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City dwellers can now rent a yard out for $50.00 per hour, for an extra few bucks you can use the Wham-O Slip ‘n Slide.
Backyards for Rent in New York City by tvnportal

Okay, I’m going to say something upbeat here. Larry O’Connor in my office sold a Beacon Hill condo. Don’t hold your chest and keel over – if that were the whole story, I wouldn’t be able to use this item for a Boston Real Estate Blog post. So you may have already guessed, there is more [...]

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Construction has started on the new Maxwell’s Green apartment project in Somerville.
The story touts its location near Davis Square and the planned Green Line extension. But it’s actually only a stone’s throw away from Somerville’s Magoun Square. Poor Magoun Square. Despite recent sidewalk and landscape improvements, it remains the Rodney Dangerfield of Somerville. It still can’t [...]

Average market time for Boston condo sales for the month of July.
Back Bay July 2011 – 139 days/Back Bay 2010 – 110
Beacon Hill July 2011 – 45 days/ Beacon Hill 2010 – 117
Charlestown July 2011 – 61 days/Charlestown 2010 – 71
South Boston July 2011  -  71 days/South Boston 2010 – 90
South End July 2011 – 70 [...]

Sales of single-family homes were up 7 percent in Massachusetts last month, halting a half-year decline and giving some hope that the housing market is stabilizing, according to the Warren Group. Stats from the Massachusetts Association of Realtors show an even stronger uptick in July.
But don’t celebrate too much: The increase is due largely to [...]

The Boston apartment rental season is coming to an end. As a result, I’m looking for one new employee that’s willing to do both Boston apartment rentals and learn Boston condo sales. If you’re looking to make a change, please feel free to call me on my cell phone at 617-595-3712 or email me at [...]

The typical home for sale in the Boston metro region in July had been sitting on the market for 65 days — a little over two months.
So says Realtor.com, which released a market trends report with statistics on homes for sale. These stats were based on a snapshot of the so-called “market inventory.”
The Boston region [...]