Fenway Neighborhood

Fenway: It is the home of Fenway Park, the famous Citgo sign, Kenmore Square, Northeastern University, parts of Boston University, Berklee College of Music, The Boston Conservatory, Emmanuel College, Massachusetts College of Art, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Simmons College, Wheelock College, New England School of Photography, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Read more

MA News

News on Massachusetts’ neighborhoods, MA restaurant openings, new MA developments, new listings in Massachussetts, avergage MA sales prices, record sales prices in Massachusetts, Newton news, Needham information, Andover updates, Melrose market data, Winchester market analysis, Boston planning board rulings, Boston redevelopment changes. Coming soon!

Boston Condo Market

The numbers are in for the year end 2007 and the down town Boston condo market is fairing pretty well all considered. The downtown Boston neighborhoods consist of beacon hill, back bay, downtown, north end, south end, kenmore and fenway. Compared to 2006 the year end 2007 saw a rise in prices of 2.8% even though the number of sold units was down 14%. The median price went from $495,000 to $509,000. Read more

Before & After North Andover MA

This North Andover property was in excellent condition but still needed landscaping, a kitchen renovation and certain changes to get it into shape.

 Before: This picture makes this kitchen look pretty nice but it had some major flaws. The cook top (electric) was crammed next to the large double oven and had a low cabinet hanging over it making it difficult to use and really not functional in a kitchen desired by most people today. It had an ugly tile floor and the cabinets we’re also in bad shape although you can’t tell from the picture

 

  After: The double ovens and cook top we’re removed and replaced with a 36″ Delonghi 5 burner range. The cabinets we’re replaced (home depot | Reading | ask for Greg) and granite counter tops added. (StoneOne Marble and Granite). The Tile was ripped out and hardwood floors installed which really changed the look of the room.

 

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Search MA MLS - Real Estate

Check out our Google mapping technology. You can search the entire Massachusetts MLS 24 hours a day 7 days a week. We have every listing from every brokerage in Massachusetts and Boston. Search an entire city, town or a neighborhood simply by zooming in or out. Browse a whole neighborhood easily with a swipe of your mouse. Compare properties for sale by sliding the map around street by street. This is absolutely the easiest and best way to search MA properties for sale. We now have extra large listing photos to enhance your search! Our tools section offers Google maps satellite imagery for a bird’s eye view of a property listing and its neighbors. Use our easy mortgage calculator, schools link, attractions & neighborhood information links. You can compare the asking price with on-line MA real estate valuations provided by Zillow and you can schedule a property showing by clicking a button. Our service does require you to sign in which is required by MA MLS. We guarantee you will not receive any spam from us. We don’t have time to spam because we are too busy deleting the spam we receive. We will, however, email you with a greeting and offer to work for you in your real estate search. If you are not ready to work with a broker simply disregard our email and continiue to use our service. When you are ready to work with a broker, contact us, we are always available to help, set up showings or simply to answer questions. 

MA Marble & Granite

 

 When recently renovating a kitchen we shopped around on everything. We bought appliances on the internet and found Home Depot discounts for cabinets. When we searched for granite counter tops it seemed like the prices we’re the same everywhere we went.. and the prices we’re high. We  came to the conclusion we would have to bite the bullet.

Luckily we checked out Stone One Marble and Granite before ordering from another company. Their prices we’re 15-20% Read more

MA real estate commission

List your MA real estate for sale with us and if we sell the property directly to the buyer we will discount our commission to 3.55%. Typically 1 in 10 properties sold are sold directly to buyers.  Our commission structure is below:

Listing Price Below $450,000.00 | 5% commission with half going to co-broking office.

Listing Price Above $450,000.00 | 4% commission with half going to co-broking office.

Direct Sale to buyer: 3.55% no matter what listing or selling price.

Your home will reach thousands of qualified homebuyers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, through our extensive web marketing program. Simply put…there is no better way to market and provide exposure to MA real estate than the world wide web and MA MLS. According to the “2005 National Association of Realtors Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, ” 77 percent of the buyers surveyed used the Internet as part of their search process”. Since so many buyers are now searching the Web, it’s critical to have the strongest possible presence if you want to help your sellers obtain the highest possible price. A strong Web marketing program begins with your traditional marketing. Use your print advertising campaigns to drive potential clients to your Web site where they can view multiple pictures and virtual tours of your listings.

Our web presence:
Trulia.com, realtor.com, mlshomefinder.com, renorth.com, thegalleryofhomes.net, newengland1.com, newenglandrealestatecompany.com, aol.com, boston.com, homefind.com, (Boston Herald) suburbanrealestatenews.com

Before & After Melrose MA

Single Family | Melrose Massachusetts:

The Melrose property really was a diamond in the rough needing a complete facelift to the exterior and landscaping. The interior needed paint, moldings, and updating to the kitchen and baths. The home went from a dingy outdated colonial to a bright and comfortable home with a Cape Cod feel. This home went from Drab to Fab!

 Before: Outdated exterior colors, broken walkway, tattered shutters, old roof, shabby storm door, unappealing front door, over grown shrubs, small windows (right) and rotten porch pillars.

 

 After: Freshly painted exterior and repaired shutters, new roof, new brick walkway, trimmed hedges, new porch pillars, light post by Walpole Wood Workers and larger windows (right).

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N. Andover - MA town of the month

The Town of North Andover is located in Essex County in the northeastern part of Massachusetts on the banks of the Merrimack River and approximately 24 miles from Boston.  North Andover is bordered by the towns of Andover, North Reading, Boxford, and Middleton and the cities of Methuen, Haverhill, and Lawrence - covering almost 27 square miles. Read more

Arlington - MA town of the month

The Town of Arlington was originally settled by European colonists in 1635 as a village within the boundary of Cambridge, Massachusetts under the name Menotomy, an Algonquian word meaning “swift running water”. A larger area, including land that was later to become the town of Belmont, and outwards to the shore of the Mystic River, which had previously been part of Charlestown, was incorporated on February 27, 1807 as West Cambridge. In 1867 the name “Arlington” was chosen in honor of those buried in Arlington National Cemetery; the name change took effect that April 30. Read more

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