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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. |
Sadly, I don’t have a column in this week’s South End News. Next week, they promise me, and I think it will be worth the wait!
Last week, the newspaper printed a column I wrote about the state of the South End real estate market.
Basically, it’s good. If you’re a seller, that is.
Inventory is [...]
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The sort of thing that makes me angry:
Trash on the sidewalk, two days after pick-up day
The sort of thing that makes me happy:
Inspectional Services violation notice/ticket on doorway; fine: $40
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So, maybe this doesn’t add anything to what you already know, but it does clarify things, a bit.
Here’s an excerpt from a speech that Treasury Secretary Paulson gave to the US Chamber of Commerce, the other day. I’ve highlighted the parts that I think are important.
Home foreclosures are also a significant issue today. Foreclosures [...]
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I thought this map was very interesting. It puts into perspective the whole foreclosures mess we are currently working through.
As important, I think it also shows that there are many areas where the problem has not deepened as much as you might otherwise think.
Yeah, it’s not a big map. Squint.
Source: First American / [...]
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Here is the condominiums and single-family homes activity for the past twenty-four hours, within “Boston Proper”, meaning South End, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Midtown, North End, Waterfront, Leather District, Ladder District, Seaport District (their terminology, not mine), Chinatown, The West End, and The Fenway.
New: 32 (whoa!)
Price change: 8
Back on market / reactivated / extended: 4
Withdrawn [...]
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The S&P/Case-Shiller Index is as good a gauge as any of what’s going on in the national real estate scene.
It does have its weaknesses, though.
Mainly, it doesn’t include condominiums in its data, only single-family homes.
So, the strengths (or weaknesses) of markets such as Manhattan and Boston are not reflected, accurately.
For comparison sake, though, here is [...]
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