Newton MA and Neighbors

Newton, MA multi-family residence market report October 2011 – Absorption Rate On October 31st there were 34 multi-family residences listed for sale in Newton, MA according to the multiple listing service data (MLSPIN). Absorption rate is a calculation of how many months of housing inventory are...

The internet will not doom Real estate agents to extinction like travel agents because there are fundamental differences between the two businesses.   Travel agents Real estate agents Sell a product that is produced by a few different suppliers (airlines) who are in competition. Sell a product th...

Newton, MA multi-family residence market report September 2011 – Absorption RateOn October 3rd there were 34 multi-family residences listed for sale in Newton, MA according to the multiple listing service data (MLSPIN). Absorption rate is a calculation of how many months of housing inventory are...

Newton, MA condo market report September 2011 – Absorption RateOn October 3rd there were 135 condos listed for sale in Newton, MA according to the multiple listing service data (MLSPIN). To review, the absorption rate is a calculation of how many months of housing inventory are on the market bas...

I was searching for old Active Rain blog posts and found the very first post. You can see it here. http://activerain.com/blogsview/10/blast-the-bubble If you want to see an index of blog posts for a particluar day you can use the following link for June 25, 2006 for example. http://activerain.co...

If it is red, white, and green, then this must be the Lake The Lake, also known as the village of Nonantum is the center of Italian heritage in Newton, MA. Just take a look at the streets.     And the fire hydrants. And the street signs. And the street light poles.   And the flags. And even the ...

Just for fun we looked up Redfin’s transactions for all of Massachusetts on MLSPIN.   The MLSPIN shows Redfin has one office located in Somerville, MA, a town a little northwest of Boston. Redfin’s transactions are statewide, but mostly in eastern and central Massachusetts. There are 46 agents as...