What's your Mattapan home worth?
A personalized estimate of what your Mattapan home could sell for, prepared by our team from recent sales nearby.
Your free home value estimate
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The Mattapan market
What shapes home values in Mattapan
Multi-family layout
Two- and three-family houses with separate utilities and updated units tend to attract owner-occupants and investors alike.
Rail and trolley access
Walking distance to Blue Hill Avenue, Morton Street or Mattapan station is a feature many buyers weigh.
Building condition
Porches, roofs and mechanical systems in century-old wood-frame houses strongly influence how buyers value a property.
Parking and lot
A driveway or a usable yard adds appeal on streets where curb parking is shared.
Mattapan's housing is mostly early twentieth-century wood-frame construction. Two-family houses and triple-deckers dominate many blocks off Blue Hill Avenue, Morton Street and River Street, and a good share have been converted into condominiums. Single-family Colonials, Victorians and bungalows are common on the hillier streets around Wellington Hill and toward the Milton and Hyde Park lines. Small brick apartment buildings and a few newer condo developments, including some near the former Boston State Hospital site, round out the stock.
Because so many homes here are two- and three-family buildings, buyers often look at them both as places to live and as rental income, so review leases, separate utilities and the condition of each unit. Check porches, roofs and heating systems in older wood-frame houses, and confirm whether a property near the river sits in a mapped flood zone. If you want to know where Mattapan pricing stands this season, send us a note and we'll share 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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