July 2010 
There are 4 blog entries for July 2010.
New Oil Heat Safety Law Extended
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 at 5:45pm. 180 Views, 0 Comments.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is delaying its implementation of the new law it passed earlier this year to protect homeowners and the environment from hazardous oil leaks from oil heating systems. The Homeowners Oil Heating System Upgrade and Insurance Law was originally set to take effect on July 1, 2010, but is now extended until September 11, 2011.
The new law requires homeowners of 1-4 unit residences to install an oil safety valve or an oil supply line with a protective sleeve, on oil heating systems that don't currently feature such a device, in order to protect leaks from any tank or pipe that connects to the furnace.
Who could be exempt?
- • Heating oil systems installed on or after January 1, 1990 most likely are already in…
Modern Day Real Estate
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 at 11:14am. 186 Views, 0 Comments.

Today's modern Real Estate market is online. Three out of every four Americans rely on the Internet as a primary source of communication, research and entertainment. The National Association of Realtors said that 90% of buyers use the Internet to search for homes.
Real Estate marketing has left the newspapers and is focused on networking and online advertising. Social media and networking are changing the behavior of how we are doing business. The social media statistics are "mind-boggling". Facebook is the number one social networking site and presently gets more traffic than Google. Within the past two weeks I have received five articles on, "How to Increase My Business Using Facebook". What is interesting is that the fastest age group on Facebook are…
read moreMarket Snapshot
Monday, July 12th, 2010 at 4:26pm. 167 Views, 0 Comments.
Market Activity June 1 - July 12, 2010
| Brookline | Brookline | Newton | Newton | Boston | |
| Single Family | Condominium | Single Family | Condominium | Condominium | |
| Active | 83 | 197 | 218 | 154 | 785 |
| Lowest Price | $539,000 | $159,900 | $239,000 | $228,995 | $72,500 |
| Highest Price | $15,750,000 | $4,500,000 | $6,995,000 | $1,980,000 | $16,990 |
| Pending | 13 | 49 | 69 | 19 | 120 |
| Lowest Price | $599,000 | $239,000 | $229,000 | $169,000 | $219,000 |
| Highest Price | $4,4399,000 | $2,450,000 | $3,100,000 | $829,000 | $4,500,000 |
| Sold | 35 | 101 | 90 | 41 | 201 |
| Lowest Price | $425,000 | $155,800 | $380,000 | $116,000 | $160,000 |
| Highest Price | $4,200,000 | $1,605,000 | $6,500,000 | $1,050,000 | $3,150,000 |
In May there were 14 homes sold in Brookline compared to 35 sold in June. The number of condominiums sold in Brookline jumped…
read moreNewton, MA Ranks #3
Monday, July 12th, 2010 at 2:22pm. 162 Views, 0 Comments.
Best Places to Live
Money's list of America's best small cities
Newton, MA ranks #3
Brookline, MA ranks #39
Hooray for Newton!. CNN Money Magazine ranked Newton the third best city for families to live in America. It talked about our close proximity to Boston. The article went on to explain how Newton was divided into 13 villages "loaded with classic New England charm" and how most had shopping areas, parks and playgrounds. The economic stability remained stronger than other towns due to the colleges and hospital in the city. The Newton Public Schools continue to rank high and the beautiful new $197 million high school is going to bring Newton North High School to a new level. I disagree when they say a three-bedroom house runs nearly $600,00. I find…read more
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