I have an apartment building for sale at 85 North Margin Street in the North End for $739,000. For more information call Linda Mitrano at 617-512-4557 or at 617-720-5454. Motivated seller – so bring offers! Brokers welcome!

From the Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs: Q: A lot of folks have been talking about the first-time homebuyers tax credit sort of propping up the housing market. Is that one of these new measures that he might be considering? MR. GIBBS: Look, obviously, there was — that was something that was done [...]

Inventory and Days on Market: The inventory of single-family homes as of July 31, 2010 increased 10.0 percent from July 2009 (28,740 listings in 2009 to 31,685 listings in 2010) which translates into 9.9 months of supply in July 2010. This is up from 6.4 months of supply last year and up from 6.1 months [...]

If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you’d know that I don’t feel that one months data (July) provides you with an accurate picture of the Boston condo market. Boston condo sales data for the last three months (May, June & July) comparing 2010 with 2009: Boston condo sales for last [...]

Mary this is for you: July 2010 Boston Condo Sales Number of Boston condo sales – 415 Avg Boston condo sales price – $494,424.00 Med Boston condo sales price – $372,000.00 Days-on-market – 90 July 2009 Boston Condo Sales Number of Boston condo sales – 564 Avg Boston condo sales price – $424,896.00 Med Boston [...]

Looking to buy a Boston condo? Your mortgage company may require that you write a “motivational letter.” WTF? Excerpts from The New York Times on motivational letters: When Linda Falcão applied for a mortgage from Wells Fargo, she didn’t realize she would be required to write the type of essay that’s more commonly included with [...]

The real estate quote of the day is from the Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donavan: “It’s too early to say whether the tax credit will be revived,” Donovan said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” program. He said the administration would “do everything we can” to stabilize the shaky U.S. [...]

According to LINK data Back Bay condo sales and prices continue to increase: Back Bay condo sales from 1/1/09 – 7/31/09 Number of Back Bay condo sales – 189 Avg Back Bay condo sales price – $980,702 Median Back Bay condo sales price – $650,000 Avg. Back Bay condo price per sq ft – $748.00 [...]

On August 26, 2010 The Clarendon Back Bay recorded their 34th 35th closing. The purchase price was $1,050,000 and included one deeded garage parking space. This was a 22nd-floor, one-bedroom plus, two-bathroom, 1,134 square foot condo, approximately $925.93 per square foot. The building is now approximately 33 percent occupied.