What an interesting question for a real estate broker. Usually we talk about year-round attributes like the school system (great) or the commute to Boston (convenient), but what about in the dead of winter? What is so special about Lincoln at this time of year? Here are 5 reasons from the practical to the [...]

Market Highlights

• Record number of high-end $2,000,000 + sales, up 84% from 2011 and 4.5% above the peak in 2007
• Cape Cod record sale of 17 Indian Trail in Osterville at $19,500,000. Overall the number of $5,000,000+ sales was about the same as last year.
• Inventories are shrinking slowly, but still represent 2 years of absorption and 3 years at the $5,000,000+
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MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

• Record number of high-end $2,000,000+ sales, up 65% from 2011 and more than twice the number of sales in 2009.
• Record sale on Fairhaven Hill in Concord at $8,600,000. 74% of high-end sales $2,000,000 to $3,000,000; 5% of sales above $5,000,000.
• Inventories are healthy at all levels relative to sales.
• Strong performance in other high-end markets across New England suggests a return to a more balanced market, driven by significant price adjustments and pent-up
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Cape Cod is well known as a summer playground, but I like it best in the off-season, especially in the winter. Whether you are thinking about a weekend or full-time retreat, here are my top 5 reasons for living on Cape Cod in the [...]

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), author, philosopher, and naturalist, is best known for Walden, Or Life In The Woods, the account of his two-year experiment in simple living near Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. He also wrote polemical tracts such as "Civil Disobedience", and nature studies such as "Walking, Cape Cod", and "A Week [...]

When we think of Cape Cod, we naturally think of summer vacation, but there are also thriving year round communities like Woods Hole. And when we think of Woods Hole, our first thought is the [...]

Lincoln, Massachusetts, is a small town about 20 miles from Boston. It prides itself on the preservation of land and rural traditions. At the same time it has been a center for contemporary art and architecture. [...]

Middlesex County, Massachusetts, is the most populous county in New England and is located west and northwest of Boston. It contains some of the wealthier towns in Massachusetts and was recently ranked 10th in the country in terms of the number of millionaires. It includes urban, suburban, and rural areas reaching from urban Cambridge, home [...]

Cape Cod is internationally famous as a summer resort area and is increasingly popular for retirement living. It features miles of beaches, natural attractions, historic sites, art galleries, and four star restaurants and hotels. Outdoor activities include world class yachting, coastal and deep-sea fishing, numerous public and private golf [...]