Deciding where to live? Here’s your Greater Boston Neighborhood Vibe Check
One thing that hasn’t changed is Boston’s reputation as a “city of neighborhoods” — a patchwork of micro-communities, all with their own history, culture, and quirks. So if you’re looking for a place to live, just remember that the name of the game is location, location, location.
Read Article‘It’s just crickets’: An uptick of apartment vacancies in Boston suggests a decline in student enrollment
Amid the decline in international and graduate students, vacancy rates have ticked up near major universities.
Read Article‘An immediate, obvious impact’: Massachusetts moves to end broker fees for renters
The state budget that Beacon Hill lawmakers sent to Governor Maura Healey this week includes language that could essentially end the practice of charging rental broker fees to tenants in Massachusetts.
It is not just Boston’s sky-high monthly rents that make living in this city so expensive. Simply getting the keys to an apartment often requires coughing up $10,000 or more before move-in day.
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