Most Expensive Boston Home Listed Today

Today I searched through all the recent listings in order to identify the Boston home with the highest listing price.

40 Beacon St, Boston $23,500,000 11 bedrooms 12 bathrooms 21,000 sf 0 sf of lot size 301 days 191 years $1,119/sf $N/A/sf of lot size $2,136,300/bedrooms $1,958,300/bathrooms

This piece of Boston real estate has 11 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms. This house is near Boston schools such as ELIOT ELEMENTARY.

If you check this property out on the Movoto website, you can see a wealth of information about the property. Movoto has detailed information about each school, with valuable statistics such as the student to teacher ratios, class sizes, and API trends over the past years. You can also see Movoto Neighbourhood such as crime data, household information, education levels for the zip code, and much more.

If you need a real estate agent who is an expert on the Boston area, visit Movoto. We would be happy to introduce you to one of the best agents in the area.

Movoto Releases November 2008 Massachusetts Home Market Statistics

http://www.movoto.com/, the spot on the internet to find and buy a home in Massachusetts, today released the company’s monthly Massachusetts home inventory report. Movoto’s report is drawn from the MLS Property Information Network of Massachusetts and gives a snapshot of local inventories of homes for sale, average list prices, time on market and inventory of distressed properties.

General Trends: October month end inventories dropped 2.9%. Average list prices were mostly down with 6 of 9 large counties showing decreases in average list price. Distressed properties as a portion of the market were mostly stable though Plymouth, Suffolk and Worcester counties showed an increase.

Home Inventories: Home for Sale inventories are decisively DOWN across Massachusetts with 12 of 14 counties showing a month to month decrease in active listings. Across the state, total listings were down 2.9%

List Prices: Average list prices were mostly DOWN September to October with 8 of 14 counties showing a decrease in average list price. In contrast with last month 6 of 9 large counties showed a decrease in average listing prices.

Days On Market: The Movoto Days On Market report this month shows that 12 counties had an increase in inventory on the market greater than 90 days. Increasing from last month, 13 of 14 counties had more than 50% of homes on the market more than 90 days. This month 6 counties had more than 60% of homes on the market more than 90 days (up from 3 last month).

Distressed Properties: “Distressed Properties” share of the market showed small (if any) change in most counties. However, there may be signs of trouble in Plymouth, Suffolk and Worcester counties where distressed properties climbed by 0.3 to 0.4 percentage points.

Movoto defines distressed properties as any property that has an agent note in the MLS that defines the property as “Bank Owned”, “In Foreclosure”, “Short Sale” (where the owner is trying to sell at a price below the mortgage balance to avoid foreclosure) or “REO” (a term used to indicate the property is bank owned).

Movoto Releases October 2008 Massachusetts Home Market Statistics

http://www.movoto.com/, the spot on the internet to find and buy a home in Massachusetts, today released the company’s monthly Massachusetts home inventory report. Movoto’s report is drawn from the MLS Property Information Network of Massachusetts and gives a snapshot of local inventories of homes for sale, average list prices, time on market and inventory of distressed properties.

General Trends: October month end inventories dropped 2.9%. Average list prices were mostly down with 6 of 9 large counties showing decreases in average list price. Distressed properties as a portion of the market were mostly stable though Plymouth, Suffolk and Worcester counties showed some increase.

Home Inventories: Home for Sale inventories are decisively DOWN across Massachusetts with 12 of 14 counties showing a month to month decrease in active listings. Across the state, total listings were down 2.9%

List Prices: Average list prices were mostly DOWN September to October with 8 of 14 counties showing a decrease in average list price. In contrast with last month 6 of 9 large counties showed a decrease in average listing prices.


Days On Market: The Movoto Days On Market report this month shows that 12 counties had an increase in inventory on the market greater than 90 days. Increasing from last month, 13 of 14 counties had more than 50% of homes on the market more than 90 days. This month 6 counties had more than 60% of homes on the market more than 90 days (up from 3 last month).

Distressed Properties: “Distressed Properties” share of the market showed small (if any) change in most counties. However, there may be signs of trouble in Plymouth, Suffolk and Worcester counties where distressed properties climbed by 0.3 to 0.4 percentage points.

Movoto defines distressed properties as any property that has an agent note in the MLS that defines the property as “Bank Owned”, “In Foreclosure”, “Short Sale” (where the owner is trying to sell at a price below the mortgage balance to avoid foreclosure) or “REO” (a term used to indicate the property is bank owned).

Movoto Releases August 2008 Massachusetts Home Market Statistics

http://www.movoto.com/, the spot on the internet to find and buy a home in Massachusetts, today released the company’s monthly Massachusetts home inventory report. Movoto’s report is drawn from the MLS Property Information Network of Massachusetts and gives a snapshot of local inventories of homes for sale, average list prices, time on market and inventory of distressed properties.

General Trends: August month end inventories dropped 3.3%. Average list prices were mixed with 6 counties showing decreases and 8 counties showing an increase. Distressed properties as a portion of the market decreased in every county.

Home Inventories: Home for Sale inventories are down across Massachusetts with 12 of 14 counties showing a month to month DECREASE in active listings. Notably, Suffolk County had an 11.1% decrease in inventory month over month. Across the state, total listings were down a healthy 3.3%


List Prices: Average list prices were MIXED July to August with 6 of 14 counties showing a decrease in average list price. List price decreases and increases were generally small across counties that have large listings inventories.



Days On Market: The Movoto Days On Market report this month reflects a continued increase in share of listings on the market more than 90 days. This month, 11 of 14 counties (up from 5 last month) had more than 50% of homes on the market more than 90 days.


Distressed Properties: “Distressed Properties” share of the market showed a DECREASE in 12 of 13 Massachusetts counties. It appears banks are getting aggressive about selling properties taken over through foreclosure and buyers are finding bargains they like.

Movoto defines distressed properties as any property that has an agent note in the MLS that defines the property as “Bank Owned”, “In Foreclosure”, “Short Sale” (where the owner is trying to sell at a price below the mortgage balance to avoid foreclosure) or “REO” (a term used to indicate the property is bank owned).

Movoto Releases August 2008 Massachusetts Home Market Statistics

http://www.movoto.com/, the spot on the internet to find and buy a home in Massachusetts, today released the company’s monthly Massachusetts home inventory report. Movoto’s report is drawn from the MLS Property Information Network of Massachusetts and gives a snapshot of local inventories of homes for sale, average list prices, time on market and inventory of distressed properties.

General Trends: August month end inventories dropped 3.3%. Average list prices were mixed with 6 counties showing decreases and 8 counties showing an increase. Distressed properties as a portion of the market decreased in every county.

Home Inventories: Home for Sale inventories are down across Massachusetts with 12 of 14 counties showing a month to month DECREASE in active listings. Notably, Suffolk County had an 11.1% decrease in inventory month over month. Across the state, total listings were down a healthy 3.3%

List Prices: Average list prices were MIXED July to August with 6 of 14 counties showing a decrease in average list price. List price decreases and increases were generally small across counties that have large listings inventories.



Days On Market: The Movoto Days On Market report this month reflects a continued increase in share of listings on the market more than 90 days. This month, 11 of 14 counties (up from 5 last month) had more than 50% of homes on the market more than 90 days.



Distressed Properties: “Distressed Properties” share of the market showed a DECREASE in 12 of 13 Massachusetts counties. It appears banks are getting aggressive about selling properties taken over through foreclosure and buyers are finding bargains they like.

Movoto defines distressed properties as any property that has an agent note in the MLS that defines the property as “Bank Owned”, “In Foreclosure”, “Short Sale” (where the owner is trying to sell at a price below the mortgage balance to avoid foreclosure) or “REO” (a term used to indicate the property is bank owned).

Movoto Releases July 2008 Massachusetts Home Market Statistics

http://www.movoto.com/, the spot on the internet to find and buy a home in Massachusetts, today released the company’s monthly Massachusetts home inventory report. Movoto’s report is drawn from the MLS Property Information Network of Massachusetts and gives a snapshot of local inventories of homes for sale, average list prices, time on market and inventory of distressed properties.

General Trends: July month end inventories rose by a scant 0.4%. Average list prices were down in 9 counties and up slightly in only 4 counties. Distressed properties as a portion of the market increased in 8 counties.

Home Inventories: Home for Sale inventories are fractionally up across Massachusetts with 11 of 14 counties showing a month to month INCREASE in active listings, but with some populous counties showing 1 to 3 percentage point decreases in inventory. Across the state, total listings were up a scant 0.4% percent.

List Prices: Average list prices were DOWN June to July with 9 of 14 counties showing a decrease in average list price. List price decreases were generally small, except in Berkshire County where 44 new properties brought the average Berkshire County price down significantly.

Days On Market: The Movoto Days On Market report this month reflects a general increase in share of listings on the market more than 90 days. This month, 5 of 14 counties (up from 4 last month) had more than 50% of homes on the market more than 90 days.

Distressed Properties: “Distressed Properties” share of the market showed an INCREASE in 8 of 13 Massachusetts counties. Most increases in distressed inventory were very small indicating foreclosures rates are steady.

Movoto defines distressed properties as any property that has an agent note in the MLS that defines the property as “Bank Owned”, “In Foreclosure”, “Short Sale” (where the owner is trying to sell at a price below the mortgage balance to avoid foreclosure) or “REO” (a term used to indicate the property is bank owned).

Movoto Releases June 2008 Massachusetts Home Market Statistics

Redwood City, CA —July 11, 2008 — http://www.movoto.com/, the spot on the internet to find and buy a home in Massachusetts, today released the company’s monthly Massachusetts home inventory report. Movoto’s report is drawn from the MLS Property Information Network of Massachusetts and gives a snapshot of local inventories of homes for sale, average list prices, time on market and inventory of distressed properties.

General Trends: June inventories were down 2.3% over May. Average list prices were down in 9 counties and up in 5 counties. Distressed properties as a portion of the market increased in 11 counties.

Home Inventories: Home for Sale inventory changes are down across Massachusetts with 7 of 14 counties showing a month to month DECREASE in active listings. Across the state, total listings were down 2.3 percent.

List Prices: Average list prices were DOWN May to June with 9 of 14 counties showing a decrease in average list price. Of the larger counties, Norfolk County showed particular weakness with average list prices down 2.5%.


Days On Market: The Movoto Days On Market report this month reflects a general decrease in share of listings on the market 0 to 90 days and an increase in share of listings on the market more than 90 days. Again this month, 4 of 14 counties had more than 50% of homes on the market more than 90 days.


Distressed Properties: “Distressed Properties” share of the market showed an INCREASE in 11 of 13 Massachusetts counties. Distressed inventory as a portion of the market increased by one-half percentage point in the larger Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk Counties.


Movoto defines distressed properties as any property that has an agent note in the MLS that defines the property as “Bank Owned”, “In Foreclosure”, “Short Sale” (where the owner is trying to sell at a price below the mortgage balance to avoid foreclosure) or “REO” (a term used to indicate the property is bank owned).