DOWNTOWN CROSSING—At a Suffolk University conference, Boston Redevelopment Authority executive director Peter Meade spelled out the city's competition when it comes to retaining job creators (and it ain't North Carolina no more): "I think we're competing with New York, with Silicon Valley, with Greater Washington." [Biz Journal]
MASS.-WIDE—Single-family home sales were up in October for the fourth straight month. But! "... [T]he last two Octobers have been the worst since 1990." [Boston.com]
FINANCIAL DISTRICT—Lisa DeCanio of BostInno reminds us that tomorrow is Occupy Boston's two-month anniversary in Dewey Square. [@lisa_decanio]