What's your Bay Village home worth?
A personalized estimate of what your Bay Village home could sell for, prepared by our team from recent sales nearby.
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The Bay Village market
What shapes home values in Bay Village
Single-family rowhouses
Intact townhouses that have not been divided into condos come up rarely and draw particular attention when they do.
Period detail
Original doorways, fireplaces, moldings and stairways are prized in houses that date to the early nineteenth century.
Outdoor space
Rear gardens, patios and approved roof decks add a lot on narrow lots where private outdoor room is limited.
Garden-level conditions
Light, ceiling height and dryness in lower units, shaped by the 1868 raising, affect how those homes are received.
Homes in Bay Village are mostly two- to four-story brick rowhouses from the 1820s through the 1840s, built at a modest scale that often gets compared to Beacon Hill's. Some remain single-family townhouses, but many have been divided into two to four condominiums. Cortes and Isabella Streets have larger Victorian-era buildings, and a few Art Deco film distribution buildings from the twentieth century, such as the former Columbia Pictures building on Church Street, have been converted to condos.
Because the Bay Village Historic District covers most of the neighborhood, buyers planning new windows, doors, roof decks or other exterior work should expect review by the district's landmarks commission. The 1868 raising left some lower floors partly below street level, so ceiling height, light and moisture are worth checking in garden units. Parking is mostly on-street. To find out where a Bay Village rowhouse or condo might price today, reach out for a personal look at the recent sales.
FAQ
Home valuation questions
How is the home value estimate prepared?
A member of our team looks at recent comparable sales near your property, its size, layout, condition and features, and current market conditions. It is prepared by a person who knows the area, not generated by an algorithm.
Is the home valuation really free?
Yes. There is no cost and no obligation to list your home with us.
How long does it take to get my estimate?
We send personalized estimates within 24 hours, usually by email. If we have a question about the property, we may call first.
Is this the same as an appraisal?
No. Our estimate is a comparative market analysis: our professional opinion of a likely sale price based on market data. A formal appraisal is done by a licensed appraiser, usually for a lender during a purchase or refinance.
What happens with my information?
We use it only to prepare your estimate and to contact you about it.
Before you sell
Guide
How to sell a house in Massachusetts
Price the home from recent comparable sales, prepare it and list it, while gathering the paperwork Massachusetts requires: a smoke and CO certificate, the lead paint notification for pre-1978 homes, a home inspection disclosure, and a Title 5 report if you have a septic system. After you accept an offer, your attorney negotiates the Purchase and Sale agreement and handles the deed and deed excise tax at closing.
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Closing costs in Massachusetts: what buyers and sellers pay
Buyers in Massachusetts pay lender charges, title insurance, their attorney, Registry of Deeds recording fees and prepaid taxes and insurance. Sellers pay the deed excise tax ($2.28 per $500 outside Barnstable County), mortgage discharge recording, their attorney, the smoke and CO certificate and any agreed commission.
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Massachusetts deed excise tax (transfer stamps)
Outside Barnstable County, the Massachusetts deed excise tax is $2.28 for every $500 of the sale price, or fraction of $500 (about $4.56 per $1,000). The person who signs the deed, the seller in a sale, pays it when the deed is recorded.
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