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My name is John A Keith. I am a real estate broker in Boston. Along with my team of agents, I help buyers and sellers of homes throughout Boston, including the South End, Back Bay, and Beacon Hill neighborhoods.

There is a lot of useful information on my site, starting with the blog entries in the middle column. I update my site three or four times a day, so check back often.

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If you are thinking of moving to Boston and want to learn more about each neighborhood and search through listings by neighborhood, choose a neighborhood from the table of contents, in the right-hand column.

Also, you can click through on links for more information of value to buyers and sellers.

If you click on the "new projects" link you can learn about all the new developments under construction and recently completed, throughout the city of Boston.

Please contact me for more information or to learn about how I can assist you as a buyer's agent or with selling your home.

If you would like to learn more about me, please read these articles and columns. (Sometimes, I even smile.)


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Archive for June, 2007


Blog Tour USA to hit Boston, one week from today (actually, yesterday)

Blog Tour USA (or should I call it, The ANNUAL Blog Tour USA?) is kicking off next Sunday, July 1, in Boston, MA.
(It’s actually kicking off the night before, at a huge New York City party.)
Here are some details:
We’re announcing Blog Tour USA, the first (as far as we know) cross country real estate blog […]

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Marlborough is a pretty city

You can’t find a better New England city than Marlborough, Massachusetts.
I guess.
Anyway, a new loft project called Renaissance Lofts was profiled in today’s Globe.
Renaissance Lofts sits near downtown, in a neighborhood of single-family homes, auto body shops, and storefront churches. There are other hints of renewal in the city. A nearby old armory building […]

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Numbers can be so confusing

So, when you get conflicting information from a developer, how can you figure out who is telling the truth?
Do you believe:
” … the website says there are only about 20 units left …”;
“The … development is currently 60% sold, with approximately 30 units remaining …”;
“There are 150 condos in all, with 30 units reserved […]

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A punch to the right jaw

You know what must be tough?
Buying your condo in 2004 for $725,000 and then having to put it on the market in mid-2007 for $699,000.
Which means, after commission, you’re only going to end up with around $665,000.
That’s a $60,000 loss.
By the way, it’s a good time to remind you all, losses on the sale of […]

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For sale: $149,000 parking space

The real estate slump has not hit the Back Bay.
I saw a flyer for a single outside parking space behind 134 Beacon Street.
Price: $149,000.
Sweet.
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All people fall behind me

So, sometimes you go to a store, and there’s just one checkout line, but multiple open registers. Other times, there are lines for each register.
What’s up with that?
There’s a science to this, believe it or not. Queue management, it’s called.
If you think about it, it makes sense, right?
At a bank, one customer might […]

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