The bill goes before the Transportation, Housing and Local Government committee on March 1.

Hi all - I've been shopping around for financing options in Metro-West Boston and stopped into DCU for a general quote and to ask some specific questions.

I'm actually from Boston, not CA.

On another note, there are 5-6 major cities in the US where the local employment picture and economies are doing quite well, and housing for the past 18+ months: Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, DFW, Washington DC and NYC.

Although the company promised 25% returns in as little as 45 days by buying and selling foreclosed homes at a profit, the SEC said, in reality it was paying returns to its newer investors by selling properties bought by its older investors -- a variation on a scheme made famous by fraudster Charles Ponzi in early 20th-century Boston.

Finally two days before closing we find out we wont make it in time because the documents have to be transported from another county and I would lose my first time home buyer credit because of him.

Gudelis also failed to file income tax returns for tax years 2005 and 2006, failing to report $749,883 in capital gains for 2005, and more than $30,826 in capital gains for 2006.Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud and Identity TheftOn May 14, 2013, in Boston, Mass., Peterson Cherimond, of Dorchester, was sentenced to 87 months in prison, one year of supervised release and ordered to pay $2.2 million in restitution to six mortgage lender victims.

I live in Boston, but am considering investing there.  

With that being said, I AM looking in this area because of the prices and after doing a ton of research as well as talking to other RE professionals, this area is supposed to continue a ton of growth and development including new restaurants, shopping structures, libraries, and public transportation systems. 

@Mindy Jensen  is the 121  queen I myself have done it 6 times since I bought my first home in 77.. and will do it one more time before I call it quits.. now I was fortunate that all of them were in the SF bay area and 2 were in Portland.. so I have literally made millions tax free..the specialness of this is unlike when you own rentals there is no recapture and huge penalty when you sell.. you sell get your gain tax free no recapture its by far the best treatment in the US real estate tax code in my mind other than or equal to 1031 if your goal is to roll up and give to heirs at stepped up basis.but yes many builders have done this over the years.and yes you can value add you can do what ever it just has to be your primary and live there 2 of 5 years.. they darn near changed it to 4 years in the new tax code but it got bounced last minute and remained the same.. so in my humble opinion yes its common and maybe a lot of folks don't know it.. but it is truly special and sure has treated me well personally.now if you live in an area were there is limited to no appreciation its not really a factor.. if you bought a home for 120k and sold it 15 years later for 160k  well not going to make a huge differencebut for those in areas likeCA  WA OR  Austin parts of Chicago Boston DC  Miami Charleston etc etc its HUGE>