neighborhood guide

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Home & Property

So, You Want to Live in Bedford, Massachusetts?

1. Pick Your Price Point Houses sell pretty quickly in Bedford, spending an average of 48 days on the market, and median prices have increased […]

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So, You Want to Live in Medford, Mass.?

1. Pick Your Price Point Medford’s housing market is increasingly competitive, with homes spending an average of just 19 days on the market. The city’s […]

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Home & Property

So, You Want to Live in Brookline?

1. Pick Your Price Point Brookline’s median home price has increased more than 13 percent from last year, and competition hasn’t cooled: Properties still move […]

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So, You Want to Live in Cambridge, Mass.?

1. Pick Your Price Point The housing market may be cooling a bit, but there’s still a high demand for single-family homes and condos. On […]

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So, You Want to Live in Lincoln?

1. Pick Your Price Point Once a rural farm town, Lincoln is now a suburban oasis of historical single-family homes on sprawling, manicured lots, many […]

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So, You Want to Live in the Fenway?

1. Pick Your Price Point Looking for lots of space? Though there are a few single-families on the market in this neighborhood, you’re more likely […]

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So You Want to Live in Weston?

1. Pick Your Price Point It’s no secret that this “W” town is expensive—here, homes sell for a median price of $2.2 million after spending […]

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So, You Want to Live in Winchester?

1. Pick Your Price Point It isn’t cheap to live in Winchester (population about 23,000): Last year, the median sale price of a single-family home […]

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So, You Want to Live in Chatham?

1. Pick Your Price Point Surrounded by water on three sides, Chatham is a fishing community that has evolved considerably from its quaint 18th-century origins […]

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So, You Want to Live in the North End?

1. Pick Your Price Point Though it’s less than one square mile, the North End offers a surprising range of housing options. Commercial Wharf is […]

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So, You Want to Live in Scituate, Massachusetts?

1. Pick Your Price Point With a population just below 20,000, most residents own their homes in Scituate. Unfortunately, the housing stock is very limited; […]

City Life

Top Places to Live 2024: Where to Find a Deal in Greater Boston’s Sky-High Market

With dwindling inventory, high interest rates, and even higher home prices, it’s no secret that for many buyers, finding a house in Greater Boston’s most […]

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So You Want to Live in Beacon Hill?

1. Pick Your Price Point With the median sale price hovering around $2 million, Beacon Hill runs neck and neck with the Back Bay as […]

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So, You Want to Live in Wellesley?

1. Pick Your Price Point Forget trying to get a steal. With the typical single-family home going for about $1.8 million, Wellesley is the third-most-expensive […]

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So You Want To Live in the Back Bay?

1. Know Your Price Point It certainly ain’t cheap to live in the Back Bay: The median sale price for a condo in 2021 was […]