Brookline MA real estate didn’t suffer as much in the downturn as the majority of communities. Still, we see a substantial pick-up in the condo market. Brookline MA‘s condo market is known to be spread over a wide price range. The condominiums in Brookline come in a variety of styles, settings, types of buildings and […]
Continue readingLast Spring market, which ended roughly a week ago, looked something like this: buyers want to buy, sellers unsure they want to sell, plenty multiple-offer situations and many deals falling apart mid-way to closing. This is the nature of a market with rising prices. Homeowners, believing prices will rise, stay on the sidelines and don’t […]
Continue readingThere has been a lot of talk about the shrinking supply of homes in the market. The shift in this critical market condition is nicely shown in the months of supply of Brookline’s single family houses chart. In May 2o11 there was over 10 months of supply – meaning, it would take 10 months to […]
Continue readingAre you addicted to Zillow? It’s so easy to sink into that site. I admit to getting caught up in it when trying to get a picture of real estate in other parts of the United States. My real estate curiosity doesn’t end in Newton, Brookline and Boston. But then I remember, the injustice Zillow […]
Continue readingI overheard someone talking about the long and disappointing process of looking for a home in Brookline the past year. “There is nothing in our price range.” I hear this often, especially about Brookline and Newton houses. So I want to give all the frustrated buyers a few words of advice from experience. Here are […]
Continue readingMy friend was telling me how the market downturn was an opportunity to find a bigger home in Brookline. Unfortunately, she didn’t find the home she wanted. (She wasn’t my client). Yes, the market took a turn. Everyone in the country knows about our real estate downturn. But in Brookline and Newton, this downturn disappointed […]
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