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Long a drug store, this key spot on Beacon Hill could soon be apartments

A developer is pitching a 12-unit apartment building with ground-floor retail where a 24-hour CVS now stands.

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Once again, the state seeks to redevelop a massive complex in the old West End — this time, into housing

The state is taking another swing at finding a developer for the massive, Brutalist, Lindemann and Hurley complex.

Healey says she will sign broker fee ban

With Healey’s signature, a broker’s fee will now be charged to whichever party, between the tenant and landlord, first engages a rental broker, typically the property owner in most cases.

‘An immediate, obvious impact’: Massachusetts moves to end broker fees for renters

The measure lawmakers sent to Governor Maura Healey this week will require the fee to be charged to whichever party, landlord, or tenant, who first works with the broker.

MIT’s $25 billion endowment is invested heavily in Kendall Square real estate. Here’s why that could be a problem.

At a time when the life sciences sector is slowing down and university endowments are under fire like never before, MIT’s big bet on its backyard feels just a bit more like a gamble than it used to.

What’s the rent where you live? See the latest rental costs in towns around Mass.

See the latest rent estimates and trends for cities and towns in the Greater Boston area.

From Old Harbor to new housing: Ground breaks on $2b re-do of Southie’s biggest public housing complex

The redevelopment of the Mary Ellen McCormack, which officially began Monday, could last for two decades.

Amid housing crisis, Boston’s building boom has gone cold. How much of that is due to Mayor Wu?

Less new housing began construction in Boston in 2023 and 2024 than in any year since 2011, a testament to the changing economics of homebuilding.