This is the website for Needham's Green Collaborative - here you will find their mission.

http://www.greenneedham.org/

March 23, 2009 see below:

Join State Senator Scott Brown and State Representative Lida Harkins for a Town Hall Meeting at:

First Parish Church
28 Dedham Avenue
7:00 - 9:00 PM

On what the 2009 Stimulus Package means to Massachusetts.

You can take the 10% challenge on the website too. So now we can take the low carbon diet lifestyle.

For me it is low carbon and low carbohydrates diets. It works for me.

I have been at this for a long time so in the past 27 years I have educated myself on green living. It doens't happen overnight but nothing does. There are many shades of green and anything we can do makes a difference.

So Up with Green.


Pat Baker, Realtor(R), ABR (R), GREEN(R)
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
1 Chapel Street, Needham, MA 02492
www.patannbaker.com
(C) 671-435-3471 (O) 781-444-7400 (V&F) 781-446-8697

The market in Needham is defiintely hot.

There were 21 single family homes that went under agreement in the last 20 days. The prices ranged from $350,000 to $1,475,000.

It is like this, if you snooze you loose. I anticipate a very busy weekend with open houses and lots of traffic.

Not only Needham but other surrounding communities are have much more activity. I would say the last 3 weeks have been strong. Now the the reduced interest rates that will encourage even more buyers out to the market. I spoke to agents in Holliston, Natick and all the way to Pembroke in the past few days and it looks like those market are doing well too. Homes are priced to sell right now and that certainly helps.

This could be a very busy year in real estate. I believe that the real estate market will help start the economy to recover.

Pat Baker, Realtor(R), ABR (R), GREEN(R)
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
1 Chapel Street, Needham, MA 02492
(C) 671-435-3471 (O) 781-444-7400 (V&F) 781-446-8697
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So it’s the grandest of days, and even though St. Patrick was born in Italy, today is the day to celebrate all things Irish!

For a look at Boston’s Irish pubs and beer catch Lew Bryson’s “I Had a Guiness.”

Article By: Lew Bryson

Bryson also has an informative piece on the growing popularity of Irish whiskey and its recession resistance.

Drinking in bars may be down, but those glistening bottles are on the upswing in homes around the nation!

Here’s a flavor of Bryson’s swig:

Ah, Irish whiskey.

It’s no surprise that so many of my great moments of 2OO8 involved it. If you look at the graph of Irish whiskey consumption in the US over the past ten years, it’s clear that I’m not alone. An increasing number of American drinkers are choosing Irish whiskey, and category sales have almost tripled. Other than the obvious – that Irish whiskey’s just some tasty stuff – what’s going on?… - Massachusetts Beverages Magazine

Lew Bryson’s “Seen Through A Glass Blog”

JOHN PRESCOTT

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Top Real Estate Agent for more than 14 years, serving the real estate needs of Wellesley, South Natick, Weston, Needham, Wayland, Newton, Framingham and other MetWest communities. www.johnprescott.net

JOHN PRESCOTT

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Recently a buyer of mine who had purchased her home last summer and during one of those bitter cold days she had a pipe burst. Her husband was out of town and she called me for a recommendation. Of course, I immediately recommended Consolidated Plumbing and Heating. She got a quick response also.

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Pat Baker, Realtor(R), ABR (R), GREEN(R)
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
1 Chapel Street, Needham, MA 02492
(C) 671-435-3471 (O) 781-444-7400 (V&F) 781-446-8697
Search for home in Massachusetts