Home Staging is the act of styling and presenting a home so that it appeals to the most likely buyer demographic. Home Staging is marketing. Effective Home Staging ensures that your home will be seen looking its best, results in beautiful and engaging MLS photographs and allows buyers to emotionally connect to it. When [...]
Wellesley, Massachusetts is located 13 miles west of Boston and is a predominantly residential community. Wellesley is a highly desirable suburb for those working in Boston due to its geographic location as well as its visual characteristics. Wellesley is an [...]
If you’re just starting to look at Longwood condos, you may feel some confusion about the differences between a condo and other types of residences, such as an apartment or private home. The simple definition of a condo is that it’s a cross between these two. Your unit is located within a building with dozens or possibly hundreds of other units. However, you do not pay rent like you would for an apartment. You secure a mortgage and live in your condo until you decide to sell it, just like you would with a house.
When you own a private home, you alone are responsible for the maintenance and upkeep. This includes both inside and outside of the home. As a condo owner, you have the benefits of owning your own place with less responsibilities. Part of your monthly mortgage payment goes to association dues to help with the upkeep of common areas. As a mortgage holder at one of our Longwood condos in Boston, this could include the pool area, private fitness room, party room, and several other areas accessible to all residents.
You have very little freedom to decorate or renovate as you see fit when you live in an apartment. This isn’t true of life in a Longwood condo. Since you own the entire inside structure of your unit, you can do what you would like to make it feel like home. However, you can’t make any changes to supporting walls since that would affect neighbors on either side of you.
Please don’t hesitate to call or email if you still have questions about living in a condo or would like to learn more about our current properties available.
Before you pursue Longwood condos for sale, it’s helpful to review some basic information about condominium living. When you buy a condo, you own the entire inside of your unit. The condo association owns the exterior, common areas, and the land where the building [...]
According to an April 2016 Boston housing report issued by Mayor Martin Walsh, the city is on target to meet its goal of creating 53,000 new units of housing by 2030. To that end, the city approved building permits for 565 new housing units during the second quarter of 2016. That brings the total to over 17,000 housing units developed in [...]
One such example is the company Getaway Designs. Launched in Boston in 2014, the company has built several tiny homes in the woods just outside of the city. The idea is to provide vacationers with just what they need and nothing more. It gives them a [...]
Recently opened in Westwood, Gables University Station offers the ultimate in luxury and convenience. Amtrak commuters only have to walk across the street to board their train. The amenities inside of the building [...]
The recently opened 100 Pier 4 Apartment Complex in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood sits 21 stories above the city. Residents have an awe-inspiring view of the city and waterfront from inside the glass façade of this luxury building. Offering the ultimate in upscale living, 100 Pier 4 comes with the following [...]
Olmsted Place Apartments - which opened in fall 2015 - offers luxurious accommodations in Jamaica Plain. Residents enjoy the spaciousness of nine-foot high ceilings and six-foot wide windows in each unit. Apartments also include soft bedroom carpeting, tiled bathroom floors, stainless steel appliances, in-unit laundry, central AC and several [...]
Parkside on Adams is a brand new 43-unit luxury apartment building located in Roslindale Village near Adams Park. Built in 2015, the building has four floors each with its own unique floor plan. Every apartment comes with floor to ceiling windows in addition to solid surface counters, carpeted bedrooms, and attached decks. Some features [...]
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