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What you can get for your money in Newton Massachusetts? #1

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Real Estate Agent with Century 21 Shawmut Properties

This is the 1st in a series of quarterly posts looking at the Newton Massachusetts real estate market over the past 4 quarters.

The first table below gives some general statistics for Newton Home sales over the last 12 months. This should give you a general idea what kind of money you need to get into the Newton housing market.

Newton Home Sales 4/1/2010 - 3/31/2011
# of Homes Sold517
Average Sale Price$912,470
Median Sale Price$750,000
Minimum Sale Price$261,500
Maximum Sale Price$6,500,000

While it is all well and good to tell you on average you need to spend X number of dollars to buy a home in Newton, I think it would be more useful to give you some kind of idea of the size of house you can get for your money. The table below attempts to paint that picture for you. Although that picture is a bit abstract, I think you can get a good feeling for what the average priced home sold in Newton during the last 12 months looks like.

What can you get in Newton for $912,470?
Average # of Rooms8.82
Average # of Bedrooms3.99
Average # of Full Baths2.42
Average # of Half Baths0.77
Average Square Feet2722
Average Lot Size11800