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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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Archive for November, 2007


Poster child for the foreclosure / subprime mess?

Uh-huh.
From the Journal:
In Granada Hills, Calif., Natalie Brandon is fighting to keep the three-bedroom ranch house she bought in 1985 for $105,000. Mrs. Brandon, 51, does medical billing for doctors; her husband is a dispatcher for a local gas utility. Last year, she got a $625,500 mortgage from Argent, now owned by Citigroup. Her 7.99% […]

Popularity of this post: 7%



285 Columbus Lofts hit MLS

The sales office over at the new 285 Columbus Lofts has put its first listing into MLS.
From MLSPIN:
MLS #70682596
One bed, one bath, 893 square feet (approx.)
$575,500 ($659/square foot)
New construction luxury loft style residences located on the corner of Columbus and Clarendon in the Back Bay. European inspired design featuring Wolf, Jenn-Air, and Grohe appliances […]

Popularity of this post: 7%



New York City blows

I’m in NYC overnight. It is a ghost town in Times Square, due to the stagehands fight.
I’m not a big supporter of unions, per se. Or, more accurately, I should say I’m not a big supporter of a lot of unions’ rules which in this day and age seem less about “equality”, “fairness” and […]

Popularity of this post: 25%



Miracle on Clarendon Street

Seen on Clarendon Street, earlier today.

Yes, that’s right, they’ve blocked off a lane of traffic from now until … May, 2009.
In order to build the mammoth Columbus Center project.
This is gonna be awesome!
Popularity of this post: 5%
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What do 20% of the buyers know (and what about the other 80%)?

So, single-family home sales in Massachusetts dropped over 17%, in October, according to The Warren Group.
Year to date, sales are down seven percent.
Meanwhile, single-family home sales in Suffolk County dropped over 40%, but the overall number is pretty low to begin with - the number of sales dropped from 136 to 81.
Median single-family home prices, […]

Popularity of this post: 2%



Boston architecture: some good, some bad

Want to learn more about Boston’s architecture?
Here is a brief overview, complete with comment and photos, of the good, the bad, and the ugly of Boston architecture, from the 1800’s up to today, courtesy of a member of the Architectural Boston forum.
Towards a new Boston style
Boston architecture has reached an impasse. The brutal physical and […]

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