Inheriting a Watertown or Newton House? A Massachusetts Estate Tax Lien Attaches the Day the Owner Dies, and It Has to Be Cleared Before You Can Sell
- Ethan Piani-Hohmann
- 11/5/26
Newton's year to date single family median reached $1,880,000 through September 2026, about $120,000 under the $2 million Massa...
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Selling a Long-Held Watertown Multifamily in December? Your 1031 Exchange Window Gets Cut Short Unless You File an Extension
- Ethan Piani-Hohmann
- 11/3/26
For a Watertown multifamily sale closing after October 17, 2026, the 180-day 1031 replacement window runs past April 15, 2027, ...
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Watertown and Waltham Landlords Cannot Turn Away a Family With a Child Under Six Over Lead Paint. Get the Compliance Letter Before the Next Vacancy.
- Ethan Piani-Hohmann
- 10/29/26
Massachusetts DPH data puts 78 percent of Watertown's housing and 68 percent of Waltham's before 1978, so most local rentals fa...
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Selling a Watertown or Newton Home Means Passing a Fire Department Smoke and CO Inspection First, and Ten Year Old Alarms Fail It
- Ethan Piani-Hohmann
- 10/27/26
Massachusetts law caps the fire department fee at $50 for a single family, but any smoke alarm more than 10 years old or undate...
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A Watertown or Waltham Rental That Turns Over Between November and January Sits Six to Nine Weeks. Write the Lease to End August 31.
- Ethan Piani-Hohmann
- 10/26/26
On a $2,900 Watertown two-bedroom, a winter vacancy costs roughly $4,000 to $6,000 in lost rent, against about $2,100 for the 2...
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Arlington's MBTA Zoning Lets Owners on Mass Ave and Broadway Build Four Stories by Right, With No Minimum Lot Size
- Ethan Piani-Hohmann
- 10/21/26
Arlington's state-approved overlay allows apartments as of right at four stories on Mass Ave and Broadway, up to six on Mass Av...
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