“Brandeis University has sold its president’s mansion, fetching about $2 million for the historic Newton home which has been graced by the presence of such distinguished guests as Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt and the Dalai Lama.”
“Being basically the first condo project in the ground (since the recession) and having availability is probably going to work out great for Millennium,” said Michael DiMella, managing partner at Charlesgate Realty Group. “But it’s still a lot of units, so it will be an interesting sign to see how buyers react.”
“Foodie’s Market is hoping to cash in on South Boston’s boom with a $4 million store that the company plans to open on West Broadway soon.”
“The two-level discount store in the former Boston Billiard Club space will also have an entrance on Van Ness Street. Samuels & Associates bought the property last year for $3.5 million.”
“The $142 million mortgage and securities fraud trial for Hendrix Montecastro, and his mother, Helen Pedrino, on Tuesday, Oct. 9, was trailed to Oct. 31 in Riverside County Superior Court.”
“U.S. foreclosure filings dropped to a five-year low in September as fewer homes were on track to be seized by lenders.”
“Romney says he will eliminate taxes on inherited wealth and abolish taxes on capital gains and investment income for couples making less than $200,000 a year.”
“Spurred by a strong multifamily market and a stabilizing single-family market, land sales are (finally) on the rise again.”
“GULF OF MEXICO — Federal scientists and BP say oil appears to have leaked last month from the drilling wreckage lying at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico near where a BP well blew out in 2010, causing the nation’s worst offshore spill.”
