What's your West Roxbury home worth?
A personalized estimate of what your West Roxbury home could sell for, prepared by our team from recent sales nearby.
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The West Roxbury market
What shapes home values in West Roxbury
Lot and yard size
Larger, level lots with usable yards and garages tend to set homes apart in a neighborhood made mostly of single-families.
Proximity to Centre Street
Being able to walk to Centre Street shops or a Needham Line station is a feature buyers mention often.
Additions and updates
Permitted expansions, updated kitchens and baths, and newer systems carry real weight in houses from the mid-twentieth century.
Style and condition
Well-kept Colonials, Tudors and Victorians with original character often draw strong interest compared with houses needing full renovation.
Most of West Roxbury's housing is single-family, built in waves from the late 1800s through the decades after World War II. Bellevue Hill and the streets near Centre Street have older Victorians and Colonial Revivals, while neighborhoods toward the VFW Parkway and the Dedham line are filled with Colonials, Cape Cods, Tudors and ranches on individual lots. Two-family houses appear throughout, and garden-style and mid-rise condominium complexes sit along the VFW Parkway and near the Charles River.
Buyers here are usually comparing lot size, garage and driveway space, and the age of updates on mid-century houses, so ask for permits on additions and finished basements. For condos in larger complexes, review the association's budget, reserve study and parking rules. A few streets near the Charles and its brooks sit near mapped flood zones, which is worth checking with a flood map. Get in touch whenever you want recent West Roxbury sales broken down by street and style.
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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