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Thousands of Boston Properties at Risk of Sinking Due to Rotting Wooden Foundations

The Boston real estate market has a problem that you won’t find in any other city: approximately 8,000 properties are at risk of sinking and crumbling. Boston 25 News reports the properties were constructed on wooden foundations that were laid on filled land between...

Thousands of Boston Properties at Risk of Sinking Due to Rotting Wooden Foundations

by Phil Hall | Mar 3, 2026

Wood pilings can last for centuries underwater, but they begin to decay when exposed to oxygen. Continue Reading Thousands of Boston Properties at Risk of Sinking Due to Rotting Wooden Foundations

New Study Finds Nearly 9% of Residences Owned by Corporate Entities and Investors

by Phil Hall | Nov 20, 2025

A new report from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Center for Geospatial Solutions (CGS) has determined that corporate entities and investors now own 8.9% of residential parcels in 500 counties, or roughly one in 11 parcels. The report observed that...

Lennard Commercial Realty Opens Vancouver Office

by Phil Hall | Nov 20, 2025

Lennard Commercial Realty has opened a new office in Vancouver, the company’s seventh location across Canada. The Vancouver office will be led by Partners Allon Shapiro and Aaron Ulinder, and will offer a full spectrum of commercial real estate brokerage services...

Existing Home Sales Up in October

by Phil Hall | Nov 20, 2025

Existing home sales in October increased by 1.2% from September, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Compared to one year earlier, sales were up 1.7%. A total of 1.52 million units were part of October’s housing inventory, down 0.7% from the prior...