Greater Boston's market concentrates ferociously in March-June, with a September echo. Families buy against school calendars and academic-year relocations; listing in late spring with a polished launch beats meandering onto the market in July. Prep over the winter, photograph the day the light cooperates.
Buyers expect century-old quirks but punish unknowns. Document heating-system service, electrical updates (knob-and-tube remediation is a financing issue, not just an inspection note), roof age, and any water-intrusion history. In condos, your documents are the product: budget, reserves, master insurance, and meeting minutes get read closely in small associations.
Title V inspection is mandatory for septic properties before sale — schedule early. Smoke and CO certificates from the fire department are a closing requirement; failed final walkthroughs over missing certificates are an unforced error.
With short seasons, mispricing costs a year, not a month. Price against your town's last 60 days and your school district; use offer-deadline strategy only where your segment's demand depth supports it.
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