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Searching for a home in Boston can be a daunting task if you live abroad. Mondoboston.com exists to help introduce international buyers to Boston and the home buying process. Use our site to find out more about the logistics of house buying in the United States. Catch up on neighborhood news, surf [...]
You might think it next to impossible to find any property in central Boston for less than $275K. And yet, life is full of surprises. We found more than just a few condos priced under $275K, with the best selection available in the red-hot Fenway. Does this mean that prices are finally flattening out? Time [...]
So what does $350K get you around Boston these days? We checked out four Boston neighborhoods and came up with a radically different selection of condos — all for more or less the same price.
261 Marlborough Street, #2
Back Bay
BEDS: 1/BATHS:1
SQ.FT: 475
$350,000
PROS: This Back Bay condo has been completely renovated and includes a decorative fireplace.
CONS: The [...]
Boston Magazine has officially named The Clarendon Back Bay the best of three recent luxury condo developments to go up downtown. The other contenders included 45 Province in Downtown Crossing and 100 Stuart Street bordering Chinatown.
What makes the 33-story Clarendon so special? Well, according to Boston Magazine, it has something to do with the walnut [...]
As a child I often felt like I lived in church, since my folks attended faithfully every Sunday. Life might have been easier if I had known the possibilities of simply setting up home right there among the pews. Around town, there are plenty of such opportunities. Converted churches abound, along with converted factories, schools, [...]
It’s about time to reassess what’s on the Boston market through Euro lenses. So here’s the rundown on a few new properties that have recently come on the market:
115 Chandler Street, #1
South End
BEDS:2/BATHS:1.5
SQ.FT: 1265 or 117 square meters
$699,000 or 482,701 Euro
It’s a parlor level duplex with a woodburning fireplace and recently updated bathrooms. It’s also [...]
Buying a place for less than $200K was just a cruel fantasy a couple of years back. But not any more. Perusing the housing listings, we’re finding more and more units for less than $200K. We’re seeing these places in a number of neighborhoods, but the best value seems to be in Brighton, where you [...]
Recently, we wrote about the national renovation trend which has seen an uptick in people embarking on renovation projects. It seems that as more people figure they’re not going to sell, they’re making their current homes livable. They’re taking on smaller renovation projects and paying in cash. Now Money Magazine adds another caution for those hoping [...]
As 2009 draws to a close, predictions for next year’s housing market are already coming in. And here’s a big one from Fortune Magazine: Although home prices and sales have improved in Massachusetts (with sales up by 59 percent in November 2009 compared to November 2008) there is still more to go before we hit [...]
It’s difficult to keep up with the news this time of year, between holiday parties and Christmas shopping. But now that Christmas is over and things have slowed down, we can pause and look back at what’s been going on in the local real estate market. Here’s a recap of what you may have missed [...]
