EAST BOSTON—Suffolk Downs, mortally wounded from Revere's casino-resort loss, has set Oct. 4 as the date it will close. We're taking wildest redevelopment ideas at the always-discreet Curbed Boston Tipline right now. [Herald]
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HUB-WIDE—Could the bubble be bursting the perfectly healthy market be slowing? "The pace of single-family home sales in Greater Boston was off 10.4 percent in August 2014 compared with the pace in August 2013, according to data released today by the Greater Boston Association of Realtors. ... As for condominiums, sales were off 16.3 percent in August 2014 compared with August 2014 in Greater Boston ..." [Biz Journal]