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By Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore
(Brad MacKenzie)
Homes sold in Kingston - October 2013 In Kingston, prices have returned to last year's levels after a summer run-up (and a sale with unusual numbers last month), while the number of homes sold this month is much better than last month or last year at this time. Overall, prices in Kingston have recovered quite a bit since last year, but the retreat is likely to continue over the fall and winter, putting buyers in a position to buy quality homes at good prices. 14 single-family homes sold in October up from 8 last month and 8 in October 2012 a list with details about each sale appears below The AVERAGE SALES price was $418,000 up from $378,000 last month and $397,500 last October LISTING price was $430,000 up from $381,000 last month and $424,000 last October ORIGINAL price was $458,000 u...
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By Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore
(Brad MacKenzie)
Homes sold in Kingston - September 2013 The busy summer for home sales in Kingston, Massachusetts, slowed dramatically in September, as it usually does at this time of year, and prices retreated on thin volume. 8 single-family homes sold in September down from 19 in August and 13 in September 2012 a list with details about each sale appears below The AVERAGE SALES price was $378,000 down from $439,000 in August but up from $270,000 last September LISTING price was $381,000 down from $452,000 in August but up from $277,000 last September ORIGINAL price was $390,000 down from $461,000 in August but up from $290,000 last September ASSESSMENT was $252,000 AGE is 30 years (built in 1983) Average = total prices / number of homes The MEDIAN SALES price was $491,000 LISTING price was $400,000 O...
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By Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore
(Brad MacKenzie)
Kingston home sales report for July 2013   20 single-family homes sold in Kingston in July Up from 10 in June The average SALES price was $374,000, up from $337,000 in June LISTING price was $400,000, up from $346,000 ORIGINAL price was $405,000 ASSESSMENT was $271,000 Average = total prices / number of homes. The average can be strongly influenced by a relatively small number of high-priced sales from one month to the next   The median SALES price was $354,000, up from $332,000 in June LISTING price was $355,000, up from $340,000 ORIGINAL price was $355,000 ASSESSMENT was $344,000 Median = the home halfway down the list   The average number of days on market was 79, up from 41 in June price paid per square foot was $183, down from $188 home is selling for about 90% of its original aski...
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By Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore
(Brad MacKenzie)
Kingston home sales report for June, 2013   10 single-family homes sold in Kingston in June.  The average LISTING price was $346,000. The average SALES price was $337,000.    - Average = total prices / number of homes The median listing price was $340,000. The median sales price was $332,000.    - Median = the home halfway down the list The average number of days on market was 41. The average price paid per square foot was $188. Look how close the sales prices are to the last listing price before the sale. Properly priced homes are selling for about 98% of their asking price. There are 93 single-family homes on the market in Kingston today. That's lower than average, and emphasizes quality homes for sale. There's now 9 months of inventory, and 19 new properties came on the market in Jun...
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By Brad MacKenzie, Turning Houses into Homes on the South Shore
(Brad MacKenzie)
Indian Ponds Country Club, KingstonIndian Pond Country Club is a championship golf club surrounded by wooded conservation lands and the Indian Pond Estates community in Kingston, Massachusetts. This 18-hole championship course, designed by golf course architects Graves and Pascuzzo, plays 6,614 yards from the championship tees. It's a challenging course, with a 70.9 rating and a 131 slope. The magnificent 52,000 square-foot clubhouse includes a pro shop, lounge, the Grand Foyer and Ballroom, the Blackstones Room and one of the largest and loveliest swimming pools in New England. Golf Digest ranks IPCC among the top 20 courses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Initiation and yearly dues are reasonable, and include lockers, the driving range, practice bunkers and putting green. The co...
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By Melissa Juarez
(Massachusetts Buyers Broker Agency, LLC)
Via Shaunna Gately ~ After nearly 30 years of offering Mexican cuisine to hungry diners in Quincy, the owners of La Paloma are expanding with a second location on Route 3A in Kingston, MA. More than 300 people received free food at a grand opening celebration on Aug. 10 at the Kingston restaurant. Owners Stephen Dwyer of Plymouth and Michael Walsh of Halifax said they were exhausted but thrilled with the turnout. In fewer than four months, the restaurateurs transformed a former Italian restaurant into a cozy Latin-inspired restaurant complete with Spanish arches and Mexican flair. Kathleen Walsh of Pembroke and Sara Feragen of Brockton were commissioned to paint Mexican-themed murals on the walls and ceiling. “It was a lot of fun,” said Kathleen Walsh, who is Michael Walsh’s sister-in-...
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By Lew Corcoran, Real Estate Agent, Home Stager, & Photographer
(Better Living Real Estate, LLC)
Mortgage Rate Forecast for August 23, 2010 - Improving, or...? Here are some of the events affecting mortgage rates today: What Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) Are Doing Today: The price of the FNMA 30-Year 4.0% MBS coupon opened at 102.50 this morning - the same as Friday's close. At 9:30 AM, the 4.0% MBS coupon was trading at 102.53 - up 1/32 from its opening. Remember, on mortgage backed securities (MBSs), as the price goes up, the yield comes down - and so do mortgage rates. I expect that mortgage rates will be about the same in price this morning as compared to Friday. Price Trend in Mortgage Backed Securities: The chart below shows the price trend of the FNMA 30-Year 4.0% coupon over the past 30 days from 7-24-2010 to 8-23-2010: Economic Reports, News, and Events Affecting Mortga...
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By Lew Corcoran, Real Estate Agent, Home Stager, & Photographer
(Better Living Real Estate, LLC)
The Trend in Home Sales in Kingston MA - Improving, or...? Home prices in Kingston on average are rising! Home prices have risen 5.8% since July of 2009. The current average listing price of homes for sale in Kingston MA is $400,825, down 4.4% from a month ago. Compare this to the current median sales price of $282,357 - where half of sales are above this amount and half below it. Prices of 2 bedroom homes are down from year ago levels while prices of 3 and 4 bedroom homes are up. Prices of 2 bedroom homes are down 26.0% while prices of 3 bedroom homes are up 7.8% and 4 bedroom homes are up 9.6% from year ago levels. Below is a chart of the trend of median prices of homes for sale in Kingston MA over the past 5 years through July 2010: Kingston Recently Sold Homes Although cyclical, the...
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By Lew Corcoran, Real Estate Agent, Home Stager, & Photographer
(Better Living Real Estate, LLC)
Trend in Home Sales in Kingston MA Through May 2010 According to Trulia.com, sales prices of homes in Kingston have decreased 12.7% over the past year through May 2010. The current average listing price of homes for sale in Kingston MA is $490,648, while the current median sales price is $275,000. The median sales price is the price at which one half of the homes sold above that amount, and one half of the homes sold below that amount. Below is a chart of the trend of median prices of homes for sale in Kingston MA over the past year through May 2010: Kingston Recently Sold Homes Below is a chart of the trend in home sales in Kingston MA over the past year through May 2010: Kingston Recently Sold Homes If you're looking to buy a home or condo in Kingston MA or in the surrounding area, th...
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By Lew Corcoran, Real Estate Agent, Home Stager, & Photographer
(Better Living Real Estate, LLC)
Mortgage Rate Forecast for June 14, 2010 Here are some of the events affecting mortgage rates today: What Mortgage Backed Securities Are Doing Today: The price of the FNMA 30-Year 4.5% MBS coupon opened at 102.53 this morning - the same as Friday's close. At 9:30 AM, the 4.5% MBS coupon was trading at 102.28 - down 8/32 from its opening. Remember, on mortgage backed securities (MBSs), as the price goes down, the yield goes up - and so do mortgage rates. I expect that mortgage rates will be up to 0.25 points worse in price this morning as compared to Friday. Price Trend in Mortgage Backed Securities: The chart below shows the price trend of the FNMA 30-Year 4.5% coupon over the past 30 days from 5-15-2010 to 6-14-2010: Economic Reports, News, and Events Affecting Mortgage Interest Rates ...
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