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            <author>nancy@nancycomenitz.com (Nancy Comenitz)</author>
            <title>Four "Longyear at Fisher Hill" Condos to be Auctioned</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Auction on-site Thursday, February 16 at 11am 120 Seaver Street, Brookline MA&nbsp;Units D101, D102, D301, E200 Property Tours: 9am-11am Auction Day&nbsp;&nbsp; D101&nbsp;&nbsp;D102&nbsp;D301&nbsp;E200Unit Area&nbsp;&nbsp; 2393 sf.&nbsp;3339 sf.&nbsp;4693 sf.&nbsp;4839 sf.Location&nbsp;1st floor, end&nbsp;1st floor, end&nbsp;3rd floor, PH&nbsp;2nd floor, endBedrooms&nbsp;&nbsp;2+&nbsp;2+&nbsp;3&nbsp;3Bath&nbsp;&nbsp;3+&nbsp;2.5&nbsp;5.5&nbsp;4.5Other Rooms&nbsp;living, family,kitchen, dining,den... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:03:53 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>nancy@nancycomenitz.com (Nancy Comenitz)</author>
            <title>4th-Q Single Family Report by Zip Code</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ &nbsp;&nbsp; Middlesex County ZIP Codes &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Zip Code&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Median Sales Price&nbsp;&nbsp; % of S.P. to L.P.&nbsp;&nbsp; Days on Market&nbsp; Closed Sales&nbsp;&nbsp;Q4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;1-Yr ChgQ4&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;1-Yr&nbsp; Chg&nbsp;Q4 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1-Yr ChgQ4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1-Yr Chg&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Newton Corner02458$860,000&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&uarr;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.9%9... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:00:41 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>nancy@nancycomenitz.com (Nancy Comenitz)</author>
            <title>2011 Market Reports</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ I have just finished&nbsp;listing all the condominiums that have sold during the 2011 calendar year in the buildings and complexes featured in this website. The list can be found on the home page under &quot;2011 Condominium Sales&quot;. For a&nbsp;market snapshot of the condominiums sales in the Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Midtown,&nbsp; North End, South End and the Waterfront click on Boston Condominium Sales 2011. The data comes from the Multiple Listing Service and does not represent all the sale... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:36:08 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>nancy@nancycomenitz.com (Nancy Comenitz)</author>
            <title>Senate votes to restore Fannie &amp; Freddie Loan Limits</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ In a 60-38 vote Thursday, the Senate approved an amendment to a spending bill that would restore the $729,750 ceiling that was first put in place in 2008 to allow Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration to back what were previously considered &quot;jumbo&quot; mortgages not eligible for government support.In addition to propping up the ceiling, which dropped to $625,500 on Oct. 1, the Senate amendment would also restore through 2013 the formula in use during much of the do... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:42:35 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>nancy@nancycomenitz.com (Nancy Comenitz)</author>
            <title>Feds send mortgage rates to new lows</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ By Inman&nbsp;NewsSeptember&nbsp;29,2011&nbsp;As interest rates on fixed-rate mortgage loans continue to slide into uncharted territory, demand for refinancings has picked up but applications for purchase loans are still at about the same level as a year ago. Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loans averaged 4.01 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending Sept. 29, a new low in records dating to 1971, Freddie Mac said in releasing the results of its latest Primary Mortgage Market Su... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:02:39 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>nancy@nancycomenitz.com (Nancy Comenitz)</author>
            <title>MA communities that have seen the highest rise in home values</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ &nbsp; In Last Sunday's Globe columnist Jennifer McKim reported that there is beginning to be a silver lining in Real Estate. Even though home values in Massachusetts have dropped 17% since their peak in 2005, Jennifer reported that there are 20 communities that have seen a rise in home values the first six months of this year. This data is according to The Warren Group, a Boston company that tracks all real estate sales in MA.The communities that suffered the least from the economic downturn we... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:15:53 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>nancy@nancycomenitz.com (Nancy Comenitz)</author>
            <title>Metros with the largest 5-year drop/gain in home values</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Zillow reports that California dominates the list of metro areas with the largest decline in home values over the past five years. The five-year declines in estimated value range from 67.6% to 56.6%. Out of the 10 most severe area;&nbsp;six are in California, two are in Florida, one is in Arizona and one is in Nevada. To read more about these areas&nbsp;click hereThose real estate markets that Zillow reported the greatest five-year gain in value are mostly in the South, with one being in upperst... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 08:54:58 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>nancy@nancycomenitz.com (Nancy Comenitz)</author>
            <title>Top Real Estate Closing Law Firm</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ &nbsp;&nbsp;Congratulations to Attorneys Craig Gilmartin and Yitz Magence!For the 3rd consecutive year Bankers and Tradesman has&nbsp;voted Gilmartin, Magernce and Ross LLP&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Top Real Estate Closing Firm 2008, 2009, 2010&nbsp; Craig Gilmartin&nbsp; Gilmartin, Magence &amp; Ross LLP&nbsp; 376 Boylston StreetBo... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:05:44 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>nancy@nancycomenitz.com (Nancy Comenitz)</author>
            <title>My Interior Design Center</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ This newly launched website is so in-tune to what today's educated consumers are so desperately seeking- a way to stop paying top price plus commissions to purchase high-end home furnishings.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This week interior designers Jill Marshall,&nbsp;Dena Hamilburg, and Lauri Sugar launched a wonderfulwebsite geared to today's educated consumer in the market for high-end home furnishings&nbsp;who don'twant to&nbsp;pay high designer fees to get access to &quot;trade only&quot;... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:03:41 -0500</pubDate>
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            <link>http://www.newtonandbrooklinehomes.com/blog/welcome-to-savored.html</link>
            <author>nancy@nancycomenitz.com (Nancy Comenitz)</author>
            <title>Welcome to Savored</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Two New England natives, Ben McKean and Dan Leahy just launched a restaurant discount website that is sure to be a winner. &nbsp;&nbsp; How it worksSavored partners with premier restaurants to help them fill their tables.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;New York's Le Cirque was among the first to sign up. When a restaurant first opens it is mobbed.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then the crowd starts to move on to the next new hot spot.&amp;nb... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:09:25 -0500</pubDate>
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