What's your Lexington home worth?
A personalized estimate of what your Lexington home could sell for, prepared by our team from recent sales nearby.
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The Lexington market
What shapes home values in Lexington
Center access
A walk or bike ride to Lexington Center and the Minuteman Bikeway is a feature buyers ask about often.
Architectural style
Well-kept mid-century modern houses in the planned enclaves draw buyers who look for that specific design.
Updates and expansion
Renovated and newer homes stand apart from original postwar houses that need work on systems and layout.
Commute routes
Proximity to Route 2, Route 128 and the bus lines to Alewife affects how buyers see a given street.
Most of Lexington's housing is single-family. Antique and Victorian houses line Massachusetts Avenue and the streets near the Battle Green and in East Lexington. Large parts of town were built after World War II with Colonials, Capes, ranches and split-levels, and Lexington is unusual for its modernist enclaves, including Six Moon Hill and Five Fields by The Architects Collaborative and Peacock Farm by Walter Pierce and Danforth Compton. Many older homes have been expanded or replaced with new construction. Condos and townhouses are available in a number of complexes around town.
Buyers comparing homes here often weigh walking distance to Lexington Center or the bikeway, the bus options to Alewife, and access to Route 2 and Route 128. Modernist houses come with their own considerations, such as flat roofs, single-pane glass and radiant heat, and some enclaves have shared land managed by a neighborhood association. The center sits within local historic districts with exterior design review. To see how recent Lexington sales compare with the homes you are considering, let us know and we will gather them.
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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