What's your Fenway home worth?
A personalized estimate of what your Fenway home could sell for, prepared by our team from recent sales nearby.
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The Fenway market
What shapes home values in the Fenway
Views of the Fens
Units that face the Back Bay Fens or the Victory Gardens tend to stand out from those facing a side street or alley.
Elevator and amenities
Buildings with elevators, laundry, storage or concierge service often draw a different level of interest than walk-ups.
Deeded parking
A space of one's own is uncommon in the Fenway and buyers notice when a listing has one.
Ballpark proximity
Being close to Fenway Park brings energy and convenience, and it also brings event traffic that some buyers weigh carefully.
Most homes in the Fenway are condominiums. In the West Fenway, streets like Peterborough, Queensberry and Park Drive are lined with early 20th-century brick apartment buildings, many converted to condos. The East Fenway near Symphony has brownstone and bowfront rowhouses divided into units, and Audubon Circle mixes rowhouses with larger apartment blocks. Along Boylston Street, newer high-rise towers have added full-service condo and rental buildings to a neighborhood that was mostly low-rise.
Buyers here should expect a lot of institutional neighbors (Boston University, Northeastern, Berklee, the Longwood Medical Area) and game-day traffic, so it helps to visit a block on a weekday and on an evening when the Red Sox are home. In older walk-ups, review the association budget, heating systems and the lack of elevators on upper floors. Parking is scarce and deeded spaces are rare. Whenever you want numbers on what Fenway condos are selling for this season, The Pettengill Group can walk you through 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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