The South Shore Report

Chandler Quadrangle, Duxbury, 2013 market report

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 04:07:09 -0800

The Chandler Quadrangle is an area that contains about 800 single-family homes. In 2013, 30 of those homes changed hands. I've included two lists, sorted by price and by address, below, showing the particulars of each sale. There are four homes for sale in the Chandler Quadrangle now (February 25, 2014). That's pretty low, suggesting correctly that properly prepared, properly priced homes are attracting willing and able buyers to this attractive and popular area. There are few properties for sale, and there are prepared buyers in the market, pre-approvals in hand, looking for the right property when it hits the market. 30 single-family homes sold in the Chandler Quadrangle in 2013232 homes sold in all of Duxbury in 2013if you'd like a list of all the Duxbury home sales in 2013, please write me hereYou can find all the homes currently for sale in Duxbury at Duxbury homes for sale The AVERAGE SALES price was $457,000LISTING price was $462,000ORIGINAL price was $474,000AGE is 39 years (built in 1975) Average = total prices / number of homes The MEDIANSALES price was $426,000LISTING price was $445,000ORIGINAL price was $445,000ASSESSMENT was $287,000 Median = the home halfway down the list The averagenumber of days on market was 77 square footage was 2,045 price paid per square foot was $232home sold for about 96% of its original asking price and 99% of its last listing pricethat's better than the all-Duxbury average of 93% of the original and 96% of the last listing price The takeaway here is that Chandler Quadrangle homes sell quickly and for nearly all of their asking price 4 homes are on the market in the Chandler Quadrangle todayThat's only 2 months of inventory, and remarkably low 2 of those are new properties that came on the market in January3 homes are under agreement or contingent Mortgage interest rates are trading around 4 1/2%At 4.5%, the monthly payment per $100,000 of principal loan amount is $506 I love helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South Shore in Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate If you know someone who is considering buying or selling a home, please give me a call. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Contact me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South ShoreStay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes, Duxbury Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore Chandler Quadrangle Homes for Sale as of February 25, 2014 Chandler Quadrangle 2013 Home Sales By Price Chandler Quadrangle 2013 Home Sales By Address Duxbury Homes for Sale Numbers may be rounded to nearest thousand. The information contained in this report, Chandler Quadrangle, Duxbury, 2013 market report, was taken from MLS Data run on 2/25/2014 and represents all single-family home sales in the Chandler Quadrangle area of Duxbury from 1/1/2013 to 12/31/2013 or the relevant period for the data presented. It is deemed reliable but cannot be guaranteed. It is not our intention to solicit other real estate broker’s clients. We are happy to work with them and cooperate fully. ©2014 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Coldwell Banker is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Housing Opportunity. Owned and operated by NRT, LLC.

Plymouth County AR Meet-Up: Same Bat-Place, Same Bat-Channel

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 04:44:43 -0800

Plymouth County and South Shore Active Rain Meet-Up Tuesday, March 25 Put this on your calendar and join me and other Plymouth County Active Rain real estate professionals for the fourth bi-annual evening of good food and good times at Turner's Yard! Same Bat-Place, Same Bat-Channel! 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Turner's Yard is on Route 14, a mile or two from the PASS office, at 615 Washington St, Pembroke, MA 02359. Their phone number is (781) 826-2532. Please bring your colleagues, friends and significant others to this third Plymouth County Active Rain Meetup! If we haven't met, I look forward to seeing you there!

Gifford cemetery, Provincetown, MA

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 06:55:04 -0800

Gifford cemetery, Provincetown, MA photo by imcndbl I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name to see all the homes for sale in Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore

That's How Strong My Love Is

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 01:40:42 -0800

That's How Strong My Love Is Buddy Miller Cayamo Cruise 2014 For the purposes of the contest, I'm not the star of this video, either as best actor or actress. My supporting role is off-screen. (Time off from real estate is one of the main reasons to do real estate in the first place.) It is music like this that revolves around my soul. It is the inspiration, if not the source, of everything else in my life, personal, professional and social. If you took away the music, my life would be far, far less satisfying. Music isn't my professional life: real estate is. But my personal life is dominated by music. Buddy Miller entered my life when he joined Emmylou Harris. Emmylou brought Buddy into the spotlight from his prior lifestyle of clubs and bars. I first saw Emmylou when I was 12 in a bar in Virginia, not far from our childhood homes. What has evolved since then doesn't fit very well in a public blog, mostly because it's not really for public consumption. It's hard to say how these performers have fit into, and made, my life, and helped me feel whole and happy. That's mostly because they've been so consuming. It would be like picking your favorite flower from a botanical garden, or even trying to describe the power of flowers in a life of horticulture. For me is music culture. Here's something. After I got divorced and became a Realtor, I moved to Nashville for a year, rehabbing an old house and going to legendary stages like the Ryman, the Opry, the Exit/In and, especially, and several times a week, The Station Inn. The last one is the prime nightly bluegrass stage in the nation. If I had to pick a single genre that is at the center of my musical smorgasbord, it's bluegrass. There just ain't no pickers no better. The level of musicality is insanely high. While symphony members can read music and play just about anything the first time they see it, bluegrass musicians can take just about any melody they hear, replicate it and improvise from it the first time they hear it. It gets better every time they play a tune. Old standards are like lotus flowers, constantly opening new variations as the petals mature. Tunes that Buddy plays, like That's How I Got to Memphis, or the one presented here, also get better with age, maturing like fine wine. Now, how does all that fit into my professional life? Well, I like being in real estate for many reasons but, at the most basic, it's a good way to support my other habits. I don't have bad habits anymore, but I do have expensive ones, and I have time-consuming ones. Real estate gives me a great way to have enough time and money to enjoy the music. Roll away. Don't fade away. Bring on the night. This was from my most recent vacation: a very special annual singer/songwriter cruise in the Caribbean called Cayamo. It doesn't matter to me at which ports the ship docks; it's all about the 24/7 music. Enjoy. I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name to see all the homes for sale in Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore

Bar Rock and Minot Light

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 05:36:33 -0800

Bar Rock and Minot Light by imcndbl I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name to see all the homes for sale in Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore

Map of Springfield

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 04:46:36 -0800

Springfield (http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/File:Map_of_Springfield.png) I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name to see all the homes for sale in Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore

Who sells the highest percentage of their listings in Duxbury?

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 04:49:50 -0800

When you want to sell your house for the most money and in the shortest time, there simply isn't any alternative: choosing Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Duxbury is your best business decision, hands down. Being able to leverage the unparalleled expertise, talents and resources of my office and the firm as a whole is the main reason I choose to work with Coldwell Banker in Duxbury. Size matters when you are looking for results, and there is no substitute for the best knowledge, support and cooperation in the area, and perhaps in the industry. This chart illustrates the enormous chasm between the results in my office and every other brokerage house in Duxbury. If this were an election, it would be a landslide. We sell nearly two-thirds of all the listings we take, and we take more listings than any other firm. That is, our sales conversion rate is one measure of our high level of effectiveness. We are more successful at selling houses than our competition. It continues to be a pleasure to work with the group of Realtors who make every day a good day to be a Realtor in Duxbury and the South Shore of Massachusetts. My colleagues are another reason you want me on your team, representing your best and highest interests, when you sell your house. I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name to see all the homes for sale in Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore

Homes sold in Scituate - November 2013

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 07:45:03 -0800

In Scituate, Massachusetts, while the number of sales is typical for this time of year, both the sales prices and prices paid per square foot have advanced solidly in the past year. The homes that are selling have been on the market for a short period of time, but have still sold for only 90% of their original asking price, suggesting that the sellers who succeeded in selling were motivated to sell now, in the winter months, and may have realized that their "late-summer pricing" wasn't generating buyer interest. No home that sold was on the market for seven months, and most sold in less than five months. Buyers are paying more to buy in Scituate than they were last year. With many homes under agreement, total sales activity has been high, and the supply of homes is tightening somewhat. 13 single-family homes sold in Scituate in NovemberUp from 12 last month, but down from 18 last November A detailed list about each sale appears below There are many lovely homes available in Scituate right nowThe listings can be found at Scituate homes for sale The AVERAGESALE price was $605,000down from $853,000 last month*, but up from $512,000 last NovemberLISTING price was $639,000up from $893,000 last month and $542,000 last NovemberORIGINAL price was $667,000up from $894,000 last month and $562,000 last NovemberAGE is 63 years (built in 1950)*N.B.: Last month's averages were skewed upwards by a single sale for $4.15 million, while this months' figures do not include a property auctioned (and repurchased by the mortgagor) for $1.175 million Average = total prices / number of homes The MEDIANSALE price was $620,000LISTING price was $615,000ORIGINAL price was $640,000ASSESSMENT was $553,000 Median = the home halfway down the list The averagenumber of days on market was 100up from 40 last month and 95 last November square footage was 2,233down from 2,564 last month, but up from 1,991 last Novemberprice paid per square foot was $283down from $291 last month, but up from $258 last November home sold for about 90% of its original asking price and 94% of its last listing price 86 single-family homes are on the market in Scituate todayThat's 6 1/2 months of inventory 16 new properties came on the market in November31 homes are under agreement or contingent Mortgage interest rates are trading around 4 1/2%At 4.5%, the monthly payment per $100,000 of principal loan amount is $506 I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name to see all the homes for sale inDuxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore Numbers may be rounded to nearest thousand. The information contained in this report, Homes sold in Scituate - November 2013, was taken from MLS Data run on 12/04/2013 and represents all single-family home sales in Scituate from 11/01/2013 to 11/30/2013. It is deemed reliable but cannot be guaranteed. It is not our intention to solicit other real estate broker’s clients. We are happy to work with them and cooperate fully. ©2013 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Coldwell Banker is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Housing Opportunity. Owned and operated by NRT, LLC.

Hingham Homes for Sale and Sold - January 2014

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 06:23:24 -0800

Hingham home sales were strong in January 2014, led by a $7.15 million sale on Bare Cove Lane. Sales are brisk, and up sharply from last year at this time. The averages and medians are holding steady or improving, to sellers' advantage, slightly. After averaging out the monthly variations, buyers are still paying about what they have been willing to pay for a Hingham home for the past couple of years. Until more properties come on the market, though, they won't have much time to decide: sales activity has been high, and the supply of homes is tight. 20 single-family homes sold in Januaryup from 19 in December and 9 last Januarya list with details about each sale appears below262 homes sold in all of 2013 The current list of homes for sale in Hingham can be found at Hingham homes for sale The AVERAGESALES price was $1,011,000up from $795,000 in December and $638,000 last January the average for all of 2013 was $768,000LISTING price was $1,087,000up from $813,000 in December and $669,000 last January the average for all of 2013 was $798,000ORIGINAL price was $1,284,000up from $931,000 in December and $697,000 last January the average for all of 2013 was $823,000 AGE is 50 years (built in 1954) Average = total prices / number of homes The MEDIANSALES price was $610,000LISTING price was $650,000ORIGINAL price was $679,000ASSESSMENT was $567,000 Median = the home halfway down the list The averagenumber of days on market was 133up from 54 in December but down from 138 last January the average for all of 2013 was 89 square footage was 2,812up from 2,627 in December and 2,352 last January the average for all of 2013 was 2,437price paid per square foot was $304down from $312 in December, but up from $276 last January the average for all of 2013 was $313 home sold for about 78% of its original asking price and 93% of its last listing pricethe average for all of 2013 was 93% of the original price and 97% of the last price 86 single-family homes are on the market in Hingham todayThat's only 4 months of inventory 14 new properties came on the market in January20 properties are currently under agreement or contingent Mortgage interest rates are trading around 4 1/4%At 4.5%, the monthly payment per $100,000 of principal loan amount is $506 At 5.0%, the payment would be $536At 5.5%, the payment would be $568If interest rates rise 1.0% this year, 30-year mortgages would cost 12% more I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name to see all the homes for sale inDuxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore Numbers may be rounded. The information contained in this report, Hingham Homes for Sale and Sold - January 2014, was taken from MLS Data run on 2/4/2014 and represents all single-family home sales in Hingham from 1/1/2014 to 1/31/2014 or the relevant time period for the data shown. It is deemed reliable but cannot be guaranteed. It is not our intention to solicit other real estate broker’s clients. We are happy to work with them and cooperate fully. ©2014 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Coldwell Banker is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Housing Opportunity. Owned and operated by NRT, LLC.

Cohasset Homes For Sale and Sold - January 2014

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 01:44:26 -0800

In Cohasset, Massachusetts, January home sales were up compared to the previous January, and while sales prices were below average, the other statistics reflect a very healthy marketplace that stands to benefit both buyers and sellers. There is still a backlog of properties that are under agreement or have contingent deals. Total inventory is quite low, by historical standards. 11 single-family homes sold in Januaryup from 6 in December and 6 last Januarya list with details about each property appears below116 homes sold in Cohasset in 2013compared to 113 in 2012 if you'd like a list of all the 2013 sales, please write me here A list of the homes available in Cohasset right now can be found at Cohasset homes for sale The AVERAGESALES price was $777,000down from $854,000 last month and $872,000 last January the average sale price for all of 2013 was $1,060,000LISTING price was $873,000down from $892,000 last month and $911,000 last January the average list price for all of 2013 was $1,126,000ORIGINAL price was $922,000down from $1,053,000 last month and $932,000 last January the average original price for all of 2013 was $1,182,000AGE is 49 years (built in 1965) Average = total prices / number of homes The MEDIANSALES price was $535,000LISTING price was $540,000ORIGINAL price was $559,000ASSESSMENT was $484,000 Median = the home halfway down the list The averagenumber of days on market was 97down from 123 in December, but up from 71 last January the average for all of 2013 was 112 dayssquare footage was 2,290down from 2,726 last month and 4,328 last January the average for all of 2013 was 3,239 square feetprice paid per square foot was $353up from $300 last month and $212 last January the average for all of 2013 was $325 per square foothome sold for about 84% of its original asking price and 95% of its last listing pricethe average for all of 2013 was 90% of the original and 94% of the last listing price 52 single-family homes are on the market in Cohasset todayThat's 5 months of inventory and low by historical standards 26 homes are now contingent or under agreement 7 new properties came on the market in January Mortgage interest rates are trading around 4 1/4%At 4.5%, the monthly payment per $100,000 of principal loan amount is $506 At 5.0%, the payment would be $536At 5.5%, the payment would be $568If interest rates rise 1.0% this year, 30-year mortgages would cost 12% more I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name to see all the homes for sale in Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore Cohasset Homes for Sale Numbers may be rounded. The information in this report, Cohasset Homes For Sale and Sold - January 2014, was taken from MLS Data run on 2/6/2014 and represents all single-family home sales in Cohasset from 1/1/2014 to 1/31/2014 or the relevant time for the period presented. It is deemed reliable but cannot be guaranteed. It is not our intention to solicit other real estate broker’s clients. We are happy to work with them and cooperate fully. ©2014 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Coldwell Banker is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Housing Opportunity. Owned and operated by NRT, LLC.

Luxury Homes For Sale and Sold on the South Shore - January 2014

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 00:11:29 -0800

The luxury homes sector is up 26% year-over-year, based on the number of sales and, in January 2014, sales over $1.25 million doubled to 6 from last January's three. The most significant transaction was 5 Bare Cove Lane, Hingham, which had been on the market for a year and a half. Originally priced for $10.8 million, it sold for $7.15 million. Square footage, average sales prices and price per square foot were all continue to log very healthy, robust numbers, both year-over-year and in January. The sector is healthy and attractive to buyers. The luxury sector represents the top 10% of homes by price in the South Shore Massachusetts real estate market: homes with a sales price of $1.25 million or more. The towns include Cohasset, Duxbury, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate. 6 luxury homes sold on the South Shore in January5 sold in December3 sold last JanuaryA detailed list of January sales appears below97, including one auction, sold in 201377 sold in 2012 - so this sector is up 26% year-over-year A remarkable selection of luxury homes are available on the South Shore right nowThe listings can be found at Luxury Homes for sale on the South Shore The AVERAGESALE price was $2.73 millionup from $2.55 million in December and $1.45 million last January the average South Shore luxury home sales price for all of 2013 was $1.82 millionLISTING price was $3.02 millionup from $2.70 million in December and $1.55 million last January the average for all of 2013 was $1.95 millionORIGINAL price was $3.69 millionup from $2.95 million in December and $1.59 million last January the average for all of 2013 was $2.05 million AGE was 44 years (built in 1970) Average = total prices / number of homes The MEDIANSALE price was $2.20 millionLISTING price was $2.90 millionORIGINAL price was $3.1 million ASSESSMENT was $1.59 million Median = the home halfway down the list The averagenumber of days on market was 243up from 157 last month and 216 last January the average for all of 2013 was 142 days square footage was 5,078up from 4,859 last month but down from 5,261 last January the average for all of 2013 was 4,545 square feetprice paid per square foot was $567up from $468 last month and $277 last January the average for all of 2013 was $410 per square foot luxury home sold for about 74% of its original asking price and 82% of its last listing pricethe average for all of 2013 was 89% of original asking price and 95% of the last listing price There are 73 luxury homes on the market on the South Shore todayThat's 13 months of inventory at last month's slow sales pace 9 new properties came on the market in January13 properties are under agreement Mortgage interest rates are trading around 4 1/4%At 4.5%, the monthly payment per $100,000 of principal loan amount is $506 At 5.0%, the payment would be $536At 5.5%, the payment would be $568If interest rates rise 1.0% this year, 30-year mortgages would cost 12% more I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name to see all the homes for sale inDuxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore Luxury Homes for sale on the South Shore Numbers may be rounded. The information contained in this report, Luxury Homes For Sale and Sold on the South Shore - January 2014, was taken from MLS Data run on 2/6/2014 and represents all single-family home sales in nine South Shore towns with sales prices at or above $1.25 million from 1/1/2014 to 1/31/2014 or the relevant period for the data presented. It is deemed reliable but cannot be guaranteed. It is not our intention to solicit other real estate broker’s clients. We are happy to work with them and cooperate fully. ©2014 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Coldwell Banker is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Housing Opportunity. Owned and operated by NRT, LLC.

Duxbury Homes For Sale and Sold - January 2014

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 22:57:17 -0800

In January 2014, Duxbury's real estate market was much more active than the previous January, with 16 closed transactions compared to five in January 2013. Prices paid were in line with the 2013 averages. So while prices don't seem to be rising much, properly prepared, properly priced homes are attracting willing and able buyers. There are few properties for sale, and there are prepared buyers in the market, pre-approvals in hand, looking for the right property when it hits the market. 16 single-family homes sold in Decemberup from 11 in December and 6 in January 2013a list with details about each sale appears below232 homes sold in Duxbury in 2013if you'd like a list of all the sales in 2013, please write me here There are some lovely homes available in Duxbury right nowThe listings can be found at Duxbury homes for sale The AVERAGESALES price was $670,000 in Januaryup from $1,059,000 in December and $467,000 last January the average sale price for all of 2013 was $696,000LISTING price was $701,000up from $1,097,000 in December and $488,000 last January the average list price for all of 2013 was $726,000ORIGINAL price was $745,000up from $1,120,000 in December and $499,000 last January the average original list price for all of 2013 was $745,000 AGE is 66 years (built in 1948) Average = total prices / number of homes. The MEDIANSALES price was $500,000LISTING price was $483,000ORIGINAL price was $483,000ASSESSMENT was $393,000 Median = the home halfway down the list The averagenumber of days on market was 155up from 112 in December and 126 last January the average for all of 2013 was 85 days square footage was 2,472down from 2,978 in December and 2,238 last January the average for all of 2013 was 2,687 square feetprice paid per square foot was $255down from $265 in December but up from $208 last January the average for all of 2013 was $251 per square foothome sold for about 89% of its original asking price and 94% of its last listing pricethe average for all of 2013 was 93% of the original and 96% of the last listing price 64 single-family homes are on the market in Duxbury todayThat's only 4 months of inventory, and remarkably low 10 new properties came on the market in Januaryinventory is falling 2 homes are under agreement or contingent Mortgage interest rates are trading around 4 1/4%At 4.5%, the monthly payment per $100,000 of principal loan amount is $506 I love helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South Shore in Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate If you know someone who is considering buying or selling a home, please give me a call. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Contact me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South ShoreStay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes, Duxbury Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore Duxbury Homes for Sale Numbers may be rounded to nearest thousand. The information contained in this report, Duxbury Homes For Sale and Sold - January 2014, was taken from MLS Data run on 2/6/2014 and represents all single-family home sales in Duxbury from 1/1/2014 to 1/31/2014 or the relevant period for the data presented. It is deemed reliable but cannot be guaranteed. It is not our intention to solicit other real estate broker’s clients. We are happy to work with them and cooperate fully. ©2014 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Coldwell Banker is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Housing Opportunity. Owned and operated by NRT, LLC.

2013 Single Family Home Sales for Nine South Shore Towns I Serve

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 23:35:30 -0800

I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name to see all the homes for sale in Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore

Well, I Never . . .

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 23:22:50 -0800

. . . and you never did, either. Take a moment from your busy day to read about . . . The Sloth's Busy Inner Life From the New York Times, January 27, 2014 I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name to see all the homes for sale in Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore

New Old Houses

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 06:51:33 -0800

A fun and interesting article in the Wall Street Journal about a new trend. Worth a click. New Old Houses I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South Shore Click on a town name to see all the homes for sale in Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore

Cayamo - The Music Cruise

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 08:15:11 -0800

For the second week of February, I'll be on a cruise from Miami to Tortola and around the Caribbean. Now, I wouldn't go on an ordinary cruise. This is no ordinary cruise. Cayamo is music 24/7. The musicians this year include Lyle Lovett, Brandi Carlile, Kris Kristofferson, Ricky Skaggs, Buddy Miller, Todd Snider, Jim Lauderdale, David Bromberg, Chuck Cannon, Kat Edmonson, Elephant Revival and about twenty other acts. Past years when I've been on the cruise have included Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Patty Griffin, Nancy Griffith, John Hiatt, Steve Earle, Shawn Colvin and a lot more. The main acts perform concerts at night. Three shows while the other 2/3s of the passengers eat dinner. (No act performs three times in the same night! This isn't Memphis!) There are stages everywhere around the ship. We do stop at ports, but many people don't even bother to get off. What's better than the ship's attractions? Miss me yet? If you'd love this, check out Cayamo.com I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name to see all the homes for sale in Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore

Telluride at Night

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 04:38:31 -0800

Telluride at Night Photo by Ryan Bonneau - Property of the Telluride Tourism Board I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name to see all the homes for sale in Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore

Jerry Garcia at the Keystone, March 7, 1983

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 03:35:27 -0800

Jerry Garcia at the Keystone, March 7, 1983 by imcndbl I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name to see all the homes for sale in Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore

Duxbury home price appreciation - 10 year chart

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 05:42:27 -0800

Duxbury home price appreciation - 10 year chart Here's a very helpful graph! It shows how Duxbury home prices climbed in the early years of the last decade, topped out in 2005, and then declined to their 2002 levels in 2010, and have remained in a narrow price band for the last three years. What's important for homeowners to notice and, hopefully, take to heart, is that the prices home buyers paid between 2003 and 2008 were abnormally high. Even from today's price levels, the median price paid per square foot would have to increase 15-25% to begin to reach the exaggerated prices paid at the height of the boom. There is quite a bit of hope and anticipation that such an increase is imminent! In certain towns on the South Shore, and in certain months, there have been indications that buyers are more willing to pay higher prices. At the same time, it is very clear that homeowners who list their homes at prices above the current market are not able to sell their homes at all. That may sound like the normal reality that overpriced homes don't sell, but what I'm driving at is that there aren't many buyers who are stepping over the line of current value and stretching into an area where they are paying more now in the hopes that future price appreciation will bail them out. We certainly saw that kind of speculation and expectation in the middle of the last decade, when people were very willing to overpay because the house they were buying would be worth more tomorrow. In the stock market, that delusion is called the "greater fool theory": even if I am being foolish today, there will always be a greater fool who will buy from me at a higher price tomorrow. As with every other boom, the cycle ends with a bust, and some people find out, too late, that they were the greatest fool. Today, I hope that we continue to have a strong and steady market, buttressed by reasonable Federal Reserve and lending policies, a strong economy, competent legislation on issues like flood insurance, and relatively few external shocks to the housing market. In that environment, prices should remain strong and rise slowly, giving both buyers and sellers the confidence they need to make rational, long-term decisions that benefit themselves and the economy as a whole. I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name to see all the homes for sale in Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore

Super Bowl Telluride: Planting the flag atop the mountains I love

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 03:48:27 -0800

These places and these faces are near and dear to my heart. The painter in the street, the horse rider and several others are the Telluride people. I'm no Broncos fan, but I love the spirit and imagination and talent the people of this wonderful, mystical, magical town in southwest Colorado have put to work in this piece of art. Summit! Telluride Super Bowl I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South Shore I can help you buy in the mountains of Colorado, too!Click on a town name to see all the homes for sale in Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore

North River, Norwell

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 03:09:11 -0800

North River, Norwell by imcndbl I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name to see all the homes for sale in Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore

Community Guidelines

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 04:37:37 -0800

For this month's contest, I re-read the Community Guidelines. I believe in these guidelines. I like them. I honor them, and I've e-met a lot of you who also honor them. I don't have a whole lot to say about them, but I would like to share a few impressions. First, I have yet to see a Fair Housing violation on AR. Now, there must be a few of those somewhere, sometime, but I read a fair number of posts, even if I don't comment on every single one I read, and I'm almost surprised, in retrospect, that no FH issues have ever popped up at me. I'm pretty sensitive to that in MLS listings. It happens all the time there! (And nothing ever gets done about it, either!) Second, I am very, very happy to have a place outside of my office and my corporate firm where I can voice my opinions and listen to yours without a lot of judgment or hate mail. Okay, no hate mail, and just a little bit of judgment! (You judgers know who you are! Kidding [names omitted to protect the guilty]!) Lastly, it occurs to me that most everyone who posts regularly on here leads by example and posts from the spirit of the Weltanshauung without needing a lecture or even re-reading the principles. They really are common sense, but that is a quality often sorely in short supply in our modern, atomized and somewhat anonymous e-world. So I'm really proud, honored and glad to be part of our community, even though all it took to join was a subscription. Also, let's face it, it's nice to have part of my daily work be noticed and commented on by someone (!), even if I can't be sure my ultimate clients are going to notice! Joy be.

DreamTown Finder: What's Your Massachusetts Dream Town?

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 23:46:08 -0800

Dream Town Massachusettsfrom Boston.com Everyone has a dream town: a place they long to live, a place they live already, or even a place they have yet to find. The Boston Globe sought to match its readers with their dream towns with its Dreamtown Finder. The online tool asks users their priorities and then matches them with their ideal Massachusetts community based on a wide array of data. Everyone has a different set of criteria, of course, but the factors we chose for the tool include the following: schools (SAT scores), fun (movie theaters, restaurants), hipster (number of colleges, Starbucks, hybrid cars, for example), location (crime, public transit, grocery stores), and housing costs (assessed values). To find your personalized dream town, click here. I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name to see all the homes for sale in Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore

One more from the Gurnet Bridge

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:51:00 -0800

Crossing the Duxbury Bridge Crossing the Duxbury Bridge I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name to see all the homes for sale in Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore

Homes sold in Norwell - December 2013

Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore (Brad MacKenzie) — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 08:29:34 -0800

Norwell, Massachusetts, has become a surging little market on the South Shore over the past year. December was better than a year ago, and all the numbers have been moving in the direction of sellers' advantage most of the year. Many market watchers and professional participants expect a substantial number of homes to come on the market this spring but, for the time being, there aren't many available. With sales happening promptly and at higher prices (and higher prices per square foot), sellers are in a strong position. Buyers with a pre-approval in hand will be in a good position to act, if they act promptly, when a home they are interested in purchasing comes on the market. 13 single-family homes sold in Norwell in Decemberup from 7 last month, and 10 last December the average number of sales in Norwell is 12 a month a list with details about each sale appears below 146 single-family homes sold in 2013up from 119 in 2012 if you'd like a list of all the 2013 sales, please write me here The current list of homes for sale in Norwell can be found at Norwell homes for sale The AVERAGESALE price was $680,000up from $513,000 last month and $500,000 last Decemberand up from the 12-month average of $640,000LISTING price was $699,000up from $537,000 last month and $524,000 last Decemberand up from the 12-month average of $664,000ORIGINAL price was $721,000up from $574,000 last month and $537,000 last Decemberand up from the 12-month average of $692,000AGE is 22 years (built in 1991) Average = total prices / number of homes The MEDIANSALE price was $712,000LISTING price was $730,000ORIGINAL price was $800,000ASSESSMENT was $1,179,000 Median = the home halfway down the list The averagenumber of days on market was 73down from 86 last month and 87 last Decemberand down from the 12-month average of 103 square footage was 3,065up from 2,506 last month and 2,441 last Decemberand up from the 12-month average of 2,830price paid per square foot was $230up from $216 last month, and up from $208 last Decemberand up from the 12-month average of $229 home sold for about 94% of its original asking price and 97% of its last listing priceup from the 12-month average of 96% of the last listing price 49 single-family homes are on the market in Norwell todayThat's 4 months of inventory, which is low 3 new properties came on the market in December1 home is under agreement Mortgage interest rates are trading around 4 1/2%At 4.5%, the monthly payment per $100,000 of principal loan amount is $506 At 5.0%, the payment would be $536At 5.5%, the payment would be $568If interest rates rise 1.0% this year, 30-year mortgages will cost 12% more I love Turning Houses into Homes by helping people like you sell and buy homes on the South ShoreClick on a town name to see all the homes for sale inDuxbury, Cohasset, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Scituate My business is built on referrals from clients and people like you. If you know of a friend, family member or colleague who is thinking of selling or buying a home, I'd love to help. Please call or write me to arrange an introduction. I will provide professional, courteous service and knowledgeable guidance.Call or text (339) 832-8487 or write me to sell your home, or to see any home for sale on the South Shore Stay in touch at Brad MacKenzie Homes and Luxury Homes on the South Shore Numbers may be rounded. The information contained in this report, Homes sold in Norwell - December 2013, was taken from MLS Data run on 1/04/2014 and represents all single-family home sales in Norwell from 12/1/2013 to 12/31/2013 or the relevant period for the data shown. It is deemed reliable but cannot be guaranteed. It is not our intention to solicit other real estate broker’s clients. We are happy to work with them and cooperate fully. ©2013 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Coldwell Banker is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Housing Opportunity. Owned and operated by NRT, LLC.