Home buying: Get help making your next real estate purchase https://www.boston.com/tag/home-buying/ Boston.com Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:02:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://bdc2020.o0bc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BDC_Logo_2020_Social_WhiteBG-609c79a967eee-150x150.png Home buying: Get help making your next real estate purchase https://www.boston.com/tag/home-buying/ 32 32 Report: 5 of the country’s most expensive zip codes are in Massachusetts https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate/2025/10/17/most-expensive-zip-codes-are-in-massachusetts/ https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate/2025/10/17/most-expensive-zip-codes-are-in-massachusetts/#respond Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:01:59 +0000 Connecticut and New Hampshire also made the list, with Connecticut contributing a record seven zip codes.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate/2025/10/17/most-expensive-zip-codes-are-in-massachusetts/feed/ 0 Boston? Too expensive. Quincy as well. But for many homebuyers, South Coast is just right. https://www.boston.com/real-estate/the-boston-globe/2025/09/15/boston-too-expensive-quincy-as-well-but-for-many-homebuyers-south-coast-is-just-right/ https://www.boston.com/real-estate/the-boston-globe/2025/09/15/boston-too-expensive-quincy-as-well-but-for-many-homebuyers-south-coast-is-just-right/#respond Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:53:40 +0000 MATTAPOISETT – Carolyn Simcoe was once a Bostonian, but she moved to Quincy and then with her husband to Plymouth, in search of lower rents and more space. Ultimately, though, they had to move even farther south, to Mattapoisett, to find a house that they loved and could actually afford to buy. “We moved further […]

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]]> https://www.boston.com/real-estate/the-boston-globe/2025/09/15/boston-too-expensive-quincy-as-well-but-for-many-homebuyers-south-coast-is-just-right/feed/ 0 Your new Cape house could be a 245-square-foot cottage in Eastham for $259,000 https://www.boston.com/real-estate/home-buying/2025/09/12/245-square-cottage-cape-cod/ https://www.boston.com/real-estate/home-buying/2025/09/12/245-square-cottage-cape-cod/#respond Fri, 12 Sep 2025 11:59:27 +0000 What it lacks in square footage, it makes up for in character.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/real-estate/home-buying/2025/09/12/245-square-cottage-cape-cod/feed/ 0 The dark and sunny side of buying a home with solar panels https://www.boston.com/real-estate/fall-house-hunt/2025/09/11/buying-a-home-with-solar-panels/ https://www.boston.com/real-estate/fall-house-hunt/2025/09/11/buying-a-home-with-solar-panels/#respond Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Realtors advise knowing what you’re getting into before making an offer.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/real-estate/fall-house-hunt/2025/09/11/buying-a-home-with-solar-panels/feed/ 0 How to choose a real estate agent https://www.boston.com/real-estate/fall-house-hunt/2025/09/11/how-to-choose-a-real-estate-agent/ https://www.boston.com/real-estate/fall-house-hunt/2025/09/11/how-to-choose-a-real-estate-agent/#respond Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Especially if you are buying your first home, go with a pro who matches your needs.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/real-estate/fall-house-hunt/2025/09/11/how-to-choose-a-real-estate-agent/feed/ 0 ‘Star Trek’-inspired Connecticut home is listed for $1.4 million https://www.boston.com/real-estate/home-buying/2025/09/03/star-trek-home-listed/ https://www.boston.com/real-estate/home-buying/2025/09/03/star-trek-home-listed/#respond Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:03:36 +0000 "It's going to take a special buyer," the listing agent said.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/real-estate/home-buying/2025/09/03/star-trek-home-listed/feed/ 0 For $2.85 million, an antique Portsmouth home dating to the early 1700s https://www.boston.com/real-estate/home-buying/2025/08/29/portsmouth-home-early-1700s/ https://www.boston.com/real-estate/home-buying/2025/08/29/portsmouth-home-early-1700s/#respond Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:54:37 +0000 This Colonial gem is tucked in the city's charming South End. 

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]]> https://www.boston.com/real-estate/home-buying/2025/08/29/portsmouth-home-early-1700s/feed/ 0 A Plymouth home that’s only accessible by boat is listed for $1,495,000 https://www.boston.com/real-estate/home-buying/2025/08/25/plymouth-home-accessible-by-boat/ https://www.boston.com/real-estate/home-buying/2025/08/25/plymouth-home-accessible-by-boat/#respond Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:23:40 +0000 Built by a ship captain in 1890, the four-acre property is on historic Clark’s Island in Duxbury Bay.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/real-estate/home-buying/2025/08/25/plymouth-home-accessible-by-boat/feed/ 0 Boston luxury home market hits $3 million average value https://www.boston.com/news/real-estate/2025/08/15/boston-luxury-homes-milestone/ https://www.boston.com/news/real-estate/2025/08/15/boston-luxury-homes-milestone/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:31:42 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=33819441 The typical luxury home now commands an average price tag of around $1.8 million nationwide — but in Boston, that figure is far higher.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/real-estate/2025/08/15/boston-luxury-homes-milestone/feed/ 0 For $5.2 million, a New Hampshire home made of shipping containers https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate/2025/08/14/nh-home-shipping-containers/ https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate/2025/08/14/nh-home-shipping-containers/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:46:28 +0000 “You can actually see the inside of the shipping containers, the metal components. Those are all exposed.”

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