SOUTH END—David Bates has details on the neighborhood's biggest condo deals so far this year, including the one for Unit 1L at 32 Rutland: "They ranged from 2,119 square feet to 3,400 square feet. ... All had outdoor space, decks or patios. ... In the listing remarks, only two touted views." [Bates Real Estate Report]
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HUB-WIDE—Listen up, Marty Walsh and John Connolly. Ed Glaeser re: Boston and its many neighbors: "Similarly, our high housing costs, which add so much to the costs of hiring, cannot be addressed by Boston on its own. New housing in Brookline reduces costs in Boston. The region as a whole needs to produce enough housing to ease the renewed upward push in the cost of living." [Globe]
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