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Community Connections Page 6 www.TheTownCommon.com December 27, 2017 - January 2, 2018 GiuseppesFineFood.com New Dining Room Full Bar Italian Deli & Marketplace Take out Grab & Go Party Trays 978-465-2225 257 Low St . Newburyport sold single Family Homes Address, Town Description DOM List Price Sold For Orig Price 59 Grove St, Essex 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Colonial 88 $225,000 $150,000 $299,000 92 Prospect St, Amesbury 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Antique 22 $299,900 $305,000 $299,900 257 Low St 46 Pike St, Salisbury 5 room, 2 bed, 1f 0h bath Ranch 50 $319,900 $305,000 $319,900 Newburyport 9 Lakeside Terr, Amesbury 6 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 27 $325,000 $320,000 $349,900 15 Orchard St, Merrimac 7 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Farmhouse 21 $359,828 $366,000 $359,828 37 Lime St, Newburyport 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 79 $375,000 $340,000 $389,000 19 Ash St, Amesbury 978-948-86965 room, • www.thetowncommon.com 2 bed, 2f 0h bath Ranch 36 • $379,000 advertise@thetowncommon.com $362,000 $405,000 11-15 Church St, Rowley 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Cape 38 $419,000 $410,000 $419,000 226 Elm St, Amesbury 6 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Cape 18 $419,900 $419,900 $419,900 2 Garnet St, Newburyport 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Cape 27 $475,000 $458,000 $475,000 90 Forest St, Hamilton 6 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Cape 52 $449,900 $439,000 $475,000 26 Forest Ave, Essex 12 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Colonial 28 $469,000 $460,000 $489,000 189 Low St, Newburyport 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Cape 40 $525,000 $525,000 $525,000 28 County Rd, Essex 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Colonial 22 $529,000 $500,000 $529,000 15 Ashland Ct, Newburyport 6 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Colonial 400 $544,900 $532,500 $544,900 308 Asbury St, Hamilton 9 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 112 $524,900 $524,900 $549,000 53 Maple St, Wenham 7 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Ranch 84 $449,900 $425,000 $549,900 58 Bridge St, Hamilton 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 25 $565,000 $575,000 $565,000 10 Winsor Ln, Topsfield 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Ranch 79 $530,000 $520,000 $575,000 92 Depot Rd, Boxford 9 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Ranch 23 $589,900 $612,500 $589,900 170 Lakeshore Rd, Boxford 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Ranch 206 $549,900 $505,000 $599,900 20 Hilltop Cir, West Newbury 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Contemporary 20 $600,000 $615,000 $600,000 98 Martin St, Essex 9 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Other 89 $549,000 $550,000 $619,000 7 Paddock Ln, Hamilton 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Saltbox 42 $625,000 $610,000 $625,000 2 Red Coach Rd, Hamilton 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 108 $565,000 $530,000 $639,000 14 Herrick Dr, Ipswich 10 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 70 $625,000 $604,000 $649,900 24 Johnson St, Newburyport 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 91 $649,900 $625,000 $649,900 8 Highwood Ln, Ipswich 6 room, 3 bed, 2f 2h bath Contemporary 91 $699,000 $670,000 $699,000 15 Worths Ln, West Newbury 9 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 84 $685,000 $649,900 $699,900 716 Main St, West Newbury 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 113 $699,900 $699,900 $729,900 46 Brookview Rd, Boxford 9 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Contemporary 68 $799,000 $799,000 $799,000 41 Maple Ave, Boxford 10 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 19 $850,000 $850,000 $850,000 66 Rockmaple Ave, Hamilton 8 room, 4 bed, 3f 1h bath Colonial 177 $849,500 $849,500 $879,900 18 High Rd, Newbury 13 room, 5 bed, 5f 0h bath Victorian 173 $1,399,900 $1,323,000 $1,399,900 39 William Fairfield Dr, Wenham 10 room, 4 bed, 4f 0h bath Colonial 162 $1,290,000 $1,160,000 $1,495,000 288 High St, Newburyport 12 room, 6 bed, 5f 1h bath Farmhouse 173 $1,799,288 $1,675,000 $1,799,288 239 Middle Rd, Newbury 12 room, 4 bed, 3f 1h bath Shingle 163 $1,999,950 $1,809,000 $1,999,950 Single Family Listings: 37 Avg. Liv.Area SqFt: 2,442.57 Avg. List$: $648,929 Avg. List$/SqFt: $261 Avg. DOM: 84.32 Avg. DTO: 55.54 Avg. Sale$: $623,624 Avg. Sale$/SqFt: $251 2017 MLS Property Information Network, Inc. For Sale Business Spotlight Real Estate • For Sale Why is This Back on the Market? Sports • Sports • Sports By John McCarthy, Rowley Realty I recently had a buyer I had been the listing agent would be required of a good appraisal wont’ allow working with call me on a home Pets, by law and our Animals, code of ethics to the buyer Plus to get financing so that that just came back on the market. tell us if that was the case. I also contingency can be referenced Naturally he wanted New to know Dining why. Room mentioned that there are a number when withdrawing an offer. I called the listing agent and Full her Health Barof reasons why a buyer & would Fitness back Sometimes a bank will allow the response was that the buyer’s got out of a deal, and although the buyer to make up the difference in “cold feet”. My buyer found Italian that Deli home & inspection is a common cash, order another appraisal or try hard to believe and thought Marketplace for cause many buyers do simply get to convince the appraiser that the sure there was an issue during the cold feet. comparable sales they used aren’t home inspection. I told him Take that out When pending sales go back on true and supply others in the hope Grab & Go the market it naturally arouses as that they change the value. you to what went wrong? everyone could also ask the seller to accept Party Trays notices when a for sale sign goes up the (lower) price that the appraiser in the neighborhood and everyone came up with. If none of these 978-465-2225 also notices when that “Under fixes work than the sale will fall Agreement” comes down and the apart. GiuseppesFineFood.com “For Sale” sign is left standing. Financing Here are the most common Buyers may have run into an reasons pending home sales come issue between getting preapproved back on the market. and getting a commitment Buyer’s Remorse from the bank. A job loss, an It happens. Buyers get “cold feet”. One thing to keep in mind is that as a buyer you sign a legal and binding document when you make an offer. “Buyer’s remorse” is NOt a legal reason for withdrawal. A seller could conceivably take you to court and force a sale. That hasn’t been my experience though, typically a buyer who decides they don’t want to buy the home will site a home inspection issue, big or small as a reason for withdrawal as a buyers purchase is contingency on a satisfactory home inspection. Many buyers who withdraw due to cold feet are First-time home buyers who would benefit greatly from employing the services of an experienced ReALtOR® who can walk them through the process of buying a home. Home Inspections Once a home inspector points out problems in a home some buyers go into panic mode. All homes have problems, even new homes. Home inspectors nowadays find and point out just about everything that isn’t exactly to their liking or to current code (even though it was when installed or build). Sometimes buyers ask that sellers replace these items or request a financial credit from the seller as compensation to do the work themselves. If the seller refuses to do either of those options, then the buyer can withdraw and the home goes back on the market. Appraisal The large majority of buyers need a mortgage to buy your home. Mortgage companies want to insure that the home they are lending on is worth the price the buyer and seller have agreed to. to protect the lender’s position, the lender will ask a buyer to pay for an appraisal. If the appraisal comes in less than the sales price the deal can be voided as most offers have an appraisal contingency. If the offer does not have a specific appraisal contingency the failure undisclosed financial issue or even a lien filed against them could all create a situation where their loan is denied. As a buyer you want to avoid big changes to your credit worthiness like a job change or large purchases such as a car while going through the approval process. Most buyers will get their financing but some deals are voided due a change beyond a buyers control or if that buyer was not being truthful during the application process. Home Sale Contingencies Some offers are subject to the sale of the buyers current home. If that home is not sold during a specific time frame than it can create a domino effect. If buyer falls though, all of the other transactions contingent upon that one closing will fall apart, making those sales go bad. Depending on the market and a number of other factors, sellers may want to retain the right to kick out a “contingent” buyer and cancel the contract if another buyer wants to buy the home without a contingency. This is typically called a “kick out clause”. While the large majority accepted offers end up in a sale there are some that do not stay together. Keep in mind that nothing is final until the closing and consult with your ReLAtOR along the way to make sure all contingencies are being met. The phrase “it wasn’t meant to be” can give sellers some solace in the fact that their sale fell apart but the knowledge that it is a “sellers market” and another buyer is hopefully one call away can really, really help. If you have any questions about this article, real estate in general or are looking to buy or sell a home please contact me, John McCarthy at Rowley Realty, 165 Main St., Rowley, MA 01969, Phone: 978 948-2758, Cell 978 835-2573 or via email at john@rowleyrealestate. com
December 27, 2017 - January 2, 2018 www.TheTownCommon.com Page 7 Art that wears its politics on its sleeve, that is a good way to describe a new exhibit at the Newbury town Library. The exhibit consists of posters from several countries, and the causes they espouse are many. Posters on display are about issues like the Spanish Civil War, m i g r a t i o n , anti-Fascism, A n g o l a n independence, censorship and other subjects. In addition to the subject matter, viewers are treated to art styles from many artists, and many c o u n t r i e s . Stephen Lewis, the exhibitor, describes the exhibit as “a bit of art, a bit of message and a bit of history”. Around 35 posters will be on display from January 3 through January 27. even if people are not familiar with the issues, the various styles of graphic art should interest people who view the exhibit. This is an opportunity to view artistic expression that is as varied as the themes of the posters. If people want to see more of Mr. Lewis’s posters, they have no further to drive than to the Beverly LEGAL NOTICE ROWLEY CONSERVATION COMMISSION In accordance with the Wetlands Protection Act, Mass. G.L. 131, Section 40, as amended, and the Town of Rowley Wetlands Protection Bylaw, a public meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 8:15 pm at the Room 5 of the Town Hall Annex at 39 Central Street to consider a Request for Determination of Applicability application filed by Karl Boesen for proposed soil evaluations possibly within the 100’ Buffer Zone of a Bordering Vegetated Wetland and DEP Approved Groundwater Protection Area Zone II at 866 Haverhill Street (Map 4, Parcel Lot 2) in Rowley, MA. Art for a Cause Arthur Page III, Chair Rowley Conservation Commission Public Library. The theme of the exhibit there is Ban the Bomb. That exhibit is posters protesting the development, testing retention and use of nuclear weapons. The other exhibit is The Struggle for Women’s equality at the Peabody I n s t i t u t e Library in Danvers. Both these exhibits run for the LEGAL NOTICE month of January. These posters are part of 6800 posters in the collection of Stephen Lewis, a retired trade union activist. He has been gathering posters in many countries over the past 20 years, and been sharing them with the general public for the past 15 years. Stephen has exhibited at a number of public libraries in Massachusetts and two of the state Heritage parks. He has presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Public History, and on some cable television programs. This is his seventh exhibit at the Newbury town Library. His exhibits have been well received by many library patrons. ROWLEY CONSERVATION COMMISSION n accordance with the Wetlands Protection Act, Mass. G.L. 131, Section 40, as amended, and the Town of Rowley Wetlands Protection Bylaw, a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 8:30 pm at the Room 5 of the Town Hall Annex at 39 Central Street to consider a Notice of Intent application filed by Rowley Solar, LLC for proposed construction of a 7 acre solar photovoltaic system, gravel access drive, stormwater facilities, utilities, and associated grading possibly within the 100’ Buffer Zone to a Bordering Vegetated Wetland at land off Wethersfield Street (Map 11 Parcels 53, 54, 54-1, 58) and land off of PineNeedle Lane, Georgetown (Map 11, Parcel/ Lot 56) at 623 Wethersfield Street in Rowley, MA. Arthur Page III, Chair Rowley Conservation Commission LEGAL NOTICE ROWLEY CONSERVATION COMMISSION In accordance with the Wetlands Protection Act, Mass. G.L. 131, Section 40, as amended, and the Town of Rowley Wetlands Protection Bylaw, a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 8:00 pm at the Room 5 of the Town Hall Annex at 39 Central Street to consider a Notice of Intent application filed by Robert Nixon Bitterroot LLC for proposed construction of a 30’ x 66’ single family dwelling, deck, removal of paved drive, associated grading and utilities possibly within the 100’ Buffer Zone of a Bordering Vegetated Wetland on Lot C at 202 Main Street (Map 24, Parcel 138) in Rowley, MA. Arthur Page III, Chair Rowley Conservation Commission LEGAL NOTICE ROWLEY CONSERVATION COMMISSION In accordance with the Wetlands Protection Act, Mass. G.L. 131, Section 40, TO ViSiT TO ViSiT as amended, and the Town of Rowley Wetlands Protection The Rowley The Rowley ‘V’ ‘V’ Bylaw, a public meeting will be held on Tuesday, Redesigned, January 2, Refreshed, Redesigned, under new Refreshed, and management Refined and 2018 at 7:45 pm at Always the Room Open Always Daily Greg Open Der to Daily the Bogosian to Public the 5 of the Town Hall FREE Annex at Cookout every FREE Cookout 1pm every Patriots 1pm Patriots Game 39 Lounge Central Street • Pool to consider Tables Lounge • is Jukebox your • Pool Tables Advertising • • Function Jukebox • Function Hall Consultant Hall • • and more more a Request for Determination Rowley Veterans Rowley Veterans Association of Applicability application filed by Rob Nixon Bitterroot 19 Bradford 77 Wethersfield 19 Bradford St., Rowley St., St. LLC for proposed construction of a replacement subsurface Rowley, MA 01969 sewage disposal system possibly within the 100’ Telephone: SERVICE 978-948-8696 Buffer Zone to the Bordering Vegetated Wetland on Lot B Fax: DIRECTORY 978-948-2564 at 202 Main Street (Map 24, Parcel 138) in Rowley, MA. 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