As prices rise, I guess the last thing listing agents want to do is downplay the quality of life in the homes they are offering for sale. As a result, more and more Boston condos are described as “luxury” in the MLS remarks section. But do you ever feel like the term “luxury” has become ubiquitous in our local real estate vocabulary, that at times it’s as over-used and as vague as the term “great” in MLS descriptions?
In a market like this, where does Boston “luxury begin?
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During the last six months of sales, Boston “luxury” began at 25 Alpine Village #44, Hyde Park, a condo described as being in “a luxury building,” which featured a listing photo of an older man reading a newspaper (the ultimate symbol of luxury) and which sold for $153,000.
Why is this man in the listing photo? To communicate “luxury,” of course.