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Archive for August, 2011


Real estate humor

This real estate video clip is about a Florida couple, a rookie lawyer and one big real estate mess.

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‘Absolute best time to buy real estate’

If you’re on the fence on whether to purchase a Boston condo, the video below will put your mind at ease.

My favorite quote in the above interview:
This is a great time to buy a house. In fact, I’ve been in this real estate business for thirty-five years—this is the absolute best time that I’ve ever [...]



Back Bay’s Christian Science site to get three new towers

The city has tentatively approved a plan for the Christian Science church to build three new buildings on its famous campus — one high-rise and two mid-rise towers.
Nothing is set in stone, but it looks like the church, which hopes to raise money from the developments, is eyeing a residential tower along Huntington Avenue, at [...]



More details on Copley Place residential tower

The developer of a proposed residential tower at Copley Place has filed additional details for the proposed 47-story, 318-unit addition to the complex.
The real significance may not be the new details, such as repositioning the tower to make it look more slender from different angles. Instead, the significance is that yet another residential tower is [...]



Boston apartments: Moving advice

The video below outlines some tips if you’re moving into a Boston apartment September 1.

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A story about reverse mortgages

Henry Winkler is an award-winning actor and children’s book author. He’s also reverse mortgage spokesman, but I’m sure he’s not going to tell you this story when you see him on his next commercial.
I just read about an interesting case regarding reverse mortgages. The story goes like this: A California woman took out a reverse [...]



Back Bay condos sales for last 30 days

No slump in the Boston Back Bay condo market. From July 16, 2011 to August 15, 2011 more than one Back Bay condo sold per day. The exact number is 39. The average Back Bay condo sales price for the last 30 day – $926,564.00.



College quiz: Is it better to buy or rent?

It’s August, the last unofficial month of summer when all the college students start popping up around the Boston area. So here’s the big question many parents of college students may be asking: Is it better to rent an apartment or to purchase a condo for a college student?
On Beacon Hill, there are some nice 2-bedroom [...]



Boston real estate tours of the past

I thought this was kind of cool. The new website, HistoryPin.com, now places historic photos to Google maps and allows users to search Boston locations  and compare current views of the buildings with ones from the past. This would be fun to see how the outside of your Boston condo looks now compared to the facade of the [...]



Let's talk Boston real estate. The most recent real estate comments

  • Funny, Rents hit record high in Boston: It’s not just Boston. Did you know rents in Worcester for a small 1...
  • John Ford, The economy and the local real estate market: Good info – thanks Nemo
  • Funny, To paraphrase Tom Brady: Mass. homes sales sucked in 2011: Imagine what would happen if 10-15% was shaved of...
  • Nemo, The economy and the local real estate market: The Labor Department does have a rate that includes all workers...
  • John Smith, A message from a Boston Real Estate Mortgage Broker: Thanks for your valuable post.I would like to know...
  • Rich, MetLife exits large portions of the mortgage business: MetLife is a very clever operator. In 2006, they sold...
  • Rich, Why the Fed didn’t see the housing crisis coming: Oh please. After the dot-com crash of 2000, the NASDAQ...
  • Funny, Is home ‘ownership’ a fraud?: smells of a gold digger. Next step is how we’re really all...
  • Suburban reader, Is home ‘ownership’ a fraud?: Incomprehensible indeed. It seems (I think) to assume that...
  • Rich, Is home ‘ownership’ a fraud?: I found the article incomprehensible.
  • SeanMarkup, ‘Back to 1990s home prices?’: Bangalore real estate prices are kissing skies day by...
  • Jaypee Kosmos, Beacon HIll Restaurant Space Available: Thank you !!! nice information found here… Jaypee Kosmos
  • Will F., I found the 1% and it’s not in Boston: This is true… Washington DC is a city of 600,000+...
  • Howard County MD Real Estate, The big bets are on a housing recovery: I can also think that the housing market are...
  • beatspro, Boston Real Estate Discount Agencies & False Advertisements: C you might be dr dre tour beats...
  • Funny, I found the 1% and it’s not in Boston: http://www.osborneink.com/wp-c ontent/uploads/2011/11/cong...
  • Funny, Newt on housing: There’s really nothing conservative about the GOP… anymore. They’re a...
  • Funny, Quote of the day: He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He...
  • Homes for sale in St. Catharines, A story about a Boston real estate agent: The most difficult concept for homeowners...
  • FreeMLS.US, The Fed clueless on the housing market: I own several real estate websites ( http://www.freemls.us...

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    Boston Back Bay Condos 3rd Q 2011





    Back Bay Condo Sales 3rd Quarter 2011 - 150. Number of Back Bay condo sales in the 3rd Q of 2010 - 126

    Back Bay average condo sales price in the 3rd Q of 2011 - $974,258.00. Back Bay average condo sales price in the 3rd Q of 2010 - $944,320.00

    Back Bay condo 3rd Q 2011 sales price per square foot $736.88 Back Bay condo 3rd Q 2010 sales price per square foot $731.88

    Boston Back Bay condos days on market 3rd Q 2011 - 125 Boston Back Bay condos days on market 3rf Q 2010 - 106 Back Bay condo sales stats Jan - Sept 2011:

    Number of Back Bay Condo sales Jan through Sept - 334

    Avg Back Bay condo sales price - $1, 173,927.00

    Med Back Bay condo sales price - $795,000.00

    Avg price per square foot - $780.00

    Days on market for Back Bay Condo - 131

    Back Bay Condos - Sales Stats 2011



    Back Bay Condo Sales form April 1, 2011 - May 1, 2011 - 27

    Avg. Back Bay condo sales price - $1,324,226.00

    Med. Back Bay condo sales price - $1,210,000.00

    Back Bay condo sales price per square foot - $787.00

    Avg. days on the market for Back Bay condo - 184

    Boston Back Bay condos sold from Jan 1, 2011 - April 28, 2011 - 105.

    Average sales price for a Back Bay condominium in 2011 - $1,317,969.00

    Median sales price for a Back Bay condominium in 2011 - $865,000.00

    Average price per sqaure foot for a Back Bay condo in 2011 - $805.00

    Average days on the market in 2011 for a Back Bay condo - 153

    Back Bay condos/real estate sales for the 1st Quarter of 2011:

    Average Back Bay condo sales price - $1,290,181.00

    Median Back Bay condo sales price - $828,895.00

    Average Back Bay condo sales priec per square foot - $804.00



    Back Bay Condos Sold Jan 1, 2011 - April 16, 2011

    Back Bay condos sales - 97

    Average Back Bay condo price: $1,407,795.00

    Median Back Bay condo sales price: $852,500.00

    Average price per square foot for a Back Bay Condo $863.00

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    Back Bay Condos Sold 2011

    Back Bay condos sold: 50

    Average Back Bay condo sales price:$1,367,003.00

    Median Back Bay condo sales price: $953,750.00

    Average Price per $/SF: $806

    Average days on the market for a Back Bay condo: 124

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    Beacon Hill Condos Sales Stats 2011





    Beacon Hill condos sold form Jan 1, 2011 - April 28, 2011 - 37

    Average Beacon Hill condo sales price - $799,809.00

    Median Beacon Hill condos sales price - $560,000.00

    Average price per square foot for a sold Beacon Hill condo - $704.00

    Average days on the market for a Beacon Hill condo to sell - 165

    Beacon Hill condo sales 2011 Jan - Mar

    Beacon Hill condos sold

    Avg Beacon Hill condo price $823,500.00

    Med. Beacon Hill condo price $524,500.00

    Avg. price per sq ft. Beacon Hill condo $632.00

    Avg. days on market Beacon Hill condo 222

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    Boston Condos Brighton Sales Stats 2011





    Boston Brighton Condo sales - 25

    Brighton condo avg. sales price $259,510

    Brighton condo med. sales price $262,000

    Brighton condo price per sq ft $283.00

    Brighton condo days-on-market 90

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    Boston Condos Charlestown - Sales Stats





    Charlestown condo sales - 25

    Charlestown average condo - $545,019

    Charlestown median condo - $470,000

    Average price per sq ft Charlestown condo $458.00

    Average days-on-market 123

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    Fenway Condos Sales Stats 2011







    Fenway Condo Sales 2011

    Fenway condo sales 7

    Average Fenway condo price $292,500

    Median Fenway condo price $282,500

    Fenway price per sq ft $435.00

    Fenway days-on-market 237

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