If your plan is to be in a new house by the end of 2012, you better get cracking: It takes, on average, four months for a house sale to close these days. That’s also important to keep in mind if you are talking to your mortgage lender about a short sale. The legislation that allows homeowners to exclude mortgage debt written off by lenders from taxable income expires at the end of this year.
Open Houses
8 Green Acres Drive #27: 2 bed, 1 bath. $209,000. Open house Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.
53 Gould Street: 2 bed, 1 bath. $299,900. Open house Sunday, 1 to 3 p.m.
248 Linden Avenue: 3 bed, 1 1/2 bath. $304,900. Open house Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m.
11 Morningside Road: 3 beds, 2 baths. $338,000. New listing. Open house Sunday , 2 to 4 p.m.
New Listings
11 Morningside Road: 3 beds, 2 baths. Cathedral ceiling in living room. $338,000. Open house Sunday , 2 to 4 p.m.
25 Balston Drive: 4 beds, 2 1/2 baths. Finished basement, wide property. $550,000.
Price Cuts
1 Claridge Drive #111: 3 beds 2 1/2 baths. Condo with on-site pool, doorman. Just cut by $39,600 to $259,900.
109 Forest Avenue: 3 beds, 1 1/2 baths. Airy kitchen, finished basement. Cut $50,000 to $325,000.
