The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS (MAR) and the Greater Boston Association of REALTORS (GBAR) reported on home sales in February both demonstrating that inventory was extremely short supplied for the month. Record snowfall kept a significant number of sellers out of the market. According to MAR single-family home sales in Massachusetts as a whole were …
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Yet again the Sothebys International Realty brand is broadening its reach to encompass more offices and clients having a strong presence across all corners of the globe. Just this week, Sothebys International Realty Affiliates LLC announced that Imobiliaria Bossa Nova in Brazil has joined our extraordinary network. Led by owners Luciano Amado as president and …
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Just one mile west of the South End resides one of Bostons latest green living developments, Urbanica E-Homes. Urbanica Inc., a Boston- based design/development firm, is teaming up with MERGE architects in the construction and design of this brand new, energy efficient development in Fort Hill at the corner of Highland and Dorr Streets. Owners …
Sothebys International Realty Affiliates LLC has announced that Finques 3 Cases in Andorra has joined our extraordinary luxury real estate network. Established in 2000, Finques 3 Cases is now operating as Andorra Sothebys International Realty. Owned by CEO, Joan Rafel Socas Toms , and COO, Narcs Socas Toms this firm will serve the high-end real …
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The Boston Redevelopment Authority has approved five major proposals throughout South Boston, East Boston, Brighton, Dorchester, and Charlestown. The Board of Directors approved a total of $131 million for these new developments which will include approximately 140 housing units. According to the BRA, several of the proposals on the agenda involve adaptive reuses of existing …
A new mixed- use residential and retail project is set to go up just half a mile from the Savin Hill MBTA station at the intersections of Pleasant Street and Greenmount Street in Dorchesters Savin Hill. According to the Boston Redevelopment Authority, a site that has been vacant for over a decade will be the …
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How Accurate are AVMs? Colleen Barry In the last 10-15 years, MLS services have opened listings to third-party aggregators (Zillow.com, Trulia.com, Realtor.com, etc). These websites provide a number of non-property-search features, from home design ideas to home value estimates. To arrive at the value estimates, most of these sites are using pricing systems called Automated …
How Accurate are AVMs? Colleen Barry In the last 10-15 years, MLS services have opened listings to third-party aggregators (Zillow.com, Trulia.com, Realtor.com, etc). These websites provide a number of non-property-search features, from home design ideas to home value estimates. To arrive at the value estimates, most of these sites are using pricing systems called Automated …
Sothebys International Realty has just released their latest issue of Significant Sales as well as the Best of 2014 issue. The Best of 2014 issue displays the top properties sold in our brand throughout the entire year. Significant Sales was designed to be a powerful tool in local marketing for listing distinctive properties as it …
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American buyers have been flooding Europe with inquiries since January as the American dollar steadily grows stronger against the euro. Since the euro has taken a tumble many foreign buyersnow have the opportunity to fulfill their dreams of owning a property in a prime European location. From its low point last year to today, the …
