BOWES Real Estate Blog

Christmas Dinner at Arlington Elks 2011

Christmas Day marked the 34^th year of our Annual Dinner, for those eating alone on Christmas Day. It was a great day. We provided dinners for approximately 42 Arlington residents.

Many thanks are due to our amazing group of volunteers. Pat Casey and Lynne Cabral, our chefs, Steve Rae, Peter Corwin, Lynne Jumper Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hayward and their two daughters, our helpers, Don Boudreau and Ted Griffin, our drivers, Adam Meyers, of Our Pleasure 2 Help, for delivering the attendees gifts, donated by TJX Companies, The Council on Aging for the use of their handicap van and the Arlington Lodge of Elks, for the very generous donation of their facility. 

We will be back next year for our 35^th year, and will again, look forward to spending a wonderful afternoon with so many great people.

Bob Bowes

The median home value in Arlington, MA has increased by 14.8% since February 2009! 

No. 2 – Arlington, MA
Percent change: 14.8
MSA: Boston
Population: 42,844

Settled in 1635 as Menotomy Village, an Algonquin word for rapids or swift water, and later named Arlington, the area has a rich history that includes part of Paul Revere’s famous ride. The town has a high level of median income, great schools, and green parks. Home sales in this Boston suburb have increased for the last four years, according to Boston.com. The median home value in the city was $475,800 in August, according to the Zillow Home Value Index, and the median sale price was $468,200 as of July 31.
Read more from Yahoo’s Real Estate report… 
http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/americas-best-and-worst-housing-markets-2011.html

Tuesday, Oct 25th – A Taste of Arlington comes to the Arlington Town Hall. We are looking forward to this great Arlington event! For more information or to buy tickets, click on the Arlington Chamber of Commerce’s link:

http://www.arlcc.org/taste/index.htm