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Top spots to live in the Boston area
Whether you're looking for a starter home or a mansion, these 24 cities, neighborhoods, and towns should provide the right spot to call home sweet home.
- Top Spots to Live 2011 Top spots to live near Boston: What you get for the money
- Top Places to Live 2011 What's on the Boston housing market now for select prices
- Top Spots to Live 2011 Building a home buyer's brain trust
- On the Block Tudor Revival homes for sale around Boston
- Sales of existing homes slip in April
NEWS AND FEATURES
Chasing the best interest rate
CatB may be wondering if she should wait for lower prices and risk being in a higher loan rate environment, What do you think? There......
Downsizing beyond condos
Empty nesters are looking beyond condos and 55-plus communities as they downsize. Keith and Karen Percival, above. went from a large house in Topsfield to a smaller home in Groveland. (By Mindy Pollack-Fusi, Boston Globe)
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New England dream homes
These homes all cost a fortune, but residents get the advantage of having their very own pools, great views, spiraling staircases, and sometimes their own private beaches.
The social broker
Just five years ago, no one used Twitter to sell real estate. Now it's a must-have in an increasingly web-savvy industry.
Elegant castles of New England
New England is home to a number of elegant castles that just may be able to tame your yearning for nobility.
Mass. foreclosures see steep drop
The number of foreclosures in Massachusetts dropped again last month as an improving economy and a slowdown in the home-seizure process kept more struggling owners in their houses.
PETER HOTTON
The steps for addressing cracks in stone steps
Q. Five years ago a man put in three brick steps and a landing, topped by flagstone treads. The flagstone steps are about 10 inches wide and 3 or more feet long. Last winter, overzealous shoveling and ice cutting cracked one of the treads. I cannot find a mason to fix the flagstone. (By Peter Hotton, Globe Correspondent)
- 2 p.m. Thurs Chat with Peter
Painters with a Purpose at the Arnold Arboretum
Painters for a Purpose supports the Elizabeth Stone House with new exhibit at the Arnold Arboretum. Opening reception will be Saturday June 11, 1:00pm. This...
Luxurious living
What's better than the penthouse suite? If you've got money to blow in Boston, here are 15 top-floor condos deserving of a down payment.
Open house horror stories
One mistake can make an open house a disaster. Here are some strange things people have seen.
- Open house etiquette basics
- SUBMIT Your open house horror stories
- Q&A; Rona Fischman on buying and open houses
Simple changes to stage a sale
How can a professional stager make your home more attractive to potential buyers? See the changes this Sherborn couple made.
Globe Home of the Week
Everett's Second Empire
Tall ceilings make this period Victorian an airy respite from the congested urban world outside.
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SPECIAL GLOBE SECTIONS
Spring market looks competitive
Motivated by a better economy and a fear of rising interest rates, more home buyers are on the market.
Spring Cleaning & Home Repair
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Have a home project you're proud of? Send us before and after photos of your best renovations.
COMMUNITY DATA AND GUIDES
Mass. property taxes
Town-by-town assessed home values and billed property tax amounts in Massachusetts, from 2000 to 2010.
- 10 areas outside cities hit by foreclosures
- Where foreclosures rose, fell most in 2010
- Highest increases, decreases in home prices
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MORTGAGE
Consumer protection bureau under attack
On Friday, a U.S. House committee approved three measures to weaken the power of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, expected to open in July.
- Mortgage blog Bankrate's Holden Lewis
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