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The Obama Family’s Martha’s Vineyard Vacation Home Sold for $15 Million This Summer

Can you put a price on the chance to live in a house where a former president once lazily lounged? Apparently yes, you can—$15 million. The […]

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An Almost $10 Million Townhouse Just Hit the Market in Back Bay

Bostonians, meet the ultra-luxe abode that just became the most expensive home for sale on Marlborough Street. This Back Bay pad hit the market this week for […]

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Six Former Massachusetts Mills You Can Live In

Massachusetts is chock full of mill towns. Our shining example is Lowell, the town that led the country into the industrial era with its pioneering water-powered textile mills. But […]

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Either-Or: A Waterfront Cape Escape vs. a Bay Village Townhouse

Real estate showdown: a waterfront Cape escape versus a Bay Village townhouse.

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Judge Judy Is Now the Proud Owner of a Newport Mansion

Judge Judy has a new place to hang her robes: inside her $9 million Newport mansion’s cedar closets. Judy Sheindlin, TV’s spirited courtroom personality, and her […]

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From Blue-Collar Enclave to Million-Dollar Condos

Legendary community organizer Mel King and longtime local Realtor Steven Cohen trace the South End’s evolution, for better and worse.

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It Takes Boston Residents 12 Years to Save Up for a Down Payment on a Home

If you start saving now, you can buy a great condo in Boston by 2030. Maybe. Bostonians spend almost 12 years saving up for a 20 percent […]

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Want to Buy a Decrepit Dwelling in Brighton? That’ll Be $800,000.

Its shingles are peeling, its rusty chainlink fence is tilting, and its property listing politely requests you avoid walking through it. Yet this ramshackle residence for sale […]

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The Average Asking Price in the Seaport Is Now More Than $2,000 per Square Foot

With its short, shining buildings and lack of trees, schools, or grocery stores, the Seaport is truly unlike any other neighborhood in Boston. It now has […]

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Seven Residential Buildings in Boston with Incredible Pools

1. The Eddy There’s really nothing else like the pool deck at the Eddy. With a breeze coming off the harbor and a picture-perfect view of […]

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So You Want to Live in the Fenway

It used to be that if you were spending time in the Fenway, you were either doing your best to avoid touristy Red Sox traffic, […]

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Either-Or: A Majestic MetroWest Estate vs. a Cambridge One-Bedroom

Which would you choose?

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How Did Renting in Boston Become Such a Nightmare?

Sky-high prices, absentee landlords, and a swarm of grad students trying to beat you to the punch.

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West Roxbury and the South End Claim the Fastest Growing Rents This Spring

Two very disparate Boston neighborhoods saw a spike in rent prices this spring: the South End and West Roxbury. According a new seasonal rent report from apartment […]

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Either-Or: A Battery Wharf Pad vs. a Newton Victorian

Which would you choose?