Massachusetts Real Estate News & Opinion by Claudette Millette

  The following is a market recap for the 1st week of December in Southborough:  No new residential listings:   One property went under agreement:   17 Oak Hill Road  - 4 bedroom Colonial - List price $440,000   One property closed:  54 Pine Hill Road - 4 bedroom Colonial - Sold price $790,000  T...

  The following is a market recap for the 1st week of December in Natick:  Two new residential listings:   4 Strawberry Hill Road - 4 bedroom Colonial - List price $514,900 23 High Street - 5 bedroom Colonial - List price $575,000 One property went under agreement:   21 Winnemay Street - 6 bedroo...

  The following is a market recap for the 1st week of December in Ashland:  One new residential listings:   36 Greenhalge Road - 3 bedroom Cape - List price $180,000   Five properties went under agreement:   Lot 4 Bresnick Lane  - 4 bedroom Colonial - List price $569,9,000 100 Woodland Road - 3 b...

  The following is a market recap for the 1st week of December in Holliston:  No new residential listings:   One property went under agreement:   245 Rolling Meadow Drive  - 4 bedroom Colonial - List price $559,000   Two properties closed:  102 Robert Road - 4 bedroom Split Entry - Sold price $33...

  The following is a market recap for the 1st week of December in Hopkinton:  Five new residential listings:   251 Main Street - 3 bedroom Ranch - List price $240,000 11 Meserve Street - 3 bedroom Colonial - List price $399,900 82 E. Main Street - 4 bedroom Farmhouse - List price $429,000 2 Old F...

After an unseasonably warm November with a record breaking 69 degree day last Thursday, New Englanders awoke this morning to a blanketed landscape of snow in their yards.   For those who have been dreaming of a Currier and Ives setting to match their Christmas decorations, today's frosty display ...

This summer I decided to try to improve my tennis game by hiring an instructor to help me work on my serve.  Prior to offering any coaching, he asked me to show him what my current serve was like.  So, I did.  After a few demonstrations he looked at me and said, "Really, your serve is good enough...

Forestside Estates - Hopkinton Massachusetts Forestside Estates is a distinctive community located just off of School Street in Hopkinton in a scenic and wooded part of town with an atmosphere that is all its own.   Elizabeth Street leads into this lovely neighborhood which is also made up of Sto...

As I was driving through the back roads of Southborough last week, I came upon a herd of "striped cows."  I had to get out of my car to get a closer look and spent some time watching these amazing animals as they peacefully grazed. This group of 13 belted Galloway cows, or " belties" as the loca...

It seems that people are turning more and more toward simpler traditions this season and learning to appreciate memories of Christmases past.  For me, this is not a new notion since I have been sentimental about the holiday season for as long as I can remember.  As I unpacked my Christmas things ...