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Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage of Waltham, Mass. — the largest residential real estate brokerage company in New England — has bought Preferred Properties Inc. of Moultonboro. The purchase price was not disclosed. In 2003, Preferred Properties’ 31 residential real estate…

The Concord Planning Board has postponed a decision on a proposed 124-townhouse development on Bog Road. Developer Reggie Moreau of R.J. Moreau Communities in Bedford filed his application for the Vineyards townhouses last fall, and then went through a series…

An Auburn real estate developer is planning to buy the 140-acre riverfront farm in Franklin where Daniel Webster grew up and turn it into retirement housing. Elmer Pease II of PD Associates Real Estate Consultants signed a purchase and sales…

The Portsmouth Planning Board has approved site plans for a new 22,000-square-foot Hilton Hotel along Hanover and High streets, but the project could face civil action over its potential threat to downtown parking. The board voted 7-2 to approve Cathartes…

Many executives struggle with serious emotional issues, both personal and business-related, that - if left unchecked - will invariably affect their work performance. Common personal crises include depression, drug and alcohol abuse and loss of a loved one. Common professional…

The firm employed by the state Department of Health and Human Services to help accomplish its goal of so-called “Medicaid modernization” has little experience in doing so. Yet HHS awarded the $200,000 contract to the Pennsylvania firm of Sellers Feinberg…

High-pressure e-mails and phony Internet addresses that tout bogus mutual fund Web sites are a problem that investors must learn how to deal with in advance if they are to avoid being stung by such a scam, as officials at…

Pennichuck Corp. could be close to reaching an agreement with state and federal securities regulators over real estate transactions made under former Chief Executive Officer Maurice Arel, according to the company’s latest filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.…

Diversifying your portfolio, generating income and possibly adding some stability to your holdings are just a few of the many reasons to invest in bonds. But choosing the best bond investment strategy can sometimes be a bit tricky. Whether you…

If all goes as planned, bank branches around New England will be sporting signs reading “TD Banknorth” by next spring. Under an agreement reached Aug. 26, Canada’s TD Bank Financial Group says it will acquire a 51 percent stake in…