Romney's Horse on a Plane to the Olympics.....

Boston.com has this picture buried deep with the title "In Other Sports News." The picture shows a horse strapped on the top of an airplane going to the Olympics like Gov. Romney's famous dog trip. This picture comes after a blog about the Red Sox's Bobbi Valentine. Now does management at Boston.com know about this?  http://bostondirtdogs.boston.com/2012/08/new_jersey_unveiled_to_stop_sn.htmlfile://localhost/Users/stephenmarcus/Desktop/romney'shorse.tiff

East Milton 4 BR Victorian

New listing of a Victorian in convenient East Milton. Snap of the fingers to Boston and interstate to anywhere. Buses, trains, and automobiles..... House needs some work. Sold "absolute as-is."

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Single Office in Quincy, MA near Courthouse

http://listings.realbird.com/F8D2E6C7/163482.aspx

The above link is for a single office in an office condominium near the courthouse in Quincy, MA 02169. Share with 4 other professionals. Includes conference room use and may include phone and fax for extra charge per month. This office includes the desk and windows on 2 sides.

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More on Foreclosures and Short Sales

More on Foreclosures and Short Sales

Foreclosures continues to be a morass damaging the economy in general. Government has not provided the direction found in the 1990-1993 housing mess when FDIC stepped up to the plate.

Paying Owners to Turn in Their Keys. Wow finally something sensible from banks. Some banks are paying owner to turn back the keys for a deed in lieu of foreclosure. Paying the owner costs less than foreclosure: Short Sale Incentives from CNN Money

Best Article I have seen on foreclosures and short sales: New York Times on Short Sales and Foreclosures

Let’s see what the SJC has to say about foreclosures in the next few days. This continues in a mess: Massachusetts SJC Ruling Due on Foreclosures

Housing and Voters in 2 News Articles

None of the candidates have been up to a solution(s) or suggested solution(s) for the housing mess. The mess will remain an underlying issue throughout the campaign.

Two news items this morning characterize the complexity of the housing issues facing us. Home owners whose homes are worth less than they paid are voting with housing as the item on their mind. Under water home owners can not easily refinance their mortgages for lower rates or obtain the home modification program Making Homes Affordable. The programs have not been effective for home owners. Washington remains deaf to providing any real help to the home owners.

The Wall Street Journal has an excellent article on how profoundly the housing crisis figures into Presidential primaries and voting in swing states this year. The first in a series of articles on swing states, highlights housing as a voting issue in Florida:  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204661604577186881718740976.htm...

Then National Public Radio (NPR) breaks the story that Freddie Mac is betting against home owners in a complicate securitization that is sure to rattlethe political voting year more. You can listen or read the Freddie Mac story in this link: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/30/145995636/freddie-mac-betting-against-struggling-homeowners  As the NPR story plays out, the story is sure to further highlight the anger homeowners towards Washington and their surrogates (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, private housing counselors, and banks). Be interesting to see how people react to this breaking news.

New Quincy Center Takes Another Step

The plans for the "New Quincy Center" keep moving forward. Here is the latest from Boston.com / Boston Globe. Another developer signing onto the promising project. The Beal Company who has developed high end space in Boston, bio-tech in Cambridge, etc. has signed up. 


Beal Company Signs Up for the Quincy Center Development