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Property of the Week: This East Cambridge Condo Will Ring Your Bell
… sorry — so corny — but when else will I ever have the opportunity to reference a condo’s very own bell? And I don’t mean doorbell. This...
Lara
Mar 13, 2014


East Somerville Condo Market
My colleague Natasha Burger and I recently did an analysis of the condo market in East Somerville for a client, and I thought the info...
Lara
Mar 12, 2014


Does it Make Sense to Buy in Cambridge or Somerville in this Crazy Market?
To buy or not to buy. That is the question. In the past couple years, many of my buyer clients have asked me my opinion, and while it’s...
Lara
Mar 3, 2014


Property of the Week: Leaving Cambridgeville… Cutie Single-Family in Arlington's Jason He
Jason Heights may well be Arlington’s most charming neighborhood. And this little gem may well be one of the neighborhood’s most charming...
Lara
Feb 27, 2014
The Offer Review Process: An Insider’s View
A couple weeks ago, I had a listing for a condo in Cambridge that received ten offers. The same week, two of my colleagues had eight...
Lara
Feb 25, 2014


Property of the Week: Probably Gone by Now but…
This top-floor 1 BR condo is in a beautiful — and rare for Cambridge — brick row house on the Cambridge Street end of Third. The building...
Lara
Feb 21, 2014


Area Four Market Report
If you weren’t on my list to receive this in the mail, but are curious about the Cambridge market as it relates to Area Four...
Lara
Feb 18, 2014


What Will the Green Line Extension Mean for Somerville?
Curbed Boston says Somerville is “doomed to be a more desirable place to live,” echoing Boston.com‘s warnings of increasing rents and...
Lara
Feb 13, 2014


Property of the Week: Quality & Creativity Meet in this Perfect Mid-Cambridge House
It takes a lot to impress realtors — we see a ton of properties at all ends of the spectrum, from homes that would be best served with a...
Lara
Feb 12, 2014


Cambridge Property Taxes: Is That a Typo?
I currently have a listing for a cute, 383 SF Cambridge condo with an assessed value of $147,800, which, by the way, has nothing to do...
Lara
Feb 10, 2014


We Made the Front Page of Curbed Boston!
Check this out from today’s Curbed… #CambridgeMAinvestmentproperty #InmanSquare #CambridgeMAhomes #CambridgeMArealestate #CambridgeMAcondos
Lara
Feb 6, 2014


Property of the Week: Sneak Peek / Rare Opportunity!
My new listing, when it comes online tomorrow, will be THE ONLY condo in all of Cambridge AND Somerville listed for under $250k — that...
Lara
Feb 4, 2014


Bridge Loans Are Back — Thank You, Leader Bank!!!
I can’t tell you how happy I was to receive an email today announcing that Leader Bank, a great local bank based in Arlington, is now...
Lara
Jan 31, 2014


Property of the Week: Stylish & Sleek in Inman Square
One of the greatest things about selling real estate in Cambridgeville is that there is so much variety between the properties. The one...
Lara
Jan 30, 2014
New Cambrideville Appreciation / Depreciation Charts
We all know home prices have been on the rise, and these charts will show you by how much year-over-year. Now, granted, these are...
Lara
Jan 27, 2014


Homeowner Tip: Ice Dams — What They Are & How to Prevent Them
The following information comes from Colin Gibson of Gibson Home Improvement — I thought it was very good information and appropriate for...
Lara
Jan 22, 2014


Cambridge Means Diversity… in Condos
When you say the word “condo,” to people across the US, my guess is that most of them will picture a concrete-and-glass high rise...
Lara
Jan 21, 2014


Property of the Week: Attached Single Family at Ellery Square
I’m featuring this listing as my property of the week not only because it’s a great place, but also because it’s a good example of an...
Lara
Jan 16, 2014
2013 Cambridgeville Condo Prices — A Sampling
If you’re not data-ed out by my last post… the following are average prices for a few typical condo searches: 1 BR / 1 ba, without...
Lara
Jan 15, 2014


2013 Cambridge / Somerville Real Estate Review
If you read my blog regularly, you know I love to take what I know from experience and translate it into hard data. Year end is always a...
Lara
Jan 12, 2014
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