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Home Sales for the Love of Rescued Animals

A Weston real estate pair fell in love with a badly injured pit bull mix, and they're selling homes to support the organization that saved her.

  Three years ago Weston real estate agent Leslie Mann read a story on the Internet that horrified her. What she read was the story of Turtle, a female pit bull-type dog who had been abandoned in a wooded area of Hyde Park in the middle of winter. She was badly injured and barely clinging to life -- showing all the signs of a bait dog, one used to test the fighting instinct of a potential fight dog. The Animal Rescue League of Boston stepped in to help Turtle -- she was found near Turtle Pond Parkway -- nursing her back to health through six months of treatment at Tufts Veterinary Hospital in Walpole. "I was just horrified by [the story] and said, 'We have to do something for her,'" Mann said. At the time, she held a Spin class fundraiser …

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Stoneham Home Sales Up, Prices Down in March

Stoneham bucked statewide housing market trends for single-family home sales and the median sale price of those homes.

Stoneham bucked statewide housing market trends in March, with a year-over-year increase in single-family homes sales and a drop in the median sale price, while Massachusetts sales dropped and prices rose, according to the latest figures from The Warren Group.  In March, nine single family homes sold in Stoneham, compared to six in the same month last year. Statewide single-family home sales dropped 3.6 percent to 3,100 in March, down from 3,215 in March 2012—the second consecutive monthly decrease in Bay State home sales. In a press release, The Warren Group said the decrease in sales is a sign of shrinking inventory.  "Low inventory is plaguing housing markets all over the country, and Massachusetts is no exception," said David Harris, …

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Stoneham Home Sales Slip in February

Home sales were also down across Massachusetts last month, which The Warren Group attributed to low inventory.

Low inventory and a comparison with a strong previous year of sales led to a dip in home sales in Stoneham and across Massachusetts in February, according to The Warren Group. Six single-family homes sold in Stoneham in February, compared to nine sold in February 2012. Statewide single-family home sales dropped five percent year-over-year, reversing 13 straight months of rising sales volume according to The Warren Group.  Timothy M. Warren Jr., CEO of The Warren Group, cited low inventory and last year's strong sales in a press release. "Even so, I'm still hopeful for a strong spring market," Warren said in the release. "As more sellers list their homes in the spring, activity will pick back up." So far this year, 15 single-family homes …

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Sold: Montvale Avenue Two-Family for $326,500

Sold properties in the Stoneham area in March.

Flip through the photo gallery to see what homes or condos sold in your area recently. Realtors: Add your photos of recently sold homes to this gallery! It's easy—just sign into your Stoneham Patch account. Click the "Upload Photos & Videos" button below the photos and follow the directions. The property's address, sale price, listing agent and other details can be included in the photo's caption. Check out our Real Estate section, which has a mortgage calculator and all the latest local real estate news.

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Stoneham Home Sales Double Year-Over-Year in January

The median sale price of a single-family home in Stoneham also fell in January, as statewide sales hit their highest level in five years according to The Warren Group.

Sales of single-family homes in Stoneham doubled in January compared to the same month last year, as statewide sales hit their highest level in five years according to the latest figures from The Warren Group. Ten single-family homes in Stoneham sold in January, compared to five in January 2012. Statewide sales rose more than 10 percent year-over-year, The Warren Group said in a press release, reaching the highest level since 2007. "We ended 2012 on a pretty positive note, and this is carrying into January," said Timothy M. Warren Jr., CEO of The Warren Group, in the press release. "Recent pending sales data are a hopeful sign for a strong spring market. And given low mortgage rates and steady prices, there are positive signs that 2013 …

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Stoneham Home Sales in 2012 Surpass 2011

Single-family home sales in town rose more than 23 percent last year compared to the year before, while condominium sales rose almost 60 percent.

Massachusetts had its best year on record for home sales last year since 2006, according to The Warren Group, and Stoneham mirrored that statewide trend with increased sales of both single-family homes and condominiums. In 2012, 177 single-family homes were sold in Stoneham, a 23.8 percent increase over the 143 sold in town during 2011, according to the latest figures from The Warren Group. Statewide, single-family home sales rose more than 18 percent last year to 46,887, up from 39,594 home sales in 2011. That marks the highest number of sales since 2006 when there were 50,724 sales, according to The Warren Group. "I would characterize 2012 as the year of robust recovery in the real estate market," Timothy M. Warren Jr., CEO of The Warren…

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Pine Street Home Sold For Nearly $200K in Stoneham

Check out a sampling of home sales in Stoneham from Dec. 22-31.

Realtors: Add your photos of recently sold homes to this gallery! It's easy—just sign into your Stoneham Patch account (or sign into Stoneham Patch using your Facebook account). Click the "Upload Photos and Videos" button above or below the photo gallery and follow the directions. The property's address, sale price, listing agent and other details can be included in the photo's caption. Check out our photo gallery for a sampling of homes sold in Stoneham Dec. 22-31. Information on each property can be found in a photo's caption. [Editor's note: Information and photos from the New England Moves website were used in this report.]

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Hancock Street Condo Sold For Nearly $100K in Stoneham

Check out a sampling of home and condominium sales in Stoneham from Dec. 20-21.

Realtors: Add your photos of recently sold homes to this gallery! It's easy—just sign into your Stoneham Patch account (or sign into Stoneham Patch using your Facebook account). Click the "Upload Photos and Videos" button above or below the photo gallery and follow the directions. The property's address, sale price, listing agent and other details can be included in the photo's caption. Check out our photo gallery for a sampling of homes sold in Stoneham Dec. 20-21. Information on each property can be found in a photo's caption. [Editor's note: Information and photos from the New England Moves website were used in this report.]

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Stoneham and Massachusetts Homes Sales Jump in October

Homes sales in Stoneham were nearly 30 percent higher in October than compared to a year ago, according to the latest figures from The Warren Group.

Homes sales in Stoneham were nearly 30 percent higher in October than compared to a year ago as statewide home sales increased year over year, according to the latest figures from The Warren Group. In October, 18 single-family homes were sold in Stoneham compared to 14 in October 2011, more than a 28 percent year over year increase. Statewide homes sales in October were up 22 percent compared to a year ago. (Click through the photo gallery on the right to see some of the Stoneham homes sold in October, taken from Stoneham Patch's weekly Sold! column.) Year-to-date, 159 single-family homes have sold in Stoneham, a 37 percent increase over the 116 sold during the first 10 months of last year. Year-to-date sales in Massachusetts are up almost…

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SOLD: $352K Home on Park Street

Sold properties in the Stoneham area this week, Nov. 22-29.

Realtors and homeowners: Add your photos of recently sold homes to this gallery! It's easy—just sign into your Stoneham Patch account (or sign into Stoneham Patch using your Facebook account). Click the "Upload Photos & Videos" button below the photos and follow the directions. The property's address, sale price, listing agent and other details can be included in the photo's caption. A sampling of five home sales this week. Look at the photo gallery or the easy-to-scan chart below. Don't forget to check out our Real Estate section. Address Details Sale Price List Price Listing Agent 123 Park St. Single Family, 3 Beds/3.5 Baths, 1412 sq. ft. $352,000   $364,900   RE/MAX Heritage, LLC, Mark Nelson 137 Franklin St. #503 Condo, 2 Beds/2 Baths…

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