Needham Seventh Most Expensive Housing Market in the State

Needham is number seven in the state for average home price, and did not rank nationally. Next door Wellesley is number two, Weston number one in state.

Needham Seventh Most Expensive Housing Market in the State

Needham is number seven in the state for average home price, and did not rank nationally. Next door Wellesley is number two, Weston number one in state.

  Sit down before hearing this news. It's official: Homes in Needham are pricey.  They are in the top 10 for the Commonwealth, in fact.  In this year's edition of Coldwell Banker's national Home Listing Report, released Thursday, Nov. 29, the average price of a typical four bedroom, two bath home is listed at $292,152. When it comes to Needham, however, that price jumps up to $796,673, which makes it the seventh-most expensive home market in the Commonwealth, although nowhere near the top markets nationally. This year’s report analyzes more than 72,000 home listings in more than 2,500 U.S. markets, comparing the listing prices of similar homes in markets across the country from January 2012 to June 2012, according to Coldwell Banker. …

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