The median of a set of numbers is that number where half the numbers are lower and half the numbers are higher. In the case of real estate, that means that the median is the price where half the homes sold in any given area that month were cheaper, and half were more expensive than the [...]
More single-family homes were sold last year in Massachusetts than in any other year since 2004, despite a once-in-a-century pandemic that threatened the financial security of thousands of residents and dramatically changed the process of buying and selling a [...]
Rockport Adopts Community Impact Fee
At the annual town meeting last Saturday, Rockport voted to adopt two articles that will impose a 3% Community Impact Fee on short term rentals. NSAR mobilized its Rapid Response Team, which opposed both articles. Outreach was conducted to REALTORS ® who are Rockport residents to inform them of the issue [...]
Boston, MA is the most gridlocked city in the country! It's hard to believe we outrank Washington D.C., New York City and Los Angeles for traffic congestion but according to a new annual global traffic scorecard by Inrix and reported by WGBH, we are at the top of the list! What can you do about it? Why not move to a commuter town? Ipswich, MA and many other northshore towns are home to the commuter rail. Let us help you make the north shore your home. Leave the city grind behind.
Here, on the North Shore, just North of Boston, we can be pretty serious about apple picking! Some of us are very familiar with Russell Orchards in Ipswich, Brooksby Farm in Peabody, Cider Hill Farm in Amesbury, Connors Farm in Danvers and Smolak Farms in North Andover, but have you heard of these North Shore Apple Orchards? Barker's Farm Stand in North Andover, Boston Hill Farm in North Andover, Fay's Farm in Haverhill, Ingaldsby Farm in Boxford, Long Hill Orchard in West Newbury
Road tripping outside of the North Shore you might like Highland Farm Orchard in Holliston, MA, Honey Pot Hill Orchards in Stow, MA, Shelburn Farm in Stow, MA, Belkin Family Lookout Farm in Natick, MA, Dowse Orchards in Sherborn, MA, Carver Hil Orchard in Stow, MA. I can smell the pies already!
