Super Commuters Surge as Stuck Homeowners Fly ‘Greyhound’ Routes – BusinessWeek


Super Commuters Surge as Stuck Homeowners Fly 'Greyhound' Routes
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23 (Bloomberg) -- Most Monday mornings, Karl Sparre is at Boston's Logan Airport getting orange juice and a muffin before a 7:20 am flight. By 10 am he's at his desk in Philadelphia. On Friday, he's back home in Boston by 7:30 pm Sparre's 600-mile ...

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As houses get bigger, Sharon may regulate large dwellings – Boston Globe


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As houses get bigger, Sharon may regulate large dwellings
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Whether the problem is purely aesthetic or a more practical one of blocked views and bright outdoor lighting, some people dislike a house that dwarfs the rest of the neighborhood. Call it McMansion backlash. A few Boston-area communities, ...

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Super Commuters Surge as Stuck Homeowners Fly ‘Greyhound’ Routes – Bloomberg


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Super Commuters Surge as Stuck Homeowners Fly 'Greyhound' Routes
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Play Video Most Monday mornings, Karl Sparre is at Boston's Logan Airport getting orange juice and a muffin before a 7:20 am flight. By 10 am he's at his desk in Philadelphia. On Friday, he's back home in Boston by 7:30 pm Sparre's 600-mile ...

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Why Renters Rule U.S. Housing Market (Part 2): A. Gary Shilling – Bloomberg


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Why Renters Rule U.S. Housing Market (Part 2): A. Gary Shilling
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My industry contact indicates that conditions justify apartment-building in some markets, such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Boston, Chicago and Washington, where capitalization rates of about 5 percent for Class A buildings prevail.

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Reintroducing ‘After the Storm’ – Boston.com (blog)


Reintroducing 'After the Storm'
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NICK RUSSO -- I have worked at WMUA, the student and community radio station at UMass Amherst as Director of Programming for the past two years and at New England Public Radio as a production assistant. I've been reporting with Boston.com since ...

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Outburst mars Mattapan Massacre trial – Boston Herald


Outburst mars Mattapan Massacre trial
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When Amabile asked Washington to list his nicknames, Washington rattled off a list including “Billy Dead Serious” and “Point God,” referring to his roots in the Columbia Point housing project. When pushed for more nicknames, Washington was interrupted ...

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Unit Sales at Brookline’s Iconic Longwood Towers Reach New Highs – Boston/SF


Unit Sales at Brookline's Iconic Longwood Towers Reach New Highs
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BOSTON— Chestnut Hill Realty, a full-service real estate company specializing in multifamily housing, reports strong sales prices for condominium units at Longwood Towers in Brookline, MA, including a penthouse unit that recently fetched nearly $1000 ...

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Voices of the Ages [The Village Mix] – Patch.com


Voices of the Ages [The Village Mix]
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“A recently graduated student trying to find a job out in East Setauket is hard and the only reason I had a job was because I stayed with it through college.” During her time at Stony Brook University, Antoine worked at Stony Brook Child Care Center, ...

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FHLBB 2011 Net Skyrockets On Improved Assets, Margins – Banker & Tradesman


FHLBB 2011 Net Skyrockets On Improved Assets, Margins
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The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston's net income shot up almost 50 percent last year compared to 2010, according to the FHLB's latest quarterly report. The institution reported $64.7 million in net income in the fourth quarter, bringing its 2011 total ...
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Announces 2011 Fourth Quarter and Annual ...MarketWatch (press release)

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Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Announces 2011 Fourth Quarter and Annual … – MarketWatch (press release)


Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Announces 2011 Fourth Quarter and Annual ...
MarketWatch (press release)
BOSTON, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston announced its preliminary, unaudited fourth quarter and annual financial results for 2011, reporting net income of $64.7 million for the fourth quarter and $159.6 ...

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