Is Tom Brady staying in Florida?
As we Patriots’ fans find ourselves watching the play-offs this year from a position of curiosity rather than passion, we can I hope root for “Patriots South”, aka the Tampa Bay Bucs, home of Tom Brady and Gronk.
Following on from his “you won’t catch me dead living in the Northeast anymore” comment, Brady and Giselle have made moves in real estate which seem to support this statement.
According to this New York Post article Tom and Giselle list NYC mansion, they have sold their Tribeca apartment (which I believe is not a walk-up) for close to $40 million, although they are retaining a smaller unit in the same building.
Why was this stunning Florida mansion abandoned?
“In the heart of Florida sits this impressive neo-Classical mansion, known as the Money Pit Mansion. Having lain empty for decades, its various owners have been unable to restore it to its former glory due to high costs and substantial damage.” (Read MSN article )

© Abandoned Southeast
The house was built in the early 1900s and is still considered one of the most ornate mansions in the area with its Grecian-style pillars. (more…)
Stunning Bonita Bay Open House Today
There is an Open House today from 2 – 4 pm for this house in the Bonita Springs community of Bonita Bay close to the beautiful Gulf.
Last Open Houses before Christmas
One of the concepts I tried to impress on my daughter growing up was to understand the difference between relative and absolute.
In yesterday’s post there was 1 Open House listed for Marblehead today. Today there are 2 shown. In relative terms the number has doubled, but in absolute terms…. you get the point.
31 Life Hacks That Will Change Your Life
If you can ignore the ads some of these SoGoodly 31 Life hacks are really quite useful.
Here are my favourites: (more…)
New Listings week ending December 18
Very few New Listings again this week and very little inventory:

Click on these links for the New Listings: (more…)
Open Houses weekend December 19/20
Here are this weekend’s Open Houses. This list will be updated on Sunday morning (because of the quirks of MLS some of the Sunday Open Houses don’t show up on Saturday.) (more…)
Would you like a 1% mortgage?
HSBC is offering a 5-year, variable rate mortgage at 0.99%. (more…)
New Listings mid-week December 16
Here are the latest New Listings: (more…)
Marblehead record $7 million sale
Prior to 2020 there had been just 5 MLS sales over $5 million in the history of Marblehead, and the highest price recorded was a non-MLS sale at $6.7 million in 2008. (more…)
Are you thinking of moving to Southwest Florida?
With a nor-‘easter coming this week, is it time to think about moving to the Gulf Coast of Southwest Florida?
Here’s a house in the Bonita Bay community of Bonita Bay close to the beautiful Gulf.
What is the connection between airlines and real estate?
My guess is you are thinking either (a) you get on a plane to visit your winter residence, or (b) none.
Read on to find out why neither answer is right. (more…)
Open Houses Sunday December 13
Just a handful of Open Houses again – but there again there are not many properties on the market. (more…)
What are the lessons of low inventory?
First of all, how low is low? Let’s look at current inventory by price:

It is staggering to think that in a town like Marblehead, with over 6,250 Single Family Homes, there are just 12 currently for sale. It is a seasonally low period, but the average in the last 5 years has been almost 4 times as many.
What messages can we draw from this? Here are a few thoughts: (more…)
Open Houses weekend December 12/13
Here are this weekend’s Open Houses. This list will be updated on Sunday morning (because of the quirks of MLS some of the Sunday Open Houses don’t show up on Saturday.) (more…)
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