Should You List Your Boston Home This Fall or Wait?

Should you list your Greater Boston home this fall or wait until spring 2026? If your plan was to wait for lower mortgage rates, the data no longer supports it.  The 30-year fixed averaged 6.76% the week of September 10, 2026, even reaching 7%, and both Fannie Mae and the Mortgage Bankers Associatio

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How Much Does It Actually Cost to Sell a Home in Boston?

How much does it cost to sell a home in Greater Boston? On a $1,000,000 sale in Boston, Brookline, Newton, Needham, Dedham, or Milton, a seller typically pays around $55,000 in commission and the Massachusetts deed excise tax combined, roughly 5.5% of the sale price, before accounting for repairs, s

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Rent vs. Buy in Boston: What the Numbers Actually Say

Rent vs. Buy in Boston: What the Numbers Actually Say Is It Cheaper to Rent or Buy a Home in Boston Right Now? It depends on which calculator you trust — and that's the real problem. One widely cited analysis puts Boston's homeownership breakeven point at nearly 14 years, while a different market br

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