12 homes you can tour from your couch (Aug. 5)
From a renovated two-bedroom Randolph ranch with hardwood floors for $325,000 to a three-bedroom South End condo for $2,595,000.
In a market largely shut down by COVID-19, pending home sales rose 16.6 percent in June, according to to the National Association of Realtors.
“It is quite surprising and remarkable that, in the midst of a global pandemic, contract activity for home purchases is higher compared to one year ago,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist. “Consumers are taking advantage of record-low mortgage rates resulting from the Federal Reserve’s maximum liquidity monetary policy.”
If you are looking to buy a property but want to stay home, here are 12 must-see properties with 3-D tours — from a renovated two-bedroom Randolph ranch with hardwood floors for $325,000 to a three-bedroom luxury condo in the South End for $2,595,000:
33 Hall St., Randolph
$325,000
2 bedrooms, 1 full bath
816 square feet
Eric Sugrue of Redfin Corp. has the listing. Take the virtual tour.
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339 South Huntington Ave., Unit 11, Jamaica Plain
$399,900
1 bedroom, 1 full bath
721 square feet
Joseph Klingensmith of Compass has the listing. Take the virtual tour.
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149 Centre St., Unit 1, Roxbury
$419,000
2 bedrooms, 1 full bath
845 square feet
Liora Nielsen of Unlimited Sotheby’s Intentional Realty has the listing. Take the virtual tour.
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336 Adams St., Unit 28, Dorchester
$425,000
2 bedrooms, 2 full baths
900 square feet
Doreen Heffron of Village Realty has the listing. Take the virtual tour.
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73 Child St., Unit 3, Jamaica Plain
$519,000
2 bedrooms, 1 full bath
860 square feet
The Focus Team of Focus Real Estate has the listing. Take the virtual tour.
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505 Franklin St., Duxbury
$575,900
5 bedrooms, 1 full bath, 1 half bath
2,291 square feet
3.92-acre lot
JR Mathews of Keller Williams Realty Boston-Metro Back Bay has the listing. Take the virtual tour.
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66 Saunders St., Medford
$624,900
3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 1 half bath
1,656 square feet
0.19-acre lot
Landry & Co. Realty Group of RE/Max Destiny has the listing. Take the virtual tour.
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82 Greenwood Road, Andover
$729,900
3 bedrooms, 2 full baths
2,248 square feet
0.69-acre lot
Diane Perlack Lareau of RE/Max Insight has the listing. Take the virtual tour.
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85 East India Row, Unit 26H, Boston Waterfront
$779,000
1 bedroom, 1 full bath
875 square feet
Jeffrey Goldman of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage-Boston-Waterfront has the listing. Take the virtual tour.
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28 Ainsworth St., Roslindale
$1,095,000
5 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 1 half bath
2,278 square feet
0.21-acre lot
Jesse Gustafson of Unlimited Sotheby’s International Realty has the listing. Take the virtual tour.
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55 Green St., Charlestown
$1,350,000
4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 1 half bath
1,633 square feet
0.02-acre lot
Julie Ilyas of J.M.I. Investment Properties has the listing. Take the virtual tour.
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53 Dwight St., Unit 1, South End
$2,595,000
3 bedrooms, 3 full baths, 1 half bath
2,179 square feet
Collin Bray of Century 21 Cityside has the listing. Take the virtual tour.
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