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Average Boston-area rent falls for the first time in almost 7 years

Bingyi Chen, a Chinese immigrant who lives in Concord, has bought at least 16 units at the new Millennium Tower for $15.6 million — all in cash. By Tim Logan GLOBE STAFF JANUARY 5, 2017 After years of going up, rents in Boston’s superheated real estate market may have finally reached a peak. Data released…

The Curbed Cup Neighborhood of the Year Is Assembly Row!

Somerville’s Assembly Row has bested the northern reaches of Dorchester in our fifth-annual Curbed Cup to determine the region’s Neighborhood of the Year. Assembly Row nabbed 64.04 percent of the vote to Upper Dot’s 35.96. The victory also marks the first time a neighborhood has repeated in the Curbed Cup. Will there be a three-peat…