2023 Real Estate Observations (Newton, Westfield, Needham: Polish, stereotypes, wife)

[redplum33]

Originally Posted by newenglandgal123

W town Westwood

Not exactly.

[newenglandgal123]

Originally Posted by redplum33

If you'd expect to see that in Providence then I'd guess you've never been to Providence.

I've been to Providence...ok....maybe it would be more likely to happen in Pawtucket or Central Falls.

[msRB311]

Westwood isn't exactly posh. It's gotten nicer but it ain't Weston or Wellesley

[brk330]

$925,000 in Fitchburg. Yow! - even new construction or an old mansion in a better neighborhood goes for ~$700k.
I can't imagine that many people want a commercial kitchen in their basement.

https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...m=srp-map-list

[matrix5k]

Originally Posted by msRB311

Westwood isn't exactly posh. It's gotten nicer but it ain't Weston or Wellesley

Westwood has a Wegmans. It's like $50 for a couple items there.

[newenglandgal123]

Originally Posted by msRB311

Westwood isn't exactly posh. It's gotten nicer but it ain't Weston or Wellesley

Westwood is pretty posh.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2...45129501_zpid/
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1...57515724_zpid/
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1...57517587_zpid/

[msRB311]

Westwood has always had it's rich parts, but there's a lot of townies too.

[newenglandgal123]

Originally Posted by brk330

$925,000 in Fitchburg. Yow! - even new construction or an old mansion in a better neighborhood goes for ~$700k.
I can't imagine that many people want a commercial kitchen in their basement.

https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...m=srp-map-list

When there are ranches going for $925K in Fitchburg, you know this state's a mess!

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by newenglandgal123

I've been to Providence...ok....maybe it would be more likely to happen in Pawtucket or Central Falls.

Nah. More like Johnston, Cranston, or Coventry.

[Iced_Coffee]

Originally Posted by newenglandgal123

Westwood is pretty posh.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2...45129501_zpid/
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1...57515724_zpid/
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1...57517587_zpid/

Westwood is VERY nice. It also has two distinct sides of town. The northern/northwestern ends of town near Dover, Needham, even Medfield happen to be extremely nice. Think wooded and leafy with legitimate mansions, winding country roads with stone walls and privacy, etc. The other side of town, closer to Norwood and Dedham, is still nice but definitely has a more every-day middle-class vibe. That's changing every year and you'll still find plenty of multimillion dollar homes sprinkled throughout, but you'll also find plenty of 1500 square foot capes and ranches. I'm guessing your encounter with the coffee-thrower likely happened in the latter part of town since that's also where a number of the major traffic intersections are. And there's a good chance the person was from a neighboring town.

I've spent a lot of time in Westwood at various points in life and it's generally a very subdued town with not a lot going on outside of the schools and stuff for families/kids (for most residents, that's a feature).