Building Permits Save Time and Stress!

It’s very easy to find out if one is needed; towns have the information about permits on their web sites or you can call the building inspector.

Home Staging and the Appraisal

We are in the middle of a thriving spring market here in Massachusetts and many Sellers are seeing huge benefits to pricing their homes right and presenting them well.

Sold: Homes Purchased in Needham, March 21 - 27

We've started the list, but now we're calling on agents and home sellers to post your sales here.

Home of the Week: 29 Smith St., Needham

This young custom Needham colonial offers all the advantages of a newly-built home for a fabulous price.

Five years young. In home owner years, that is like new, especially for the fortunate future owner of this gorgeous custom-designed five bedroom Needham home. Its exterior presentation blends the tradition of a colonial with a unique architectural flair while the inside boasts many elegant and luxurious features with its fluid floor plan and purposeful designs that convey a warmth and comfort from the moment you walk in the front door. The living and dining areas provide the perfect fluid setting for seamless entertaining with an oversized threshold with dual columns subtly dividing the spaces. The adjoining chef's kitchen will excite any level cook with its premier culinary ingredients that include granite surfaces, upgraded cabinetry, …

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House Hunt: Open Houses in Needham, Dec. 29 - 30

Whether you're looking to buy or sell, take advantage of Patch's weekly real estate roundup.

[Editor's Note: this appears on both Wellesley and Needham Patch because there were so few open houses listed in our sources. If you know of more, add them!] Realtors, this is your space. Upload photos of the houses you're showing this weekend and enter the property's details in the caption.  Selling your Needham place without a real estate broker? Consider yourself invited to add your photos and details into the mix. Please upload one photo per open house listing and include the following information in the captions of all photos: Click on the big green "Upload Photos & Videos" button to get started. If you have any trouble getting the message out, send an email to needham@patch.com. About this column: Information provided by real estate …

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Home of the Week: 86 Garden St, Needham

This exceptional new construction in Needham offers an incredibly advantageous location and a floor plan that will appeal to both large and small families.

It is difficult to decide which to admire first, this new home's fabulous location or its fluid floor plan. This one third acre property is sited in the heart of bustling Needham Center with a plethora of retailing and restaurant choices. Inside, it boasts 4,400 square feet of above-ground living space within an open floor plan on its main level. It also supplies at least four, and up to six bedrooms on three levels for flexible and very adaptable living accommodations. Families will unite at all hours of the day in the flowing blueprint that spans almost the entire width of the home and includes a 24 x 17 square foot chef's kitchen with granite surfaces and a center island with seating, a lovely casual dining area with a slider to the …

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