massachusetts

Nantucket Summer House: Splurge vs. Steal?

By Mary Cate Long / June 7, 2022 /

Nantucket Island evokes idyllic images of summers spent on the beach, strolling the wharves and cobblestone streets, and plenty of shenanigans at sea. Just 30 miles off the coast of Massachusetts, the tiny Atlantic island is a popular New England second home getaway. Splurge 235 Madaket Rd, Nantucket, MA 02554 If this isn’t the perfect…

This Charred Massachusetts Home Makes Listing And Is Under Contract

By Tommy Cummings / October 6, 2021 /

In Melrose, Mass., a 1,857-square-foot house was damaged in a fire on Aug. 27. The Marrocco Group with Coldwell Banker Realty listed it and Zillow advertised its availability.

The Write Stuff: Live Where Thoreau, Alcott Lived

By CandysDirt / May 27, 2019 /

Stone Cold Bunkin’ in My Worcester County Bunkah

By Bethany Erickson / November 14, 2018 /

It’s not just readers that like to send me weird listings now. I have friends that like to send me weird listings, and this week’s Wednesday WTF in Worcester County, Massachusetts comes courtesy one of my friends, a Realtor and contractor near Boston, Massachusetts. Sidebar: If you ever need a house remodeled or built in…

Oh Hey, Have We Done This Vintage Time Capsule Thing Before?

By Bethany Erickson / October 10, 2018 /

Sometimes, you buy a house and it’s older — nay, vintage — but someone has lovingly and thoughtfully updated it. Sometimes, you buy that house and someone has wiped all semblance of its past out and you might not even know what it year it was born in if you didn’t look at the listing.…