DORCHESTER—E-I-E-I-Sad because this place dates from 1806 and maybe earlier: "A historic farmhouse on Norfolk Street, one of the last vestiges of the neighborhood’s now-distant agricultural past, was condemned by city officials on Tuesday after inspectors found the vacant buildings unfit for human habitation." [Dot News via The Hub]
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BOSTON—Broker John Keith crunched some more numbers and has proven that nothing succeeds like success when it comes to closing Boston's housing deals: "The top 2% of all agents handled more than 25% of the sales volume [in 2011]. The top 10% of all agents handled 54% of all sales volume." [John A. Keith]
[Ed Forry via Dot News]