Real Estate

September home and condos sales in Massachusetts hit pre-recession highs, according to data released by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) and The Warren Group.

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House lawmakers Wednesday unanimously passed a $94.6 million spending bill to close the books on fiscal year 2013, after they added $20 million to the bottom line during debate to fund low-income heating assistance.

The state's Realtors group said year-over-year confidence among its members in market activity and prices continued to grow in September.

Grafton will be home to Central Massachusetts's largest residential solar electric system, thanks to a project completed Monday, according to the company that designed and installed it.

It appears unlikely that the Federal Reserve's surprise decision to continue buying $85 billion in bonds each month will jumpstart the Central Massachusetts housing market, several Realtors and bankers said.

The housing market in Greater Boston continued to rebound in 2013 with rising home prices and sales, increased housing production and fewer foreclosures, yet a lack of affordable housing hinders the recovery, according to a report released Thursday.

A Southbridge office equipment company said it has bought the town's former public works building and plans to move into it in five months after remodeling the site.

The former Hampton Inn in Worcester has been formally rechristened as a Holiday Inn Express, the hotel's general manager announced.

The business community often points to the business tax code in Massachusetts as a hindrance. But according to The Tax Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based research organization that monitors fiscal policy, the Bay State business tax climate is only slightly below average.