Tom Brady and Gisele are eyeing a mansion in Brookline as their new home, a gated antique just off of Route 9.
It’s currently owned by the former owner of KISS 108, who stands to make a pretty decent long-term profit on the sale, though it’s hard to know how much he sunk into the property [...]

From the Boston Herald:
Julio Lugo has finally scored a big Boston “home” run.
Lugo, a former Red Sox [team stats] shortstop traded in July to St. Louis after 2 disappointing seasons in the Hub, has sold his Brookline home for $4 million.
That’s $575,000 more than the slugger paid in 2007, and the home needed just 28 [...]

This just in: Tom is reportedly set to put his Back Bay condo on the block, and he and Gisele are looking at Brookline for a new home. We’ll keep you informed as this breaking story develops and news flashes come in.
Now back to regularly scheduled posts about real-estate topics, such as continuing fights between [...]

Foreclosures, typically limited to gritty urban neighborhoods, are hitting toney communities.
Since January, pricey places such as Brookline, Nantucket, Weston and Wellesley, where the median price of a single-family home exceeds $1 million, have had 16 homes seized by lenders, according to The Warren Group.
“Most economic downturns impact low-income communities disproportionately, but what we’re seeing in [...]

THE RESULTS OF LONGWOOD TOWERS CONDO AUCTION:
Total units sold: 46
Total sale volume: $24,595,000
Avg Price Studio: $255,500 (75% Sale Price to Last Asking)
Avg Price 1 Bed: $348,929 (81% Sale Price to Last Asking)
Avg Price 2 Bed: $586,238 (69% Sale Price to Last Asking)
Avg Price 2+Den: $789,750 (63% Sale Price to Last Asking)
Avg Price 3 Bed: $1,072,667 [...]

Comparing Brookline sales year to year for condos, 1,2 and 3 families.
Brookline sales 3/1/07 – 2/28/08
Number of sales – 364
Avg. sales price – $650,160
Median sales price – $507,698
Days on the market – 96
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Brookline sales 3/1/09 – 2/28/09
Number of sales – 256
Avg. sales price – $603,141
Median sales price – $485,500
Days on the market – 104