward J. Markey again raised concerns about costs, specifically ISO-NE’s 10th Forward Capacity Auction (FCA10) and its impact on New England consumers. While the results of FCA10 ensure reliable electricity, Kennedy and Markey continue to call on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to carefully review the results and consider their impact on consumers.

Jeremy D. Glaser, Co-Chair of the Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., is participating in a panel discussion at the 13th Annual Winter Forum on Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing presented by Information Management Network (IMN). The conference is taking place January 20-22 at the Montage Resort & Spa in Laguna Beach, CA.