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Archive for April, 2009


Is anyone moving into Boston?

This is depressing, according to a UHaul survey more people are moving to the Bronx N.Y than Boston Massachusetts.
U-Haul Top 50 U.S. Destination Cities*
1. ATLANTA, Ga………………………….. [...]



Back Bay Condos – For Sale

According to MLS there’re 105 two-bedroom Back Bay condos for sale. The average list price is $1,342,357.00.
The Boston Globe and LINK reported that luxury condo prices are dropping. Will someone please tell the Back Bay condo sellers this, I don’t think they received the memo.
Click here to view Back Bay Luxury Condos



MA Housing Report

The following information is from Massachusetts Asssociation of Realtors (MAR) web site.
Inventory and Days on Market:
The inventory of residential properties on the market as of March 31, 2009 decreased 21 percent compared to the same time last year (from 48,704 listings in 2008 to 38,400 listings in 2009). At the current sales pace, this [...]



Double Digit Drop in Home-Sales

Massachusetts real estate prices probably haven’t hit bottom.
Median residential prices and sales volume dropped by double digits over the first three months of the year, according to data released yesterday by Warren Group, a company that tracks real estate.
The median price for single-family homes fell 18.2 percent, to $253,500, in the first three months of [...]



Case-Shiller Report

Here are the basic Case-Shiller stats for the Boston area for February 2009:
February 2009
Month to Month: Down 2.3%
Year to Year: Down 19.2%
Change from Peak: Down 33.1% in 33 months
Source: Case-Shiller
View today’s new Boston condo listngs for sale



Mark this date on your social calender

The 9th Annual
TASTE OF BEACON HILL
presented byTHE BEACON HILL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
TUESDAY MAY 12TH 2009
6:30PM to 9:30PM
THE LIBERTY HOTEL
215 CHARLES STREET
TICKETS $65 per person in advance
$85 at the door based on availability
Silent Auction
Portions of proceeds to benefit the Taste of Beacon Hill Scholarship Fund. For more information call 617.720.7888 or email us using our contact form [...]



A word about Zip Realty

I had a conversation today with an agent regarding Zip Realty. He asked if I knew how much the average Zip Realty agent makes on a real estate commission. I told him I wasn’t sure. The agent told me in most cases it’s between 21% – 25% of Zip Realty’s portion of the commission
For example [...]



MA condo prices drop

The region’s condominium market, once the entry for first-time homebuyers, continued its downward spiral in the first quarter as sales fell by nearly 27 percent.
As sales tanked, condo prices in Massachusetts posted the sharpest decline in more than two decades. The median condo price dropped nearly 17 percent from January through March to $220,100, according [...]



Unique Real Estate – 3 bed Missile Silo home for sale

If you always wanted to live a little differently, well, 21 Century Castles, LLC has the home for you. A converted Atlas F Missile Silo is available in the Adironback Mountains in upstate New York for the cool price of 2.3 million dollars. The home features access to an airstrip, 20 acres, and above and [...]



I love my emails

Here’s an email that was sent to me.
BEST THINGS TO SAY IF YOU GET CAUGHT SLEEPING AT YOUR DESK.
They told me at the Blood Bank this might happen.
This is just a 15 minute power nap they raved about in the
time-management course you sent me to.
Did you ever notice sound coming out of these keyboards when [...]





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