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WEBBy Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Sep 25, 2024 | Reprints | Unlock Link. Another athletic shoe manufacturer is establishing an office footprint in the North Station area, leasing space at The Hub on Causeway tower. Catch up on award-winning news and insights for the Massachusetts banking, commercial, industrial, and real estate ...
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WEBThis Week’s Paper. Harris Wants to Offer $25K Down Payment Assistance Grants. Will They Help? By Sam Minton | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Sep 22, 2024 | Reprints | Unlock Link. If the state’s housing supply doesn’t also get a significant boost, some worry that a pulse of new aspiring homebuyers might only send demand – and thus prices ...
Average Mortgage Rate Hits Lowest Level in Two Years, But …
WEB3 days ago · The rate dipped to 6.08 percent from to 6.09 percent last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 7.31 percent. The last time the average rate was lower was on Sept. 15, 2022, when it was 6.02 percent. Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners seeking to refinance their home ...
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WEBA self-described “builder,” the outgoing executive director of the Builders of Color Coalition, Colleen Fonseca, is reflecting on how much the group has achieved in three years, and where it still wants to grow. The newest 55-and-over community at Plymouth’s Pinehills includes 44 single-family homes ranging from 2,133 to over 3,300 square ...
Mariano: Major Deals Possible Before Or After Election
WEB1 hour ago · After one of his first public appearances at the State House since formal sessions ended on July 31, House Speaker Ron Mariano defended the Legislature’s right to make laws throughout the two-year session, telling reporters that it doesn’t matter to him whether major bills get done before or after November’s election. “These things take ...
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How the Federal Reserve's Half-Point Rate Cut Will Impact Boston …
WEBSep 18, 2024 · Inflation has tumbled from a peak of 9.1 percent in mid-2022 to a three-year low of 2.5 percent in August, not far above the Fed’s 2 percent target. In an anonymous survey of the central bankers who sit on the Fed’s interest rate policy committee show that Fed leaders expect to make a further 25-basis-point cut when they meet in November ...
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C&I Demand Remains Low. Interest Rate Cuts Could Change That
WEB1 day ago · In KeyBank’s latest annual survey of CEOs and CFOs at middle-market companies, 78 percent of respondents said that their outlook on the economy was “very good” to “excellent,” the highest total in years. In addition, 52 percent of the roughly 700 respondents said they are looking at merger & acquisition opportunities in the next 12 to ...
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WEBby Sam Minton | Sep 23, 2024. TD Bank will have a new president and chief executive officer in April 2025. Banks Can Win by Leading the Low-Carbon Transition. Here’s How. by Banker & Tradesman | Sep 22, 2024. The global transition to a low-carbon economy is not just about managing risk – it’s a massive commercial opportunity for banks.