A reader sent in this note: “So we’ve all seen lots of photos of ‘celebrity homes’ … but this one has got to rate up there as the most tasteful one ever.”
We agree. The late Hepburn’s Connecticut beach home is beautiful and classy — just like the actress herself. No kidding. Check it out. Whether [...]

The Nantucket vacation home of the late Mark Madoff, son of Bernie, is now on sale for a cool $7 million.
Mark Madoff paid $6.5 million for it in 2008. To be more accurate, someone paid $6.5 million for it three years ago. It’s not a bad place. But if you paid $7 million for a [...]

The Boston W sold two luxury condos in the last few days.
March 8, 2011 unit #23F sold for $865,000 or $1,009.00 per sq ft. This was 1bed/1.5 baths.
March 10, 2011  a penthouse luxury condo unit sold for $3,200,000 (PH3). This was a 3 bed / 3.5 bath sold for $1,243.00 per sq ft.

Check out this spinning house. Hmm…I wonder if this house could pass our Boston building codes.

Today, the Boston Journal came out with the 2011 Book of Lists.  One of the categories included,  most expensive zip codes. The following Boston suburbs made the top five:
5. Waban (02468) The average single-family home price $853,500. Median household yearly income $208,023.00.
4. Wellseley (02482) The average single-family home price $865,500.00. Median household yearly income $152,171.00.
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Over at the Wicked Local Wellesley website, reporter Lenny Megliola noted that there was an interesting real estate transaction in his Wellesley neighborhood. The buyer of a property was listed as “Queen Elizabeth 2nd.” What ensues is Megliola’s preparations to go pay a house call on Her Majesty. It’s a fun read.

Here’s a story from Vanity Fair describing how some real estate agents can be real jerks.
Despite some evidence that there’s an inkling of new activity in the luxury real estate market, Manhattan real estate agents are smarting that making a commission isn’t the cakewalk it used to be—and lashing out at precisely the wrong people. [...]

Click on link to view real estate video: Back Bay and South End condo prices
The real estate market may not be booming. But there’s a niche market that’s faring quite well.  One-room condos in the high-end neighborhoods of Boston may be tiny, but their price tags are big.
 The golden rule of real estate is location, location, location. [...]

Beacon Hill Median Sales Prices:

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Beacon Hill median sales price 2005 – $494,000
Beacon Hill median sales price 2006 – $473,000
Beacon Hill median sales price 2007 – $516,500
Beacon Hill median sales price 2008 – $531,250
Beacon Hill median sales price 2009 – $520,000
Beacon Hill median sales price 2010 – $515,000
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