What's your Brookline home worth?
A personalized estimate of what your Brookline home could sell for, prepared by our team from recent sales nearby.
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The Brookline market
What shapes home values in Brookline
Off-street parking
With overnight street parking prohibited, a deeded space or garage is one of the features buyers ask about first.
Walk to the T
A short walk to a C or D branch station and a commercial district is a consistent draw in north Brookline.
Building condition
Older condo buildings with healthy reserves and updated systems tend to reassure buyers during the review of documents.
Historic character
Intact period detail in Victorian homes on the hills, and its careful upkeep, is a feature buyers weigh closely.
North Brookline is dominated by condominiums, from units in turn-of-the-century brick apartment buildings and brownstone rowhouses along Beacon Street to converted Victorian two- and three-families on side streets near Coolidge Corner and Washington Square. Corey Hill, Fisher Hill and Pill Hill hold Victorian, Shingle-style and Colonial Revival single-families, while Chestnut Hill and South Brookline have more twentieth-century homes on larger lots. A small number of newer condo buildings sit near the commercial districts.
In the condo market, read the association budget, reserve study and rules carefully, especially in older brick buildings with shared heating systems. Parking is a real question too, since Brookline has long banned overnight street parking, so a deeded or rented space matters. Several areas are local historic districts with design review for exterior changes. For current figures on a specific building or street, reach out and we can share what has sold nearby.
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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