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Comment on: State Street CEO Jay Hooley sounds optimistic note on the economy - Boston.com
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Comment on: Time for Bruins to ditch Jekyll and Hyde routine - Adam Kaufman - Boston.com Sports
I think it is Rangers in 6. Sorry, the Bruins did not show character in the third period. They were very. very lucky. Character would be closing the series out two games before. Their play is so i more »
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Comment on: Only perfect buyers need apply
My middle FICO score was 750 and we had 20% down and still had to go through some hoops and did not receive any special favors, concessions such as lower closing costs, etc. There was no red carpet s more »
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Comment on: Ben Bernanke's new housing bubble?
Interest rates on conventional mortgages are at historic lows. If you have good credit and have the 20% down payment, it is a great time to buy assuming you plan on staying in your house for a 20 or more »
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Comment on: New England: Hotbed for housing snobs?
I think Scott is on to something, 40B is just a distraction. One reason real estate prices are up across the region is a lack of new construction. Whether it is vested interests or snobbism is debat more »
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Comment on: Time to ditch mortgage deduction?
This "why benefit homeowners" is a false argument. Owners of rental property deduct mortgage interest as a business expense to offset rental income. So I could flip the question and ask why should p more »
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Comment on: Senate president Murray stung by Patrickâs criticism - Boston.com
Odd that no one here has mentioned the South Coast Rail Project, i.e. building a commuter rail connecting Boston to Fall River, New Bedford and Taunton. That is where Deval's "investment" is going. more »
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Comment on: Prices rise as paychecks shrink
Wow, today's post is actually not a plug for real estate agents and seemingly refutes the post from the 8th. Balance for a change! Why people are willing to stretch themselves? Varies by the individ more »
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Comment on: Your big raise â courtesy of the Fed
I actually read this blog to see how low Scott will go in schilling for real estate agents. This plumbs new lows. No one's purchasing power in Boston increased 33%. The low interest rates caused li more »
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Gasper, you should stick to football. Are you seriously trying to claim that a different manager than Valentine would have yielded a vastly different result? Valentine may be a lot of things but not t more »
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You can not be serious. What has Deval Patrick done as governor? The GOP will rightly make issues of 1. his hostility to enforcing immigration laws, "not illegal to be illegal" as Coakley put it; 2. o more »
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Comment on: Mass. home sales jump sharply in May - Business Updates - Breaking news in local business
Jobs will continue to leave Massachusetts. Fools here cite Mass. income above national average as a "strenght" while ignoring what $350K buys within 128: a dump or a "starter" house with 1100 sq ft. C more »
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Comment on: Boston Real Estate Now - Boston.com
All these Gen Yers talking about how they are different in that they cherish urban living, are looking for a tight knit vibrant community where sq foot does not matter are deluding themselves. Are you more »
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Comment on: 'Schilling, Chafee trade blame over firm’
You can't sale tax credits to another company; they are not emissions allowances. Schilling is a total moron and a hypocrite. more »
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Comment on: Title%20talk%20with%20Bobby%20V
The first place Orioles are .601. As bad as 500 sounds, they are not that far out. I don't think they can get past the Rangers but I could see them finishing in first place in the AL East so who knows more »
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Comment on: Some random Red Sox thoughts from Florida - Extra Bases - Red Sox blog
I don't understand why Peter suffers from this halo effect with Youkilis. Why would anyone give up a decent starting pitcher for him? What is relevant is what he has done since 2010. He could bounce b more »
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Comment on: 'Are fat baseball players a problem?'
Sorry Boyle, stop calling baseball a "sport" and claiming baseball players at the best athletes. It is a game that requires skill and some athleticism but to call it a sport is a stretch. By that I me more »
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Median sales price is a misleading indicator because it does not tell you how much house you get. In looking at greater Boston last year Zillow had the median sales price of $346K. It also gave the me more »
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Comment on: 'As losses go, we’
This loss, other than being against the Giants, does not hurt so much because the Patriots did not deserve to be in the Super Bowl really. We all knew they overachieved, helped by a light schedule, lu more »
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Comment on: 'Absenteeism rife at Boston high schools'
Leave it to the Globe to rate a story about students skipping school and not use the word "parent" once. There was a mention of family though in passing. BPS is the way it is because of the lack of pa more »
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Wow, $7,000 donated by Blackstone employees to Gingrich! That is not even the cost of a dinner after a deal is closed. That is pocket money, if 7K makes you the 12 largest contributer to Gingrich, the more »
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Comment on: Massachusetts home sales up -- again - Business Updates - Massachusetts business news from The Boston Globe
File under "Now has never been a better time to buy. Take advantage of these once in a life time low interest rates to purchase a house in Mass that are priced at bargain levels based on historical av more »
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Comment on: 'Luxury spending reaches prerecession levels'
How are the markets up? The article accepts that statement as a truism. Apparently the writer does not read their own newspaper to see what is happening in the world. Just checked, I am down 8.1% for more »
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Comment on: Boston Real Estate Now - Boston.com#readerComm#readerComm#readerComm
From what I have seen above, there is concern that requiring 20% down would depress further the housing market because no first time buyer could afford the 20%. While that may be true, it is only true more »
1. Top line revenue for State Street is directly correlated with how the markets perform so yes they should see things improving from their vantage point 2. invest "for greater growth going forward". more »