Why this big real estate investor has turned bearish on Boston.

National Real Estate Investors was a major funder of One Congress and The Sudbury, two of the tallest towers to go up in downtown Boston in recent years. Now the firm says it's taking its money to other markets.

For close to two decades, Jeff Kanne has invested several billions of dollars into real estate projects around Greater Boston. But with Mayor Michelle Wu entering a second term and statewide rent control on the ballot in November, Kanne says he’s hitting the pause button. That’s because investors like him have choices. As chief executive … اقرأ المزيد