Centers And Squares
Welcome to Centers and Squares
As a Cambridge real estate agent, the city squares of Cambridge, Somerville and Medford and the town centers of Arlington, Watertown and Belmont, Massachusetts are my home turf. And as a lifelong New Englander who’s lived within twenty miles of Boston most of my life, I can introduce you to other nearby towns as we search for your new home. If you’re planning to sell your home in Cambridge, MA or nearby you’ll find plenty of info about the home selling process here too. Questions? Send me an email or call me at 617-504-1737.
Rodney’s Bookstore Is Not Closing After All
Rodney's Bookstore Is Not Closing After All
Rodney’s Bookstore Is Not Closing After All
Great news this week for all of us who appreciate a good book store – Rodney’s Books in Central Square isn’t closing after all.
If you’ve been bummed out, as I have, by the Going Out of Business signs in Rodney’s windows you can relax.
In fact, the owner hopes to remain in business for at least another five years according to Brock Parker on boston.com who reported that owner Shaw Taylor
“said renegotiating his rent will help the business remain open, and the success of the closing sale has enabled the store to pay of its bills.” read the rest of the story
I know I did my part! Rodney’s Books is one of my favorite local used bookstores. When I heard about the impending closing I headed right over – and emerged with several hundred dollars worth of books. “Books” and “sale” – a dangerous combo!
Somerville MA Home Sales – October 2010
Welcome to the Somerville MA Real Estate Report
Here’s the last of our monthly real estate reports for October with a quick look at Somerville MA home sales in October 2010.
Somerville MA Homes on the Market
235 homes were listed for sale in Somerville in the Multiple Listing Service (the MLS) on October 31, 2010 for asking prices between $149,000 and $1,600,000. Average days on market for these properties was 123 days.
Inventory is actually down from this time last year in Somerville MA when 246 residential properties were on the market.
Somerville MA Home Sales in October 2010
30 homes sold in Somerville in October. The median sales price was $374,250. Sales were down significantly from last year when 48 properties sold in October.
7 single family houses sold in Somerville in October for sale prices between $242,000 and $725,000. The median sales price was $345,000. On average, single family houses sold for 99% of the list price and were on the market 72 days.
18 condos sold in Somerville MA last month for prices from $176,000 to $633,500. Average days on market for these condominiums was 72. The median condo sales price was $357,500. On average, condos sold for 96% of the asking price.
5 multi-family properties sold during October for prices from $465,000 to $769,000. The median sales price was $568,000. On average, multi-families sold for 98% of the asking price and average days on market was 48.
Total value of Somerville MA home sales in October 2010 was $12,070,500.
See also:
Somerville Properties Sold in September 2010
Info about Somerville MA home sales in October 2010 from MLSpin
Union Square Upgrades
New street lights in Union Square
Union Square Upgrades I guess I’ve been so happy to drive on and admire the newly (finally!) paved road on Somerville Ave that I hadn’t noticed some other Union Square improvements.
These handsome street lights are a new upgrade as are the park benches that line the sidewalks in Union Square. Looks great! They remind me of the ones that used to be all over Cambridge when I was little. The brackets for hanging plants are a nice addition.
Check back for a post about some of my favorite things I learned on last weekend’s tour of Union Square led by Edward Gordon, President of the New England chapter of the Victorian Society of America. It was a marvelous tour and a real eye opener – Union Square is filled with interesting commercial architecture.
Medford MA Home Sales – October 2010
Welcome to the Medford Real Estate Report
Here are the monthly numbers with a quick look back at Medford MA home sales in October 2010.
Medford MA Real Estate On the Market
On October 31, 2010 199 Medford MA homes were on the market for asking prices from $134,995 to $1,300,000.
Medford MA Home Sales During October 2010
38 homes sold in Medford in October 2010. Homes sold had been on the market an average of 76 days and sold for an average of 95% of the asking price. The median sales price in October was $321,500.
16 single family homes sold in October 2010 for prices between $190,000 and $744,000. The median sales price for a single family home was $333,500. Average days on market was 78 and houses sold for an average of 94% of the asking price.
12 condos sold in Medford MA in October priced between $208,900 and $355,000. The median price paid was $292,500. Condominiums sold for an average of 96% of the asking price and average days on market for Medford condos that sold last month was 95.
10 multi-family houses sold last month for sales prices from $254,000 to $526,100. The median price paid was $401,500. Multi-families sold for an average of 96% of the asking price and were on the market an average of 49 days.
Total value of Medford home sales in October 2010 was $13,467,350.
Also see:
Medford Properties Sold In September 2010
SEARCH FOR PROPERTIES FOR SALE IN MEDFORD MASS
Information about Medford MA home sales in October 2010 from MLSpin
Downtown Crossing Business Improvement District Holdouts
Downtown Crossing Business Improvement District Holdouts The Boston Globe has a front page article today about Boston’s Downtown Crossing revitalization efforts and some big companies that are not willing to pay their share of the bill.
It seems that in Massachusetts, unlike in other states, property owners within the district can opt out of paying the extra taxes targeted for revitalization efforts. Several major property owners – including Equity Office Properties, Tishman Speyer, Steve Belkin, and the three McDonald’s restaurants in the area – are refusing to join the 80% of district business owners who have signed on according to the Globe.
What a shame! My dad’s office was in the Financial District for many years and I remember when Downtown Crossing was a bustling and popular center in the city filled with shoppers and business people. It looks rundown, dirty and depressing by comparison now.
All property owners and employers in the area will benefit from an improved Downtown Crossing. It is sad that some property owners are sitting on their wallets while others foot the bill.
Here’s hoping the local property owners do the right thing and get on board with the improvement efforts for Downtown Crossing. And let’s hope the business improvement district law in Massachusetts gets reworked so this problem doesn’t come up again.
Read the Boston Globe article about Downtown Crossing Business Improvement District Holdouts here.
Arlington MA Home Sales – October 2010
Welcome to the Arlington MA Home Sales Report
Here’s the monthly Arlington real estate update with a quick look at Arlington MA home sales in October 2010.
Arlington MA Homes On The Market
There were 168 Arlington homes for sale in the MLS on October 31, 2010 priced from $120,000 to $1,395,000. These properties had been on the market for 96 days on average.
A year ago there were only 119 homes listed for sale in Arlington. That’s an increase in inventory of just over 40%. Much of the increase is in the condo inventory: On Oct 31, 2010, 39 Arlington condos were listed for sale priced between $300,00 and $399,999. Last year at this time there were only 16 condos for sale in that price range.
Arlington MA Home Sales in October 2010
29 Arlington MA homes sold in October 2010. The median price paid in October was $490,000. Properties sold on average for 99% of the asking price.
11 single family homes sold in October for prices ranging from $418,400 to $975,000. The median price paid was $581,900. Houses were on the market an average of just 22 days and sold on average for 99% of the asking price.
17 condos sold in Arlington MA in October 2010 for prices from $179,000 to $807,000. The median sales price was $339,000. Condominiums sold for an average of 98% of the list price and were on the market an average of 58 days. Though the number of condos available for purchse in Arlington has increased substantially, sales of condos did not – 19 condos sold in Arlington in October last year.
Just one Arlington multi-family house sold in October for $576,000. It had been priced at $559,000 and was on the market just a couple of days.
Total value of Arlington MA home sales in October 2010 was $14,229,300.
SEARCH FOR ARLINGTON MASS REAL ESTATE
Arlington Properties Sold in September 2010
Information about Arlington MA home sales in October 2010 from MLSpin
Time Change Tonight
Time Change Tonight It’s that time of year – “Fall back” – time to change the clocks by falling back one hour.
Gaining that valuable extra hour of sleep is some consolation for the shorter days. It’s always a bummer to lose those long evenings – it’s so much easier to show houses after work when it’s light out. But I can use that extra hour!
Daylight Savings time changes are a good opportunity to change your smoke and carbon monoxide detector batteries. Better to stock up on nine volt batteries and change all the detectors than to hunt down those beeping alarms one at a time.
Cambridge MA Home Sales – October 2010
Welcome to the Cambridge Real Estate Report
Here’s our monthly look at Cambridge MA home sales with the October 2010 home sales numbers for Cambridge.
Cambridge MA Homes On the Market – October 31, 2010
On October 31, 2010 there were 378 homes listed for sale in Cambridge – 6% fewer than one month ago. Asking prices ranged from $189,900 to $4,450,000. The median asking price was $511,750. Properties had been on the market an average of 112 days.
Cambridge MA Homes Sold in October 2010
45 homes sold in Cambridge during October 2010. Sales prices ranged from $175,500 to $6,651,100 for a four-house parcel on a 30,000 sq.ft. lot near Harvard Square.
6 single family homes sold in October 2010 for prices ranging from $460,000 to $2,035,000. Average days on market was 49 and these houses sold on average for 94% of asking price. The median sales price was $849,150.
36 condos sold in Cambridge MA last month for sales prices from $175,500 to $1,250,000. The median condo sales price was $411,500. Condos sold on average for 97% of the asking price and were on the market an average of 81 days.
In addition to the four-house-on-one-lot sale, 2 multi-family houses sold in October for $525,000 and $889,150.
The total value of Cambridge MA homes sold in October 2010 was $32,116,550.
Information about Cambridge MA home sales in October 2010 from MLSpin.
Last month’s numbers:
Cambridge Properties Sold in September 2010
SEARCH FOR CONDOS FOR SALE IN CAMBRIDGE MASS
SEARCH FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES FOR SALE IN CAMBRIDGE MA
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