Personal opinions of a Boston real estate broker & lawyer. Brum & Co Realty Group. Some RE, no legal advice. Also find me at @StartSmartBPS #roslindale
In Boston, the homeownership rate is:
🏠 44% for white residents
🏠 30% for Black residents
🏠 17% for Latino residents
This gap has widened since redlining was outlawed in 1968, city data shows. https://t.co/fYNpuZ7yer
I’m loving @smerconish this AM - the ode to his brother is fantastic & entertaining. I’d love the platform to do the same for each of my 6 siblings - the stories I could tell! Well done Michael
Learn about the new public art project coming to Dewitt Playground in Roxbury at this virtual community meeting happening tomorrow at 7 p.m.!
More info here: https://t.co/VXv0nZzdex
$600/week in unemployment is more than 50% of Americans get paid from their regular job.
It's so sad that so many people think the problem with that is the size of the unemployment benefit and not the criminally low wages.
@BostonSchools My 6yo had her first day of in-person school today -// in almost A YEAR ///- now tomorrow is canceled... NEXT WEEK IS VACATION.... so wait until Feb 22....
BREAKING: The US economy added back 49,000 jobs in January, an anemic amount as many businesses continue to struggle.
The unemployment rate fell slightly to 6.3% (vs. 6.7% in Dec)
**Overall, the US has gained back 55% of the 22.1 million jobs lost last spring**