tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291417272024-03-13T21:20:48.949-04:00Brookline Real Estate Blog - Views on condos and single family home sales.Brookline real estate and MA real estate from william raveis, one of the leading REALTORS in massachusetts, realtor in brookline, William Raveis Real Estate and Home Services features MA condo listings. Browse for sale listings in Coolidge Corner, plus free MLS listings from one of the top REALTORS in Boston. homes for sale in Massachusetts. Greg Kiely, The Brookline ConnectionThe Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-83426553528374848672010-08-03T10:50:00.002-04:002010-08-03T21:05:12.352-04:00HonoredFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (GREG KIELY/617-383-4480)BROOKLINE REALTOR® ACCEPTED IN THE PRESTIGIOUS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY OFTHE MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®(Waltham, MA.) – Greg Kiely of William Raveis Real Estate, has been accepted into the 2010-2011 class of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors® (MAR) Leadership Academy.Established in 2004, the MAR Leadership Academy has The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-3239584054163814402009-11-19T01:19:00.005-05:002009-12-15T15:31:18.345-05:00Housing Newsletter from William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance Greg KielyOperations ManagerBrookline & Newton Office 191 Grove StreetBrookline, MA 0246795 Union StreetNewton Centre, MA 02459Office Phone:617-762-3512Office Fax:617-762-3512Email:greg@gregkiely.comMortgage CalculatorView My SiteMy Bio PageFind a HomeMortgage CompanyInsurance CompanyHi Brookline,Below are the links to the William Raveis monthly housing newsletter for Brookline.Brookline (The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-71389724542739840012009-10-19T01:19:00.004-04:002009-11-06T09:43:19.721-05:00Housing Newsletter from William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance Greg KielyOperations ManagerBrookline Office 191 Grove StreetBrookline, MA 02467Office Phone:617-731-7737Office Fax:617-731-7723Email:kielyg@raveisre.comMortgage CalculatorView My SiteMy Bio PageFind a HomeMortgage CompanyInsurance Company Hi Brookline,Below is/are the links to the William Raveis monthly housing newsletter.Brookline (Single-family residential)Brookline (The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-83484117892848026642009-10-16T17:32:00.001-04:002009-10-16T17:34:40.530-04:00Great afternoon for raffle ticket sales at Roche Bros in West RoxPatty and Helen spent the afternoon selling our $5 Breast Cancer Research Fund raffle tickets at Roche Brothers in West Roxbury. For those who don't know, the raffle raises funding for a Navigator Program at the UConn Health Center and Beth Israel/Brigham & Womens Hospitals here in Boston. Become a Fan of our Facebook Page to see photos and get more information.Email this post to a friend.The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-45492871764698702862009-10-13T15:37:00.007-04:002009-10-13T21:34:40.332-04:00Raffle ticket sales are ongoing. Click for details.Email this post to a friend.The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-90488499065678784512009-10-13T15:29:00.000-04:002009-10-13T15:31:19.757-04:00William Raveis speaks about recent awardsEmail this post to a friend.The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-82031666962819418162009-09-19T02:17:00.005-04:002009-09-24T10:54:42.322-04:00August Sales Numbers & Housing Newsletter Greg KielyOperations ManagerBrookline Office 191 Grove StreetBrookline, MA 02467Office Phone:617-731-7737Office Fax:617-731-7723Email:greg@thebrooklineconnection.comMortgage CalculatorView My SiteMy Bio PageFind a HomeMortgage CompanyInsurance Company Hi Brookline,Below are the links to the William Raveis monthly housing newsletter for our town.Brookline (Single-family The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-7875518256689382692009-08-18T01:58:00.005-04:002009-09-13T15:40:41.933-04:00Housing Newsletter from William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance Greg KielyOperations ManagerBrookline Office 191 Grove StreetBrookline, MA 02467Office Phone:617-731-7737Office Fax:617-731-7723Email:greg@thebrooklineconnection.comView My ListingsMortgage CalculatorView My SiteMy Bio PageFind a HomeMortgage CompanyInsurance Company Below are the links to the William Raveismonthly housing newsletter for our town.Brookline (Single-family The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-32190882155830496782009-07-30T22:12:00.006-04:002009-10-13T15:29:54.388-04:00"William Raveis Wins the Gold"The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-71635522373325835112009-06-25T22:38:00.002-04:002009-06-25T22:40:47.205-04:00Current Local Housing GraphsReports require an HTML email reader. If you cannot see the images, please click on the following link or paste it into your browser. http://www.realtymarketupdate.com/EmailArchive/MarketDataEmailHTML_46286_20090625HZ48372402W9107502SL.htmThe Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-20903767962292089732009-06-25T21:24:00.004-04:002009-06-26T20:01:01.522-04:00Yes things are down, and they are up. HUH?!?!Today's Brookline TAB Blog piece about May home sales highlights a continuing trend in Brookline. Single family homes are not selling(only 5 in May). Condos are selling well(78 now, 74 last year). Pricing is down in condos slightly, but some of that is tied to a difference in data between MLSPIN and the Warren Group (taken from the Registry of Deeds). I've consistently kept my analysis tied The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-7536553715584500482009-04-17T02:49:00.006-04:002009-04-17T07:20:40.255-04:00Newest Monthly Housing Newsletter Greg KielyOperations ManagerBrookline Office 191 Grove StreetBrookline, MA 02467Newton Centre Office 10 Langley RoadNewton, MA 02459Direct Line:617.762.3512Cell Phone:617.217.8875Toll Free:888.731.8875Email:greg@thebrooklineconnection.comView My ListingsMortgage CalculatorView My SiteMy Bio PageFind a HomeMortgage CompanyInsurance Company Hi Brookline Buyers & Sellers,The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-70693473513048795502009-03-10T15:13:00.002-04:002009-03-10T15:22:25.068-04:00Remember this?Longwood Towers in Forclosure (April 17, 2008)Today's update: Longwood Towers to Auction off UnitsEmail this post to a friend.The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-48293279226018368652009-03-01T18:25:00.007-05:002009-03-01T18:55:03.104-05:00Monthly Housing Newsletter. Greg KielyOperations ManagerBrookline Office 191 Grove StreetChestnut Hill, MA 02467Newton Office 10 Langley RoadNewton Centre, MA 02459Direct Line:617.762.3512Cell Phone:617.217.8875Toll Free:888.731.8875Email:kielyg@raveisre.comView My ListingsMortgage CalculatorView My SiteMy Bio PageFind a HomeMortgage CompanyInsurance Company Hi Brookline Buyers & Sellers,Below is/The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-79666686819473760852008-07-29T18:31:00.002-04:002008-07-29T18:55:38.787-04:00Renovation Road, Construction Hill?Did I miss a memo?Every day, on my way to and from the office, I drive down Dean Road between Beacon Street and Chestnut Hill Avenue. Recently a few houses have had little signs popping up on the front yards. Always one to see if these happen to be new listings I have closely followed the changes. These are not For Sale signs, though. It seems that all of the neighbors in this lovely Fisher The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-34448104159386341592008-07-23T09:29:00.003-04:002008-07-23T09:59:10.854-04:00A refreshing view of "do-it-yourselfers"A Buyer’s Perspective on the Pitfalls of FSBO | Redfin Boston Sweet DigsPam Reynolds, one of the bloggers for the new Redfin website here in Greater Boston, posted a refreshing perspective (link above) on FSBOs (For Sale By Owners). Her points are the arguments that many of us in the brokerage community try to make to sellers on a regular basis. The properties she uses as an example are in veryThe Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-33536844470552992872008-07-17T15:17:00.000-04:002008-07-17T16:05:35.408-04:00Not bad for the new kid in town...William Raveis Real Estate, my brokerage, was just awarded the Banker & Tradesman Best of 2008 Gold Award for Residential Real Estate. For those unfamiliar with the company, Raveis has consistently been one of the top three offices in Connecticut for over 20 years. This year we were ranked #29 in the "Top 100" offices nationwide, and from that group one of only 17 that saw a growth in salesThe Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-40557011424782384202008-07-16T07:14:00.001-04:002008-07-16T07:17:43.994-04:00Brookline in the Top 100Best places to live 2008 - Brookline, MA - from MONEY MagazineBrookline has made the annual Money Magazine list at #87 in the Top 100 places to live for 2008. Obviously you all know I like to live here, and pretty much anyone who reads this either lives here, is planning on moving here, or also sells real estate here. So, for a lot of us this should not be too surprising. For those planning onThe Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-6211031747374561842008-07-09T11:56:00.002-04:002008-07-09T12:21:39.554-04:00Tragic results of a down market.I came across a news story this week about an agent who was allegedly murdered by a former client while sitting in his Michigan office. According to various reports, agent Troy VanderStelt was in his office when a former client of his walked in and asked to meet with him. The pair entered a conference room when the client allegedly pulled out a hand gun and shot Mr. VanderStelt in the side of The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-54515162433063894672008-07-08T12:59:00.003-04:002008-07-08T13:11:29.530-04:00New Boston Globe RE BloggerIt's her first day, so I will let her off the hook. Stacey Myers, the replacement for Binya Appelbaum has posted a summary of a Money Magazine 2009 Housing Forecast which states Boston should drop 10.5% This forecast uses the Case/Schiller Index which tracks major metro markets. Of course, anyone who looks at the Boston data in the Money Magazine piece will see a startling median price of $The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-4520661030803788712008-07-07T21:42:00.002-04:002008-07-07T21:55:44.003-04:00Pay me to put a plastic combo box on your front door.We've all seen them, the lovely 6, 8 or 10 button combination lockboxes that many listing agents throughout the country use. Well, guess what...in Brookline they're the sign of an agent who does not work in our market. I personally don't get the lockbox thing. The premise is you hire me to sell your house (paying me 2.5%+) and I'm going to sit on my couch with my dog just allowing people to The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-84478644146244450322008-07-02T17:04:00.005-04:002008-07-02T17:34:00.368-04:00More cars, fewer parking spaces in Coolidge Corner.I took Tessie for a walk last night and noticed that my old parking lot off of Centre Street has suddenly doubled their number of Zip Car spots to start the month. This is right on the heels of a feature on NBC Nightly News about the increased usage around the country.In urban areas, the Zipcar takes offWhile I support a greater reliance on "shared" transportation, I know this particular parkingThe Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-5022697187677367452008-06-25T09:59:00.004-04:002008-06-25T11:26:26.600-04:00World Series Trophy and LinksThe World Series Trophy will be in Brookline tomorrow (Thursday the 26th).In the news this week Mass housing prices have fallen 8.6% from last year, but Brookline's numbers are doing very well.I was quoted in the cover story from the Homes section in The Boston Globe on Sunday. In essence, the question was whether or not an expensive garden would impact a sales price. My extended opinion is The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-18607420593619704732008-06-18T12:24:00.002-04:002008-06-18T12:28:04.849-04:00Appointments by TextIncreasingly I see agents offering home appointments by text message. Mainly these offers are broker to broker, but as a home buyer would you feel comfortable texting to set up an appointment? As a seller's agent I'd want to have a phone conversation with the person coming to visit to make sure they are a "qualified" buyer first, but am I the only one?Email this post to a friend.The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29141727.post-56548376643731103932008-06-18T11:37:00.006-04:002008-06-18T11:48:35.579-04:00Goings on in BrooklineTomorrow is the start of one of my favorite Brookline events. The weekly Farmers Market is open between 1:30 and 6:00ish. While the offerings were a little sparse at the beginning last year, the market quickly filled with farm stand favorites. In addition to vegetables there is usually a great selection of baked goods, meats, cheeses and my personal favorite fresh fish brought in from the The Brookline Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942322680675129298noreply@blogger.com0