Read on for this week's real estate update from Curbed Boston.
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SOMERVILLE - A new report says the Green Line extension will bring sharp rent increases. But since when has Somerville been really all that affordable?
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BACK BAY - Here's what $2,500 a month rents you in the tony neighborhood.
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CAMBRIDGE - Speaking of affordability, the only listing under $250,000 in both Cambridge and Somerville sold in a few days—and after a bidding war.
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DOWNTOWN CROSSING - The condo tower 45 Province dropped its priciest penthouse yet: $5,699,000 for a 2,837-square-foot spread.
