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Local Market Update for Wellesley, MA

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Comparing the months of January 2014 and January 2015 in Wellesley, MA, we see that the number of closed sales of single-family homes has decreased by 14.3% and the average sales price has increased by 14.7%. The number of days homes in Wellesley have stayed on the market increased by 71.8% and the number of new listings in the

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The Arlington

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Check out these photos and virtual tours of The Arlington, a new new luxuxry apartment complex in Boston.  Located at 100 Arlington Street, the building is in walking distance to both the Green Line and Newbury Street.  The building is an old convereted school with one bedroom, two bedroom, and studio

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Why Rent Still Isn't Affordable for Many

Even though builders are putting up apartments and multifamily construction as quickly as they were before the recession, rentals still aren't affordable for many Americans. While many apartments and multifamily homes are avaialbe, roughly one third of Americans still struggle to afford housing and millions have to spend 30% or more of their [...]

Local Market Update for Back Bay, Boston, MA

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Between January 2014 and January 2015, closings of single-family properties in Back Bay, a neighborhood in Boston haven't changed a bit. With a single sale in both months, there was neither an increase or a decrease. That being said, the average sales price of the property sold increased by 54.5%. Unfortunately, the amount of time on the [...]

The Most and Least Affordable Cities in America

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Some cities require you to make a high salary to afford a home, but others require an annual salary of a little over $30,000 a year. Take a look at the top 10 cities that don’t require a high salary and the top 10 that do. HSH.com pulled together these interesting statistics.

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Local Market Update in Needham, MA

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Between January 2014 and January 2015 in Needham, MA, there was an increase of 63.6% closed sales of single-family homes and the average sales price increased by 15.1%. There was a decrease in new listings of 22.2%. As for condominiums in Needham there was no increase or decrease in closed sales but the average sales price

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Local Market Update for Dover, MA

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In Dover, MA between January 2014 and January 2015 there was a decrease in sales of single-family properties by 85.7% although the average sales price of properties increased by 13.5%. The time spent on the market also increased by 125.1% and there was an increase in new listings in Dover of 33.3%. There were no condominium

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Throwback Thursday to 1988

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This week in 1988, this Castles Unlimited ad ran in The Tab.  President of Castles Unlimited, Jim Lowenstern, is featured in the second row, second from the left! Olga Karas, another broker who still works with Castles Unlimited, is in the front row, first on the left!

Why Now is the Best Time to Sell Your Home

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According to the Theory of Supply and Demand, you’ll make the most money when demand is high and supply is low. The National Association of Realtors reported that buyer activity was three times greater this past January than in January 2014. They also state that there are fewer houses on the market now than there

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