House-hunters in Greater Boston's western suburbs (or simply Boston's western suburbs if the mega-plan had happened) are having a time of it: "On paper, Natick should be more affordable than other western suburbs, with prices having slipped 3.2 percent in 2011 to $387,000, according to real estate publisher and data firm The Warren Group. The reality is there are no real bargains unless you are willing to put in significant amounts of sweat equity." [Boston.com]
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