Slow Start to Spring Sellers often ask when the best time is to list a property for sale, and our pre-pandemic answer was always Valentine’s Day. It seemed that no matter the year or market, when a seller put a well-prepared house on the market early — but not too early — the sale price […]
It has been a wild ride this year for us, with a peak of 5 active listings at once, all in Lincoln. It has been less wild for many area sellers; many houses need price reductions or renovations to sell. After a slow-to-start spring that felt overrun with buyers who then didn’t make offers, we […]
It’s easy to be so busy and focused we miss the spectacular beauty of this rural setting. Jeannine photographed some of our favorite spots across town. We’ll be using one of Sandy Pond for our upcoming mailer (keep an eye on your mail, Lincoln residents!). We wanted to share this glimpses of why we love […]
Data for Lincoln, Concord, Weston, Wayland, and Lexington gives us a sense of the big trends over the past 5 years. Check it out below! You’ll see that 2018 saw strengthening market indicators for sellers (decreases in inventory, increases in average sale price per square foot, and decreases in average days on the market). That’s […]
To support the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust, this fun 5k really brings the Lincoln community together! Grateful Barrett Sotheby’s supports this event, a stones throw from our office. We get to see favorite clients!
Have you gotten your septic system pumped yet in this year? Private septic systems are the way rural suburbs like Lincoln, Weston, Concord, Carlisle, and other MetroWest communities deal with what goes out residential drain pipes. Even if you have no plans to sell, taking care of your septic system is one of the most […]
We look at two important stats: the price per square foot of houses that were listed in each season (December-May=Spring, June-November= Fall) and the number of days those houses to take to receive an offer. Here you can see from this long-range data set that we saw the price per square foot peak in 2004. […]
Helping Sellers Prepare for Buyers It’s about meeting sellers where they are, and recognizing that not everyone can afford staging or an army of organizers and cleaners. Sometimes it means schlepping stuff ourselves, and we always help useable goods get to needy hands through amazing organizations like Household Goods and others. And when a […]
Our 2016 Listings Sold Faster and For More Money than the Lincoln Average Sellers who listed with us in 2016 were particularly happy with their choice! We sold our 2016 listings for 102.5% of list price! That was 100.4% for single families and 109.1% for condos. Our single family homes took an average of 6 days […]
324 Hemlock Circle, Lincoln $475,000 This is condo convenience, single-family feel: a three bedroom, open, expansive condo at the Farrar Pond Condominiums. The seller is motivated, the space is great! video of 324 Hemlock Circle Lincoln