Best Places 2015

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Best Places to Live 2015: Should I Renovate My Kitchen…?

YES Spend the money, get a quicker sale. Outdated cabinets, bad lighting, and a piecemeal collection of appliances may be standards in Boston rentals, but […]

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Best Places to Live 2015: Cracking the New Town Code

If you’ve moved to a new town and your abode is hidden down a winding driveway, mingling is tough. How to break in without feeling like a middle schooler circling the cafeteria? Like any good Realtor would tell you, dress up what you’ve already got. Here’s how.

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Best Places to Live 2015: How to Beat the Boom

Boston real estate may be a solid-gold bet, but buying and selling requires know-how. Here’s who’s in the game, where things are hot, and how to navigate the market to find your next home.

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Best Places to Live 2015: The Boom in Four Case Studies

1. The Cambridge Investment 87 Sherman St., Unit 1, Cambridge Listed: $489,900 Sold: $500,00 DAY 1: STRATEGY TIME Keller Williams real estate agent Ed Greable formulates […]

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Best Places to Live 2015: Who’s Buying What?

1. THE FIXER-UPPERS John and Cara Mayfield Medford Occupations: John, 36, works for a cancer diagnostics company. Cara, 31, is in corporate communications. Previous Digs: […]

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Best Places to Live 2015: By the Numbers

(Click to view larger.) Sources: David Bates/MLSPIN, Massachusetts Association of Realtors, Redfin, RESIS, The Warren Group. Check out all of our Best Places to Live 2015 […]

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Best Places to Live 2015: Condo-Crazed

Source: MLSPIN data Check out all of our Best Places to Live 2015 coverage.

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Best Places to Live 2015: Ultra-Luxe in the ‘Burbs

Hannah Driscoll, a team leader at Redfin real estate brokerage, says we’re actually moving into a new era of what she calls über-luxury, led in […]

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Best Places to Live 2015: Don’t Buy. Rent.

Out-of-towners and would-be buyers frustrated by the condo market are driving the construction of a spate of high-end rental projects in Boston: 1,858 new units […]