What's your Charlestown home worth?
A personalized estimate of what your Charlestown home could sell for, prepared by our team from recent sales nearby.
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The Charlestown market
What shapes home values in Charlestown
Single-family rowhouses
Intact townhouses with multiple floors and their own entries are a distinct segment from condos in divided buildings.
Harbor and skyline views
Views toward the harbor, the Zakim Bridge or the downtown skyline from upper floors and roof decks are noticed by buyers.
Parking and outdoor space
Deeded parking, rear yards, patios and roof decks all add appeal on the hill's narrow streets.
Navy Yard specifics
Building amenities, water views, garage parking and flood preparedness shape how Navy Yard condos compare with each other.
The historic core is a dense mix of attached houses. Brick Federal and Greek Revival rowhouses cluster around Monument Square and along streets near the Training Field, while wood-frame and clapboard rowhouses and attached homes run along the side streets off Bunker Hill Street. Many have been split into condominiums, while others are still single-family townhouses. In the Navy Yard, former shipbuilding and industrial buildings have become loft-style condos, joined by newer waterfront construction.
Navy Yard buyers should look at flood risk, since city climate planning identifies flooding exposure around that part of the waterfront, and review FEMA maps and insurance. Up on the hill, older rowhouses call for careful inspection of foundations, roofs and systems, and buyers should confirm whether a home sits in the Monument Square or another historic district. Parking varies from deeded spaces to resident-permit streets. For a pricing picture of a specific Charlestown street or building, contact The Pettengill Group and we will share what recent sales show.
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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