Ever wonder where you might fit best in Boston’s 23 sub-neighborhoods?
2025 Was a Year of Recalibration at The Upper End of the Boston Market Activity persisted, but it was selective. Buyers were deliberate, pricing discipline mattered, and many sellers chose patience over urgency. Overall pricing in the $2M+ segment declined by just...
The Boston rental market has historically been stable. Like the rest of the world, during the spring of 2020, the rental market took a hit. Now, more than a year later the rental market is stronger than ever. For years, we have seen bidding wars throughout the city...
Why Did 5 Bond Street, #1 Sell For $186,000 Over Asking Price? We must admit, it’s not ALL in the brokerage! The South End of Boston has an incredibly tight supply of turnkey condos in the $1M to $1.5M range. Knowing this, we were super conservative in our pricing...
Thank you for your interest in our third annual “Boston Luxury Real Estate Review.” As we wrote our report in late 2019 and early 2020, little did we know what was looming ahead of us! Alas, here we are a year later and looking at a market that is, by most accounts,...
The neighborhood of Eight Streets has rather rapidly developed into one of Boston’s most sought-after – and for good reason. Situated in the South End’s vibrant heart, Eight Streets boasts the best of both worlds: quiet, brownstone-lined streets alongside a vibrant...
What are the different configurations of a south end brownstone? Single family: We see a wide variety of single families ranging from as small as 3 levels in total to as large as 6 levels in total. The square footage can range from 1,500 SF to over 5,000 SF. Two...
At COG, we pride ourselves on our in-depth knowledge of Boston’s hyper-locales and sub-neighborhoods. Our blog is one place we can demonstrate this expertise over time. The South End, one of Boston’s premier neighborhoods, has many unique sub-neighborhoods, each with...
In March of 2020, with Covid-19 taking hold and sales activity in the South End somewhat frozen, we decided to hold a competition to name the South End’s top street. We had always thought of ranking the streets in the South End but this finally seemed like the time to...
Though inventory has been limited for many years in Boston’s desirable neighborhoods, sales activity is generally frenetic in Boston’s South End. Upton Street is an especially interesting case at the moment as there are 7 properties listed for sale on this street...
