Real Estate

Legislative leaders failed to agree last session on a bill to help crack down on scrap metal thieves, and a metal industry official and realtors were back on Beacon Hill Tuesday to renew the call for a law that would facilitate communications between industry and law enforcement officials to help catch criminals.

Zoning and permitting reform advocates on Tuesday resumed their uphill fight to make the first major overhaul to the state's zoning and subdivision laws since the 1970s.

Real Deals highlights a recent commercial property transaction in Central Massachusetts.

Investment in U.S. multifamily properties hit a historic high of $127 billion over the 12 months that ended June 30, according to research from CBRE.

Single-family homes put under agreement in August were up 41.6 percent from the same time last year, according to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR).

Glickman, Kovago & Jacobs of Worcester has joined NAI Global, a network of owner-operated commercial real estate brokerage firms.

The mixed use building at 307 Grafton St. in Shrewsbury has been purchased by CS Holdings LLC for $2.4 million.

The Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC) has promoted Janet A. Pierce to the role of executive director, the organization announced Wednesday. She is the organization's fourth director since it was formed in 1963.

Mortgage lenders sought to foreclose on more Massachusetts properties in July, with foreclosure petitions in Worcester and Middlesex counties rising faster than the state as a whole, according to The Warren Group, of Boston.

The MetroWest Chamber of Commerce in Framingham has hired Paul Joseph, chairman of the Natick Economic Development Committee, as its next president and CEO.