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Mass. nonprofit community organizations form coalition to support black and latinx businesses

Boston,MA A coalition of trusted community organizations–including Amplify Latinx, Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, the Boston Foundation’s Business Equity Fund, CommonWealth Kitchen, the Foundation for Business Equity

Breaking up is hard to do: Terminating joint ownership in real estate - by Gordon Orloff

Over the years a number of clients have asked how to get out of joint ownership of a home or parcel of land when one party cannot buy out the other. The answer is a court proceeding called a “petition to partition” under G.L. c. 241.

Gilbane Supply Chain Update - Material lead time and price status as of April 30, 2020

Supply Chain Update | Lead Times and Prices. Unsure how your project may be affected by COVID-19? Let us help.

Critical resources on COVID-19 available in Spanish for construction workers

Malden, MA Critical resources for construction workers who are confronting the coronavirus pandemic at work are now available in Spanish on a new website created by

MassDevelopment issues $18.417m tax-exempt bond to MSPCA

Boston, MA MassDevelopment has issued an $18.417 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA), a nonprofit leader in animal protection and veterinary medicine and provider of direct, hands-on care

What landlords and tenants need to know about Massachusetts House Bill 4615 and Senate Bill 2631 - by Andrew Bensson

The evolving COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every industry and caused lawmakers to quickly address a slew of unforeseen circumstances. In real estate in particular, landlords and tenants faced with financial uncertainty are grappling with the best ways to handle

Mass. statewide moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during COVID-19 emergency now effective - by Paul Laudano

On April 20, 2020, Mass. governor Baker signed into law “An Act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 Emergency.” The new law puts a temporary moratorium on nonessential evictions of residential and small business

Suffolk hires Rango as west region president

Boston, MA  Suffolk has hired Tony Rango as president of Suffolk west region. Rango will be responsible for leading Suffolk operations in its existing markets of San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego and expanding

Rockport Mortgage Corp. handles $9 million financing for Lowell Belvidere Apartments - managed by Peabody Properties

Lowell, MA Rockport Mortgage Corp. completed the closing of an FHA Section 223(f) refinancing loan totaling $9 million for the Lowell Belvidere Apartments. The property is managed by Peabody Properties

IBEW Local 103 donates 20,000 PPE masks to front-line nurses

Boston, MA Amidst a dire, statewide shortage of critical medical supplies, the region’s largest electrical workers’ union, IBEW Local 103, has donated 20,000 medical-grade protective masks to the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) for direct distribution to front-line caregivers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.