Prospective buyers will get a chance to search by commute time when looking for homes on a new INRIX house hunting platform being rolled out by RE/MAX in New Jersey, Inman News reports . (I'm checking this morning on the plans for Mass roll out and will update you later when I get word.) Of course, unless you are lucky enough to work in the boonies, you are likely to have to pay up to find a house or condo closer to work. The closer you get to 128 and Boston, the more you will pay for a house. But there is also a high cost to be paid in misery if you are stuck in traffic two or three Continue reading >>>

About a dozen students from the Greater Brockton area will be joining Gov. Deval Patrick and about 400 other 8th-graders from across the state to perform acts of community service throughout Boston on Martin Luther King Day.    The day of service is being organized by Project 351, a non-profit organization formed by Patrick in 2011 to promote youth participation in the community.    “Our young people have unlimited potential to create positive change across our commonwealth, our nation and our world,” said Patrick in a statement. “Project 351 recognizes that while Continue reading >>>

Sixteen restaurants will create menus just for the Super Hunger Brunch weekend. Depending on which restaurant you choose, prices are set at $25, $35, and $50 – and for every dollar contributed, three meals will be provided to those in need benefiting from GBDB. Participating restaurants in the Greater Boston area include: 10 Center 10 Center Street, Newburyport 80 Thoreau 80 Thoreau Street, Concord Blue Ginger 583 Washington Street, Wellesley Craigie on Main 853 Main Street, Cambridge The Fireplace 1634 Beacon Street, Brookline Grill 23 Bar 161 Berkeley Street, Boston Hamersley’s Bistro 553 Continue reading >>>

Monday, January 13, 2014, 11:29am By Steve Adams Banker Tradesman Staff Writer Developer Skanska USA has added a second office in Greater Boston as it increases its presence in the New England commercial real estate market.Paul Pedini was named vice president of operations and regional manager of the new office on Cambridgepark Drive in Cambridge, which has 30 employees. Before joining Skanska this month, Continue reading >>>

Here's a piece of mine that just ran in the Globe West. It profiles Jones and another groups of local contractors who are buying older homes now to restore and resell them. Residential teardowns in Needham are soaring, with 94 in 2013, up from 61 in 2012. Typically this number represents older homes - whether we are talking 50s capes or homes from the early 1900s - that have been leveled to make way for $1 million and up McMansions. However, just spending a million doesn't guarantee you anything spectacular, it just gets you a new, relatively spacious home. That's a lot in the Boston Continue reading >>>

Center Plaza was developed in phases in the late 1960s and early 1970s. BOSTON-The Blackstone Groupsdivestiture of its Greater Boston office portfolio continued this past week with the sale of the nine-story, three-building Center Plaza in Bostons Government Center district. Shorenstein Properties LLC, the buyer of the 717,128-square foot property, did not say how much it paid to acquire Center Plaza from Blackstone; a source familiar with the deal confirms published reports that Shorenstein paid $307 million. This is an excellent property to own in a market with strong appeal to a wide range Continue reading >>>

By Admin on Jan 12, 2014 with Comments 0 From the Ron Hershco Foundation to jobs at Vemma, the economy is improving. Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP), Boston’s Jewish Federation, is looking for a talented, versatile professional to join its fast-paced Marketing team. The Director, Community Campaign leads a dynamic team of professionals who are working to: 1) increase engagement in Greater Boston’s Jewish community by increasing brand awareness, leveraging events and programs and identifying new areas of opportunity and 2) increasing the total number Continue reading >>>

Olessa Stepanova joins WCVB's morning team this week as the station's traffic reporter. Jon Chesto Managing Editor, Print- Boston Business Journal Email  | Twitter  | Google+ There's a new woman keeping an eye on Greater Boston's Continue reading >>>

With only 35 days remaining before Red Sox pitchers and catchers convene in Fort Myers, Fla., the flames of the baseball hot stove are close to being extinguished, but not before the Jimmy Fund Council of Greater Boston hosted the ninth annual New Stars for Young Stars at Jillian’s on Saturday.

BOYS BASKETBALL1. Mansfield (9-0): The Hornets keep sailing along in the Hockomock League.2. Lynn English (7-0): Guarded optimism in Bulldogs Country.3. Everett (6-0): Huge victory over Cambridge boosts the Crimson Tide to the top of the Greater Boston League.4. St. John’s Prep (6-0): Big test this week against Catholic Memorial.5. North Quincy (8-0): Easy to be a good defensive team when you have the terrific interior presence of Anthony Green.6. Catholic Memorial (7-1): The Knights having no problems putting points on the scoreboard.THE BENCH: New Mission (7-1), Danvers (8-0), Newton North Continue reading >>>