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As sale goes on back burner, Hynes returns to booking new conventions

The Back Bay convention center, long eyed for sale by Governor Charlie Baker, is now booking through at least 2025, a sign it will stay open for some time to come.

More people in Greater Boston are giving up on buying a house. That’s bad news for renters.

An increasing number of would-be home buyers are staying in their apartments or hunting for new ones, making it harder for everyday renters to find a place to live.

Eaton Vance seals deal to move to Post Office Square

The deal is the latest in a string of large leases in new, or substantially renovated, towers downtown in recent month, even as the market for older and smaller office buildings has struggled since the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Boston housing market standoff: Buyers vs. sellers vs. the Fed

In Greater Boston, there were fewer single-family homes sold in August than in any other August since 2011, according to the most recent data.

Revamped observatory set to open atop Prudential tower in 2023
The observatory will feature 360-degree views of the city and “immersive experiential exhibits,” where visitors can create custom itineraries of what to see, do, and eat in Boston based on their travel interests.

US mortgage rates rise for seventh week to highest in 16 years
US mortgage rates jumped to a 16-year high of 6.75 percent, marking the seventh-straight weekly increase and spurring the worst slump in home loan applications since the depths of the pandemic.

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Lab space and affordable housing set to move forward at long-stalled Roxbury site

Developers would combine a life-science project with housing at an 8-acre parcel on Tremont Street that has sat empty for decades.

Take a look inside this $15.9 million waterfront compound on Cape Cod

Marybeth and Stephen Bisson, owners of Wicked Craft in Boston, are selling the property on Red Brook Harbor that includes both a private beach and a tennis court.

Biomanufacturing plant planned for Billerica

The 22-acre site will be the latest in a series being built around the Boston-Cambridge biotech hub.

US home prices now posting biggest monthly drops since 2009

Median home prices fell 0.98% in August from a month earlier, following a 1.05% drop in July, Black Knight Inc. said in a report Monday.

Seaport’s new stock of hotels finally has the guests to fill them

A slate of summer events, groups traveling for in-house meetings, and a sustained boom in leisure travel ushered in a hectic season for Seaport hotels.

Boston’s net-zero emissions zoning code raises concerns among developers

The new initiative, which accelerates the city’s push to reduce buildings’ reliance on fossil fuels by several years, has sent jitters through the real estate development industry.

OSHA proposes fining contractor $1.2m in fatal accident at downtown garage

The Brockton demolition company was cited with 11 safety violations for creating unsafe working conditions and not adequately training its workers at the demolition site.

The Greater Boston housing market is cooling, but it’s no easier to buy a house

Rising mortgage rates, inflation, and a stark supply shortage have pushed housing even further out of reach for many, with some measures of affordability hitting their lowest point in over 30 years.