Carlisle, MA

Home inspectors working in Carlisle MA are required to perform a home inspection to the Massachusetts Home Inspector Standards of Practice. A copy of the standard will be provided to the client by the home inspector.

The MA Home Inspector Standards of Practice is written for the professional home inspector. United Inspection Service has created some easy to read Consumer Information Sheets illustrating what is included and excluded in a Standard MA home inspection. Clear client communications (3c) are one of our core values. See the easy to read one page consumer information sheets for each of the systems in a MA Home Inspection.

Visit the Carlisle MA Home Inspection web page from United Inspection Service for some useful information about homes in Carlisle MA and Massachusetts Home Inspections.

• Massachusetts Home Inspector Standards of Practice
• Home Inspection Photographs
• Recommended Questions to Ask the Seller/Seller's Representative
• Flood Zones
• Lead Paint
• Hazardous Waste Release
• Check the Carlisle MA Home Inspector web page for consumer information links ...

Whether your looking to do something for Thanksgiving or Christmas there are lots of fun things to do in for the holidays in Carlisle, Massachusetts. I just hope we get snow in late December and there will be cross-country skiing at Great Brook Farm!

Thanksgiving Eve Service, November 24, 7:30pm A shared tradition continues. Join the First Religious Society and St. Irene Catholic Church for a Thanksgiving service hosted by Fr. Donohoe and St. Irene Church, 181 East Street. Rev. Diane Miller will preach, and the combined choires of the two congregations will sing under the direction of Denise Glennon.

Day After Thanksgiving Public Walk, November 25th, 1:00pm The Trails Committee is running its annual Day After Thanksgiving Walk. Meet at the Great Brook State Park parking lot near the pavilion. They will be walking through the Stone Row area and on into Chelmsford and returning on a different trail to inspect the area where selective logging is going on. The walk will be at a leisurely pace, for about two hours. For more information contact Steve Tobin @ 978-369-1980 or sptobin@comcast.net

Community Thanksgiving Dinner, November 25th, 4:00pm The fourth annual Carlisle Community Thanksgiving pot-luck dinner will be held at Union Hall, First Religious Society, 27 School Street. This event is free, buy you do need to register at 978-369-5180 by November 22.

Advent Wreath Making, November 28th, 3:30pm Advent wreath forms and candles will be available for sale. Please bring greens, clippers for cutting if you have them, a holder for the candle in the center and a plate or platter to place the wreath. Please call the church office if you would like to attend 978-369-5180. Union Hall, First Religious Society, 27 School Street.

Winter Holiday Concert, December 5th, 7pm Choral and instrumental music, vocal solos, hand-bells, jazz group and audience singing of songs and carols from several traditions. Union Hall, First Religious Society at 27 School Street.

Holiday Toy Drive

Each year the Carlisle Police Department conducts a toy drive to benefit local children in need. Toys can be dropped off in the police department lobby during the first few weeks of December. Toys should be new and non violent.

Great Brook State Park is located in Carlilse, Massachusetts it is a working dairy farm with over 20 miles of walking trails, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and a popular ice cream stand. In the winter months cross country skiers enjoy the trails too!

Great Brook Farm State Park

Carlisle Mass Real Estate Market Update - September 2010

As of September 30, 2010 there have been 39 homes SOLD in Carlisle, MA between the price of $352,000 and $1,425,000.

• The average list price was $806,000.
• The average sale price was $758,000.
• The average market time was 109 days.

Comparing last year numbers, Carlisle has one additional home sold but you will notice that the average sale price and list prices are down and this is because the most expensive homes sold this year so far is $1,425,000 compared to 2009 which was $3,250,000. Homes in the $1m + range are still selling.

For the month of September 2010 there were 3 homes SOLD between $400,000 and !,045,000.

• The average list price was $781,300
• The average sale price was $720,000
• The average market time was 87 days.

For the months of September 2010 there were 6 homes that went under-contract between $274,900 and $899,000.

The average list price was $569,650 with the average market time of 343 days. The average market time was high because two properties averaged 831 days!

As of September 30, 2010 there were 44 single family homes on the market in Carlisle, MA between $479,900 and $3,299,000.

• The average list price was $1,050,000.
• The average market time was 164 days.

There were 31 LAND listings on the market between $335,000 and $1,450,000.

For the same period ending September 30, 2009, there were 38 homes Sold between $280,000 and $3,250,000.

• The average list price was $991,000.
• The average sale price was $918,000.
• The average market time was 142 days.

For the months of September 2009, 4 homes SOLD between $575,000 and $795,000.

• The average list price was $744,000.
• The average sale price was $726,000.
• The average market time was 141 days.

About Carlisle, Massachusetts

Carlisle is a quiet picturesque New England town offering a friendly, small-town community with winding roads weaving past stone walls, fields farmed for generations, unspoiled woods, open space and a working cranberry bog. It has a top-ranked school system, and its reputation as a "quality of life" community is well deserved and carefully maintained by its citizens.

Housing options range from historic New England colonial homes to modernist homes situated to take advantage of woodland and field views.

Outdoor recreation in Carlisle is year round. The town has over 25% of protected conservation-recreation land, hiking, cross-country skiing trails, some of which abut the town's cranberry bogs. A popular destination in Carlisle is Great Brook Farm State Park, which provides groomed ski trails in the winter, horseback riding, mountain biking and hiking trails, and a working dairy farm and ice cream operation year round.

To preserve its quite, small-town atmosphere, Carlisle has a two-acre zoning regulation to ensure the pastoral landscape. It is an excellent commuting location and is close to Routes 2, I-95, 128 and I-495. Boston is within 40 minutes. Public transportation to Boston via the commuter rail is an eight-minute drive to Concord Center.

Carlisle, Massachusetts Foreclosures, Short Sales and Bank Owned Real Estate

Purchasing property at a Carlisle MA foreclosure auction has many risks to a potential buyer and in most cases the bank will bid and take possession of the property at the auction. The property is then referred to as bank owned, REO (real estate owned) or foreclosed property.

A home owner may attempt a "short sale" whereby the bank agrees to accept less than the mortgage balance based on the owner's hardship and financial status. Obtaining approval can be a long and difficult process. Additionally, there is no assurance that the lender will accept an offer at or above the listed price.

Register at Carlisle NH foreclosures (bank-owned) listings and short sale opportunities. We will contact you and provide:

• A list of existing real estate foreclosure (bank-owned) and short sale listings.
• Email alerts on NEW foreclosure (bank-owned) and short sale listings in the NH MLS.
• Address and mapping information.

For community information including school reports, demographic, relocation, home buying and selling information go to Carlisle NH real estate. Carlisle NH condominiums will provide access and information about condos available for sale. For a map based view of active listings, go to Carlisle NH MLS map search.

Carlisle bank-owned and short sale listings are often marketed with a real estate agent and placed in the Massachusetts Multiple Listing Service (to ensure full market exposure). To search the NH MLS listings visit Carlisle NH MLS listings.

Go to Virtual Homes MLS for a map based search of all MLS listings of NH and Massachusetts real estate. Vist NH Homes for Sale and MA Homes for Sale for direct MLS access to all listings. To obtain school, demographic, commuting, relocation, home buying and selling information go to Massachusetts real estate, For information regarding foreclosures visit Massachusetts foreclosures, Massachusetts foreclosures and Connecticut foreclosures.

Virtual Homes real estate agents provide home buying and selling services. Please call 800-856-2479 for information for assistance with Carlisle NH foreclosures and bank owned homes for sale.