January 25, 2008

Beverly Open Houses This Weekend, $299k+

While there tends to be more on the market in the spring and summer, winter is the best time to be a buyer – prices hit bottom and the market slows after the holidays, and agents and sellers start biting their nails. Pull on your boots and mittens, and come see what’s on the market – you might find a bargain.

A nicely renovated rancher on a big lot is open this Sunday12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Check out 10 Williams St. in Beverly. Small houses are cheap to heat, and this one has a 3 season porch — read, easy extra bedroom.

19 Hull St. is another ranch; I know, they aren’t exactly masterpieces of New England vernacular architecture, but they’re very livable, and this one has a pool. Look at it on Sunday from 2-4 PM. From the inside.

4 Hickory Lane makes my heart go pitter-pat; Centreville is inland, but it’s postcard New England all 4 seasons of the year. 11:30-12:30 on Sunday

At $97 per square foot — 3,000 sq. ft. for under $400k — you have to look at 14 Dearborn Avenue. I’m kind of a sucker for bungalow-esque houses anyway. Sunday 2-4

These are just a few that caught my eye; there are tons of condos out there, as well as some if-I-won-the-lottery places open this weekend. Check out Boston.com’s real estate section for more open houses, and happy hunting!