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Listed: For 9,900, a historic home on 4 acres in Topsfield 86 Howlett St. in Topsfield offers central air and an in-ground pool, modern amenities that are surprising given that this home was built in the early 18th century. The saltbox-style house was listed for $ 849,900 on Saturday, Nov. 23. Listed on the National […]

Pending Home Sales Down 1.7% in October The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales decreased 1.7% in October, which they attribute to the decline in inventory and a small rise in mortgage rates in October from September.  The NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index (a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings) decreased

Listed: For 5,000, a Newton condo in a mansion the Stanley steam-car brothers built The cozy one-bedroom measures 950 square feet and has period molding. Search the latest listings to rent or buy at realestate.boston.com. The post Listed: For $ 575,000, a Newton condo in a mansion the Stanley steam-car brothers built appeared first on

For .8 million, a stunning Colonial Revival makeover in Winchester with 4 fireplaces After seeing snow-covered photos of this recent listing, it’s hard not to imagine feeling right at home among the fireplaces, alcoves, and rich wooden accents of this Colonial Revival-style property on a wintry evening. 6 Sheffield Road in Winchester measures 4,027 square

Average Hours You Need To Work To Live Comfortably in Each State What are the average salaries needed to live “comfortably” in each state? How about the number of hours you need to work each week?  Those are some interesting questions that the folks at GOBankingRates set out to discover.  They crunched the numbers from

Zumper’s National Rent Report for December ’19 Rental information site Zumper recently released their National Rent Report for December, 2019 showing that the median national rent for 1-bedroom apartment was $ 1,230 (down 0.9%) and the median two-bedroom rent was $ 1,465 (down 1%).  Year to date, one bedroom prices are up 1.8% and two

Updated: A running list of the cost to rent an apartment in eastern Massachusetts In which three cities did rents jump the most since last year? Search the latest listings to rent at realestate.boston.com. The post Updated: A running list of the cost to rent an apartment in eastern Massachusetts appeared first on Boston.com Real

ABODO Says One-Bedroom Rents Rise at Year-End National apartment listing site ABODO recently reported that the median nationwide rent price for one-bedroom units in November was $ 1,078 and $ 1,343 for two-bedrooms.   ABODO uses over 1 million listings across the United States to calculate the median 1-bedroom rent price by city, state, and nation

Home of the Week: For 9,900, an Abington home that turns Cape design on its head The four-bedroom Cape also has a composite deck and an in-ground pool. See inside and search the latest listings at realestate.boston.com. The post Home of the Week: For $ 549,900, an Abington home that turns Cape design on its

New Geographic Mobility Data Reveals Moving Trends We have to admit, there are some pretty intense data in here that might cure for insomnia or predict your next out of state real estate investment.  Indeed, the U.S. Census Bureau recently released their 2019 CPS ASEC Geographic Mobility detailed table package and updates to their historical