With a financial crisis in the news and the continuing gloomy forecasts for the housing market, you would expect that you might find a bargain somewhere in Boston’s central core, right? After all, there must be some highly-leveraged downtown city dweller out there that’s fallen on hard times and looking to sell for a good price. So shouldn’t we expect [...]
If you’re new on these shores, you may find yourself a little perplexed about how things work when it comes to getting really good service. In Europe or Asia, you know where to go when the soles of your shoes get worn — the local shoe repair shop. When your pants get a little snug, you know [...]
You may have your heart set on living in a downtown neighborhood, but is your pocketbook ready?
While home prices in many neighborhoods around Boston have fallen in recent months, home prices in the city’s core — The South End and Back Bay, for example, have held their own, or even increased. A simple two bedroom [...]
In the market for art?
You’re in luck. The Boston Open Studios season officially begins this weekend, with the first of the bunch, the South End Open Studios event on Saturday and Sunday.
From now until December, it will be possible to visit artists in their studios and purchase art directly from the source, usually at a significant savings. The [...]
Not too long ago, the Boston Business Journal reported that a 42-unit luxury condo development in Dorchester, The Carruth, would be allowing potential buyers of their condos to rent, with the option to buy later on. For the developers of The Carruth, the lease-purchase option was a neat solution to a tough problem — that is, selling luxury [...]
Dianne Rauh and her husband recently decided to move from Switzerland to Boston with their five children. Armed with $750,000 in cash and the knowledge that they were looking for a home during a slow housing market, they expected to quickly find the home of their dreams.
But it didn’t work out that way, as The [...]
So you live in the city, you have a dog, and you need to walk him. Where do you go?
It’s not as simple a question as you might think. There are leash laws that prohibit dogowners from allowing their dogs to roam unleashed in city parks, at least in theory. In some areas, these laws [...]
Boston’s famous for its Back Bay mansions, cobblestoned Beacon Hill streets and South End townhouses. So why go anywhere else?
Here’s a good reason: money.
Home prices in central Boston are high and going higher, even during the housing slump that’s hit the rest of the country. On the other hand, more neighborhoods outside downtown have been attracting a growing [...]
From time to time, we take a look at the cost of Boston properties in Euros. This week, we’ve decided to move out of central Boston to city neighborhoods that are slightly further out of the city, but that still score high for walkability and convenience. Three of these neighborhoods are Allston-Brighton, Jamaica Plain and Charlestown. The big advantage of [...]
In the South End, it isn’t easy finding a two-bedroom, even a small one, for near $500K. Here’s a contender that is just a little above the half mil mark:
76 Waltham Street, #B
BEDS:2/BATHS:1
SQ.FT: 762
$529K
