Jeff Meese Real Estate

10/21/2026

Stately single family with ADU located near Harvard Square. My clients loved the house and completed a restrained renovation.

10/14/2026

No one wants to take the bus despite a dedicated bus lane. Is this the way things are or is this another missed opportunity?

“The people who were in Arlington in 1978 don’t have a right to set our priorities.”

10/12/2026

10/07/2026

Mortgage rates are not the same everywhere. There's upward pressure at the moment. An excellent area lender has a jumbo rate at 6.75% for another day and then into the 7's!

10/06/2026

A growing economy demanded space for facilities like rail yards and port facilities, as shown here on this map from a government report on how to manage the city’s industrial geography.

The blue and yellow area between Cambridge, Somerville, and Charlestown shows the massive rail yards that occupied the filled land formerly at the mouth of the Miller’s River. On the peripheries of South Boston and East Boston, proposals are shown for port facilities stretching out into the tidelands. The South Boston flats would eventually become today’s Seaport district, while the East Boston flats would become Logan Airport.

Near the yards indicated by yellow and orange at the very center of the map lay neighborhoods like the South Cove and the lower South End, both of which were densely crowded with substandard housing for the working-class families whose labor was indispensable to the industrial system.

10/06/2026

The first measurable snowfall of the season was recorded yesterday (October 5th), with 0.7" of snow measured over the last 24 hours. The snow was accompanied by thick rime ice, subzero wind chills, and a peak wind gust of 110 mph!

10/06/2026

California's unaffordable market is rewriting the rules of homeownership.

09/26/2026

What a useful checklist! Also, check your gutters, downspouts, and leaders. Many gutters were sized for "normal" rainstorms, not tropical rainstorms. See if water overflows the gutter. Check downspouts for proper flow or obstructions like leaves. Check the bottom of the downspout to ensure that it directs water away from the foundation. And, what a good opportunity to check chimneys and other roof penetrations for proper flashing.

A Nor'easter is expected to hit Greater Boston this weekend, bringing several days of heavy rain, strong winds, possible flooding, and power outages. The storm is expected to arrive this afternoon and last through Monday, with several inches of rain across eastern Massachusetts and powerful winds al...

09/23/2026

Plazas thrive with active edges like cafes and coffee shops. The Elk plaza in Inman Sq works because of that. Programming isn't the same thing.

Officials plan to bring buskers, DJs, markets, and small food vendors to the plaza after its reopening.