Risk Strategies, a Boston-based national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management and consulting firm, has appointed Marshall Heron as national real estate practice leader. In his new role, Heron will be responsible for partnering with regional and practice...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Last February, the Walgreens pharmacy chain closed a store in the Roxbury section of Boston. The company cited the location as being one of several where it claimed that “rampant theft” made it impossible to conduct business without criminal...
An upswing in housing costs, a renewed concern over real estate agent safety and a tax hike for Boston’s commercial properties. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of April 8-12. Miss: A Dent in the Wallet....
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is seeking a temporary hike in commercial property taxes, a move designed to fill the city’s budget gap without creating a greater tax burden on homeowners. A recent data analysis determined the city risks losing more than $1 billion in tax...
Proof, the Boston-headquartered provider of remote online notarization and digital identity (formerly known as Notarize), announced that Eric Fleischman has joined the company as chief technology officer (CTO). Fleischman was previously the CTO of Invitae, and earlier...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
