BOSTON HOMES BLOG

Pending sales are up again in April

By Marilyn Jackson

For the 12th consecutive month, pending sales of single-family homes and condominiums have increased compared to the same time in 2011.
The Massachusetts Association of Realtors tracks these statistics as a reliable measure about where the real estate market …

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Lenders increase foreclosure activity

By Marilyn Jackson

The Warren Group has reported that petitions to foreclose in March increased 54.7 percent from 1,048 a year ago to 1,621.
The Warren Group publishes Banker & Tradesman.
The petitions are the first step in the foreclosure process. For the …

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First+First offers 'green' living in South Boston

By Marilyn Jackson

First+First offers 'green' living in South Boston

First+First EXTERIORWithin the next two months, homebuyers will be moving into a new South Boston townhouse development called First+First. It is located at the corner of East First and West First and continues along Dorchester Street.

Dom Lange and Lindsay Smith of Broadway Village Real Estate are marketing the 22 four-story townhouses, and six remain. Each has three bedrooms and two baths and approximately 1,600 square feet of living space. And, each has a two-car ground-level garage, a dear amenity in South Boston.

These modern, urban row houses are listed at $599,000, except for the remaining corner unit, which is priced at $619,000.

This area is changing, as more residential complexes are constructed along the edge of South Boston’s light industry and the city’s new Innovation District that extends into the neighborhood, says Lange.

Jamaica Plain home on big lot can be expanded

By Barbara Forster

Jamaica Plain home on big lot can be expanded

207 Lamartine St. EXTERIORTrue, this Jamaica Plain colonial is 112 years old, yet this single-family house at 207 Lamartine St. is a very contemporary residence.

Even better, exceptionally well-integrated modern updates blend seamlessly with the traditional character of the house.

Of course, the easy-access-to-everything location is a bonus.

Only steps from the Stony Brook MBTA station – the Jackson Square and Green Street stations are other options – as well as the parks and bike paths of the Southwest Corridor, this home is a commuter’s dream.

Joe DeAngelo and John Ranco of Hammond Residential have listed this charming home at $749,000.

Chinatown penthouse is a spectacular Boston sale

By Marilyn Jackson

Chinatown penthouse is a spectacular Boston sale

5-7-9 Hudson St. GARDENA one-of-a-kind penthouse loft a block away from the Chinatown Gateway Plaza is among April’s spectacular sales.

Its price – $1.09 million – isn’t an eye-popping number like some of the recent sales, but its convenient location at 5-7-9 Hudson St. close to the Rose Kennedy Greenway and its most unusual design place it in that category.

Lawrence Shevick of Otis & Ahearn Real Estate was the listing broker, and Joanna Hochman of Hammond Residential Real Estate was the selling broker.

The penthouse encompasses the entire top floor of the six-story mixed-use building and was created by combining two condominiums that mirrored each other, assembling 2,100 square feet of living space.



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