SOLD $230,000. Pre-war architecture associated with ornamental details, high ceilings and thick walls. Cleveland Circle is known for pre-war low rise brick buildings, built in the 1920-1930’s. And even though the buildings always catered to modest (1-2 bedroom) households, you can still find period charm in these solid homes. Now available is 137 Englewood Ave, Unit […]
Continue readingAfter a bit of a sleepy tour of some Brookline condos on Sunday afternoon, I headed to West Roxbury, where every house I visited was jam-packed. It was a frenzy, with multiple offers on several properties. Buyers grabbed homes on first open houses, as the number of colonials on pretty streets is too few to […]
Continue readingLast week the Boston Globe’s real estate blog called Boston Real Estate Now published a post called, “The Next Housing Bubble?” This small piece is jam-packed full of non sense , misleading information and irresponsible journalism. The first problem with this post is the title, “The Next Housing Bubble?” Bubbles are a conclusion made in […]
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 readingBuyers sometimes shun the idea of a condo when they can find a single family in their price range. I can understand that. There are so many advantages to a single family! Privacy, control over the house, your own yard and driveway, etc. Boston real estate prices are comparatively high. Thus I suggest, for those […]
Continue readingLast week I had a difficult decision to make. My emotional side had to duke it out with my logical reasoning. I work through head versus heart wars with clients all the time, so this week was an opportunity to observe the decision making process and find ways to optimize difficult choices. Residential real estate […]
Continue readingLooking at the Brighton real estate market numbers I feel like I’m time traveling back to 2004. Not enough inventory! Instead of anecdotal stories I will give you actual multiple listing service statistics. In researching the difference in our local Brighton, Brookline and Newton trends versus the National real estate trends, I came across these […]
Continue readingGreat article explaining solutions to the short sale and foreclosure glut, turning around the housing market, and why the recent programs have not worked. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/a-solution-to-the-housing-crisis-could-be-at-hand-02082012.html
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