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Needham Community Farm

02-03-09
Pat Laracy Baker, Realtor, GREEN, ABR Needham/Boston, MA

Needham students at Newman elementary school are seeing the Needham farm grow from a small piece of land by their school. This helps the kids think about and protect their environment

Not too far from there and a few years back one of the residents of Needham loaned a piece of land to residents to grow a garden on Central Avenue.  That area is now developed so it is nice to see that these students are learning about sustainable gardening.  The project is promoting reduse, reuse, and recycle.

They plan to have passive solar greenhouses.  This is a place they can come to learn and ultimately apply what they have learned and save money too.

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The Needham Community Farm will model sustainable living practices and teach residents how to bring these practices home. These practices will help the environment and save people money. Pat Baker, Real Estate Expert - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Serving my clients in Needham, Wellesley, Dover, Newton, Natick, Weston, Westwood, Sherborn, & Holliston www.patannbaker.com       617-435-3471

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Needham Market - ?spring

01-31-09
Pat Laracy Baker, Realtor, GREEN, ABR Needham/Boston, MA

Well if you look outside you would not think it was spring weather-wise or ground-wise with all the snow but the sun is shining. The end of January brings a spring market to Needham. Other nearby markets are busier too. For example I did an open house in Holliston last Sunday 1/25 and it was much busier than I have been in a while. It was pretty non-stop.

In the past fourteen days there have been 12 new single family listings come on. In the past couple of days there have been 2 new properties.

$579,000 7-room Gambrel with 3 bedrooms, 1 full, 2 half baths - today

$659,000 9-room Split entry with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 half baths - 6 days ago

$695,000 8-room Mulit, 4 bedroom, 2.5 baths - -today

Single Family Listings: 69 Average List Price: $1,029,401 Average Market Time: 129.23

4 of the active listings have accepted offers but are excepting back up offers.

In the last month there have been 15 Single Family Listings sold.

Average List Price: $1,041,920

Average Sale Price: $987,010

Average Market Time: 124.60

Selling from $350,000 to the highest sold at $2,335,000

The market has been busier anad the open houses have been too.

Todays interest rate report from my loan officer was 5.125% 30 year fixed with no points, JUmbo at 6.25% no points 5 year jumbo ARM at 5.25%, 10 year ARM at 5.75%

Pat Baker, Real Estate Expert in Needham, MA Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage of Needham, MA. Serving my clients in Needham, Dover, Wellesley, Dedham, Westwood, Weston, Natick, Sherborn, Holliston www.patannbaker.com/propertysearch/ 617-435-3471

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Needham Market Report

01-26-09
Pat Laracy Baker, Realtor, GREEN, ABR Needham/Boston, MA

There are 68 single family homes on the market ranging from $350,000 to 3.200,000. The largest concentration of the inventory is at $1,000,000 to 1,499,000 which is 25 listings. The next largest concentration would be $500,000 to $599,000. Not too many properties are coming on the market.

All and all it is typical for this month to be like that. There are lots of buyers looking out there and the prices are great. The open houses are busy. It is a good time to buy a home in Needham or in the greater Boston area with the low interest rates and the prices more palatable.

There were 12 single family homes sold in the past 30 day. Of those the lowest price was $350,000 and the highest price was $2,335,000 which sold in 67 days. The Median Price: $657,826 and the Average Price was $854,117.



Active Listings

Price Range # of
Listings		 Avg. Days
on Market
$0 - $49,999 0 0
$50,000 - $99,999 0 0
$100,000 - $149,999 0 0
$150,000 - $199,999 0 0
$200,000 - $249,999 0 0
$250,000 - $299,999 0 0
$300,000 - $349,999 0 0
$350,000 - $399,999 1 298
$400,000 - $449,999 1 192
$450,000 - $499,999 2 61
$500,000 - $599,999 17 108
$600,000 - $699,999 6 109
$700,000 - $799,999 4 120
$800,000 - $899,999 2 55
$900,000 - $999,999 2 148
$1,000,000 - $1,499,999 25 132
$1,500,000 - $1,999,999 6 146
$2,000,000 - $2,499,999 0 0
$2,500,000 - $2,999,999 1 20
$3,000,000 - $3,999,999 1 426
$4,000,000 - $4,999,999 0 0
$5,000,000 - $9,999,999 0 0
$10,000,000 - $99,999,999 0 0
Total Properties 68 Avg. 126
Lowest Price: $369,500 Median Price: $957,000
Highest Price: $3,200,000 Average Price: $1,035,100
Total Market Volume: $70,386,800

Pat Baker, Real Estate Expert in Needham, MA Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage of Needham, MA. Serving my clients in Needham, Dover, Wellesley, Dedham, Westwood, Weston, Natick, Sherborn, Holliston www.patannbaker.com/propertysearch/ 617-435-3471

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Who is making trash green in Needham, MA

01-22-09
Pat Laracy Baker, Realtor, GREEN, ABR Needham/Boston, MA

There is a new business in Needham and it is right in step with green initiatives. What is that company "Big-Belly Solar." The visionary is only 36 years old Jim Poss. He was really upset when he passed by an overflowing municipal trash can. The company is locatedd on Brook Road, Needham, MA. http://www.bigbellysolar.com/

I am very excited about this and so I can't wait to share it globally. How fabulous is this?

BigBelly is a company that is earthy friendly. BigBelly is rectangular shaped, rounded edged contraption that can handle just about anything tossed into it. Liquids are absorbed by paper debris as they are crushed together and items like aerosol cans are nestled in paper and plastic when compacted.

"Cold weather, hot weather, sunless days all have no impact on its funtionality and the units are pest free by keeping scavenging racoons, rodents, birds and bears from a trashy food fix," says Poss.

"In the present economy we are seeing an increase in sales from people who once said they couldn't afford it, and now they say they can't afford not to have BigBelly Solar trash compactors as they are looking for ways to reduce their maintenance budgets by saving on fuel and labor and are especially happy that they can do that with a home-grown, all American green business," said Poss.

There are 300 BigBellys in Boston, 100 in local communities including one of the first models located near the CVS store in downtown Needham. BigBelly now boasts a global footprint in 17 countries, dozens of states and hundreds of cities, towns, schools, and businesses.


Pat Baker, Real Estate Expert - Needham, MA: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Serving my clients in Needham, Dover, Wellesley, Weston, Westwood, Sherborn, Holliston, Millis, Medway, Medfield, Dedham, Natick, South Natick, and Newton.
617-453-3471 www.patannbaker.com

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Needham Market Report

01-12-09
Pat Laracy Baker, Realtor, GREEN, ABR Needham/Boston, MA

Brief market update for 1/12/2009 In Needham, MA

There are 60 single family homes on the market as of this moment. The price range is from $369,500 to $2,850,000. Average list price is $971,530. There was one new single family that came on the market today for $519,900 in Needham Heights.

There were 2 single family homes that went under agreement today: One was priced at $299,000. The other was priced at $699,900. One land listing went under agreement that was priced at $299,000 for a 10,087 sq. ft. lot.

One new townhouse came on the market today for $899,000.

Pat Baker, Real Estate Expert - Needham, MA: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Serving my clients in Needham, Dover, Wellesley, Weston, Westwood, Sherborn, Holliston, Millis, Medway, Medfield, Dedham, Natick, South Natick, and Newton.
617-453-3471 www.patannbaker.com

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