Posted: June 30, 2022 By: zach

5 Tips For Creating A Postpartum Health Plan

Being a new mom is a delicate balancing act. Between caring for your newborn and keeping up with house chores, often mom’s health gets put on the back-burner. Perhaps that is one of the reasons why so many new moms struggle with postpartum depression and stress. In order to be at your best, most productive self, it’s imperative that you prioritize your own health and create a postpartum health plan to stay on track. This article will cover how to do just that.

Posted: June 29, 2022 By: zach

Featured Boston Apartments Available September 1, 2022

The Boston rental market is tight. The Real Time Availability Rate (RTAR) for Boston apartments is 3.13%. This a 49.36% decrease in available apartments when compared to this same time of year pre- pandemic. As we discussed yesterday, some neighborhoods can offer renters a larger selection of apartments in Boston. Since September 1 remains the most popular move- in date for Boston renters, let’s take a look at some apartments in those neighborhoods available 9/1.

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Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy

For pregnant women, your diet is the main source of nutrition for your developing baby. Whatever you consume will inevitably make its way to your baby, so you two are essentially sharing a meal plan for the next 9 months and even longer if you plan on breastfeeding. Just like there are foods you should eat to promote a healthy pregnancy, there are also foods you should avoid during pregnancy. This article will cover the foods you should stay away from.

Posted: June 28, 2022 By: zach

Top 30 Boston Luxury Apartment Buildings for 2022

In the past year, we have rented more Boston luxury apartments than ever before! Thanks to feedback from customers and agents alike, we have put together the list of our top 30 Boston luxury apartment buildings for 2022.

With buyers finding themselves priced out of the current housing market, but many with a comfortable amount of cash in the bank, some are opting to rent luxury apartments until the market softens in their favor. When you consider today’s high inflation, and the supply chain crisis leading to construction delays, it’s not a bad idea to rethink your housing options. Other apartment seekers simply want to enjoy the conveniences and amenities that come with luxury living.

Some of the buildings mentioned below have found themselves on our top 20 lists from previous years. Although there are many incredible buildings in Greater Boston, and the number is growing, the 30 listed here (in no particular order!) have something special that made them stand out in 2022.

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Foods to Avoid During Breastfeeding

For breastfeeding women, it’s important to understand the direct link between your diet and your baby’s health. You will pass on much of the nutrition that you eat to your baby, and the same goes for harmful substances. Many new mom’s are weary of this, but don’t know what foods are the best to eat during breastfeeding and which foods they shouldn’t eat. This article will cover which foods you may want to avoid while breastfeeding.

Posted: June 27, 2022 By: zach

How Do You Find an Apartment Broker in Boston?

Finding great apartments for rent in Boston can be a daunting task. This holds especially true in a city like Boston, which has a competitive and thriving real estate rental market. It has been one of the most desirable places to live in the country for many years. One thing that you can do to make the process easier is to hire a broker/ agent in Boston. A professional real estate agent, who specializes in residential rentals, will do the bulk of the work for you. That will save you a lot of time and energy, and significantly reduce your stress level.

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Is It More Expensive To Live In Brookline or South Boston?

Brookline and South Boston are among the most sought after housing markets in the Greater Boston area. Both of these neighborhoods are located close to Boston’s city center and there is a lot of demand for housing. As a result, prices are high- especially when compared to most of Greater Boston. But which is more expensive in terms of housing?

According to the most recent data, Brookline is more expensive to buy a house in than South Boston, but South Boston is more expensive than Brookline to rent an apartment in. Let’s take a look at the numbers.

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5 Health Tips for New Moms

For new moms, staying healthy is critical for your physical recovery, your mental well-being, and often your baby’s health. Unfortunately, in too many cases new moms neglect their own health. It could be because they are too focused on the baby’s needs or perhaps under stress, but when mom’s health suffers, it has an impact on the whole family. That’s why it’s so important to keep yourself in a healthy state both physically and mentally during your postpartum period. Here are some tips on doing just that.

Posted: June 24, 2022 By: zach

Quincy Apartment Rental Market Report 2022

Quincy’s apartment rental market proved to be an outlier throughout the pandemic. When apartment vacancies soared to over 9% in the city of Boston during COVID, the real-time vacancy rate (RTVR) never surpassed 3% in Quincy. Despite the relative stability and low inventory, rent prices for Quincy apartments did drop by 5% last year, and they still remain well below previous all-time highs.
Quincy Apartment Supply Metrics Remain Strong

Quincy’s current real-time availability rate (RTAR) is 1.29%. Interestingly, the current RTAR is nearly identical to its pre-pandemic level in mid-June 2019, when the availability rate sat at 1.28%. A look at Quincy’s historical rental market trends illustrates that low apartment availability is the norm in Quincy, MA.

Posted: June 22, 2022 By: zach

Top 5 Apartment Buildings Under Construction in Boston

Boston has been in a new construction frenzy over the past decade to accommodate a growing demand for housing. The development boom has added tens of thousands of new Boston apartments to the city’s rental supply. Despite the added inventory, the city has struggled to keep pace with growing demand as Boston’s rental market is experiencing historically low apartment supply figures in 2022. Many of these new construction projects have added more luxury apartments in Boston, and some have been critical of the lack of affordable housing units being built.

This has put additional pressure on city hall to green light new development projects that had been stalled or delayed during COVID-19. Now in 2022, there are several new construction projects that are working their way towards completion. Here are the top 5 housing development projects under construction in Boston:\\