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Buying a home is about to get even more complicated — and maybe more expensive

A change by the National Association of Realtors is expected to lead to lower selling commissions. Homebuyers and their agents are likely to get squeezed.

Crafts retailer Joann files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as consumers cut back on pandemic-era hobbies

Joann's more than 800 stores and its website will continue to operate normally during the bankruptcy process.

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$1,000 a night for a budget motel in Texas? Eclipse Eve is coming.

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Supreme Court seems favorable to Biden administration over efforts to combat social media posts

The justices seemed broadly skeptical during arguments that a lawyer for Louisiana, Missouri, and other parties presented accusing officials in the Democratic administration of leaning on the social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative points of view.

City-owned lots on Harrison Ave. in Roxbury could soon be big housing complex

Two experienced developers have pitched affordable housing on a 4.5-acre site near the border with the South End.

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The venture capital landscape in Boston has changed over the last decade. Just look to the billboard over Mass. Pike.

Curie.Bio is advertising to attract entrepreneurs looking for money to start companies. It speaks to a local funding shift from tech to life sciences.

How does Paris stay Paris? By pouring billions into public housing.

Paris officials have been ambitious and aggressive in their bid to keep middle- and lower-income residents and small-business owners in the heart of a city that would otherwise be unaffordable to them.

‘Drinks-to-go’ could become permanent, but liquor stores are pushing back

A provision that allows restaurants to sell alcohol for off-premise consumption has been extended a few times, but now lawmakers want to make it permanent.


A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America. To qualify, facilities must close their beds.

Rural emergency hospitals receive more than $3 million in federal funding a year and higher Medicare reimbursements in exchange for closing all inpatient beds and providing 24/7 emergency care.

The Boston area built a ton of lab space. Now many of those buildings are opening empty.

The region's supply of life science real estate exploded just as the once-booming industry hit a slow patch. Now what?

As summer nears, judge’s ruling could spell trouble for Nantucket short-term rentals

The ruling could compel Nantucket to take a firmer stand on regulating short-term rentals than it typically has in the past.

Northeastern dorm, huge Charlestown project, and South End labs all get BPDA sign-off

The Boston Planning and Development Agency approved 2.4 million square feet of lab space at its March meeting.

Healey launches $1 million fund to help convert office buildings into housing

The governor is offering state funds to help municipal officials figure out which buildings might work best for these often tricky and costly conversions.

Wu’s rezoning effort gets first BPDA approval

The mayor’s “Squares + Streets” initiative aims to create more housing around transit in Boston.

Prosecutors seek from 40 to 50 years in prison for Sam Bankman-Fried for cryptocurrency fraud

Sam Bankman-Fried is scheduled to be sentenced in Manhattan federal court on March 28 for his November conviction on fraud and conspiracy charges.

Powerful realtor group agrees to slash commissions to settle lawsuits

The National Association of Realtors, a powerful organization that has set the guidelines for home sales for decades, has agreed to settle a series of lawsuits by paying $418 million in damages and by eliminating its rules on commissions.